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Compare players, 2009-10 season

At a glance

Patrik Elias David Backes

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerPatrik Elias: Goals, 0.33 a game, 86th percentilePatrik Elias: Assists, 0.50 a game, 89th percentilePatrik Elias: Points, 0.83 a game, 90th percentilePatrik Elias: Shots, 2.50 a game, 79th percentilePatrik Elias: Hits, 0.52 a game, 16th percentileDavid Backes: Goals, 0.22 a game, 61st percentileDavid Backes: Assists, 0.39 a game, 79th percentileDavid Backes: Points, 0.61 a game, 72nd percentileDavid Backes: Shots, 2.06 a game, 64th percentileDavid Backes: Hits, 3.37 a game, 99th 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

Patrik Elias C, NJD 2009-10 David Backes R, ANA
58 Games played 79
19 Goals 17
29 Assists 31
48 Points 48
0.83 Points per game 0.61
18 Plus/minus -4
145 Shots 163
13.1 Shooting % 10.4
30 Hits 266
40 Penalty minutes 106
17:37 Average ice time 18:18
Contract
$6M Cap hit $2.5M
$125K Cap dollars per point $52K

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.