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 134 NHL players ranked by Regular Season Plus Minus for the 1962-63 regular season. For all skaters and goalies across the league, with full stats and sortable rankings, visit the Players page.
| # | Player | Team | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | ||
| 2 | 30 | ||
| 3 | 28 | ||
| 4 | 27 | ||
| 5 | 26 | ||
| 6 | 24 | ||
| 7 | 24 | ||
| 8 | G. HoweGordie Howe 34YRW | 23 | |
| 9 | 23 | ||
| 10 | 22 | ||
| 11 | 21 | ||
| 12 | 20 | ||
| 13 | 19 | ||
| 14 | 18 | ||
| 15 | 18 | ||
| 16 | 18 | ||
| 17 | 16 | ||
| 18 | B. HickeBill Hicke 24YRW | 14 | |
| 19 | B. BaunBob Baun 25YD | 14 | |
| 20 | D. MooreDickie Moore 31YLW | 13 | |
| 21 | 12 | ||
| 22 | 12 | ||
| 23 | 11 | ||
| 24 | 11 | ||
| 25 | 10 | ||
| 26 | 10 | ||
| 27 | 10 | ||
| 28 | 9 | ||
| 29 | 9 | ||
| 30 | D. KeonDave Keon 22YC | 8 | |
| 31 | 7 | ||
| 32 | 6 | ||
| 33 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 5 | ||
| 35 | 5 | ||
| 36 | 5 | ||
| 37 | 5 | ||
| 38 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 5 | ||
| 40 | 5 | ||
| 41 | B. NevinBob Nevin 24YRW | 4 | |
| 42 | 4 | ||
| 43 | F. SmithFloyd Smith 27YRW | 3 | |
| 44 | 3 | ||
| 45 | 2 | ||
| 46 | 2 | ||
| 47 | 2 | ||
| 48 | 2 | ||
| 49 | J. MikolJim Mikol 24YLW | 2 | |
| 50 | 1 |