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Jean BeliveauvsJoe Nieuwendyk

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C · VAL group SKATER

Jean Beliveau

1951–1971 · 20 seasons

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C · VAL group SKATER

Joe Nieuwendyk

1987–2007 · 20 seasons

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At a glance

Jean Beliveau and Joe Nieuwendyk: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jean Beliveau	Stat	Joe Nieuwendyk
20	Seasons	20
174.8	Career VAL	180.5
16.2 (1959)	Peak-season VAL	15.8 (1990)
Inducted 1972	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2011
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
18	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Joe Nieuwendyk have
Jean Beliveau	Stat	Joe Nieuwendyk
Career
1,125	Games	1,257
Skating
507	Goals	564
712	Assists	562
1,219	Points	1,126
173	Power-play goals	215
83	Game-winning goals	93
1,033

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	Joe Nieuwendyk
21	—	13.4
22	4.2	13
23	11.9	15.8
24	16	13.1
25	12.7	5.8
26	8	12.5
27	16.2	13.9
28	11.9	8.8
29	12.3	3
30	4.4	8.6
31	6.1	14
32	11.6	10.7
33	3.6	5.1
34	10.4	9.4
35	3.6	9.4
36	11.4	5.8
37	12.3	8.5
38	6.4	—
39	11.8	8.8
40	—	0.9