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Compare players, 1996-97 season

At a glance

Jim Carey John Vanbiesbrouck

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesThe typical playerJim Carey: Save %, 0.886, 2nd percentileJim Carey: Goals against, 2.86 a game, 17th percentileJim Carey: Workload, 25.1 shots a game, 33rd percentileJim Carey: Games, 59 games, 75th percentileJohn Vanbiesbrouck: Save %, 0.919, 88th percentileJohn Vanbiesbrouck: Goals against, 2.25 a game, 83rd percentileJohn Vanbiesbrouck: Workload, 27.8 shots a game, 63rd percentileJohn Vanbiesbrouck: Games, 57 games, 71st percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 48 goalies who played at least a quarter as many games as the busiest. 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 numbers

Jim Carey G, STL 1996-97 John Vanbiesbrouck G, NJD
59 Games played 57
22 Wins 27
31 Losses 19
1 Shutouts 2
1,480 Shots against 1,582
1,311 Saves 1,454
169 Goals against 128
0.886 Save % 0.919
3.08 Goals against average 2.29

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.