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Johnny BucykvsBrent Burns

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

L · VAL group SKATER

Johnny Bucyk

1956–1978 · 23 seasons

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D · VAL group SKATER

Brent Burns

2004–2027 · 23 seasons

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At a glance

Johnny Bucyk and Brent Burns: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Johnny Bucyk	Stat	Brent Burns
23	Seasons	23
172.2	Career VAL	164.1
18.6 (1971)	Peak-season VAL	16.4 (2017)
Inducted 1981	Hall of Fame	—
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
15	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	2

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 Johnny Bucyk and Brent Burns have
Johnny Bucyk	Stat	Brent Burns
Career
1,540	Games	1,585
Skating
556	Goals	273
813	Assists	675
1,369	Points	948
159	Power-play goals	88
92	Game-winning goals	47
493

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	Johnny Bucyk	Brent Burns
18	—	0
20	0.3	0.9
21	0.6	4.5
22	5.1	8
23	9.5	3.4
24	6.2	1.7
25	1.8	7.4
26	5.4	6
27	7	3.7
28	6.5	11.3
29	5.7	10.2
30	8.7	14.1
31	5.5	16.4
32	10	9.7
33	7	16.3
34	10.3	7
35	18.6	3.5
36	11.6	8.3
37	15.1	12.6
38	9.8	8.4
39	10.2	4.4
40	12.1	6.3
41	5.2	—
42	0	—