Evaluating the Guards of the Detroit Pistons

as of April 9, 2009

Below Average Numbers in Red

Numbers are per 48 minutes

Points-per-shot = [PTS-FTM]/FGA

Adjusted Field Goal Percentage = PPS/2

Net Possessions = Rebounds + Steals - Turnovers

Win Score = PTS + REB + STL + ½*BLK + ½*AST – FGA – ½*FTA – TO – ½*PF

PAWS48 = Positions Adjusted Win Score per 48 minutes = Win Score per 48 minutes – Average Win Score per 48 minutes and position played

Data taken from Basketball-Reference.com

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Statistic

Average

Point Guard

Average

Shooting Guard

Will

Bynum

Allen

Iverson

(w/Det.)

Allen Iverson

Career

(before 08-09)

Chauncey

Billups,

07-08

Rodney

Stuckey

Richard

Hamilton

Arron

Afflalo

Statistic

Points per shot

0.95

0.96

0.94

0.86

0.91

1.05

0.91

0.96

1.00

Points per shot

Adjusted Field Goal Percentage

47.4%

48.1%

46.9%

43.2%

45.3%

52.6%

45.7%

48.0%

49.8%

Adjusted Field Goal Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

0.79

0.80

0.78

0.79

0.78

0.92

0.79

0.86

0.84

Free Throw Percentage

Field Goal Attempts

15.8

17.5

19.7

19.3

26.0

16.7

17.5

21.9

11.6

Field Goal Attempts

Free Throw Attempts

4.3

4.9

6.9

7.8

10.7

8.3

5.4

5.5

2.9

Free Throw Attempts

Points Scored

18.4

20.8

23.8

22.9

31.9

25.2

20.2

25.8

14.0

Points Scored

Rebounds

4.7

5.6

4.3

4.0

4.4

4.0

5.3

4.3

5.3

Rebounds

Steals

2.0

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.6

1.9

1.5

0.8

1.1

Steals

Turnovers

3.4

2.8

4.6

3.3

4.2

3.0

3.3

2.8

1.7

Turnovers

Net Possessions

3.3

4.6

1.9

2.8

2.7

2.9

3.5

2.3

4.6

Net Possessions

Blocked Shots

0.3

0.5

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.5

Blocked Shots

Assists

8.6

4.6

9.5

6.4

7.2

10.1

7.2

6.2

1.7

Assists

Personal Fouls

3.6

3.7

4.8

2.0

2.3

2.5

4.2

3.7

5.9

Personal Fouls

Win Score

6.3

6.1

5.0

4.6

5.9

11.2

5.2

4.7

3.7

Win Score