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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Joe Thornton Sidney Crosby

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 percentileSidney Crosby: Goals, 0.45 a game, 98th percentileSidney Crosby: Assists, 0.61 a game, 98th percentileSidney Crosby: Points, 1.06 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Shots, 3.10 a game, 94th percentileSidney Crosby: Hits, 1.13 a game, 50th percentileSidney Crosby: Corsi for %, 54.4%, 88th percentileSidney Crosby: CF% rel, 2.4, 72nd percentileSidney Crosby: On-ice xG %, 55.9%, 91st percentileSidney Crosby: Rating, +12.1 goals above replacement, 96th percentileSidney Crosby: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 89th percentileSidney Crosby: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 59th percentileSidney Crosby: Finishing, +5.5 goals above expected, 89th percentile
02040608020406080Sidney Crosby 85Joe Thornton 82

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
Sidney Crosby

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The numbers

Joe Thornton C, FLA 2015-16 Sidney Crosby C, PIT
82 Games played 80
19 Goals 36
63 Assists 49
82 Points 85
1.00 Points per game 1.06
25 Plus/minus 19
121 Shots 248
15.7 Shooting % 14.5
48 Hits 90
54 Penalty minutes 42
18:22 Average ice time 20:28
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.3 Corsi for % 54.4
+6.5 CF% relative to team +2.4
58.0 Fenwick for % 54.5
60.7 Expected goals for % 55.9
+7.1 xGF% relative to team -0.2
70.7 Goals for % 58.5
104.4 PDO 101.3
127 Shot attempts taken 297
Expected goals, all situations
12.4 Expected goals 26.5
0.49 Expected goals per 60 0.97
7.4% Chance per attempt 7.8%
+4.6 Goals above expected +5.5
Rating, in goals
+14.7 Goals above replacement +12.1
+2.5 Wins above replacement +2.0
+4.3 Even-strength offence +7.7
+3.6 Even-strength defence -2.4
+2.8 Power play +1.6
+0.1 Penalty kill 0.0
-0.2 Penalties +0.6
Contract
$6.75M Cap hit $8.7M
$82K Cap dollars per point $102K
$9.9M Worth at the going rate $8.2M
+$3.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$467K

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