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Compare players, 2003-04 season

At a glance

Ray Whitney Mark Messier

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerRay Whitney: Goals, 0.21 a game, 65th percentileRay Whitney: Assists, 0.43 a game, 86th percentileRay Whitney: Points, 0.64 a game, 80th percentileRay Whitney: Shots, 1.78 a game, 62nd percentileRay Whitney: Hits, 0.10 a game, 1st percentileMark Messier: Goals, 0.24 a game, 74th percentileMark Messier: Assists, 0.33 a game, 72nd percentileMark Messier: Points, 0.57 a game, 72nd percentileMark Messier: Shots, 1.37 a game, 39th percentileMark Messier: Hits, 0.26 a game, 13th percentile
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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

Ray Whitney L, DAL 2003-04 Mark Messier C, NYR
67 Games played 76
14 Goals 18
29 Assists 25
43 Points 43
0.64 Points per game 0.57
7 Plus/minus 3
119 Shots 104
11.8 Shooting % 17.3
7 Hits 20
22 Penalty minutes 42
16:24 Average ice time 16:29

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.