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Compare players, 2008-09 season

At a glance

David Backes Tuomo Ruutu

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerDavid Backes: Goals, 0.38 a game, 90th percentileDavid Backes: Assists, 0.28 a game, 56th percentileDavid Backes: Points, 0.66 a game, 74th percentileDavid Backes: Shots, 2.54 a game, 81st percentileDavid Backes: Hits, 2.49 a game, 95th percentileTuomo Ruutu: Goals, 0.33 a game, 86th percentileTuomo Ruutu: Assists, 0.35 a game, 72nd percentileTuomo Ruutu: Points, 0.68 a game, 76th percentileTuomo Ruutu: Shots, 2.41 a game, 78th percentileTuomo Ruutu: Hits, 2.89 a game, 97th 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.

The numbers

David Backes R, ANA 2008-09 Tuomo Ruutu L, NJD
82 Games played 79
31 Goals 26
23 Assists 28
54 Points 54
0.66 Points per game 0.68
-3 Plus/minus 0
208 Shots 190
14.9 Shooting % 13.7
204 Hits 228
165 Penalty minutes 79
17:41 Average ice time 18:19
Contract
$2.5M Cap hit $2.25M
$46K Cap dollars per point $42K

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.