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Dave BalonvsBill Goldsworthy

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

L · VAL group SKATER

Dave Balon

1960–1973 · 14 seasons

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R · VAL group SKATER

Bill Goldsworthy

1965–1978 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Dave Balon and Bill Goldsworthy: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Dave Balon	Stat	Bill Goldsworthy
14	Seasons	14
50.8	Career VAL	69.8
13.2 (1970)	Peak-season VAL	12.5 (1974)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
4	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Dave Balon and Bill Goldsworthy have
Dave Balon	Stat	Bill Goldsworthy
Career
777	Games	771
Skating
192	Goals	283
222	Assists	258
414	Points	541
+45	Plus/minus	-108
35	Power-play goals	66
35

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	Dave Balon	Bill Goldsworthy
21	—	0
22	0	0.6
23	0.8	3.4
24	0	1.6
25	6.1	9.4
26	5.2	9.2
27	0	9.5
28	1	9.4
29	5.3	12.5
30	2.8	9.1
31	13.2	5.1
32	9.7	0
33	6.7	—
34	0	—