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Billy SmithvsSergei Bobrovsky

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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Sergei Bobrovsky

2011–2027 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Billy Smith and Sergei Bobrovsky: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Billy Smith	Stat	Sergei Bobrovsky
18	Seasons	17
179.3	Career VAL	142.7
21.8 (1983)	Peak-season VAL	25.8 (2017)
Inducted 1993	Hall of Fame	—
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
14	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	15

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 Sergei Bobrovsky have
Billy Smith	Stat	Sergei Bobrovsky
Career
679	Games	810
Goaltending
305	Wins	457
22	Shutouts	53
.895	Save %	.912
3.18	Goals-against avg	2.61

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	Sergei Bobrovsky
22	0	5.3
23	4.5	0
24	15.9	16.7
25	12	15.6
26	15	9.6
27	12.5	0
28	11.1	25.8
29	9.6	17.9
30	15.3	10.1
31	20.4	0
32	21.8	2.7
33	18	11.6
34	6	1
35	8	16.5
36	0	9.9
37	9.2	0
38	0	—