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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Ben Smith Chris Thorburn

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBen Smith: Goals, 0.09 a game, 21st percentileBen Smith: Assists, 0.09 a game, 14th percentileBen Smith: Points, 0.18 a game, 14th percentileBen Smith: Shots, 1.15 a game, 22nd percentileBen Smith: Hits, 0.90 a game, 33rd percentileBen Smith: Corsi for %, 49.7%, 40th percentileBen Smith: CF% rel, -4.9, 10th percentileBen Smith: On-ice xG %, 51.7%, 59th percentileBen Smith: Rating, +4.3 goals above replacement, 58th percentileBen Smith: Chances created, 0.59 xG per 60, 27th percentileBen Smith: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 70th percentileBen Smith: Finishing, -4.2 goals above expected, 11th percentileChris Thorburn: Goals, 0.09 a game, 20th percentileChris Thorburn: Assists, 0.09 a game, 13th percentileChris Thorburn: Points, 0.17 a game, 13th percentileChris Thorburn: Shots, 0.83 a game, 6th percentileChris Thorburn: Hits, 1.56 a game, 65th percentileChris Thorburn: Corsi for %, 48.9%, 36th percentileChris Thorburn: CF% rel, -4.4, 12th percentileChris Thorburn: On-ice xG %, 46.8%, 26th percentileChris Thorburn: Rating, -1.2 goals above replacement, 12th percentileChris Thorburn: Chances created, 0.55 xG per 60, 23rd percentileChris Thorburn: Shot quality, 6.6% a shot, 26th percentileChris Thorburn: Finishing, +1.0 goals above expected, 64th percentile
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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

Ben Smith
Chris Thorburn

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The numbers

Ben Smith R, TOR 2014-15 Chris Thorburn R, STL
80 Games played 81
7 Goals 7
7 Assists 7
14 Points 14
0.18 Points per game 0.17
2 Plus/minus -5
92 Shots 67
7.6 Shooting % 10.4
72 Hits 126
2 Penalty minutes 76
13:03 Average ice time 8:05
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.7 Corsi for % 48.9
-4.9 CF% relative to team -4.4
50.3 Fenwick for % 48.1
51.7 Expected goals for % 46.8
-1.3 xGF% relative to team -6.9
50.0 Goals for % 43.5
99.9 PDO 98.3
147 Shot attempts taken 126
Expected goals, all situations
10.2 Expected goals 6.0
0.59 Expected goals per 60 0.55
8.0% Chance per attempt 6.6%
-4.2 Goals above expected +1.0
Rating, in goals
+4.3 Goals above replacement -1.2
+0.7 Wins above replacement -0.2
-4.0 Even-strength offence -2.2
+4.4 Even-strength defence -1.2
-0.1 Power play -0.2
-0.1 Penalty kill 0.0
+1.3 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$1.5M Cap hit $1.2M
$107K Cap dollars per point $86K
$3.2M Worth at the going rate -$180K
+$1.7M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.4M

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