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Compare players, 2019-20 season

At a glance

Craig Smith Joe Thornton

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerCraig Smith: Goals, 0.26 a game, 72nd percentileCraig Smith: Assists, 0.19 a game, 35th percentileCraig Smith: Points, 0.45 a game, 55th percentileCraig Smith: Shots, 2.67 a game, 87th percentileCraig Smith: Hits, 0.87 a game, 44th percentileCraig Smith: Corsi for %, 55.8%, 95th percentileCraig Smith: CF% rel, 6.2, 94th percentileCraig Smith: On-ice xG %, 57.8%, 96th percentileCraig Smith: Rating, +7.1 goals above replacement, 82nd percentileCraig Smith: Chances created, 1.33 xG per 60, 99th percentileCraig Smith: Shot quality, 8.3% a shot, 60th percentileCraig Smith: Finishing, -2.6 goals above expected, 23rd percentileJoe Thornton: Goals, 0.10 a game, 20th percentileJoe Thornton: Assists, 0.34 a game, 74th percentileJoe Thornton: Points, 0.44 a game, 54th percentileJoe Thornton: Shots, 1.09 a game, 16th percentileJoe Thornton: Hits, 0.29 a game, 6th percentileJoe Thornton: Corsi for %, 53.7%, 86th percentileJoe Thornton: CF% rel, 4.7, 88th percentileJoe Thornton: On-ice xG %, 50.1%, 47th percentileJoe Thornton: Rating, +2.7 goals above replacement, 53rd percentileJoe Thornton: Chances created, 0.44 xG per 60, 4th percentileJoe Thornton: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 47th percentileJoe Thornton: Finishing, -0.9 goals above expected, 43rd 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

Craig Smith
Joe Thornton

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The numbers

Craig Smith C, DET 2019-20 Joe Thornton C, FLA
69 Games played 70
18 Goals 7
13 Assists 24
31 Points 31
0.45 Points per game 0.44
18 Plus/minus -19
184 Shots 76
9.8 Shooting % 9.2
60 Hits 20
34 Penalty minutes 34
13:25 Average ice time 15:30
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.8 Corsi for % 53.7
+6.2 CF% relative to team +4.7
57.0 Fenwick for % 53.5
57.8 Expected goals for % 50.1
+9.3 xGF% relative to team +2.4
68.1 Goals for % 41.6
103.5 PDO 96.1
207 Shot attempts taken 87
Expected goals, all situations
20.6 Expected goals 7.9
1.33 Expected goals per 60 0.44
8.3% Chance per attempt 7.9%
-2.6 Goals above expected -0.9
Rating, in goals
+7.1 Goals above replacement +2.7
+1.2 Wins above replacement +0.4
+4.5 Even-strength offence -1.2
+0.4 Even-strength defence +1.1
-0.5 Power play +0.1
-0.1 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.2 Penalties -0.2
Contract
$4.25M Cap hit $2M
$137K Cap dollars per point $65K
$6.6M Worth at the going rate $2.9M
+$2.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$893K

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