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Compare players, 2008-09 season

At a glance

Matt Stajan David Backes

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerMatt Stajan: Goals, 0.20 a game, 56th percentileMatt Stajan: Assists, 0.53 a game, 91st percentileMatt Stajan: Points, 0.72 a game, 80th percentileMatt Stajan: Shots, 1.50 a game, 39th percentileMatt Stajan: Hits, 1.53 a game, 75th percentileDavid Backes: Goals, 0.38 a game, 90th percentileDavid Backes: Assists, 0.28 a game, 56th percentileDavid Backes: Points, 0.66 a game, 74th percentileDavid Backes: Shots, 2.54 a game, 81st percentileDavid Backes: Hits, 2.49 a game, 95th 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.

The numbers

Matt Stajan C, CGY 2008-09 David Backes R, ANA
76 Games played 82
15 Goals 31
40 Assists 23
55 Points 54
0.72 Points per game 0.66
-4 Plus/minus -3
114 Shots 208
13.2 Shooting % 14.9
116 Hits 204
54 Penalty minutes 165
16:56 Average ice time 17:41
Contract
$1.75M Cap hit $2.5M
$32K Cap dollars per point $46K

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.