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Compare players, 2012-13 season

At a glance

Blake Wheeler Thomas Vanek

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBlake Wheeler: Goals, 0.40 a game, 95th percentileBlake Wheeler: Assists, 0.46 a game, 85th percentileBlake Wheeler: Points, 0.85 a game, 92nd percentileBlake Wheeler: Shots, 2.69 a game, 87th percentileBlake Wheeler: Hits, 1.88 a game, 78th percentileBlake Wheeler: Corsi for %, 50.1%, 54th percentileBlake Wheeler: CF% rel, 0.9, 61st percentileBlake Wheeler: On-ice xG %, 49.6%, 48th percentileBlake Wheeler: Rating, +6.3 goals above replacement, 87th percentileBlake Wheeler: Chances created, 0.86 xG per 60, 77th percentileBlake Wheeler: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 39th percentileBlake Wheeler: Finishing, +2.1 goals above expected, 77th percentileThomas Vanek: Goals, 0.53 a game, 99th percentileThomas Vanek: Assists, 0.55 a game, 94th percentileThomas Vanek: Points, 1.08 a game, 97th percentileThomas Vanek: Shots, 3.13 a game, 94th percentileThomas Vanek: Hits, 0.34 a game, 7th percentileThomas Vanek: Corsi for %, 45.9%, 18th percentileThomas Vanek: CF% rel, 1.3, 65th percentileThomas Vanek: On-ice xG %, 44.6%, 16th percentileThomas Vanek: Rating, +5.3 goals above replacement, 82nd percentileThomas Vanek: Chances created, 1.20 xG per 60, 97th percentileThomas Vanek: Shot quality, 9.1% a shot, 92nd percentileThomas Vanek: Finishing, +4.0 goals above expected, 89th 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.

Where they shot from

Blake Wheeler
Thomas Vanek

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The numbers

Blake Wheeler R, NYR 2012-13 Thomas Vanek L, DET
48 Games played 38
19 Goals 20
22 Assists 21
41 Points 41
0.85 Points per game 1.08
-3 Plus/minus -1
129 Shots 119
14.7 Shooting % 16.8
90 Hits 13
28 Penalty minutes 20
18:48 Average ice time 18:24
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.1 Corsi for % 45.9
+0.9 CF% relative to team +1.3
50.4 Fenwick for % 44.9
49.6 Expected goals for % 44.6
+1.0 xGF% relative to team +1.9
47.3 Goals for % 47.3
99.0 PDO 100.7
180 Shot attempts taken 127
Expected goals, all situations
12.9 Expected goals 14.0
0.86 Expected goals per 60 1.20
7.1% Chance per attempt 9.1%
+2.1 Goals above expected +4.0
Rating, in goals
+6.3 Goals above replacement +5.3
+1.1 Wins above replacement +0.9
+4.0 Even-strength offence +4.2
-1.6 Even-strength defence -2.2
+0.3 Power play +1.1
+0.2 Penalty kill +0.1
+0.9 Penalties +0.1
Contract
$2.55M Cap hit $7.143M
$62K Cap dollars per point $174K
$6M Worth at the going rate $5.1M
+$3.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.1M

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