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Bobby SmithvsTomas Sandstrom

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

Tomas Sandstrom

1985–1999 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Bobby Smith and Tomas Sandstrom: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bobby Smith	Stat	Tomas Sandstrom
15	Seasons	15
119.8	Career VAL	118.2
14.7 (1982)	Peak-season VAL	14.4 (1991)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
3	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Tomas Sandstrom have
Bobby Smith	Stat	Tomas Sandstrom
Career
1,077	Games	983
Skating
357	Goals	394
679	Assists	462
1,036	Points	856
-8	Plus/minus	+8
125	Power-play goals	119
51

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	Tomas Sandstrom
20	10.3	7.4
21	12.1	6.4
22	10.6	11.7
23	14.7	7.7
24	5.7	11.8
25	8.6	9
26	5.2	14.4
27	12.4	4
28	9.8	10.1
29	10.7	6.3
30	11.5	6.7
31	1.5	12.2
32	3.9	6.3
33	2.8	0
34	0	4.2