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D · VAL group SKATER

Denis Potvin

1974–1988 · 15 seasons

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C · VAL group SKATER

Bobby Clarke

1970–1984 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Denis Potvin and Bobby Clarke: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Denis Potvin	Stat	Bobby Clarke
15	Seasons	15
166.3	Career VAL	172.5
18.7 (1979)	Peak-season VAL	19.7 (1975)
Inducted 1991	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1987
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
5	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	16

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 Denis Potvin and Bobby Clarke have
Denis Potvin	Stat	Bobby Clarke
Career
1,060	Games	1,144
Skating
310	Goals	358
742	Assists	852
1,052	Points	1,210
+456	Plus/minus	+507
127	Power-play goals	99
44

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	Denis Potvin	Bobby Clarke
20	7	5.1
21	11.7	9.8
22	14.8	14.7
23	13.6	17.4
24	16.7	13.8
25	18.7	19.7
26	6.4	19.6
27	11.6	12.3
28	10.6	13.2
29	9.5	8.6
30	13.6	7.8
31	10.5	5.3
32	9.2	8.4
33	5.3	10.7
34	7.1	6.1