Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Jacques Plante | Stat | Billy Smith |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Seasons | 18 |
| 205.5 | Career VAL | 179.3 |
| 27.6 (1971) | Peak-season VAL | 21.8 (1983) |
| Inducted 1978 | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1993 |
| 2 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | 1 |
| 17 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | 14 |
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.
| Jacques Plante | Stat | Billy Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 837 | Games | 679 |
| Goaltending | ||
| 437 | Wins | 305 |
| 82 | Shutouts | 22 |
| 2.38 | Goals-against avg | 3.18 |
| Age | Jacques Plante | Billy Smith |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | — | 0 |
| 23 | — | 4.5 |
| 24 | — | 15.9 |
| 25 | 6.5 | 12 |
| 26 | 10 | 15 |
| 27 | 15.6 | 12.5 |
| 28 | 12.2 | 11.1 |
| 29 | 17.8 | 9.6 |
| 30 | 22.3 | 15.3 |
| 31 | 15 | 20.4 |
| 32 | 1.8 | 21.8 |
| 33 | 23.3 | 18 |
| 34 | 8.8 | 6 |
| 35 | 1 | 8 |
| 36 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 37 | — | 9.2 |
| 38 | — | 0 |
| 40 | 19.8 | — |
| 41 | 4.1 | — |
| 42 | 27.6 | — |
| 43 | 9.4 | — |
| 44 | 10 | — |