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Bill HayvsAce Bailey

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

C · VAL group SKATER

Bill Hay

1960–1967 · 8 seasons

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R · VAL group SKATER

Ace Bailey

1927–1934 · 8 seasons

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At a glance

Bill Hay and Ace Bailey: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bill Hay	Stat	Ace Bailey
8	Seasons	8
33.9	Career VAL	31.7
7.3 (1960)	Peak-season VAL	7.4 (1929)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1975
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Bill Hay and Ace Bailey have
Bill Hay	Stat	Ace Bailey
Career
506	Games	316
Skating
113	Goals	111
273	Assists	81
386	Points	192
13	Game-winning goals	25
244	Penalty minutes	488

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	Bill Hay	Ace Bailey
23	—	6
24	7.3	0.5
25	4.3	7.4
26	5.8	6.4
27	2.8	7.3
28	6.9	1.3
29	1.1	2.2
30	5.3	0.6
31	0.4	—

Age	Bill Hay	Ace Bailey
23	—	6
24	7.3	0.5
25	4.3	7.4
26	5.8	6.4
27	2.8	7.3
28	6.9	1.3
29	1.1	2.2
30	5.3	0.6
31	0.4	—

Age	Bill Hay	Ace Bailey
23	—	6
24	7.3	0.5
25	4.3	7.4
26	5.8	6.4
27	2.8	7.3
28	6.9	1.3
29	1.1	2.2
30	5.3	0.6
31	0.4	—

Age	Bill Hay	Ace Bailey
23	—	6
24	7.3	0.5
25	4.3	7.4
26	5.8	6.4
27	2.8	7.3
28	6.9	1.3
29	1.1	2.2
30	5.3	0.6
31	0.4	—