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Compare players, 1971-72 season

At a glance

Nick Libett Ralph Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsThe typical playerNick Libett: Goals, 0.40 a game, 90th percentileNick Libett: Assists, 0.29 a game, 53rd percentileNick Libett: Points, 0.69 a game, 74th percentileNick Libett: Shots, 2.84 a game, 84th percentileRalph Backstrom: Goals, 0.30 a game, 77th percentileRalph Backstrom: Assists, 0.38 a game, 74th percentileRalph Backstrom: Points, 0.68 a game, 74th percentileRalph Backstrom: Shots, 2.38 a game, 70th percentile
02040204060Nick Libett 53Ralph Backstrom 52

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

Nick Libett L, PIT 1971-72 Ralph Backstrom C, CHI
77 Games played 76
31 Goals 23
22 Assists 29
53 Points 52
0.69 Points per game 0.68
7 Plus/minus -22
219 Shots 181
14.2 Shooting % 12.7
0 Hits 0
50 Penalty minutes 22
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.