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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Frans Nielsen Justin Williams

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.25 a game, 74th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.40 a game, 82nd percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.64 a game, 80th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.23 a game, 77th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.43 a game, 12th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 62nd percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, 2.3, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 50.3%, 53rd percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +9.3 goals above replacement, 88th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.77 xG per 60, 61st percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 47th percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -2.3 goals above expected, 29th percentileJustin Williams: Goals, 0.27 a game, 81st percentileJustin Williams: Assists, 0.37 a game, 78th percentileJustin Williams: Points, 0.63 a game, 79th percentileJustin Williams: Shots, 2.45 a game, 84th percentileJustin Williams: Hits, 0.39 a game, 9th percentileJustin Williams: Corsi for %, 53.2%, 80th percentileJustin Williams: CF% rel, 3.1, 81st percentileJustin Williams: On-ice xG %, 53.9%, 78th percentileJustin Williams: Rating, +7.6 goals above replacement, 81st percentileJustin Williams: Chances created, 0.96 xG per 60, 86th percentileJustin Williams: Shot quality, 8.2% a shot, 71st percentileJustin Williams: Finishing, -0.8 goals above expected, 46th 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

Frans Nielsen
Justin Williams

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The numbers

Frans Nielsen C, DET 2015-16 Justin Williams R, CAR
81 Games played 82
20 Goals 22
32 Assists 30
52 Points 52
0.64 Points per game 0.63
1 Plus/minus 15
181 Shots 201
11.0 Shooting % 10.9
35 Hits 32
12 Penalty minutes 36
17:43 Average ice time 16:39
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.3 Corsi for % 53.2
+2.3 CF% relative to team +3.1
52.9 Fenwick for % 53.6
50.3 Expected goals for % 53.9
+1.5 xGF% relative to team +2.6
52.2 Goals for % 55.3
99.9 PDO 100.2
215 Shot attempts taken 261
Expected goals, all situations
18.3 Expected goals 21.8
0.77 Expected goals per 60 0.96
7.4% Chance per attempt 8.2%
-2.3 Goals above expected -0.8
Rating, in goals
+9.3 Goals above replacement +7.6
+1.6 Wins above replacement +1.3
-0.6 Even-strength offence +6.3
+2.6 Even-strength defence -2.0
+0.9 Power play -0.4
+1.1 Penalty kill +0.8
+1.3 Penalties -0.8
Contract
$2.75M Cap hit $3.25M
$53K Cap dollars per point $63K
$6.4M Worth at the going rate $5.4M
+$3.7M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.1M

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