The Overpaid in 2008-09
WP48 = Wins Produced per 48 minutes
Minimum Minutes = 2,000
Salary data from USA
Today
Value of Win set at $1,755,325
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Journal
|
Rank |
Player
Name |
Team |
Games |
Games Started |
Minutes Played |
WP48 |
Wins
Produced |
Annual
Salary |
Value
of Wins |
Difference between Salary
and Value
of Wins |
|
1 |
Jermaine O'Neal |
Miami-Toronto |
68 |
61 |
2,027 |
-0.037 |
-1.6 |
$21,372,000 |
-$2,728,580 |
-$24,100,580 |
|
2 |
Allen Iverson |
Denver-Detroit |
57 |
53 |
2,093 |
0.037 |
1.6 |
$20,840,625 |
$2,828,268 |
-$18,012,357 |
|
3 |
Al Harrington |
Golden State-New York |
73 |
56 |
2,546 |
-0.010 |
-0.5 |
$9,226,550 |
-$948,091 |
-$10,174,641 |
|
4 |
Kenyon Martin |
Denver |
66 |
66 |
2,111 |
0.067 |
2.9 |
$14,431,818 |
$5,169,423 |
-$9,262,395 |
|
5 |
Peja Stojakovic |
New Orleans |
61 |
59 |
2,089 |
0.044 |
1.9 |
$12,528,000 |
$3,339,303 |
-$9,188,697 |
|
6 |
Baron Davis |
LA Clippers |
65 |
60 |
2,248 |
0.032 |
1.5 |
$11,250,000 |
$2,625,901 |
-$8,624,099 |
|
7 |
Rasheed Wallace |
Detroit |
66 |
63 |
2,123 |
0.073 |
3.2 |
$13,680,000 |
$5,684,998 |
-$7,995,002 |
|
8 |
Jamal Crawford |
Golden State-New York |
65 |
65 |
2,479 |
0.023 |
1.2 |
$8,640,000 |
$2,049,842 |
-$6,590,158 |
|
8 |
Richard Hamilton |
Detroit |
67 |
51 |
2,279 |
0.052 |
2.5 |
$10,812,500 |
$4,303,745 |
-$6,508,755 |
|
9 |
Al Thornton |
LA Clippers |
71 |
67 |
2,654 |
-0.047 |
-2.6 |
$1,776,240 |
-$4,523,704 |
-$6,299,944 |
|
10 |
Richard Jefferson |
Milwaukee |
82 |
82 |
2,939 |
0.064 |
3.9 |
$13,200,000 |
$6,917,686 |
-$6,282,314 |
|
11 |
Shaquille O'Neal |
Phoenix |
75 |
75 |
2,252 |
0.167 |
7.9 |
$20,000,000 |
$13,789,385 |
-$6,210,615 |
|
12 |
Rashard Lewis |
Orlando |
79 |
79 |
2,859 |
0.099 |
5.9 |
$16,447,871 |
$10,331,266 |
-$6,116,605 |
|
13 |
Sebastian Telfair |
Minnesota |
75 |
43 |
2,095 |
-0.049 |
-2.2 |
$2,300,000 |
-$3,783,453 |
-$6,083,453 |
|
14 |
Andrea Bargnani |
Toronto |
78 |
59 |
2,453 |
-0.006 |
-0.3 |
$5,176,440 |
-$543,262 |
-$5,719,702 |
|
15 |
Carmelo Anthony |
Denver |
66 |
66 |
2,277 |
0.125 |
5.9 |
$14,410,581 |
$10,420,899 |
-$3,989,682 |
|
16 |
Spencer Hawes |
Sacramento |
77 |
51 |
2,259 |
-0.021 |
-1.0 |
$2,180,760 |
-$1,753,305 |
-$3,934,065 |
|
17 |
Stephen Jackson |
Golden State |
59 |
59 |
2,339 |
0.049 |
2.4 |
$7,140,000 |
$4,178,940 |
-$2,961,060 |
|
18 |
Beno Udrih |
Sacramento |
73 |
72 |
2,270 |
0.034 |
1.6 |
$5,585,000 |
$2,854,735 |
-$2,730,265 |
|
19 |
Boris Diaw |
Charlotte-Phoenix |
81 |
59 |
2,754 |
0.065 |
3.7 |
$9,000,000 |
$6,512,911 |
-$2,487,089 |
|
20 |
Ryan Gomes |
Minnesota |
82 |
76 |
2,614 |
0.012 |
0.6 |
$3,500,000 |
$1,133,321 |
-$2,366,679 |