Sam Staab
Chicago Stars FC · Centre-back · Deep Builder
Sam does a little of everything and very little badly — nothing below the 60th percentile, nothing above the 93rd, now 29.3 and at the stable part of the curve. The cap implies she is worth $416,690.
In plain EnglishAdds a full goal of value roughly every 15 matches; touches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
Above the 65th percentile in passing, carrying, shooting, defensive disruption.
| Share of team touches | 13.5% |
| Average pass distance | 23.4 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 10.6 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 21.8% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.41 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.29 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.027 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.017 |
| Finishing vs expectation | +0.031 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
| Goals above replacement | 4.31 |
| Share of base cap | 12.6% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$70,649 |
Cap-implied wage distributes the league's published 2025 wage pool in proportion to goals added above replacement. It is what the cap says she should command — the NWSL does not publish actual salaries.
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | WAS | CB | 22.3 | 2338 | +0.040 | 84 |
| 2020 | WAS | CB | 23.3 | 894 | +0.095 | 98 |
| 2021 | WAS | CB | 24.3 | 2438 | +0.004 | 60 |
| 2022 | WAS | CB | 25.3 | 2895 | +0.105 | 98 |
| 2023 | WAS | CB | 26.3 | 2765 | +0.086 | 96 |
| 2024 | CHI | CB | 27.3 | 1663 | +0.055 | 89 |
| 2025 | CHI | CB | 28.3 | 2438 | +0.086 | 97 |
| 2026 | CHI | CB | 29.3 | 1646 | +0.067 | 93 |
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordyn Bugg | CB | SEA | 2025 | 18.9 | -0.021 |
| Lauren Barnes | CB | SEA | 2017 | 28.1 | -0.060 |
| Tara Rudd | CB | WAS | 2024 | 25.0 | -0.019 |
| Kendall Fletcher | CB | SEA | 2016 | 31.6 | +0.015 |
| Phoebe McClernon | CB | SEA | 2025 | 27.5 | -0.013 |
| Ali Krieger | CB | ORL | 2017 | 32.9 | +0.005 |
| Emily Sams | CB | LA | 2026 | 27.0 | -0.066 |
| Tierna Davidson | CB | NJY | 2024 | 25.8 | +0.057 |