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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Brad Richards Chris Higgins

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrad Richards: Goals, 0.16 a game, 46th percentileBrad Richards: Assists, 0.33 a game, 72nd percentileBrad Richards: Points, 0.49 a game, 61st percentileBrad Richards: Shots, 2.62 a game, 87th percentileBrad Richards: Hits, 0.42 a game, 10th percentileBrad Richards: Corsi for %, 54.0%, 80th percentileBrad Richards: CF% rel, 0.6, 53rd percentileBrad Richards: On-ice xG %, 48.4%, 38th percentileBrad Richards: Rating, +0.8 goals above replacement, 29th percentileBrad Richards: Chances created, 0.67 xG per 60, 43rd percentileBrad Richards: Shot quality, 5.1% a shot, 1st percentileBrad Richards: Finishing, -0.7 goals above expected, 48th percentileChris Higgins: Goals, 0.16 a game, 45th percentileChris Higgins: Assists, 0.31 a game, 67th percentileChris Higgins: Points, 0.47 a game, 59th percentileChris Higgins: Shots, 2.22 a game, 74th percentileChris Higgins: Hits, 0.95 a game, 36th percentileChris Higgins: Corsi for %, 50.8%, 52nd percentileChris Higgins: CF% rel, 1.2, 61st percentileChris Higgins: On-ice xG %, 50.6%, 51st percentileChris Higgins: Rating, +6.5 goals above replacement, 75th percentileChris Higgins: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 72nd percentileChris Higgins: Shot quality, 7.2% a shot, 43rd percentileChris Higgins: Finishing, -4.8 goals above expected, 8th 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

Brad Richards
Chris Higgins

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The numbers

Brad Richards C, DET 2014-15 Chris Higgins L, VAN
76 Games played 77
12 Goals 12
25 Assists 24
37 Points 36
0.49 Points per game 0.47
3 Plus/minus 8
199 Shots 171
6.0 Shooting % 7.0
32 Hits 73
12 Penalty minutes 16
14:53 Average ice time 15:47
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.0 Corsi for % 50.8
+0.6 CF% relative to team +1.2
52.3 Fenwick for % 51.9
48.4 Expected goals for % 50.6
-3.6 xGF% relative to team +2.9
58.8 Goals for % 53.8
102.0 PDO 100.6
250 Shot attempts taken 211
Expected goals, all situations
12.7 Expected goals 16.8
0.67 Expected goals per 60 0.83
5.1% Chance per attempt 7.2%
-0.7 Goals above expected -4.8
Rating, in goals
+0.8 Goals above replacement +6.5
+0.1 Wins above replacement +1.1
+0.5 Even-strength offence +2.9
-3.1 Even-strength defence -1.2
-0.3 Power play -0.4
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.4
+0.6 Penalties +1.5
Contract
$2M Cap hit $2.5M
$54K Cap dollars per point $69K
$1.1M Worth at the going rate $4.5M
-$949K Value: worth minus cap hit +$2M

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