Player Comparison #5
by erivera7 on Mar 7, 2009 3:15 PM EST
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PrintThis past week has been entertaining, to say the least. First, we had O'Neal v. Howard both off the court and on the court. Then, if that wasn't enough, we had O'Neal v. Van Gundy, just off the court (links galore).
It's definitely been interesting covering "Flop Gate" as it unfolds, but it's become a subject that's both played out and old. However, before the issue is laid to rest, it's only right the inevitable occurs.
You know what time it is.
Player A:
Season A -
Minutes Per Game (36.2)
PER (25.5)
TS% (60.1%)
eFG% (56.9%)
Offensive Rebound % (14.1%)
Defefensive Rebound % (29.5%)
Total Rebound % (22.1%)
Win Shares (10.5)
Player B:
Season B -
Minutes Per Game (36.0)
PER (26.4)
TS% (57.0%)
eFG% (57.4%)
Offfensive Rebound % (11.1%)
Defensive Rebound % (24.2%)
Total Rebound % (17.8%)
Win Shares (10.4)
One of these players is indeed Dwight David Howard. The other player, however, can not be named. Can you decipher who is who? Make your choice.
Click after the jump to see the results.
[Share your guess in the comments section, if you'd like].
Dwight Howard:
2008-2009 Season -
Minutes Per Game (36.2)
PER (25.5)
TS% (60.1%)
eFG% (56.9%)
Offensive Rebound % (14.1%)
Defensive Rebound % (29.5%)
Total Rebound % (22.1%)
Win Shares (10.5) in 59 games
Shaquille O'Neal:
1995-1996 Season -
Minutes Per Game (36.0)
PER (26.4)
TS% (57.0%)
eFG% (57.4%)
Offensive Rebound % (11.1%)
Defensive Rebound % (24.2%)
Total Rebound % (17.8%)
projected Win Shares (10.4) in 82 games
If you guessed O'Neal as the link to Howard, congratulations, you have won the game.
But if you didn't, be lucky that the penalty isn't impending death.
Until next time.
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Who else could it have been? :D
Weird that almost all of Dwight’s numbers are higher but his PER is lower.
Big difference in usage rate and scoring
Shaq took 19.1 shots per game, while Dwight gets 12.7. Additionally, Shaq used 32.8% of the Magic’s possessions that year. Dwight’s at 26.1. Shaq got more chances to score, and he scored more (26.6 to 21.0), which mitigates Dwight’s huge advantage in rebounding.
Yeah, I knew the answer would be a bit obvious but I wanted to go through with the comparison.
To further Ben’s point, PER tends to overrate scoring a bit .. so because Shaq had a higher usage rate, naturally his PER would be higher as a result. Essentially, PER ‘rewards’ Shaq for taking more shots, as opposed to Dwight.
In comparison between the two, Dwight was the more efficient scorer but PER doesn’t really penalize a player for being inefficient scoring-wise.
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