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Compare players, 1988-89 season

At a glance

Steve Yzerman Wayne Gretzky

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsThe typical playerSteve Yzerman: Goals, 0.81 a game, 99th percentileSteve Yzerman: Assists, 1.13 a game, 99th percentileSteve Yzerman: Points, 1.94 a game, 99th percentileSteve Yzerman: Shots, 4.85 a game, 99th percentileWayne Gretzky: Goals, 0.69 a game, 98th percentileWayne Gretzky: Assists, 1.46 a game, 99th percentileWayne Gretzky: Points, 2.15 a game, 99th percentileWayne Gretzky: Shots, 3.88 a game, 98th percentile
05010015020406080Wayne Gretzky 168Steve Yzerman 155

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

Steve Yzerman C, DET 1988-89 Wayne Gretzky C, NYR
80 Games played 78
65 Goals 54
90 Assists 114
155 Points 168
1.94 Points per game 2.15
17 Plus/minus 15
388 Shots 303
16.8 Shooting % 17.8
0 Hits 0
61 Penalty minutes 26
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.