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Paul KariyavsBobby Clarke

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

L · VAL group SKATER

Paul Kariya

1995–2010 · 15 seasons

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C · VAL group SKATER

Bobby Clarke

1970–1984 · 15 seasons

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At a glance

Paul Kariya and Bobby Clarke: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Paul Kariya	Stat	Bobby Clarke
15	Seasons	15
169.2	Career VAL	172.5
21.8 (1997)	Peak-season VAL	19.7 (1975)
Inducted 2017	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1987
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
9	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	16

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 Paul Kariya and Bobby Clarke have
Paul Kariya	Stat	Bobby Clarke
Career
989	Games	1,144
Skating
402	Goals	358
587	Assists	852
989	Points	1,210
+31	Plus/minus	+507
139	Power-play goals	99
53

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	Paul Kariya	Bobby Clarke
20	4.7	5.1
21	20.2	9.8
22	21.8	14.7
23	7.4	17.4
24	19.9	13.8
25	17.9	19.7
26	12.3	19.6
27	9.3	12.3
28	12.3	13.2
29	4.2	8.6
30	—	7.8
31	13.3	5.3
32	11.5	8.4
33	9.1	10.7
34	—	6.1
35	5.3	—