NHL · Career head-to-head

Mike VernonvsBrian Elliott

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Mike Vernon

1983–2002 · 19 seasons

Full profile →

G · VAL group GOALIE

Brian Elliott

2008–2023 · 16 seasons

Full profile →

At a glance

Mike Vernon and Brian Elliott: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Mike Vernon	Stat	Brian Elliott
19	Seasons	16
64.0	Career VAL	56.9
15.3 (1989)	Peak-season VAL	18.4 (2012)
Inducted 2023	Hall of Fame	—
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
8	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 Mike Vernon and Brian Elliott have
Mike Vernon	Stat	Brian Elliott
Career
782	Games	543
Goaltending
385	Wins	279
27	Shutouts	45
.889	Save %	.909
2.98	Goals-against avg	2.57

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

Compare Mike Vernon with someone else

Share on X Current-form ratings live on the Knox Current board

Related comparisons

McDavid vs MacKinnonNHL · career head-to-head Gretzky vs McDavidNHL · career head-to-head Matthews vs DraisaitlNHL · career head-to-head

Age	Mike Vernon	Brian Elliott
22	1.6	—
23	7.7	0.3
24	1.6	1.4
25	15.3	0
26	0	18.4
27	0	0.6
28	1.7	5.9
29	8.5	6.2
30	2.4	13.7
31	0	2.8
32	4.3	2.6
33	0.5	1.7
34	0	0
35	6.4	0
36	14	3.3
37	0	0
38	0	—