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Bob PulfordvsSyd Howe

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

L · VAL group SKATER

Bob Pulford

1957–1972 · 16 seasons

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C · VAL group SKATER

Syd Howe

1930–1946 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Bob Pulford and Syd Howe: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bob Pulford	Stat	Syd Howe
16	Seasons	17
61.3	Career VAL	58.2
7.0 (1960)	Peak-season VAL	7.9 (1944)
Inducted 1991	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1965
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
2	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 Bob Pulford and Syd Howe have
Bob Pulford	Stat	Syd Howe
Career
1,079	Games	700
Skating
281	Goals	237
362	Assists	292
643	Points	529
29	Game-winning goals	28
793	Penalty minutes	214

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	Bob Pulford	Syd Howe
19	—	1.7
20	1.1	—
21	1.5	3
22	5.7	2.7
23	7	6.2
24	2.2	4.1
25	0.8	3.6
26	4.4	1.8
27	6.7	3.7
28	3.3	3.4
29	6.9	5.2
30	3.9	2.2
31	4.2	5.5
32	1.6	7.9
33	2.9	6.7
34	5.5	0.5
35	3.6	—

Age	Bob Pulford	Syd Howe
19	—	1.7
20	1.1	—
21	1.5	3
22	5.7	2.7
23	7	6.2
24	2.2	4.1
25	0.8	3.6
26	4.4	1.8
27	6.7	3.7
28	3.3	3.4
29	6.9	5.2
30	3.9	2.2
31	4.2	5.5
32	1.6	7.9
33	2.9	6.7
34	5.5	0.5
35	3.6	—

Age	Bob Pulford	Syd Howe
19	—	1.7
20	1.1	—
21	1.5	3
22	5.7	2.7
23	7	6.2
24	2.2	4.1
25	0.8	3.6
26	4.4	1.8
27	6.7	3.7
28	3.3	3.4
29	6.9	5.2
30	3.9	2.2
31	4.2	5.5
32	1.6	7.9
33	2.9	6.7
34	5.5	0.5
35	3.6	—

Age	Bob Pulford	Syd Howe
19	—	1.7
20	1.1	—
21	1.5	3
22	5.7	2.7
23	7	6.2
24	2.2	4.1
25	0.8	3.6
26	4.4	1.8
27	6.7	3.7
28	3.3	3.4
29	6.9	5.2
30	3.9	2.2
31	4.2	5.5
32	1.6	7.9
33	2.9	6.7
34	5.5	0.5
35	3.6	—