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Bobby HullvsJohn Tavares

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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C · VAL group SKATER

John Tavares

2010–2027 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Bobby Hull and John Tavares: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bobby Hull	Stat	John Tavares
16	Seasons	18
185.7	Career VAL	204.2
18.4 (1969)	Peak-season VAL	18.7 (2019)
Inducted 1983	Hall of Fame	—
9	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
29	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	6

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 John Tavares have
Bobby Hull	Stat	John Tavares
Career
1,063	Games	1,272
Skating
610	Goals	527
560	Assists	663
1,170	Points	1,190
154	Power-play goals	168
98	Game-winning goals	86
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	John Tavares
19	4	7
20	7.4	10.9
21	13.9	14.3
22	6.3	8.9
23	12.6	12
24	7.3	16.9
25	14.1	13.1
26	11.3	11.3
27	16.8	14.2
28	12.5	18.7
29	12.7	10
30	18.4	8.3
31	12.2	11.2
32	17	13
33	18.1	10.1
34	—	14.2
35	—	10.1
41	1.1	—