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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Joe Thornton Joe Pavelski

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJoe Thornton: Goals, 0.23 a game, 70th percentileJoe Thornton: Assists, 0.77 a game, 99th percentileJoe Thornton: Points, 1.00 a game, 98th percentileJoe Thornton: Shots, 1.48 a game, 43rd percentileJoe Thornton: Hits, 0.59 a game, 22nd percentileJoe Thornton: Corsi for %, 56.3%, 96th percentileJoe Thornton: CF% rel, 6.5, 97th percentileJoe Thornton: On-ice xG %, 60.7%, 99th percentileJoe Thornton: Rating, +14.7 goals above replacement, 98th percentileJoe Thornton: Chances created, 0.49 xG per 60, 13th percentileJoe Thornton: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 48th percentileJoe Thornton: Finishing, +4.6 goals above expected, 86th percentileJoe Pavelski: Goals, 0.46 a game, 98th percentileJoe Pavelski: Assists, 0.49 a game, 92nd percentileJoe Pavelski: Points, 0.95 a game, 97th percentileJoe Pavelski: Shots, 2.73 a game, 90th percentileJoe Pavelski: Hits, 1.79 a game, 78th percentileJoe Pavelski: Corsi for %, 55.3%, 93rd percentileJoe Pavelski: CF% rel, 5.3, 92nd percentileJoe Pavelski: On-ice xG %, 58.6%, 98th percentileJoe Pavelski: Rating, +15.7 goals above replacement, 99th percentileJoe Pavelski: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 88th percentileJoe Pavelski: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 78th percentileJoe Pavelski: Finishing, +7.7 goals above expected, 93rd 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

Joe Thornton
Joe Pavelski

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The numbers

Joe Thornton C, FLA 2015-16 Joe Pavelski C, DAL
82 Games played 82
19 Goals 38
63 Assists 40
82 Points 78
1.00 Points per game 0.95
25 Plus/minus 25
121 Shots 224
15.7 Shooting % 17.0
48 Hits 147
54 Penalty minutes 30
18:22 Average ice time 19:49
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.3 Corsi for % 55.3
+6.5 CF% relative to team +5.3
58.0 Fenwick for % 56.7
60.7 Expected goals for % 58.6
+7.1 xGF% relative to team +4.3
70.7 Goals for % 67.7
104.4 PDO 103.7
127 Shot attempts taken 259
Expected goals, all situations
12.4 Expected goals 26.3
0.49 Expected goals per 60 0.97
7.4% Chance per attempt 8.5%
+4.6 Goals above expected +7.7
Rating, in goals
+14.7 Goals above replacement +15.7
+2.5 Wins above replacement +2.6
+4.3 Even-strength offence +5.0
+3.6 Even-strength defence +3.0
+2.8 Power play +2.7
+0.1 Penalty kill -0.1
-0.2 Penalties +0.7
Contract
$6.75M Cap hit $6M
$82K Cap dollars per point $77K
$9.9M Worth at the going rate $10.5M
+$3.1M Value: worth minus cap hit +$4.5M

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