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Tiny ThompsonvsFrederik Andersen

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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Frederik Andersen

2014–2026 · 13 seasons

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At a glance

Tiny Thompson and Frederik Andersen: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Tiny Thompson	Stat	Frederik Andersen
12	Seasons	13
112.2	Career VAL	99.2
15.8 (1937)	Peak-season VAL	17.8 (2022)
Inducted 1959	Hall of Fame	—
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	9

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 Frederik Andersen have
Tiny Thompson	Stat	Frederik Andersen
Career
553	Games	552
Goaltending
284	Wins	324
81	Shutouts	28
2.07	Goals-against avg	2.59

1 stat not compared

Save % — only Frederik Andersen 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	Frederik Andersen
24	—	7.2
25	5.4	5.2
26	14.1	6.6
27	12.9	13.7
28	11.8	16.1
29	9.2	15.6
30	4.2	5.5
31	8.1	0
32	9.7	17.8
33	15.8	1.5
34	13.3	8.3
35	4.8	1.7
36	2.9	0