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Compare players, 1964-65 season

At a glance

Phil Esposito Ralph Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsThe typical playerPhil Esposito: Goals, 0.33 a game, 75th percentilePhil Esposito: Assists, 0.46 a game, 82nd percentilePhil Esposito: Points, 0.79 a game, 82nd percentilePhil Esposito: Shots, 2.67 a game, 75th percentileRalph Backstrom: Goals, 0.36 a game, 82nd percentileRalph Backstrom: Assists, 0.43 a game, 78th percentileRalph Backstrom: Points, 0.79 a game, 82nd percentileRalph Backstrom: Shots, 3.21 a game, 88th percentile
02040204060Phil Esposito 55Ralph Backstrom 55

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the regulars at his position: forwards against forwards, defencemen against defencemen. The gap between two players on a spoke is the real gap between their numbers. The dashed shape is the typical player. Hover over a dot for the number. The lines are each player's points adding up, game by game.

The numbers

Phil Esposito C, NYR 1964-65 Ralph Backstrom C, CHI
70 Games played 70
23 Goals 25
32 Assists 30
55 Points 55
0.79 Points per game 0.79
5 Plus/minus 2
187 Shots 225
12.3 Shooting % 11.1
0 Hits 0
44 Penalty minutes 44
0:00 Average ice time 0:00

The better value in each stat is highlighted. Stats where more is not clearly better, such as games played, are not judged. Bars show each value against the larger of the two.