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Dave BalonvsTod Sloan

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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C · VAL group SKATER

Tod Sloan

1948–1961 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Dave Balon and Tod Sloan: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Dave Balon	Stat	Tod Sloan
14	Seasons	13
50.8	Career VAL	58.0
13.2 (1970)	Peak-season VAL	11.4 (1956)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
4	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

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 Tod Sloan have
Dave Balon	Stat	Tod Sloan
Career
777	Games	744
Skating
192	Goals	220
222	Assists	262
414	Points	482
35	Power-play goals	58
35	Game-winning goals	32
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	Tod Sloan
21	—	0
22	0	—
23	0.8	8.4
24	0	6
25	6.1	2.3
26	5.2	4.1
27	0	2.7
28	1	11.4
29	5.3	3.9
30	2.8	3.1
31	13.2	10.3
32	9.7	4.1
33	6.7	1.7
34	0	—