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

D · VAL group SKATER

Denis Potvin

1974–1988 · 15 seasons

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C · VAL group SKATER

Darryl Sittler

1971–1985 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

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

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 Darryl Sittler have
Denis Potvin	Stat	Darryl Sittler
Career
1,060	Games	1,096
Skating
310	Goals	484
742	Assists	637
1,052	Points	1,121
+456	Plus/minus	+57
127	Power-play goals	150
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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	Darryl Sittler
20	7	1.7
21	11.7	3
22	14.8	10.9
23	13.6	12.7
24	16.7	10.7
25	18.7	14.3
26	6.4	12.7
27	11.6	19.4
28	10.6	12.7
29	9.5	14.5
30	13.6	11.9
31	10.5	7.2
32	9.2	10.8
33	5.3	6.5
34	7.1	0.9