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Compare players, 1996-97 season

At a glance

Peter Forsberg Mark Messier

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsThe typical playerPeter Forsberg: Goals, 0.43 a game, 93rd percentilePeter Forsberg: Assists, 0.89 a game, 99th percentilePeter Forsberg: Points, 1.32 a game, 98th percentilePeter Forsberg: Shots, 2.89 a game, 89th percentileMark 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 percentile
020406080204060Peter Forsberg 86Mark Messier 84

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 1996-97 Mark Messier C, NYR
65 Games played 71
28 Goals 36
58 Assists 48
86 Points 84
1.32 Points per game 1.18
31 Plus/minus 12
188 Shots 227
14.9 Shooting % 15.9
0 Hits 0
73 Penalty minutes 88
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.