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Compare players, 1984-85 season

At a glance

Pat LaFontaine Mark Messier

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsThe typical playerPat LaFontaine: Goals, 0.28 a game, 59th percentilePat LaFontaine: Assists, 0.52 a game, 81st percentilePat LaFontaine: Points, 0.81 a game, 73rd percentilePat LaFontaine: Shots, 2.57 a game, 87th percentileMark Messier: Goals, 0.42 a game, 85th percentileMark Messier: Assists, 0.56 a game, 85th percentileMark Messier: Points, 0.98 a game, 87th percentileMark Messier: Shots, 2.51 a game, 86th percentile
02040204060Pat LaFontaine 54Mark Messier 54

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

Pat LaFontaine C, NYR 1984-85 Mark Messier C, NYR
67 Games played 55
19 Goals 23
35 Assists 31
54 Points 54
0.81 Points per game 0.98
7 Plus/minus 10
172 Shots 138
11.0 Shooting % 16.7
0 Hits 0
32 Penalty minutes 57
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.