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Compare players, 2012-13 season

At a glance

Joe Thornton Blake Wheeler

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJoe Thornton: Goals, 0.15 a game, 44th percentileJoe Thornton: Assists, 0.69 a game, 97th percentileJoe Thornton: Points, 0.83 a game, 91st percentileJoe Thornton: Shots, 1.77 a game, 57th percentileJoe Thornton: Hits, 0.48 a game, 14th percentileJoe Thornton: Corsi for %, 54.5%, 85th percentileJoe Thornton: CF% rel, 4.4, 84th percentileJoe Thornton: On-ice xG %, 57.9%, 92nd percentileJoe Thornton: Rating, +7.5 goals above replacement, 90th percentileJoe Thornton: Chances created, 0.60 xG per 60, 32nd percentileJoe Thornton: Shot quality, 8.1% a shot, 74th percentileJoe Thornton: Finishing, -2.8 goals above expected, 15th percentileBlake Wheeler: Goals, 0.40 a game, 95th percentileBlake Wheeler: Assists, 0.46 a game, 85th percentileBlake Wheeler: Points, 0.85 a game, 92nd percentileBlake Wheeler: Shots, 2.69 a game, 87th percentileBlake Wheeler: Hits, 1.88 a game, 78th percentileBlake Wheeler: Corsi for %, 50.1%, 54th percentileBlake Wheeler: CF% rel, 0.9, 61st percentileBlake Wheeler: On-ice xG %, 49.6%, 48th percentileBlake Wheeler: Rating, +6.3 goals above replacement, 87th percentileBlake Wheeler: Chances created, 0.86 xG per 60, 77th percentileBlake Wheeler: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 39th percentileBlake Wheeler: Finishing, +2.1 goals above expected, 77th 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
Blake Wheeler

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The numbers

Joe Thornton C, FLA 2012-13 Blake Wheeler R, NYR
48 Games played 48
7 Goals 19
33 Assists 22
40 Points 41
0.83 Points per game 0.85
6 Plus/minus -3
85 Shots 129
8.2 Shooting % 14.7
23 Hits 90
26 Penalty minutes 28
18:23 Average ice time 18:48
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.5 Corsi for % 50.1
+4.4 CF% relative to team +0.9
54.6 Fenwick for % 50.4
57.9 Expected goals for % 49.6
+5.6 xGF% relative to team +1.0
59.2 Goals for % 47.3
101.4 PDO 99.0
92 Shot attempts taken 180
Expected goals, all situations
8.8 Expected goals 12.9
0.60 Expected goals per 60 0.86
8.1% Chance per attempt 7.1%
-2.8 Goals above expected +2.1
Rating, in goals
+7.5 Goals above replacement +6.3
+1.3 Wins above replacement +1.1
+1.5 Even-strength offence +4.0
+1.5 Even-strength defence -1.6
+2.0 Power play +0.3
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.2
0.0 Penalties +0.9
Contract
$7M Cap hit $2.55M
$175K Cap dollars per point $62K
$7M Worth at the going rate $6M
+$20K Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.4M

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