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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Thomas Vanek Bryan Little

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 percentileBryan Little: Goals, 0.36 a game, 92nd percentileBryan Little: Assists, 0.44 a game, 86th percentileBryan Little: Points, 0.80 a game, 91st percentileBryan Little: Shots, 2.02 a game, 68th percentileBryan Little: Hits, 0.59 a game, 24th percentileBryan Little: Corsi for %, 51.0%, 61st percentileBryan Little: CF% rel, 2.3, 71st percentileBryan Little: On-ice xG %, 51.2%, 59th percentileBryan Little: Rating, +5.1 goals above replacement, 69th percentileBryan Little: Chances created, 0.82 xG per 60, 68th percentileBryan Little: Shot quality, 9.0% a shot, 86th percentileBryan Little: Finishing, +5.9 goals above expected, 92nd 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 2016-17 Bryan Little C, WPG
68 Games played 59
17 Goals 21
31 Assists 26
48 Points 47
0.71 Points per game 0.80
-5 Plus/minus -7
133 Shots 119
12.8 Shooting % 17.6
29 Hits 35
22 Penalty minutes 18
14:24 Average ice time 17:33
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.4 Corsi for % 51.0
-1.9 CF% relative to team +2.3
47.2 Fenwick for % 51.3
47.2 Expected goals for % 51.2
-1.9 xGF% relative to team +0.5
52.6 Goals for % 49.4
102.1 PDO 99.2
156 Shot attempts taken 143
Expected goals, all situations
14.7 Expected goals 14.1
0.90 Expected goals per 60 0.82
8.5% Chance per attempt 9.0%
+2.3 Goals above expected +5.9
Rating, in goals
+2.4 Goals above replacement +5.1
+0.4 Wins above replacement +0.8
+5.4 Even-strength offence +2.4
-5.9 Even-strength defence -1.6
+0.6 Power play +1.3
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.1
-0.4 Penalties +0.0
Contract
$2.6M Cap hit $4.7M
$54K Cap dollars per point $100K
$2.1M Worth at the going rate $3.8M
-$468K Value: worth minus cap hit -$890K

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