Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Career Performance

1977-78 to 1988-89

Season

Age

PAWSMIN

PAWS

Estimated WP48

Estimated Wins Produced

1977-78

30

0.240

542.6

0.486

22.9

1978-79

31

0.217

686.5

0.450

29.6

1979-80

32

0.189

593.7

0.404

26.5

1980-81

33

0.152

451.7

0.344

21.4

1981-82

34

0.108

290.0

0.274

15.3

1982-83

35

0.103

262.1

0.265

14.1

1983-84

36

0.070

184.8

0.213

11.7

1984-85

37

0.119

313.5

0.292

16.0

1985-86

38

0.046

120.2

0.173

9.5

1986-87

39

0.027

66.0

0.143

7.3

1987-88

40

-0.008

-19.1

0.086

4.1

1988-89

41

-0.069

-116.2

-0.011

-0.4

PAWSmin = Position Adjusted Win Score per minute = Wins Score per minute – Average Win Score at position played

PAWS = Position Adjusted Win Score = PAWSmin * Minutes Played

Estimated WP48 = 0.100 + 1.614*PAWSmin

Estimated Wins Produced = [Estimated WP48]/48 * Minutes Played