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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Craig Smith Joel Ward

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerCraig Smith: Goals, 0.15 a game, 44th percentileCraig Smith: Assists, 0.22 a game, 49th percentileCraig Smith: Points, 0.37 a game, 48th percentileCraig Smith: Shots, 1.99 a game, 67th percentileCraig Smith: Hits, 1.19 a game, 61st percentileCraig Smith: Corsi for %, 54.2%, 88th percentileCraig Smith: CF% rel, 3.8, 85th percentileCraig Smith: On-ice xG %, 51.7%, 62nd percentileCraig Smith: Rating, +4.5 goals above replacement, 65th percentileCraig Smith: Chances created, 0.93 xG per 60, 82nd percentileCraig Smith: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 33rd percentileCraig Smith: Finishing, -4.7 goals above expected, 12th percentileJoel Ward: Goals, 0.13 a game, 36th percentileJoel Ward: Assists, 0.24 a game, 57th percentileJoel Ward: Points, 0.37 a game, 48th percentileJoel Ward: Shots, 1.35 a game, 34th percentileJoel Ward: Hits, 0.78 a game, 37th percentileJoel Ward: Corsi for %, 50.7%, 56th percentileJoel Ward: CF% rel, -0.6, 40th percentileJoel Ward: On-ice xG %, 49.1%, 43rd percentileJoel Ward: Rating, -0.9 goals above replacement, 14th percentileJoel Ward: Chances created, 0.73 xG per 60, 53rd percentileJoel Ward: Shot quality, 9.3% a shot, 91st percentileJoel Ward: Finishing, -5.1 goals above expected, 9th percentile
01020204060Craig Smith 29Joel Ward 29

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
Joel Ward

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The numbers

Craig Smith C, DET 2016-17 Joel Ward R, SJS
78 Games played 78
12 Goals 10
17 Assists 19
29 Points 29
0.37 Points per game 0.37
7 Plus/minus -2
155 Shots 105
7.7 Shooting % 9.5
93 Hits 61
30 Penalty minutes 30
13:49 Average ice time 15:57
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.2 Corsi for % 50.7
+3.8 CF% relative to team -0.6
52.2 Fenwick for % 50.6
51.7 Expected goals for % 49.1
+0.2 xGF% relative to team -4.5
56.8 Goals for % 50.0
101.2 PDO 99.9
283 Shot attempts taken 172
Expected goals, all situations
16.7 Expected goals 15.1
0.93 Expected goals per 60 0.73
7.1% Chance per attempt 9.3%
-4.7 Goals above expected -5.1
Rating, in goals
+4.5 Goals above replacement -0.9
+0.8 Wins above replacement -0.2
+3.2 Even-strength offence -1.2
-1.3 Even-strength defence -1.5
-0.4 Power play -0.8
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.3
+0.1 Penalties -0.5
Contract
$4.25M Cap hit $3.275M
$147K Cap dollars per point $113K
$3.5M Worth at the going rate -$1K
-$782K 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