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Curtis JosephvsTony Esposito

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Curtis Joseph

1990–2009 · 19 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Tony Esposito

1969–1984 · 16 seasons

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At a glance

Curtis Joseph and Tony Esposito: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Curtis Joseph	Stat	Tony Esposito
19	Seasons	16
187.5	Career VAL	289.1
37.8 (1993)	Peak-season VAL	35.3 (1974)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1988
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	5
17	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	23

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 Curtis Joseph and Tony Esposito have
Curtis Joseph	Stat	Tony Esposito
Career
943	Games	886
Goaltending
454	Wins	423
51	Shutouts	76
.906	Save %	.906
2.79	Goals-against avg	2.93

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	Curtis Joseph	Tony Esposito
22	3.3	—
23	7.9	—
24	27.4	—
25	37.8	3.2
26	28.3	22.6
27	3.8	15.5
28	0	20.8
29	10.3	19.3
30	2.7	35.3
31	9.1	20.8
32	16.9	20.7
33	18.3	18.4
34	3.4	27.8
35	8.5	24.7
36	1.9	25
37	—	22.4
38	7.5	1.8
39	0	10.8
40	0.4	0
41	0	—