Hollinger's College PER Rates

For stat geeks, John Hollinger has developed PER Rates for college statistics. For those wondering, PER stands for Player Efficiency Ratings, and is a measure (per-minute and is pace-adjusted) of how effective a player is (similar to VORP). Also like VORP, PER has limitations and doesn't take into account non-statistical things, like excellent defense or the propensity to take charges. 15 is a perfectly average player (replacement level).

Texas players (Big XII rank in parentheses):
Damion James 29.29 (2 / 17 overall)
Dexter Pittman 28.32 (3 / 27 overall)
Jordan Hamilton 19.12 (31)
Gary Johnson 18.39 (32)
Avery Bradley 15.29 (57)
Dogus Balbay 13.74 (65)
J'Covan Brown 13.58 (68)
Alexis Wangmene 13.32 (71)
Justin Mason 10.19 (89)

Yeah, that lack of solid PG play hurt. For those wondering, James Anderson was #1 in the Big XII at 29.63. DeMarcus Cousins was #1 overall at 35.45. POY candidates Evan Turner was #5 at 31.30, John Wall #13 in the SEC at 22.40 (likely due to high TO and low true shooting %).

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Finally

I was wondering if we’d ever get these stats to trickle down into the college level. I’m not surprised at Pittman’s high PER, given his production is in few minutes than pretty much everyone else. It basically means if he played more, you’d see better numbers from him. Too bad he can’t stay out of foul trouble.

Sigh… Mason, Brown, and Balbay all under what’s considered replacement level, while Bradley is barely over it. Also, Johnson and Hamilton are 3rd and 4th in PER, and have rarely started.

Especially for Mason, Balbay, and Bradley, I wouldn’t make too much out of it. PER definitely shouldn’t be considered an ultimate statistic, as it completely ignores defense (Shane Battier’s PER has never been great even in his prime, but his impact on the game clearly is significant).

It would be nice if we could get +/- and adjusted +/- stats publicly out there.

With so much more attention being paid towards stats like these, it could heavily affect a general manager’s decision in the NBA draft.

I wonder why I’m even able to access this link given it’s an insider page?

by goingforthecorner on Mar 16, 2010 12:41 PM CDT reply actions