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Compare players, 2003-04 season

At a glance

Steve Rucchin Mark Messier

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerSteve Rucchin: Goals, 0.24 a game, 75th percentileSteve Rucchin: Assists, 0.28 a game, 64th percentileSteve Rucchin: Points, 0.52 a game, 68th percentileSteve Rucchin: Shots, 1.80 a game, 64th percentileSteve Rucchin: Hits, 0.21 a game, 8th 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

Steve Rucchin C, ATL 2003-04 Mark Messier C, NYR
82 Games played 76
20 Goals 18
23 Assists 25
43 Points 43
0.52 Points per game 0.57
-14 Plus/minus 3
148 Shots 104
13.5 Shooting % 17.3
17 Hits 20
12 Penalty minutes 42
19:46 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.