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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Thomas Vanek Justin Williams

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerThomas Vanek: Goals, 0.25 a game, 75th percentileThomas Vanek: Assists, 0.46 a game, 87th percentileThomas Vanek: Points, 0.71 a game, 85th percentileThomas Vanek: Shots, 1.96 a game, 66th percentileThomas Vanek: Hits, 0.43 a game, 13th percentileThomas Vanek: Corsi for %, 47.4%, 22nd percentileThomas Vanek: CF% rel, -1.9, 28th percentileThomas Vanek: On-ice xG %, 47.2%, 25th percentileThomas Vanek: Rating, +2.4 goals above replacement, 47th percentileThomas Vanek: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 78th percentileThomas Vanek: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 76th percentileThomas Vanek: Finishing, +2.3 goals above expected, 74th percentileJustin Williams: Goals, 0.30 a game, 85th percentileJustin Williams: Assists, 0.30 a game, 67th percentileJustin Williams: Points, 0.60 a game, 73rd percentileJustin Williams: Shots, 2.09 a game, 70th percentileJustin Williams: Hits, 0.35 a game, 8th percentileJustin Williams: Corsi for %, 53.9%, 85th percentileJustin Williams: CF% rel, 2.8, 77th percentileJustin Williams: On-ice xG %, 54.1%, 83rd percentileJustin Williams: Rating, +6.9 goals above replacement, 79th percentileJustin Williams: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 79th percentileJustin Williams: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 60th percentileJustin Williams: Finishing, +5.4 goals above expected, 90th 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
Justin Williams

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The numbers

Thomas Vanek L, DET 2016-17 Justin Williams R, CAR
68 Games played 80
17 Goals 24
31 Assists 24
48 Points 48
0.71 Points per game 0.60
-5 Plus/minus 14
133 Shots 167
12.8 Shooting % 14.4
29 Hits 28
22 Penalty minutes 50
14:24 Average ice time 15:29
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.4 Corsi for % 53.9
-1.9 CF% relative to team +2.8
47.2 Fenwick for % 54.1
47.2 Expected goals for % 54.1
-1.9 xGF% relative to team +4.3
52.6 Goals for % 60.7
102.1 PDO 101.9
156 Shot attempts taken 230
Expected goals, all situations
14.7 Expected goals 18.6
0.90 Expected goals per 60 0.90
8.5% Chance per attempt 7.9%
+2.3 Goals above expected +5.4
Rating, in goals
+2.4 Goals above replacement +6.9
+0.4 Wins above replacement +1.2
+5.4 Even-strength offence +3.8
-5.9 Even-strength defence +1.1
+0.6 Power play -0.4
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.4
-0.4 Penalties -1.4
Contract
$2.6M Cap hit $3.25M
$54K Cap dollars per point $68K
$2.1M Worth at the going rate $5M
-$468K Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.7M

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