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Billy SmithvsGlenn Hall

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Billy Smith

1972–1989 · 18 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Glenn Hall

1953–1971 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Billy Smith and Glenn Hall: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Billy Smith	Stat	Glenn Hall
18	Seasons	18
179.3	Career VAL	207.0
21.8 (1983)	Peak-season VAL	26.0 (1957)
Inducted 1993	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1975
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	8
14	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	20

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 Billy Smith and Glenn Hall have
Billy Smith	Stat	Glenn Hall
Career
679	Games	906
Goaltending
305	Wins	407
22	Shutouts	84
3.18	Goals-against avg	2.50

1 stat not compared

Save % — only Billy Smith has a career line.

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	Billy Smith	Glenn Hall
22	0	—
23	4.5	—
24	15.9	13
25	12	26
26	15	4.7
27	12.5	0
28	11.1	19.3
29	9.6	21.4
30	15.3	13.3
31	20.4	17.1
32	21.8	22.3
33	18	14.1
34	6	18.7
35	8	9.5
36	0	5.7
37	9.2	13.7
38	0	0
39	—	8.2