1946-2014 statistical ranking of certain NBA playoff careers
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:54 pm
I wanted to organize my statistical analysis here. Just the playoff numbers.
LeBron = 29 years, 167 Days old at the end of the 2013-2014 season
Jordan = 29 years, 118 days old at the end of the 1991-1992 season
Ranking and comparing their best post-seasons, prior to age 30:
2009 LeBron (4.8 WS, .399 WS/48, 37.4 PER, 36.4% USG) > 1991 Jordan (4.8 WS, .333 WS/48, 32.0 PER, 32.7% USG)
2012 LeBron (5.8 WS, .284 WS/48, 30.3 PER, 33.4% USG) > 1990 Jordan (4.0 WS, .284 WS/48, 31.7 PER, 36.1% USG)
2014 LeBron (4.3 WS, .270 WS/48, 31.1 PER, 31.6% USG) > 1989 Jordan (4.0 WS, .270 WS/48, 29.9 PER, 35.4% USG)
2013 LeBron (5.2 WS, .260 WS/48, 28.1 PER, 29.2% USG) > 1992 Jordan (4.1 WS, .216 WS/48, 27.2 PER, 37.1% USG)
2010 LeBron (2.3 WS, .242 WS/48, 28.6 PER, 30.9% USG) > 1988 Jordan (2.1 WS, .234 WS/48, 28.4 PER, 35.2% USG)
2011 LeBron (3.8 WS, .198 WS/48, 23.7 PER, 26.9% USG) > 1985 Jordan (0.7 WS, .198 WS/48, 24.7 PER, 28.7% USG)
2008 LeBron (2.2 WS, .187 WS/48, 24.3 PER, 34.7% USG) > 1986 Jordan (0.5 WS, .161 WS/48, 30.1 PER, 39.2% USG)
2007 LeBron (3.7 WS, .200 WS/48, 23.9 PER, 29.7% USG) > 1987 Jordan (0.4 WS, .165 WS/48, 28.1 PER, 38.8% USG)
LeBron made the playoffs a year before Jordan, when M was still in college. So this season is leftover:
2006 LeBron (1.7 WS, .135 WS/48, 23.2 PER, 33.5% USG)
LeBron needs three additional LeBron-type seasons, to compete with Jordan's age 30, 33, 35 seasons. Then he would have a complete career with somewhat better numbers. In the Last six post-seasons LeBron has 26.3 Win Shares. The all-time leader has 39.8. So LeBron would need 3 post-seasons of at least 4.5 Win Shares, if he wishes to complete this task in 2017 (having done it in a 9 year span).
I might try to do this kind of analysis for other players as well.
LeBron = 29 years, 167 Days old at the end of the 2013-2014 season
Jordan = 29 years, 118 days old at the end of the 1991-1992 season
Ranking and comparing their best post-seasons, prior to age 30:
2009 LeBron (4.8 WS, .399 WS/48, 37.4 PER, 36.4% USG) > 1991 Jordan (4.8 WS, .333 WS/48, 32.0 PER, 32.7% USG)
2012 LeBron (5.8 WS, .284 WS/48, 30.3 PER, 33.4% USG) > 1990 Jordan (4.0 WS, .284 WS/48, 31.7 PER, 36.1% USG)
2014 LeBron (4.3 WS, .270 WS/48, 31.1 PER, 31.6% USG) > 1989 Jordan (4.0 WS, .270 WS/48, 29.9 PER, 35.4% USG)
2013 LeBron (5.2 WS, .260 WS/48, 28.1 PER, 29.2% USG) > 1992 Jordan (4.1 WS, .216 WS/48, 27.2 PER, 37.1% USG)
2010 LeBron (2.3 WS, .242 WS/48, 28.6 PER, 30.9% USG) > 1988 Jordan (2.1 WS, .234 WS/48, 28.4 PER, 35.2% USG)
2011 LeBron (3.8 WS, .198 WS/48, 23.7 PER, 26.9% USG) > 1985 Jordan (0.7 WS, .198 WS/48, 24.7 PER, 28.7% USG)
2008 LeBron (2.2 WS, .187 WS/48, 24.3 PER, 34.7% USG) > 1986 Jordan (0.5 WS, .161 WS/48, 30.1 PER, 39.2% USG)
2007 LeBron (3.7 WS, .200 WS/48, 23.9 PER, 29.7% USG) > 1987 Jordan (0.4 WS, .165 WS/48, 28.1 PER, 38.8% USG)
LeBron made the playoffs a year before Jordan, when M was still in college. So this season is leftover:
2006 LeBron (1.7 WS, .135 WS/48, 23.2 PER, 33.5% USG)
LeBron needs three additional LeBron-type seasons, to compete with Jordan's age 30, 33, 35 seasons. Then he would have a complete career with somewhat better numbers. In the Last six post-seasons LeBron has 26.3 Win Shares. The all-time leader has 39.8. So LeBron would need 3 post-seasons of at least 4.5 Win Shares, if he wishes to complete this task in 2017 (having done it in a 9 year span).
I might try to do this kind of analysis for other players as well.