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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Ryan Miller

2003–2021 · 18 seasons

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Billy Smith

1972–1989 · 18 seasons

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At a glance

Ryan Miller and Billy Smith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ryan Miller	Stat	Billy Smith
18	Seasons	18
144.7	Career VAL	179.3
26.0 (2010)	Peak-season VAL	21.8 (1983)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1993
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
7	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	14

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 Ryan Miller and Billy Smith have
Ryan Miller	Stat	Billy Smith
Career
796	Games	679
Goaltending
391	Wins	305
44	Shutouts	22
.914	Save %	.895
2.64	Goals-against avg	3.18

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	Ryan Miller	Billy Smith
22	0	0
23	—	4.5
24	—	15.9
25	16.2	12
26	13.6	15
27	4.6	12.5
28	16.6	11.1
29	26	9.6
30	7.9	15.3
31	9.6	20.4
32	7.2	21.8
33	11.9	18
34	2.3	6
35	7.1	8
36	7.6	0
37	9.5	9.2
38	3	0
39	1.6	—
40	0	—