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Steve YzermanvsPaul Coffey

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

C · VAL group SKATER

Steve Yzerman

1984–2006 · 22 seasons

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D · VAL group SKATER

Paul Coffey

1981–2001 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Steve Yzerman and Paul Coffey: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Steve Yzerman	Stat	Paul Coffey
22	Seasons	21
278.1	Career VAL	232.5
27.3 (1993)	Peak-season VAL	23.8 (1986)
Inducted 2009	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2004
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
16	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 Steve Yzerman and Paul Coffey have
Steve Yzerman	Stat	Paul Coffey
Career
1,514	Games	1,409
Skating
692	Goals	396
1,063	Assists	1,135
1,755	Points	1,531
+184	Plus/minus	+298
202	Power-play goals	135
94

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	Steve Yzerman	Paul Coffey
18	10.7	—
19	9.8	3.1
20	4.7	13
21	12	14.7
22	16.6	20.3
23	25	19.6
24	19.7	23.8
25	16.3	9.6
26	15.3	9.1
27	27.3	15.5
28	13.4	13.8
29	5.3	11.2
30	17.6	8.5
31	15.2	14
32	10.4	13.8
33	13.5	11.7
34	15.4	13.7
35	8.7	6.6
36	8	3.8
37	1	0.2
38	7.5	6.5
39	—	0
40	4.7	—