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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Tomas Tatar David Backes

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerTomas Tatar: Goals, 0.26 a game, 77th percentileTomas Tatar: Assists, 0.30 a game, 67th percentileTomas Tatar: Points, 0.56 a game, 71st percentileTomas Tatar: Shots, 2.04 a game, 70th percentileTomas Tatar: Hits, 0.91 a game, 39th percentileTomas Tatar: Corsi for %, 56.5%, 96th percentileTomas Tatar: CF% rel, 6.4, 97th percentileTomas Tatar: On-ice xG %, 53.8%, 78th percentileTomas Tatar: Rating, +7.0 goals above replacement, 78th percentileTomas Tatar: Chances created, 0.96 xG per 60, 87th percentileTomas Tatar: Shot quality, 8.2% a shot, 70th percentileTomas Tatar: Finishing, +2.4 goals above expected, 76th percentileDavid Backes: Goals, 0.27 a game, 79th percentileDavid Backes: Assists, 0.30 a game, 69th percentileDavid Backes: Points, 0.57 a game, 72nd percentileDavid Backes: Shots, 2.13 a game, 73rd percentileDavid Backes: Hits, 3.03 a game, 97th percentileDavid Backes: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 63rd percentileDavid Backes: CF% rel, -0.9, 37th percentileDavid Backes: On-ice xG %, 52.0%, 66th percentileDavid Backes: Rating, +1.6 goals above replacement, 39th percentileDavid Backes: Chances created, 0.67 xG per 60, 44th percentileDavid Backes: Shot quality, 7.7% a shot, 56th percentileDavid Backes: Finishing, +0.9 goals above expected, 65th 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

Tomas Tatar
David Backes

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The numbers

Tomas Tatar L, NJD 2015-16 David Backes R, ANA
81 Games played 79
21 Goals 21
24 Assists 24
45 Points 45
0.56 Points per game 0.57
4 Plus/minus 4
165 Shots 168
12.7 Shooting % 12.5
74 Hits 239
24 Penalty minutes 83
14:21 Average ice time 19:14
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.5 Corsi for % 51.3
+6.4 CF% relative to team -0.9
54.7 Fenwick for % 53.3
53.8 Expected goals for % 52.0
+5.1 xGF% relative to team -0.2
53.3 Goals for % 53.0
99.8 PDO 99.9
221 Shot attempts taken 211
Expected goals, all situations
18.6 Expected goals 17.1
0.96 Expected goals per 60 0.67
8.2% Chance per attempt 7.7%
+2.4 Goals above expected +0.9
Rating, in goals
+7.0 Goals above replacement +1.6
+1.2 Wins above replacement +0.3
+3.2 Even-strength offence +0.0
+0.7 Even-strength defence +1.3
-0.7 Power play +0.3
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.8
+0.6 Penalties -3.5
Contract
$2.75M Cap hit $4.5M
$61K Cap dollars per point $100K
$5M Worth at the going rate $1.6M
+$2.3M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.9M

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