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Bobby ClarkevsDenis Potvin

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

C · VAL group SKATER

Bobby Clarke

1970–1984 · 15 seasons

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D · VAL group SKATER

Denis Potvin

1974–1988 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Bobby Clarke and Denis Potvin: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bobby Clarke	Stat	Denis Potvin
15	Seasons	15
172.5	Career VAL	166.3
19.7 (1975)	Peak-season VAL	18.7 (1979)
Inducted 1987	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1991
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
16	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 Bobby Clarke and Denis Potvin have
Bobby Clarke	Stat	Denis Potvin
Career
1,144	Games	1,060
Skating
358	Goals	310
852	Assists	742
1,210	Points	1,052
+507	Plus/minus	+456
99	Power-play goals	127
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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	Bobby Clarke	Denis Potvin
20	5.1	7
21	9.8	11.7
22	14.7	14.8
23	17.4	13.6
24	13.8	16.7
25	19.7	18.7
26	19.6	6.4
27	12.3	11.6
28	13.2	10.6
29	8.6	9.5
30	7.8	13.6
31	5.3	10.5
32	8.4	9.2
33	10.7	5.3
34	6.1	7.1