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Compare players, 2008-09 season

At a glance

Ryan Getzlaf Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerRyan Getzlaf: Goals, 0.31 a game, 81st percentileRyan Getzlaf: Assists, 0.81 a game, 99th percentileRyan Getzlaf: Points, 1.12 a game, 98th percentileRyan Getzlaf: Shots, 2.80 a game, 88th percentileRyan Getzlaf: Hits, 1.65 a game, 80th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.27 a game, 72nd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.80 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 1.07 a game, 97th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 2.12 a game, 68th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.63 a game, 28th percentile
02040608020406080Ryan Getzlaf 91Nicklas Backstrom 88

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

Ryan Getzlaf C, ANA 2008-09 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
81 Games played 82
25 Goals 22
66 Assists 66
91 Points 88
1.12 Points per game 1.07
5 Plus/minus 16
227 Shots 174
11.0 Shooting % 12.6
134 Hits 52
121 Penalty minutes 46
20:08 Average ice time 19:57
Contract
$5.325M Cap hit $850K
$59K Cap dollars per point $10K

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.