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Wayne BabychvsIan Turnbull

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

R · VAL group SKATER

Wayne Babych

1979–1987 · 9 seasons

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D · VAL group SKATER

Ian Turnbull

1974–1983 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

Wayne Babych and Ian Turnbull: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Wayne Babych	Stat	Ian Turnbull
9	Seasons	10
51.2	Career VAL	56.4
13.0 (1981)	Peak-season VAL	13.5 (1977)
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
1	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

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 Wayne Babych and Ian Turnbull have
Wayne Babych	Stat	Ian Turnbull
Career
519	Games	628
Skating
192	Goals	123
246	Assists	317
438	Points	440
-24	Plus/minus	+23
50	Power-play goals	33
20

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	Wayne Babych	Ian Turnbull
20	9.1	4.3
21	9.2	1.4
22	13	9
23	4.4	13.5
24	0.7	7.9
25	3.3	6.6
26	6.3	3.3
27	5.2	7
28	—	3.4