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Compare players, 1997-98 season

At a glance

Peter Forsberg Wayne Gretzky

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerPeter Forsberg: Goals, 0.35 a game, 89th percentilePeter Forsberg: Assists, 0.92 a game, 99th percentilePeter Forsberg: Points, 1.26 a game, 99th percentilePeter Forsberg: Shots, 2.81 a game, 93rd percentilePeter Forsberg: Hits, 0.71 a game, 43rd percentileWayne Gretzky: Goals, 0.28 a game, 80th percentileWayne Gretzky: Assists, 0.82 a game, 99th percentileWayne Gretzky: Points, 1.10 a game, 98th percentileWayne Gretzky: Shots, 2.45 a game, 84th percentileWayne Gretzky: Hits, 0.05 a game, 1st percentile
02040608020406080Peter Forsberg 91Wayne Gretzky 90

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

Peter Forsberg C, COL 1997-98 Wayne Gretzky C, NYR
72 Games played 82
25 Goals 23
66 Assists 67
91 Points 90
1.26 Points per game 1.10
6 Plus/minus -11
202 Shots 201
12.4 Shooting % 11.4
51 Hits 4
94 Penalty minutes 28
22:13 Average ice time 21:25

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.