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Rick MartinvsSyl Apps

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

L · VAL group SKATER

Rick Martin

1972–1982 · 11 seasons

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C · VAL group SKATER

Syl Apps

1971–1980 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Rick Martin and Syl Apps: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rick Martin	Stat	Syl Apps
11	Seasons	10
101.8	Career VAL	76.2
14.6 (1975)	Peak-season VAL	14.7 (1973)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
6	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

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 Rick Martin and Syl Apps have
Rick Martin	Stat	Syl Apps
Career
685	Games	727
Skating
384	Goals	183
317	Assists	423
701	Points	606
+14	Plus/minus	+36
115	Power-play goals	39
47

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	Rick Martin	Syl Apps
20	10.5	—
21	11.5	—
22	13.4	—
23	14.6	2.8
24	13.4	9.5
25	9.9	14.7
26	8.7	14.3
27	6	9.1
28	11.4	13.7
29	2.4	6.8
30	—	4.8
31	—	0.5
32	—	0