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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Sidney Crosby John Tavares

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerSidney Crosby: Goals, 0.36 a game, 93rd percentileSidney Crosby: Assists, 0.73 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Points, 1.09 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Shots, 3.08 a game, 95th percentileSidney Crosby: Hits, 0.86 a game, 31st percentileSidney Crosby: Corsi for %, 56.0%, 93rd percentileSidney Crosby: CF% rel, 4.7, 91st percentileSidney Crosby: On-ice xG %, 57.5%, 94th percentileSidney Crosby: Rating, +18.1 goals above replacement, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Chances created, 1.02 xG per 60, 92nd percentileSidney Crosby: Shot quality, 8.4% a shot, 81st percentileSidney Crosby: Finishing, -0.2 goals above expected, 52nd percentileJohn Tavares: Goals, 0.46 a game, 98th percentileJohn Tavares: Assists, 0.59 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Points, 1.05 a game, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Shots, 3.39 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Hits, 0.59 a game, 19th percentileJohn Tavares: Corsi for %, 54.8%, 88th percentileJohn Tavares: CF% rel, 3.1, 79th percentileJohn Tavares: On-ice xG %, 56.4%, 89th percentileJohn Tavares: Rating, +17.4 goals above replacement, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Chances created, 1.20 xG per 60, 98th percentileJohn Tavares: Shot quality, 9.2% a shot, 90th percentileJohn Tavares: Finishing, +4.0 goals above expected, 85th percentile
02040608020406080John Tavares 86Sidney Crosby 84

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

Sidney Crosby
John Tavares

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The numbers

Sidney Crosby C, PIT 2014-15 John Tavares C, TOR
77 Games played 82
28 Goals 38
56 Assists 48
84 Points 86
1.09 Points per game 1.05
5 Plus/minus 5
237 Shots 278
11.8 Shooting % 13.7
66 Hits 48
47 Penalty minutes 46
19:58 Average ice time 20:40
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.0 Corsi for % 54.8
+4.7 CF% relative to team +3.1
55.7 Fenwick for % 55.1
57.5 Expected goals for % 56.4
+7.8 xGF% relative to team +2.0
57.6 Goals for % 52.9
100.7 PDO 99.3
259 Shot attempts taken 336
Expected goals, all situations
26.2 Expected goals 34.0
1.02 Expected goals per 60 1.20
8.4% Chance per attempt 9.2%
-0.2 Goals above expected +4.0
Rating, in goals
+18.1 Goals above replacement +17.4
+3.0 Wins above replacement +2.9
+9.4 Even-strength offence +9.5
-0.7 Even-strength defence -0.3
+2.9 Power play +3.2
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.1
+2.3 Penalties +0.2
Contract
$8.7M Cap hit $5.5M
$104K Cap dollars per point $64K
$11.4M Worth at the going rate $11M
+$2.7M Value: worth minus cap hit +$5.5M

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