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Nathan MacKinnonvsBobby Orr

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

C · VAL group SKATER

Nathan MacKinnon

2014–2027 · 14 seasons

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D · VAL group SKATER

Bobby Orr

1967–1979 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Nathan MacKinnon and Bobby Orr: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Nathan MacKinnon	Stat	Bobby Orr
14	Seasons	12
222.2	Career VAL	175.6
29.0 (2024)	Peak-season VAL	28.7 (1971)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1979
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	6
19	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	15

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 Nathan MacKinnon and Bobby Orr have
Nathan MacKinnon	Stat	Bobby Orr
Career
957	Games	657
Skating
425	Goals	270
729	Assists	645
1,154	Points	915
+231	Plus/minus	+582
114	Power-play goals	76
77

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	Nathan MacKinnon	Bobby Orr
18	11	6.5
19	5.2	6.3
20	8.3	12.5
21	7.8	22.1
22	19	28.7
23	20.7	24
24	17.8	20.3
25	12.6	24.2
26	17	27.2
27	22.9	—
28	29	3.8
29	22.7	—
30	28.2	—