Players › Compare

Compare two players

Put two players who do the same job side by side. For each stat you see where both rank in the league, and whether the gap between them is bigger than the noise a few plays create.

Grades updated Mon, Oct 12, 3:02 AM ETRechecked every few hours on game days

A Chicago Bears · K

Cairo Santos

48overall grade, about average

18th of 31 kickers

B Denver Broncos · K

Wil Lutz

45overall grade, about average

23rd of 31 kickers

On the stats that count, Cairo Santos and Wil Lutz are too close to separate with the plays we have. 3 are too close to call.

The year so far: Field goals over expected

Where each has ranked among kickers after every week. Solid line is Cairo Santos, dashed is Wil Lutz.

Stat by stat

Field goals over expected
Too close to call
A −14.3 pts25th of 31
−15.3 ptsworse to better+14.1 pts
B −15.9 pts29th of 31
Field goal percentage
Too close to call
A 78%19th of 31
71%worse to better100%
B 73%27th of 31
EPA per kickoff
Too close to call
A −0.147th of 33
−0.52worse to better+0.01
B −0.2311th of 33

Style

Average try distanceCairo Santos: 34.9 yds · Wil Lutz: 38.2 yds
Tries from 50+Cairo Santos: 11% · Wil Lutz: 18%
Kickoff touchbacksCairo Santos: 24% · Wil Lutz: 9%

“Clearly ahead” means the gap is bigger than what the plays behind each number could produce by chance. “Slightly” means it points one way but could still be noise.

← All players

Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.

More from the Lab

All 9 tools →