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Clint SmithvsPat Stapleton

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

C · VAL group SKATER

Clint Smith

1937–1947 · 11 seasons

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D · VAL group SKATER

Pat Stapleton

1962–1973 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Clint Smith and Pat Stapleton: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Clint Smith	Stat	Pat Stapleton
11	Seasons	10
41.1	Career VAL	49.3
9.1 (1944)	Peak-season VAL	9.5 (1971)
Inducted 1991	Hall of Fame	—
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	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 Clint Smith and Pat Stapleton have
Clint Smith	Stat	Pat Stapleton
Career
483	Games	635
Skating
161	Goals	43
237	Assists	294
398	Points	337
23	Power-play goals	9
17	Game-winning goals	7
24

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	Clint Smith	Pat Stapleton
21	—	0
22	—	0
24	4.2	—
25	4.8	4.9
26	1.6	3.5
27	2.2	5.1
28	2	8.1
29	0.7	6.7
30	9.1	9.5
31	6.2	6.8
32	7.7	4.7
33	2.6	—

Age	Clint Smith	Pat Stapleton
21	—	0
22	—	0
24	4.2	—
25	4.8	4.9
26	1.6	3.5
27	2.2	5.1
28	2	8.1
29	0.7	6.7
30	9.1	9.5
31	6.2	6.8
32	7.7	4.7
33	2.6	—

Age	Clint Smith	Pat Stapleton
21	—	0
22	—	0
24	4.2	—
25	4.8	4.9
26	1.6	3.5
27	2.2	5.1
28	2	8.1
29	0.7	6.7
30	9.1	9.5
31	6.2	6.8
32	7.7	4.7
33	2.6	—

Age	Clint Smith	Pat Stapleton
21	—	0
22	—	0
24	4.2	—
25	4.8	4.9
26	1.6	3.5
27	2.2	5.1
28	2	8.1
29	0.7	6.7
30	9.1	9.5
31	6.2	6.8
32	7.7	4.7
33	2.6	—