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Compare players, 1997-98 season

At a glance

Pat LaFontaine Jeff Friesen

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 percentileJeff Friesen: Goals, 0.39 a game, 93rd percentileJeff Friesen: Assists, 0.41 a game, 84th percentileJeff Friesen: Points, 0.80 a game, 89th percentileJeff Friesen: Shots, 2.35 a game, 80th percentileJeff Friesen: Hits, 0.75 a game, 46th percentile
0204060204060Jeff Friesen 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 Jeff Friesen L, CGY
67 Games played 79
23 Goals 31
39 Assists 32
62 Points 63
0.93 Points per game 0.80
-16 Plus/minus 8
160 Shots 186
14.4 Shooting % 16.7
33 Hits 59
36 Penalty minutes 40
18:02 Average ice time 17:15

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.