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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

James Neal Phil Kessel

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJames Neal: Goals, 0.50 a game, 99th percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.51 a game, 91st percentileJames Neal: Points, 1.01 a game, 98th percentileJames Neal: Shots, 4.11 a game, 99th percentileJames Neal: Hits, 1.35 a game, 63rd percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 56.5%, 94th percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, 3.3, 77th percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 55.3%, 90th percentileJames Neal: Rating, +10.6 goals above replacement, 90th percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 1.29 xG per 60, 98th percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 46th percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +7.2 goals above expected, 92nd percentilePhil Kessel: Goals, 0.45 a game, 97th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.55 a game, 94th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 1.00 a game, 98th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 3.60 a game, 98th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.15 a game, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 49.3%, 42nd percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, 0.6, 53rd percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 49.6%, 48th percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, +10.2 goals above replacement, 89th percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 1.05 xG per 60, 91st percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 49th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, +7.3 goals above expected, 93rd percentile
02040608020406080Phil Kessel 82James Neal 81

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

James Neal
Phil Kessel

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The numbers

James Neal L, STL 2011-12 Phil Kessel R, VGK
80 Games played 82
40 Goals 37
41 Assists 45
81 Points 82
1.01 Points per game 1.00
6 Plus/minus -10
329 Shots 295
12.2 Shooting % 12.5
108 Hits 12
87 Penalty minutes 20
19:08 Average ice time 20:03
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.5 Corsi for % 49.3
+3.3 CF% relative to team +0.6
57.3 Fenwick for % 47.8
55.3 Expected goals for % 49.6
+1.7 xGF% relative to team +3.0
57.1 Goals for % 48.1
99.5 PDO 99.7
385 Shot attempts taken 387
Expected goals, all situations
32.8 Expected goals 28.7
1.29 Expected goals per 60 1.05
7.3% Chance per attempt 7.4%
+7.2 Goals above expected +7.3
Rating, in goals
+10.6 Goals above replacement +10.2
+1.8 Wins above replacement +1.7
+7.7 Even-strength offence +10.6
-4.2 Even-strength defence -7.3
+3.7 Power play +0.9
0.0 Penalty kill +0.1
-0.8 Penalties +1.3
Contract
$2.875M Cap hit $5.4M
$35K Cap dollars per point $66K
$5.3M Worth at the going rate $5.1M
+$2.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$281K

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