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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Semyon Varlamov Jimmy Howard

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerSemyon Varlamov: Save %, 0.913, 38th percentileSemyon Varlamov: Goals against, 2.57 a game, 18th percentileSemyon Varlamov: Workload, 29.5 shots a game, 90th percentileSemyon Varlamov: Games, 53 games, 56th percentileSemyon Varlamov: Goals saved, -0.02 above expected per 60, 38th percentileJimmy Howard: Save %, 0.920, 78th percentileJimmy Howard: Goals against, 2.09 a game, 86th percentileJimmy Howard: Workload, 26.2 shots a game, 20th percentileJimmy Howard: Games, 57 games, 62nd percentileJimmy Howard: Goals saved, +0.15 above expected per 60, 70th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 50 goalies who played at least a quarter as many games as the busiest. 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 numbers

Semyon Varlamov G, NYI 2011-12 Jimmy Howard G, DET
53 Games played 57
26 Wins 35
24 Losses 17
4 Shutouts 6
1,564 Shots against 1,496
1,428 Saves 1,377
136 Goals against 119
0.913 Save % 0.920
2.59 Goals against average 2.12
Expected goals, while he was in net
134.9 Expected goals against 127.3
-1.1 Goals saved above expected +8.3
-0.02 Saved above expected per 60 +0.15
6.2% Chance per attempt faced 6.3%
Rating, in goals
+12.7 Goals above replacement +21.3
+2.1 Wins above replacement +3.6
Contract
$2.833M Cap hit $2.25M
$2.3M Worth at the going rate $3.4M
-$539K Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.2M

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