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Bobby HullvsDenis Potvin

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

L · VAL group SKATER

Bobby Hull

1958–1980 · 16 seasons

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D · VAL group SKATER

Denis Potvin

1974–1988 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Bobby Hull and Denis Potvin: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bobby Hull	Stat	Denis Potvin
16	Seasons	15
185.7	Career VAL	166.3
18.4 (1969)	Peak-season VAL	18.7 (1979)
Inducted 1983	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1991
9	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
29	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 Hull and Denis Potvin have
Bobby Hull	Stat	Denis Potvin
Career
1,063	Games	1,060
Skating
610	Goals	310
560	Assists	742
1,170	Points	1,052
154	Power-play goals	127
98	Game-winning goals	44
634

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 Hull	Denis Potvin
19	4	—
20	7.4	7
21	13.9	11.7
22	6.3	14.8
23	12.6	13.6
24	7.3	16.7
25	14.1	18.7
26	11.3	6.4
27	16.8	11.6
28	12.5	10.6
29	12.7	9.5
30	18.4	13.6
31	12.2	10.5
32	17	9.2
33	18.1	5.3
34	—	7.1
41	1.1	—