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Ryan MillervsTerry Sawchuk

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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Terry Sawchuk

1950–1970 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Ryan Miller and Terry Sawchuk: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Ryan Miller	Stat	Terry Sawchuk
18	Seasons	21
144.7	Career VAL	146.1
26.0 (2010)	Peak-season VAL	22.8 (1951)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1971
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
7	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 Ryan Miller and Terry Sawchuk have
Ryan Miller	Stat	Terry Sawchuk
Career
796	Games	971
Goaltending
391	Wins	445
44	Shutouts	103
2.64	Goals-against avg	2.50

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Save % — only Ryan Miller has a career line.

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	Terry Sawchuk
21	—	22.8
22	0	21.2
23	—	15.5
24	—	15.7
25	16.2	16.1
26	13.6	4.4
27	4.6	8.1
28	16.6	3.7
29	26	0
30	7.9	7.2
31	9.6	0
32	7.2	0
33	11.9	7.5
34	2.3	5.7
35	7.1	7.4
36	7.6	2.5
37	9.5	6.9
38	3	0
39	1.6	1.4
40	0	—