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Cam WardvsBob Essensa

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Cam Ward

2006–2019 · 14 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Bob Essensa

1989–2002 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Cam Ward and Bob Essensa: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Cam Ward	Stat	Bob Essensa
14	Seasons	12
57.9	Career VAL	63.3
19.1 (2011)	Peak-season VAL	19.7 (1992)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
6	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

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 Cam Ward and Bob Essensa have
Cam Ward	Stat	Bob Essensa
Career
701	Games	446
Goaltending
334	Wins	173
27	Shutouts	18
.908	Save %	.895
2.74	Goals-against avg	3.15

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	Cam Ward	Bob Essensa
21	0	—
22	0	—
23	2	—
24	15.8	2.5
25	7	8
26	19.1	13.6
27	10.4	19.7
28	0.8	16.7
29	0	0
30	1.8	—
31	0.5	—
32	0	0.3
33	0.5	2.2
34	0	0.1
35	—	0.2
36	—	0
37	—	0