Plus/minus compares goals for and goals against while the player is on the ice. Higher means the player's team outscored opponents more with him on the ice. Below are the top 144 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 1960-61 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | ||
| 2 | 30 | ||
| 3 | 29 | ||
| 4 | 29 | ||
| 5 | 27 | ||
| 6 | B. NevinBob Nevin 22YRW | 26 | |
| 7 | 24 | ||
| 8 | 24 | ||
| 9 | 24 | ||
| 10 | 23 | ||
| 11 | 21 | ||
| 12 | 20 | ||
| 13 | B. BaunBob Baun 23YD | 19 | |
| 14 | 19 | ||
| 15 | 19 | ||
| 16 | 19 | ||
| 17 | 19 | ||
| 18 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 17 | ||
| 20 | 16 | ||
| 21 | B. HickeBill Hicke 22YRW | 14 | |
| 22 | D. DuffDick Duff 24YLW | 14 | |
| 23 | 13 | ||
| 24 | 13 | ||
| 25 | D. KeonDave Keon 20YC | 12 | |
| 26 | D. MooreDickie Moore 29YLW | 11 | |
| 27 | 10 | ||
| 28 | M. BoninMarcel Bonin 28YLW | 10 | |
| 29 | 6 | ||
| 30 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 6 | ||
| 32 | B. HullBobby Hull 21YLW | 5 | |
| 33 | 4 | ||
| 34 | 4 | ||
| 35 | 3 | ||
| 36 | 3 | ||
| 37 | 3 | ||
| 38 | 3 | ||
| 39 | 3 | ||
| 40 | 3 | ||
| 41 | G. EhmanGerry Ehman 27YRW | 3 | |
| 42 | 3 | ||
| 43 | 3 | ||
| 44 | 2 | ||
| 45 | 2 | ||
| 46 | 2 | ||
| 47 | 2 | ||
| 48 | 2 | ||
| 49 | 1 | ||
| 50 | 1 |