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Compare players, 2012-13 season

At a glance

Thomas Vanek Joe Thornton

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerThomas Vanek: Goals, 0.53 a game, 99th percentileThomas Vanek: Assists, 0.55 a game, 94th percentileThomas Vanek: Points, 1.08 a game, 97th percentileThomas Vanek: Shots, 3.13 a game, 94th percentileThomas Vanek: Hits, 0.34 a game, 7th percentileThomas Vanek: Corsi for %, 45.9%, 18th percentileThomas Vanek: CF% rel, 1.3, 65th percentileThomas Vanek: On-ice xG %, 44.6%, 16th percentileThomas Vanek: Rating, +5.3 goals above replacement, 82nd percentileThomas Vanek: Chances created, 1.20 xG per 60, 97th percentileThomas Vanek: Shot quality, 9.1% a shot, 92nd percentileThomas Vanek: Finishing, +4.0 goals above expected, 89th percentileJoe 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 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

Thomas Vanek
Joe Thornton

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The numbers

Thomas Vanek L, DET 2012-13 Joe Thornton C, FLA
38 Games played 48
20 Goals 7
21 Assists 33
41 Points 40
1.08 Points per game 0.83
-1 Plus/minus 6
119 Shots 85
16.8 Shooting % 8.2
13 Hits 23
20 Penalty minutes 26
18:24 Average ice time 18:23
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.9 Corsi for % 54.5
+1.3 CF% relative to team +4.4
44.9 Fenwick for % 54.6
44.6 Expected goals for % 57.9
+1.9 xGF% relative to team +5.6
47.3 Goals for % 59.2
100.7 PDO 101.4
127 Shot attempts taken 92
Expected goals, all situations
14.0 Expected goals 8.8
1.20 Expected goals per 60 0.60
9.1% Chance per attempt 8.1%
+4.0 Goals above expected -2.8
Rating, in goals
+5.3 Goals above replacement +7.5
+0.9 Wins above replacement +1.3
+4.2 Even-strength offence +1.5
-2.2 Even-strength defence +1.5
+1.1 Power play +2.0
+0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
+0.1 Penalties 0.0
Contract
$7.143M Cap hit $7M
$174K Cap dollars per point $175K
$5.1M Worth at the going rate $7M
-$2.1M Value: worth minus cap hit +$20K

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