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Compare players, 1977-78 season

At a glance

Phil Esposito Ivan Boldirev

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsThe typical playerPhil Esposito: Goals, 0.48 a game, 93rd percentilePhil Esposito: Assists, 0.54 a game, 91st percentilePhil Esposito: Points, 1.03 a game, 92nd percentilePhil Esposito: Shots, 3.30 a game, 96th percentileIvan Boldirev: Goals, 0.44 a game, 90th percentileIvan Boldirev: Assists, 0.56 a game, 93rd percentileIvan Boldirev: Points, 1.00 a game, 91st percentileIvan Boldirev: Shots, 2.99 a game, 91st percentile
02040608020406080Phil Esposito 81Ivan Boldirev 80

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 1977-78 Ivan Boldirev C, DET
79 Games played 80
38 Goals 35
43 Assists 45
81 Points 80
1.03 Points per game 1.00
-21 Plus/minus -3
261 Shots 239
14.6 Shooting % 14.6
0 Hits 0
53 Penalty minutes 34
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.