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Jon CaseyvsBob Essensa

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Jon Casey

1984–1997 · 12 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Bob Essensa

1989–2002 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Jon Casey and Bob Essensa: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jon Casey	Stat	Bob Essensa
12	Seasons	12
62.8	Career VAL	63.3
20.5 (1989)	Peak-season VAL	19.7 (1992)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
6	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	4

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 Jon Casey and Bob Essensa have
Jon Casey	Stat	Bob Essensa
Career
425	Games	446
Goaltending
170	Wins	173
16	Shutouts	18
.888	Save %	.895
3.22	Goals-against avg	3.15

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	Jon Casey	Bob Essensa
23	6.4	—
24	—	2.5
25	1.2	8
26	20.5	13.6
27	18.6	19.7
28	8.1	16.7
29	0.6	0
30	6.2	—
31	0	—
32	1.2	0.3
33	0	2.2
34	0	0.1
35	—	0.2
36	—	0
37	—	0