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Compare players, 2010-11 season

At a glance

Ryan Kesler Thomas Vanek

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerRyan Kesler: Goals, 0.50 a game, 98th percentileRyan Kesler: Assists, 0.39 a game, 78th percentileRyan Kesler: Points, 0.89 a game, 94th percentileRyan Kesler: Shots, 3.17 a game, 94th percentileRyan Kesler: Hits, 1.51 a game, 70th percentileRyan Kesler: Corsi for %, 57.2%, 97th percentileRyan Kesler: CF% rel, 7.1, 97th percentileRyan Kesler: On-ice xG %, 54.5%, 81st percentileRyan Kesler: Rating, +17.7 goals above replacement, 98th percentileRyan Kesler: Chances created, 1.16 xG per 60, 95th percentileRyan Kesler: Shot quality, 8.8% a shot, 87th percentileRyan Kesler: Finishing, +6.4 goals above expected, 94th percentileThomas Vanek: Goals, 0.40 a game, 95th percentileThomas Vanek: Assists, 0.51 a game, 92nd percentileThomas Vanek: Points, 0.91 a game, 95th percentileThomas Vanek: Shots, 2.98 a game, 90th percentileThomas Vanek: Hits, 0.38 a game, 9th percentileThomas Vanek: Corsi for %, 51.4%, 61st percentileThomas Vanek: CF% rel, 1.4, 59th percentileThomas Vanek: On-ice xG %, 53.0%, 72nd percentileThomas Vanek: Rating, +13.4 goals above replacement, 95th percentileThomas Vanek: Chances created, 1.32 xG per 60, 99th percentileThomas Vanek: Shot quality, 9.5% a shot, 95th percentileThomas Vanek: Finishing, +0.4 goals above expected, 55th percentile
020406020406080Ryan Kesler 73Thomas Vanek 73

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

Ryan Kesler
Thomas Vanek

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The numbers

Ryan Kesler C, ANA 2010-11 Thomas Vanek L, DET
82 Games played 80
41 Goals 32
32 Assists 41
73 Points 73
0.89 Points per game 0.91
24 Plus/minus 2
260 Shots 238
15.8 Shooting % 13.4
124 Hits 30
66 Penalty minutes 24
20:30 Average ice time 17:21
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.2 Corsi for % 51.4
+7.1 CF% relative to team +1.4
57.3 Fenwick for % 51.0
54.5 Expected goals for % 53.0
+5.8 xGF% relative to team +1.7
58.8 Goals for % 56.7
100.9 PDO 101.8
303 Shot attempts taken 255
Expected goals, all situations
32.6 Expected goals 30.6
1.16 Expected goals per 60 1.32
8.8% Chance per attempt 9.5%
+6.4 Goals above expected +0.4
Rating, in goals
+17.7 Goals above replacement +13.4
+3.0 Wins above replacement +2.2
+4.7 Even-strength offence +6.8
+3.4 Even-strength defence -3.2
+3.8 Power play +3.0
-0.6 Penalty kill +0.0
+1.7 Penalties +2.9
Contract
$5M Cap hit $7.143M
$68K Cap dollars per point $98K
$8M Worth at the going rate $6.2M
+$3M Value: worth minus cap hit -$981K

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