Joe Thornton — Faceoff Stats
Joe Thornton has a career faceoff win percentage of 54.3% across 8,490 faceoffs. Best zone: Offensive (60.4%). Ranked #50 in the league.
Career FO%
54.3%
Record
4,611W - 3,879L
Total Faceoffs
8,490
League Rank
#50
Performance by Zone
Offensive Zone
60.4%
1,709 / 2,830 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
46.5%
1,332 / 2,864 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
56.2%
1,570 / 2,796 faceoffs
Situational Splits
Even Str.
53.5%
6,640 FO
Power Play
57.2%
1,387 FO
Pen. Kill
56.7%
427 FO
Home
55.8%
4,271 FO
Away
52.8%
4,219 FO
P1
55.0%
2,845 FO
P2
53.3%
2,576 FO
P3
54.4%
2,929 FO
OT
56.4%
140 FO
Final 5 min
53.7%
2,040 FO
vs Left
54.3%
5,220 FO
vs Right
54.4%
3,270 FO
Season-by-Season
| Season | Team | GP | FO% | W | Total FO | OZ% | DZ% | NZ% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | Florida Panthers | 31 | 44.0% | 77 | 175 | 58.2% | 39.1% | 35.3% |
| 2020-21 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 31 | 57.4% | 39 | 68 | 92.6% | 33.3% | 37.5% |
| 2019-20 | San Jose Sharks | 68 | 49.4% | 323 | 654 | 51.4% | 40.6% | 55.6% |
| 2018-19 | San Jose Sharks | 73 | 52.7% | 356 | 675 | 55.8% | 47.8% | 54.1% |
| 2017-18 | San Jose Sharks | 42 | 52.0% | 229 | 440 | 68.5% | 33.5% | 57.1% |
| 2016-17 | San Jose Sharks | 79 | 50.9% | 375 | 737 | 61.4% | 36.8% | 54.5% |
| 2015-16 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 53.0% | 399 | 753 | 63.7% | 38.6% | 54.1% |
| 2014-15 | San Jose Sharks | 78 | 58.0% | 554 | 955 | 55.9% | 58.0% | 60.7% |
| 2013-14 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 56.1% | 617 | 1,099 | 57.7% | 51.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012-13 | San Jose Sharks | 48 | 58.5% | 410 | 701 | 63.9% | 53.7% | 56.9% |
| 2011-12 | San Jose Sharks | 81 | 56.1% | 557 | 993 | 60.8% | 49.1% | 58.4% |
| 2010-11 | San Jose Sharks | 76 | 54.4% | 675 | 1,240 | 64.2% | 45.3% | 54.6% |
Best Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. Tyler Johnson BOS | 29-9 | 76.3% |
| vs. Artem Anisimov OTT | 22-7 | 75.9% |
| vs. Maxim Lapierre STL | 24-9 | 72.7% |
| vs. Connor McDavid EDM | 18-8 | 69.2% |
| vs. Riley Nash NYR | 15-7 | 68.2% |
| vs. Matt Duchene DAL | 36-17 | 67.9% |
| vs. Frans Nielsen DET | 27-13 | 67.5% |
| vs. Bo Horvat NYI | 41-20 | 67.2% |
| vs. Nathan MacKinnon COL | 22-11 | 66.7% |
| vs. Mike Richards WSH | 47-24 | 66.2% |
Toughest Matchups
| Opponent | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|
| vs. Phillip Danault MTL | 5-23 | 17.9% |
| vs. Derek Grant ANA | 6-16 | 27.3% |
| vs. Evgeny Kuznetsov WSH | 8-15 | 34.8% |
| vs. David Krejci BOS | 17-29 | 37.0% |
| vs. Jay Beagle ARI | 17-28 | 37.8% |
| vs. Paul Gaustad NSH | 21-34 | 38.2% |
| vs. Patrice Bergeron BOS | 35-54 | 39.3% |
| vs. Anze Kopitar LAK | 74-112 | 39.8% |
| vs. Jason Spezza TOR | 22-33 | 40.0% |
| vs. Adam Burish SJS | 10-15 | 40.0% |
Similar Players
| Player | Team | FO% | Total FO | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Datsyuk vs | DET | 54.5% | 5,994 | 98.8% |
| Jason Spezza vs | DAL, OTT, TOR | 54.7% | 10,398 | 98.7% |
| Jonathan Toews vs | CHI, WPG | 57.9% | 18,130 | 98.5% |
| Auston Matthews vs | TOR | 53.9% | 10,310 | 98.4% |
| Matt Duchene vs | COL, NSH, DAL, OTT, CBJ | 54.2% | 12,547 | 98.3% |
| Joe Pavelski vs | SJS, DAL | 54.2% | 12,074 | 98.2% |
| Antoine Vermette vs | PHX, CBJ, ARI, ANA, CHI | 57.2% | 10,440 | 98.0% |
| Paul Stastny vs | STL, COL, WPG, VGK, CAR | 55.1% | 13,778 | 97.8% |
| Ryan Johansen vs | NSH, CBJ, COL | 53.4% | 14,159 | 97.8% |
| Rich Peverley vs | BOS, DAL, ATL | 58.0% | 2,448 | 97.7% |