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Arturs IrbevsJacob Markstrom

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

G · VAL group GOALIE

Arturs Irbe

1992–2004 · 13 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Jacob Markstrom

2011–2027 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Arturs Irbe and Jacob Markstrom: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Arturs Irbe	Stat	Jacob Markstrom
13	Seasons	17
60.8	Career VAL	68.9
20.2 (1999)	Peak-season VAL	21.9 (2022)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
9	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NHL VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1960 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Arturs Irbe and Jacob Markstrom have
Arturs Irbe	Stat	Jacob Markstrom
Career
568	Games	583
Goaltending
218	Wins	266
33	Shutouts	26
.899	Save %	.907
2.83	Goals-against avg	2.73

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Arturs Irbe	Jacob Markstrom
23	—	0
24	0	0
25	5.3	—
26	11.6	3.7
27	0.5	1.4
28	0	6.7
29	0	9.7
30	2.4	12.3
31	20.2	2.1
32	8.3	21.9
33	11.6	0
34	0.9	6.5
35	0	4.6
36	0	0