Answering a Challenge from Ryan Schwan (of thehornetsfan.blogspot.com)

The Career Performance of Ten Scoring Stars

WP48 = Wins Produced per 48 minutes

Player

Seasons

Career

Wins Produced

Career

WP48

Best Season

Age in

Best Season

Wins Produced

of

Best Season

WP48

of

Best Season

Reggie Miller

18

173.7

0.175

1990-91

25

17.2

0.277

Chris Mullin

16

122.2

0.182

1989-90

26

20.2

0.343

Hersey Hawkins

13

116.1

0.174

1996-97

30

14.0

0.244

Mitch Richmond

14

83.5

0.117

1996-97

31

10.5

0.161

Byron Scott

14

80.8

0.129

1987-88

26

15.2

0.239

Rick Barry

8

69.5

0.147

1972-73

28

15.9

0.249

Joe Dumars

14

51.8

0.071

1996-97

33

7.3

0.121

Dell Curry

16

43.0

0.088

1995-96

31

6.2

0.126

Allan Houston

12

21.1

0.036

1999-00

28

6.4

0.097

Drazen Petrovic

4

12.2

0.076

1992-93

29

5.2

0.095

Dennis Scott

10

4.8

0.013

1995-96

27

4.9

0.077

*for seasons prior to 1991-92, WP48 and Wins Produced was estimated via the link between PAWSmin and WP48

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