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Compare players, 1997-98 season

At a glance

Pat LaFontaine Joe Sakic

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerPat LaFontaine: Goals, 0.34 a game, 88th percentilePat LaFontaine: Assists, 0.58 a game, 95th percentilePat LaFontaine: Points, 0.93 a game, 94th percentilePat LaFontaine: Shots, 2.39 a game, 83rd percentilePat LaFontaine: Hits, 0.49 a game, 24th percentileJoe Sakic: Goals, 0.42 a game, 96th percentileJoe Sakic: Assists, 0.56 a game, 95th percentileJoe Sakic: Points, 0.98 a game, 96th percentileJoe Sakic: Shots, 3.97 a game, 99th percentileJoe Sakic: Hits, 0.38 a game, 15th percentile
0204060204060Joe Sakic 63Pat LaFontaine 62

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 1997-98 Joe Sakic C, COL
67 Games played 64
23 Goals 27
39 Assists 36
62 Points 63
0.93 Points per game 0.98
-16 Plus/minus 0
160 Shots 254
14.4 Shooting % 10.6
33 Hits 24
36 Penalty minutes 50
18:02 Average ice time 23:05

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.