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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Phil Kessel John Tavares

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPhil 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 percentileJohn Tavares: Goals, 0.38 a game, 92nd percentileJohn Tavares: Assists, 0.61 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Points, 0.99 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Shots, 3.49 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Hits, 0.33 a game, 6th percentileJohn Tavares: Corsi for %, 50.5%, 56th percentileJohn Tavares: CF% rel, 4.4, 85th percentileJohn Tavares: On-ice xG %, 55.0%, 88th percentileJohn Tavares: Rating, +25.9 goals above replacement, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Chances created, 1.32 xG per 60, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Shot quality, 10.3% a shot, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Finishing, -9.1 goals above expected, 1st percentile
02040608020406080Phil Kessel 82John Tavares 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

Phil Kessel
John Tavares

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The numbers

Phil Kessel R, VGK 2011-12 John Tavares C, TOR
82 Games played 82
37 Goals 31
45 Assists 50
82 Points 81
1.00 Points per game 0.99
-10 Plus/minus -6
295 Shots 286
12.5 Shooting % 10.8
12 Hits 27
20 Penalty minutes 26
20:03 Average ice time 20:34
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.3 Corsi for % 50.5
+0.6 CF% relative to team +4.4
47.8 Fenwick for % 51.1
49.6 Expected goals for % 55.0
+3.0 xGF% relative to team +9.8
48.1 Goals for % 49.2
99.7 PDO 98.4
387 Shot attempts taken 330
Expected goals, all situations
28.7 Expected goals 37.1
1.05 Expected goals per 60 1.32
7.4% Chance per attempt 10.3%
+7.3 Goals above expected -9.1
Rating, in goals
+10.2 Goals above replacement +25.9
+1.7 Wins above replacement +4.3
+10.6 Even-strength offence +14.9
-7.3 Even-strength defence -1.5
+0.9 Power play +2.9
+0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
+1.3 Penalties +5.0
Contract
$5.4M Cap hit $900K
$66K Cap dollars per point $11K
$5.1M Worth at the going rate $12.3M
-$281K Value: worth minus cap hit +$11.4M

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