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Rick MiddletonvsBernie Federko

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

R · VAL group SKATER

Rick Middleton

1975–1988 · 14 seasons

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C · VAL group SKATER

Bernie Federko

1977–1990 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Rick Middleton and Bernie Federko: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Rick Middleton	Stat	Bernie Federko
14	Seasons	14
137.6	Career VAL	135.2
16.4 (1984)	Peak-season VAL	14.6 (1984)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2002
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
4	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	12

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 Middleton and Bernie Federko have
Rick Middleton	Stat	Bernie Federko
Career
1,005	Games	1,000
Skating
448	Goals	369
540	Assists	761
988	Points	1,130
+175	Plus/minus	-131
115	Power-play goals	120
59

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 Middleton	Bernie Federko
20	—	3.1
21	5.1	3.3
22	3.9	13.6
23	3.8	13.6
24	8.5	11.8
25	14.5	11.1
26	14.3	8.8
27	14.7	14.6
28	15.1	11.9
29	14.4	14.4
30	16.4	7.3
31	9.4	9.2
32	6.3	6.9
33	9.1	5.6
34	2.1	—