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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Ben Smith Brock Nelson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBen Smith: Goals, 0.19 a game, 56th percentileBen Smith: Assists, 0.16 a game, 32nd percentileBen Smith: Points, 0.35 a game, 43rd percentileBen Smith: Shots, 1.20 a game, 26th percentileBen Smith: Hits, 0.53 a game, 18th percentileBen Smith: Corsi for %, 51.2%, 58th percentileBen Smith: CF% rel, -5.4, 8th percentileBen Smith: On-ice xG %, 54.3%, 80th percentileBen Smith: Rating, +7.6 goals above replacement, 80th percentileBen Smith: Chances created, 0.70 xG per 60, 43rd percentileBen Smith: Shot quality, 9.2% a shot, 95th percentileBen Smith: Finishing, +1.9 goals above expected, 69th percentileBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.19 a game, 59th percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.17 a game, 34th percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.36 a game, 45th percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 1.83 a game, 56th percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 1.03 a game, 44th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 53.3%, 79th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, 4.6, 88th percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 52.5%, 68th percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +6.4 goals above replacement, 74th percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.89 xG per 60, 78th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 8.2% a shot, 72nd percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, -2.2 goals above expected, 30th 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
Brock Nelson

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The numbers

Ben Smith R, TOR 2013-14 Brock Nelson C, COL
75 Games played 72
14 Goals 14
12 Assists 12
26 Points 26
0.35 Points per game 0.36
3 Plus/minus -10
90 Shots 132
15.6 Shooting % 10.6
40 Hits 74
2 Penalty minutes 12
12:44 Average ice time 14:16
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.2 Corsi for % 53.3
-5.4 CF% relative to team +4.6
53.6 Fenwick for % 53.7
54.3 Expected goals for % 52.5
-1.7 xGF% relative to team +3.4
52.4 Goals for % 43.1
99.5 PDO 96.7
139 Shot attempts taken 195
Expected goals, all situations
11.1 Expected goals 15.2
0.70 Expected goals per 60 0.89
9.2% Chance per attempt 8.2%
+1.9 Goals above expected -2.2
Rating, in goals
+7.6 Goals above replacement +6.4
+1.3 Wins above replacement +1.1
-1.2 Even-strength offence -1.9
+3.7 Even-strength defence +3.6
-0.2 Power play 0.0
+0.5 Penalty kill +0.0
+2.1 Penalties +1.9
Contract
$562K Cap hit $900K
$22K Cap dollars per point $35K
$4.9M Worth at the going rate $4.2M
+$4.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.3M

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