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Ron FrancisvsGordie Howe

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

C · VAL group SKATER

Ron Francis

1982–2004 · 23 seasons

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R · VAL group SKATER

Gordie Howe

1947–1980 · 26 seasons

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At a glance

Ron Francis and Gordie Howe: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ron Francis	Stat	Gordie Howe
23	Seasons	26
253.4	Career VAL	280.1
20.3 (1996)	Peak-season VAL	18.7 (1969)
Inducted 2007	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1972
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	2
16	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	30

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 Ron Francis and Gordie Howe have
Ron Francis	Stat	Gordie Howe
Career
1,731	Games	1,767
Skating
549	Goals	801
1,249	Assists	1,049
1,798	Points	1,850
188	Power-play goals	211
79	Game-winning goals	121
977

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	Ron Francis	Gordie Howe
18	7.6	1.6
19	10.4	5.6
20	9.4	5.3
21	8.6	9.8
22	11.4	14.3
23	13.3	14.3
24	8.8	16.3
25	11	11.8
26	15.5	9.9
27	11.3	13.3
28	4.9	13.8
29	13.9	10.3
30	12.7	12.9
31	11	11.8
32	20.3	8.8
33	15.7	11.6
34	14.3	13.9
35	6.9	10.2
36	12.8	10.9
37	8.9	10.7
38	13.3	8.1
39	7.3	13.2
40	4.1	18.7
41	—	11.5
42	—	8.8
51	—	2.7