NBA Plus/Minus Stats Available Online

Santa Cruz, California October 13th, 2003 -- Innovative basketball stats web site 82games.com has published NBA PLUS/MINUS stats for all NBA 2002-03 players. These ratings highlight how a team performed when a player was on the floor, as well as comparisons with how the team fared when the player was off the court.

While there are many useful statistics for measuring a player's value, +/- stats have become increasingly popular among league insiders. The Dallas Mavericks and their celebrity owner Mark Cuban made news last year when they hired Jeff Sagarin and Cuban's former college professor Wayne Winston to create plus/minus type stats for the team's own use.

Now plus/minus stats are freely available for all NBA players online at the 82games.com site. Says site founder Roland Beech, "Conventional stats like points, rebounds, and field goal percentage don't accuately gauge a player's worth to a specific team. A better measure comes from looking at the difference in how the team plays with the player on court versus performance with the player off court."

The top three players from the 2002-2003 regular season who made the biggest differences to their team's performance (with per 48 minute +/-) are:

1) Kevin Garnett (+5.8 on court, -17.1 off court)
2) Dirk Nowitzki (+11.6 on court, -6.5 off court)
3) Tim Duncan (+8.1 on court, -6.2 off court)


About 82games.com
82games covers the NBA with an intense statistical focus. Plus/Minus numbers, specific 5-man unit performance, player stats in clutch moments, and team production by position are some of the innovative numbers produced with the intent of shedding new light on the players and teams of pro basketball.




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