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Compare players, 1996-97 season

At a glance

Mark Messier Mike Modano

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsThe typical playerMark Messier: Goals, 0.51 a game, 97th percentileMark Messier: Assists, 0.68 a game, 96th percentileMark Messier: Points, 1.18 a game, 98th percentileMark Messier: Shots, 3.20 a game, 92nd percentileMike Modano: Goals, 0.44 a game, 94th percentileMike Modano: Assists, 0.60 a game, 94th percentileMike Modano: Points, 1.04 a game, 95th percentileMike Modano: Shots, 3.64 a game, 96th percentile
02040608020406080Mark Messier 84Mike Modano 83

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

Mark Messier C, NYR 1996-97 Mike Modano C, DET
71 Games played 80
36 Goals 35
48 Assists 48
84 Points 83
1.18 Points per game 1.04
12 Plus/minus 43
227 Shots 291
15.9 Shooting % 12.0
0 Hits 0
88 Penalty minutes 42
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.