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Bobby SmithvsBernie Geoffrion

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

C · VAL group SKATER

Bobby Smith

1979–1993 · 15 seasons

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R · VAL group SKATER

Bernie Geoffrion

1951–1968 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Bobby Smith and Bernie Geoffrion: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bobby Smith	Stat	Bernie Geoffrion
15	Seasons	16
119.8	Career VAL	114.8
14.7 (1982)	Peak-season VAL	14.5 (1961)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1972
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
3	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 Smith and Bernie Geoffrion have
Bobby Smith	Stat	Bernie Geoffrion
Career
1,077	Games	883
Skating
357	Goals	393
679	Assists	429
1,036	Points	822
125	Power-play goals	120
51	Game-winning goals	75
919

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 Smith	Bernie Geoffrion
19	—	2
20	10.3	7.8
21	12.1	5.1
22	10.6	8.2
23	14.7	12.3
24	5.7	10.7
25	8.6	6
26	5.2	7.5
27	12.4	10.4
28	9.8	10.2
29	10.7	14.5
30	11.5	6.3
31	1.5	4.2
32	3.9	5.6
33	2.8	—
34	0	—
35	—	3.8
36	—	0.2