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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Thomas Vanek Bryan Little

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerThomas Vanek: Goals, 0.26 a game, 78th percentileThomas Vanek: Assists, 0.39 a game, 80th percentileThomas Vanek: Points, 0.65 a game, 81st percentileThomas Vanek: Shots, 2.14 a game, 72nd percentileThomas Vanek: Hits, 0.40 a game, 8th percentileThomas Vanek: Corsi for %, 47.6%, 29th percentileThomas Vanek: CF% rel, -5.1, 10th percentileThomas Vanek: On-ice xG %, 51.8%, 60th percentileThomas Vanek: Rating, +1.9 goals above replacement, 39th percentileThomas Vanek: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 84th percentileThomas Vanek: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 82nd percentileThomas Vanek: Finishing, +1.5 goals above expected, 68th percentileBryan Little: Goals, 0.34 a game, 92nd percentileBryan Little: Assists, 0.40 a game, 82nd percentileBryan Little: Points, 0.74 a game, 87th percentileBryan Little: Shots, 2.11 a game, 71st percentileBryan Little: Hits, 0.80 a game, 28th percentileBryan Little: Corsi for %, 53.8%, 78th percentileBryan Little: CF% rel, 1.1, 59th percentileBryan Little: On-ice xG %, 54.0%, 75th percentileBryan Little: Rating, +6.9 goals above replacement, 78th percentileBryan Little: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 73rd percentileBryan Little: Shot quality, 9.6% a shot, 94th percentileBryan Little: Finishing, +4.6 goals above expected, 89th 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
Bryan Little

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The numbers

Thomas Vanek L, DET 2014-15 Bryan Little C, WPG
80 Games played 70
21 Goals 24
31 Assists 28
52 Points 52
0.65 Points per game 0.74
-6 Plus/minus 8
171 Shots 148
12.3 Shooting % 16.2
32 Hits 56
37 Penalty minutes 24
16:13 Average ice time 19:55
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.6 Corsi for % 53.8
-5.1 CF% relative to team +1.1
47.9 Fenwick for % 52.9
51.8 Expected goals for % 54.0
-4.4 xGF% relative to team +0.3
48.1 Goals for % 57.1
100.0 PDO 101.3
191 Shot attempts taken 160
Expected goals, all situations
19.5 Expected goals 19.4
0.90 Expected goals per 60 0.84
8.5% Chance per attempt 9.6%
+1.5 Goals above expected +4.6
Rating, in goals
+1.9 Goals above replacement +6.9
+0.3 Wins above replacement +1.2
+1.7 Even-strength offence +0.8
-2.4 Even-strength defence -0.8
+1.0 Power play +1.8
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.3
-1.9 Penalties +1.7
Contract
$6.5M Cap hit $4.7M
$125K Cap dollars per point $90K
$1.7M Worth at the going rate $4.7M
-$4.8M Value: worth minus cap hit +$18K

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