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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Ray Whitney Joe Thornton

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerRay Whitney: Goals, 0.29 a game, 81st percentileRay Whitney: Assists, 0.65 a game, 98th percentileRay Whitney: Points, 0.94 a game, 95th percentileRay Whitney: Shots, 2.26 a game, 73rd percentileRay Whitney: Hits, 0.34 a game, 6th percentileRay Whitney: Corsi for %, 53.4%, 79th percentileRay Whitney: CF% rel, 5.1, 88th percentileRay Whitney: On-ice xG %, 53.9%, 81st percentileRay Whitney: Rating, +14.4 goals above replacement, 96th percentileRay Whitney: Chances created, 0.78 xG per 60, 63rd percentileRay Whitney: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 63rd percentileRay Whitney: Finishing, +2.2 goals above expected, 69th percentileJoe Thornton: Goals, 0.22 a game, 65th percentileJoe Thornton: Assists, 0.72 a game, 99th percentileJoe Thornton: Points, 0.94 a game, 95th percentileJoe Thornton: Shots, 1.90 a game, 62nd percentileJoe Thornton: Hits, 0.51 a game, 15th percentileJoe Thornton: Corsi for %, 55.7%, 92nd percentileJoe Thornton: CF% rel, 5.6, 92nd percentileJoe Thornton: On-ice xG %, 58.3%, 97th percentileJoe Thornton: Rating, +16.2 goals above replacement, 98th percentileJoe Thornton: Chances created, 0.65 xG per 60, 39th percentileJoe Thornton: Shot quality, 8.7% a shot, 87th percentileJoe Thornton: Finishing, -1.1 goals above expected, 43rd 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.

Where they shot from

Ray Whitney
Joe Thornton

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The numbers

Ray Whitney L, DAL 2011-12 Joe Thornton C, FLA
82 Games played 82
24 Goals 18
53 Assists 59
77 Points 77
0.94 Points per game 0.94
26 Plus/minus 17
185 Shots 156
13.0 Shooting % 11.5
28 Hits 42
28 Penalty minutes 31
18:39 Average ice time 20:28
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.4 Corsi for % 55.7
+5.1 CF% relative to team +5.6
53.6 Fenwick for % 56.0
53.9 Expected goals for % 58.3
+7.3 xGF% relative to team +5.3
65.6 Goals for % 60.7
103.8 PDO 101.4
217 Shot attempts taken 178
Expected goals, all situations
19.8 Expected goals 18.1
0.78 Expected goals per 60 0.65
7.9% Chance per attempt 8.7%
+2.2 Goals above expected -1.1
Rating, in goals
+14.4 Goals above replacement +16.2
+2.4 Wins above replacement +2.7
+8.5 Even-strength offence +5.3
0.0 Even-strength defence +1.8
+0.3 Power play +1.5
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.1
+1.4 Penalties +3.0

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. What the advanced numbers mean