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Compare players, 2008-09 season

At a glance

Nicklas Backstrom Ryan Getzlaf

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.27 a game, 72nd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.80 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 1.07 a game, 97th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 2.12 a game, 68th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.63 a game, 28th percentileRyan Getzlaf: Goals, 0.31 a game, 81st percentileRyan Getzlaf: Assists, 0.81 a game, 99th percentileRyan Getzlaf: Points, 1.12 a game, 98th percentileRyan Getzlaf: Shots, 2.80 a game, 88th percentileRyan Getzlaf: Hits, 1.65 a game, 80th percentile
02040608020406080Ryan Getzlaf 91Nicklas Backstrom 88

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.

The numbers

Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH 2008-09 Ryan Getzlaf C, ANA
82 Games played 81
22 Goals 25
66 Assists 66
88 Points 91
1.07 Points per game 1.12
16 Plus/minus 5
174 Shots 227
12.6 Shooting % 11.0
52 Hits 134
46 Penalty minutes 121
19:57 Average ice time 20:08
Contract
$850K Cap hit $5.325M
$10K Cap dollars per point $59K

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.