The Over-Rated Players in 2007-08

Difference in Rankings = Ranks WP48 - Rank PER

WP48 = Wins Produced per 48 minutes (average is 0.100)

NBA Efficiency = Points + Rebounds + Steals + Assists + Blocked Shots – All Missed Shots – Turnovers

NBA48 = NBA Efficiency per 48 minutes (average is 22.22)

PER = Player Efficiency Rating (average is 15)

Game Score = Points + 0.4*Made Field Goals – 0.7*Field Goal Attempts – 0.4*Free Throws Missed + 0.7*Offensive Rebounds + 0.3*Defensive Rebounds + Steals + 0.7*Assists + 0.7*Blocked Shots – 0.4* Personal Fouls – Turnovers

GS48 = Game Score per 48 minutes (average is 15.16)

Difference

in Rankings

WP48 Rank

PER Rank

Player Name

Team

Wins

Produced

WP48

NBA

Efficiency

NBA48

PER

Game Score

GS48

Points-per-Game

63

102

39

LaMarcus Aldridge

Portland

3.1

0.057

1,402

25.4

18.5

978.9

17.7

17.8

59

96

37

Ron Artest

Sacramento

3.7

0.081

1,109

24.5

18.8

861.9

19.0

20.5

58

94

36

Michael Redd

Milwaukee

4.9

0.087

1,304

23.2

18.8

1,091.4

19.4

22.7

54

79

25

David West

New Orleans

6.3

0.105

1,683

28.1

19.9

1,162.4

19.4

20.6

53

111

58

Richard Jefferson

New Jersey

2.6

0.040

1,503

22.5

17.4

1,238.1

18.6

22.6

52

104

52

Rudy Gay

Memphis

3.4

0.055

1,492

23.9

17.5

1,107.6

17.7

20.1

46

65

19

Allen Iverson

Denver

9.5

0.134

1,924

27.0

20.9

1,680.5

23.6

26.4

42

76

34

Josh Smith

Atlanta

6.7

0.111

1,687

28.2

19.0

1,137.9

19.0

17.2

41

120

79

Kevin Durant

Seattle

0.7

0.012

1,248

21.6

15.8

995.3

17.3

20.3

41

124

83

Travis Outlaw

Portland

-1.1

-0.023

967

21.2

15.7

706.6

15.5

13.3

40

56

16

Carmelo Anthony

Denver

9.1

0.156

1,813

31.0

21.1

1,377.0

23.6

25.7

39

108

69

Rashard Lewis

Orlando

3.1

0.049

1,445

22.5

16.7

1,078.2

16.8

18.2

38

67

29

Corey Maggette

LA Clippers

6.9

0.132

1,343

25.8

19.3

1,057.6

20.3

22.1

38

93

55

Gerald Wallace

Charlotte

4.4

0.089

1,184

23.9

17.5

884.6

17.9

19.4

37

113

76

Jamal Crawford

New York

2.1

0.032

1,283

19.3

16.0

1,077.3

16.2

20.6

Based on ranking of 129 players who played at least 2000 minutes in 2007-08