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Jacob MarkstromvsArturs Irbe

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

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Jacob Markstrom

2011–2027 · 17 seasons

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Arturs Irbe

1992–2004 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Jacob Markstrom and Arturs Irbe: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jacob Markstrom	Stat	Arturs Irbe
17	Seasons	13
68.9	Career VAL	60.8
21.9 (2022)	Peak-season VAL	20.2 (1999)
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
5	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	9

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 Jacob Markstrom and Arturs Irbe have
Jacob Markstrom	Stat	Arturs Irbe
Career
583	Games	568
Goaltending
266	Wins	218
26	Shutouts	33
.907	Save %	.899
2.73	Goals-against avg	2.83

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	Jacob Markstrom	Arturs Irbe
23	0	—
24	0	0
25	—	5.3
26	3.7	11.6
27	1.4	0.5
28	6.7	0
29	9.7	0
30	12.3	2.4
31	2.1	20.2
32	21.9	8.3
33	0	11.6
34	6.5	0.9
35	4.6	0
36	0	0