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Dave BalonvsKenny Wharram

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

Kenny Wharram

1952–1969 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Dave Balon and Kenny Wharram: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Dave Balon	Stat	Kenny Wharram
14	Seasons	14
50.8	Career VAL	67.5
13.2 (1970)	Peak-season VAL	12.1 (1964)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
4	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	6

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 Kenny Wharram have
Dave Balon	Stat	Kenny Wharram
Career
777	Games	766
Skating
192	Goals	252
222	Assists	281
414	Points	533
35	Power-play goals	56
35	Game-winning goals	33
607

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	Kenny Wharram
20	—	0
22	0	—
23	0.8	—
24	0	—
25	6.1	2.1
26	5.2	2.7
27	0	5.3
28	1	2.7
29	5.3	5.4
30	2.8	12.1
31	13.2	5.1
32	9.7	4.3
33	6.7	8.4
34	0	8.9
35	—	10.5