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Jean BeliveauvsGilbert Perreault

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

C · VAL group SKATER

Jean Beliveau

1951–1971 · 20 seasons

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C · VAL group SKATER

Gilbert Perreault

1971–1987 · 17 seasons

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At a glance

Jean Beliveau and Gilbert Perreault: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jean Beliveau	Stat	Gilbert Perreault
20	Seasons	17
174.8	Career VAL	178.7
16.2 (1959)	Peak-season VAL	16.5 (1976)
Inducted 1972	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1990
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
18	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.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Jean Beliveau and Gilbert Perreault have
Jean Beliveau	Stat	Gilbert Perreault
Career
1,125	Games	1,191
Skating
507	Goals	512
712	Assists	814
1,219	Points	1,326
173	Power-play goals	134
83	Game-winning goals	81

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	Jean Beliveau	Gilbert Perreault
20	—	9.6
21	—	8.6
22	4.2	13.4
23	11.9	6.8
24	16	13.2
25	12.7	16.5
26	8	13.7
27	16.2	13
28	11.9	11.3
29	12.3	15.9
30	4.4	5.9
31	6.1	10.4
32	11.6	8
33	3.6	12.7
34	10.4	10.8
35	3.6	6.8
36	11.4	2.1
37	12.3	—
38	6.4	—
39	11.8	—