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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Jimmy Howard Martin Brodeur

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerJimmy Howard: Save %, 0.920, 78th percentileJimmy Howard: Goals against, 2.09 a game, 86th percentileJimmy Howard: Workload, 26.2 shots a game, 20th percentileJimmy Howard: Games, 57 games, 62nd percentileJimmy Howard: Goals saved, +0.15 above expected per 60, 70th percentileMartin Brodeur: Save %, 0.908, 26th percentileMartin Brodeur: Goals against, 2.31 a game, 58th percentileMartin Brodeur: Workload, 24.9 shots a game, 10th percentileMartin Brodeur: Games, 59 games, 66th percentileMartin Brodeur: Goals saved, -0.26 above expected per 60, 21st percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 50 goalies who played at least a quarter as many games as the busiest. 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 numbers

Jimmy Howard G, DET 2011-12 Martin Brodeur G, STL
57 Games played 59
35 Wins 31
17 Losses 21
6 Shutouts 3
1,496 Shots against 1,472
1,377 Saves 1,336
119 Goals against 136
0.920 Save % 0.908
2.12 Goals against average 2.41
Expected goals, while he was in net
127.3 Expected goals against 121.5
+8.3 Goals saved above expected -14.5
+0.15 Saved above expected per 60 -0.26
6.3% Chance per attempt faced 6.3%
Rating, in goals
+21.3 Goals above replacement -2.1
+3.6 Wins above replacement -0.4

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