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Darryl SittlervsDenis Potvin

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

C · VAL group SKATER

Darryl Sittler

1971–1985 · 15 seasons

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D · VAL group SKATER

Denis Potvin

1974–1988 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Darryl Sittler and Denis Potvin: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Darryl Sittler	Stat	Denis Potvin
15	Seasons	15
149.9	Career VAL	166.3
19.4 (1978)	Peak-season VAL	18.7 (1979)
Inducted 1989	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1991
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
10	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Darryl Sittler and Denis Potvin have
Darryl Sittler	Stat	Denis Potvin
Career
1,096	Games	1,060
Skating
484	Goals	310
637	Assists	742
1,121	Points	1,052
+57	Plus/minus	+456
150	Power-play goals	127
57

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	Darryl Sittler	Denis Potvin
20	1.7	7
21	3	11.7
22	10.9	14.8
23	12.7	13.6
24	10.7	16.7
25	14.3	18.7
26	12.7	6.4
27	19.4	11.6
28	12.7	10.6
29	14.5	9.5
30	11.9	13.6
31	7.2	10.5
32	10.8	9.2
33	6.5	5.3
34	0.9	7.1