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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Blake Wheeler Joe Thornton

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBlake Wheeler: Goals, 0.32 a game, 87th percentileBlake Wheeler: Assists, 0.63 a game, 98th percentileBlake Wheeler: Points, 0.95 a game, 97th percentileBlake Wheeler: Shots, 3.12 a game, 95th percentileBlake Wheeler: Hits, 1.12 a game, 50th percentileBlake Wheeler: Corsi for %, 55.0%, 91st percentileBlake Wheeler: CF% rel, 5.3, 93rd percentileBlake Wheeler: On-ice xG %, 52.5%, 69th percentileBlake Wheeler: Rating, +12.7 goals above replacement, 97th percentileBlake Wheeler: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 72nd percentileBlake Wheeler: Shot quality, 6.2% a shot, 13th percentileBlake Wheeler: Finishing, +0.6 goals above expected, 63rd percentileJoe Thornton: Goals, 0.23 a game, 70th percentileJoe Thornton: Assists, 0.77 a game, 99th percentileJoe Thornton: Points, 1.00 a game, 98th percentileJoe Thornton: Shots, 1.48 a game, 43rd percentileJoe Thornton: Hits, 0.59 a game, 22nd percentileJoe Thornton: Corsi for %, 56.3%, 96th percentileJoe Thornton: CF% rel, 6.5, 97th percentileJoe Thornton: On-ice xG %, 60.7%, 99th percentileJoe Thornton: Rating, +14.7 goals above replacement, 98th percentileJoe Thornton: Chances created, 0.49 xG per 60, 13th percentileJoe Thornton: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 48th percentileJoe Thornton: Finishing, +4.6 goals above expected, 86th percentile
02040608020406080Joe Thornton 82Blake Wheeler 78

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

Blake Wheeler
Joe Thornton

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The numbers

Blake Wheeler R, NYR 2015-16 Joe Thornton C, FLA
82 Games played 82
26 Goals 19
52 Assists 63
78 Points 82
0.95 Points per game 1.00
8 Plus/minus 25
256 Shots 121
10.2 Shooting % 15.7
92 Hits 48
49 Penalty minutes 54
19:47 Average ice time 18:22
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.0 Corsi for % 56.3
+5.3 CF% relative to team +6.5
54.8 Fenwick for % 58.0
52.5 Expected goals for % 60.7
+3.6 xGF% relative to team +7.1
57.7 Goals for % 70.7
101.4 PDO 104.4
324 Shot attempts taken 127
Expected goals, all situations
22.4 Expected goals 12.4
0.83 Expected goals per 60 0.49
6.2% Chance per attempt 7.4%
+0.6 Goals above expected +4.6
Rating, in goals
+12.7 Goals above replacement +14.7
+2.1 Wins above replacement +2.5
+10.1 Even-strength offence +4.3
-2.2 Even-strength defence +3.6
-0.3 Power play +2.8
-0.6 Penalty kill +0.1
+1.1 Penalties -0.2
Contract
$5.6M Cap hit $6.75M
$72K Cap dollars per point $82K
$8.6M Worth at the going rate $9.9M
+$3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.1M

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