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Tiny ThompsonvsCam Talbot

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

G · VAL group GOALIE

Tiny Thompson

1929–1940 · 12 seasons

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G · VAL group GOALIE

Cam Talbot

2014–2027 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Tiny Thompson and Cam Talbot: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tiny Thompson	Stat	Cam Talbot
12	Seasons	14
112.2	Career VAL	92.4
15.8 (1937)	Peak-season VAL	15.2 (2017)
Inducted 1959	Hall of Fame	—
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	6

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 Tiny Thompson and Cam Talbot have
Tiny Thompson	Stat	Cam Talbot
Career
553	Games	569
Goaltending
284	Wins	279
81	Shutouts	33
2.07	Goals-against avg	2.69

1 stat not compared

Save % — only Cam Talbot 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	Tiny Thompson	Cam Talbot
25	5.4	—
26	14.1	10.8
27	12.9	10.9
28	11.8	8.1
29	9.2	15.2
30	4.2	3.2
31	8.1	0
32	9.7	7.2
33	15.8	8.1
34	13.3	9.3
35	4.8	0
36	2.9	13.9
37	—	5.7
38	—	0