Predicting per game performance through per minute performance in basketball

Authors

  • Jose A. Martínez Business Management Department, Technical University of Cartagena, SPAIN Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7752/jpes.2020.02100

Keywords:

basketball, NBA, player total contribution, statistics, box-score, player productivity

Abstract

This paper introduces a way to relativize per-game Player Total Contribution PTC/G by minutes played. It is a form of obtaining a prediction of PTC/G (PTCpred) in order to compare the performance of basketball players who have played different minutes along the season. A sample of 5060 NBA players was collected and analyzed using linear and non-linear variables. In addition, a Maxima code for computing standard error is provided. Results shows that PTCpred could be valuable for analysts, media and fans. Finally, several limitations are discussed in order to avoid mistakes in its practical use.

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Published

2020-03-31

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 2 (2020): JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT

Section

Original Article

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Copyright (c) 2020 Journal of Physical Education and Sport

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 Unported License.

How to Cite

Predicting per game performance through per minute performance in basketball. (2020). Journal of Physical Education and Sport, 20(2), 686-689. https://doi.org/10.7752/jpes.2020.02100