Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Rebound pct. (scroll down for 2005 figures)
Reb. pct. = player rebounds/(total rebounds x (player minutes/total minutes))
(Note that "total rebounds" refers to all rebounds by both teams in a game or season. "Total minutes" refers to the maximum any one player could play, e.g.: number of games x 40, plus five minutes for each overtime.)
About this stat....
Consider the following example: Greg Brunner is the “leading returning rebounder” in the Big Ten this year, having averaged 8.3 boards a game in 2004-05. Good for Brunner--Wonk has saluted this undersized hard worker on many occasions.
Still, getting 8.3 rebounds a game is, in part, dependent on factors outside a player’s control. Such as: Brunner played almost 79 percent of the possible minutes for a mediocre-shooting fast-paced Iowa team.
Paul Davis, by contrast, played about 65 percent of the possible minutes for an excellent-shooting not-quite-as-fast-paced Michigan State team. So Davis recorded “only” 8.0 rebounds a game. We need a method to meaningfully compare these two players. Who's best in rebounding?
Iowa as a team recorded 1196 rebounds last year—their opponents collectively hauled in 1153 boards. Add those two numbers together and you have 2349 total rebounds that occurred during Hawkeye games in 2004-05.
Now, look at Greg Brunner. He recorded 275 rebounds in 1048 minutes. Iowa players were on the floor for a total of 1335 minutes last year (33 games x 40 minutes, plus three five-minute overtime periods), meaning Brunner played about 78.5 percent of the time.
We now have everything we need to calculate a rebounding percentage:
Individual rebound pct. = player rebounds/(total rebounds x (player minutes/total minutes))
So Brunner’s rebound percentage last season was:
275/(2349 x (1048/1335)) = 275/(2349 x 0.785) = 275/1844 = 0.149 or 14.9 percent
The numbers for Paul Davis look like this:
257/(2171 x (861/1335)) = 257/(2171 x 0.645) = 257/1400 = 0.184 or 18.4 percent
In other words, Paul Davis was a better rebounder than Greg Brunner last season. (So was James Augustine. And so were J’son Stamper, Doug Thomas, Brent Petway, and Alando Tucker.)
Doing rebound percentages for teams is even easier. Again: Iowa recorded 1196 boards and their opponents had 1153, giving us a total of 2349.
So the Hawkeyes’ rebound percentage last year was 50.9 percent (1196/2349).
And, of course, these can be broken down into offensive and defensive boards:
Team offensive rebound pct. = off. rebounds/(off. rebounds + opponent def. rebounds)
Team defensive rebound pct. = def. rebounds/(def. rebounds + opponent off. rebounds)
2005, all games (8+ min. per game, returning players only)
1. Paul Davis, Michigan State (18.4)
2. Matt Trannon, Michigan State (17.8)
3. James Augustine, Illinois (17.4)
4. J'son Stamper, Minnesota (16.9)
5. Doug Thomas, Iowa (16.9)
6. Brent Petway, Michigan (16.2)
7. Alando Tucker, Wisconsin (15.5)
8. Greg Brunner, Iowa (14.9)
9. Terence Dials, Ohio State (14.6)
10. Carl Landry, Purdue (14.5)
11. Courtney Sims, Michigan (14.1)
12. Graham Brown, Michigan (13.6)
13. J.J. Sullinger, Ohio State (12.3)
14. Matt Kiefer, Purdue (12.3)
15. Geary Claxton, Penn State (11.6)
16. Chris Hunter, Michigan (11.6)
17. Michael Thompson, Northwestern (11.6)
18. Travis Parker, Penn State (11.3)
19. Gary Ware, Purdue (11.1)
20. D.J. White, Indiana (11.0)
21. Mohamed Hachad, Northwestern (10.9)
22. Roderick Wilmont, Indiana (10.9)
23. Spencer Tollackson, Minnesota (10.1)
24. Dan Coleman, Minnesota (10.1)
25. Ivan Harris, Ohio State (9.9)
26. David Teague, Purdue (9.6)
27. Vincent Grier, Minnesota (9.5)
28. Tim Doyle, Northwestern (9.4)
29. Maurice Ager, Michigan State (9.1)
30. A.J. Ratliff, Indiana (8.3)
31. Robert Vaden, Indiana (8.1)
32. Vince Scott, Northwestern (8.0)
33. Shannon Brown, Michigan State (7.7)
34. Je'Kel Foster, Ohio State (7.6)
35. Erek Hansen, Iowa (7.6)
36. Vedran Vukusic, Northwestern (7.6)
37. Adam Haluska, Iowa (7.4)
38. Matt Sylvester, Ohio State (7.4)
39. Jeff Horner, Iowa (7.0)
40. Danny Morrissey, Penn State (6.2)
41. Kammron Taylor, Wisconsin (6.1)
42. Marshall Strickland, Indiana (6.0)
43. Ron Coleman, Michigan (5.8)
44. Mike Henderson, Iowa (5.8)
45. Rich McBride, Illinois (5.7)
46. Jamar Butler, Ohio State (5.7)
47. Daniel Horton, Michigan (5.6)
48. Carlton Reed, Iowa (5.4)
49. Rico Tucker, Minnesota (5.3)
50. Dee Brown, Illinois (5.0)
51. Dion Harris, Michigan (4.8)
52. Ben Luber, Penn State (4.1)
53. Mike Walker, Penn State (3.1)
54. Drew Neitzel, Michigan State (2.7)
¶ 12:39 AM
Reb. pct. = player rebounds/(total rebounds x (player minutes/total minutes))
(Note that "total rebounds" refers to all rebounds by both teams in a game or season. "Total minutes" refers to the maximum any one player could play, e.g.: number of games x 40, plus five minutes for each overtime.)
About this stat....
Consider the following example: Greg Brunner is the “leading returning rebounder” in the Big Ten this year, having averaged 8.3 boards a game in 2004-05. Good for Brunner--Wonk has saluted this undersized hard worker on many occasions.
Still, getting 8.3 rebounds a game is, in part, dependent on factors outside a player’s control. Such as: Brunner played almost 79 percent of the possible minutes for a mediocre-shooting fast-paced Iowa team.
Paul Davis, by contrast, played about 65 percent of the possible minutes for an excellent-shooting not-quite-as-fast-paced Michigan State team. So Davis recorded “only” 8.0 rebounds a game. We need a method to meaningfully compare these two players. Who's best in rebounding?
Iowa as a team recorded 1196 rebounds last year—their opponents collectively hauled in 1153 boards. Add those two numbers together and you have 2349 total rebounds that occurred during Hawkeye games in 2004-05.
Now, look at Greg Brunner. He recorded 275 rebounds in 1048 minutes. Iowa players were on the floor for a total of 1335 minutes last year (33 games x 40 minutes, plus three five-minute overtime periods), meaning Brunner played about 78.5 percent of the time.
We now have everything we need to calculate a rebounding percentage:
Individual rebound pct. = player rebounds/(total rebounds x (player minutes/total minutes))
So Brunner’s rebound percentage last season was:
275/(2349 x (1048/1335)) = 275/(2349 x 0.785) = 275/1844 = 0.149 or 14.9 percent
The numbers for Paul Davis look like this:
257/(2171 x (861/1335)) = 257/(2171 x 0.645) = 257/1400 = 0.184 or 18.4 percent
In other words, Paul Davis was a better rebounder than Greg Brunner last season. (So was James Augustine. And so were J’son Stamper, Doug Thomas, Brent Petway, and Alando Tucker.)
Doing rebound percentages for teams is even easier. Again: Iowa recorded 1196 boards and their opponents had 1153, giving us a total of 2349.
So the Hawkeyes’ rebound percentage last year was 50.9 percent (1196/2349).
And, of course, these can be broken down into offensive and defensive boards:
Team offensive rebound pct. = off. rebounds/(off. rebounds + opponent def. rebounds)
Team defensive rebound pct. = def. rebounds/(def. rebounds + opponent off. rebounds)
2005, all games (8+ min. per game, returning players only)
1. Paul Davis, Michigan State (18.4)
2. Matt Trannon, Michigan State (17.8)
3. James Augustine, Illinois (17.4)
4. J'son Stamper, Minnesota (16.9)
5. Doug Thomas, Iowa (16.9)
6. Brent Petway, Michigan (16.2)
7. Alando Tucker, Wisconsin (15.5)
8. Greg Brunner, Iowa (14.9)
9. Terence Dials, Ohio State (14.6)
10. Carl Landry, Purdue (14.5)
11. Courtney Sims, Michigan (14.1)
12. Graham Brown, Michigan (13.6)
13. J.J. Sullinger, Ohio State (12.3)
14. Matt Kiefer, Purdue (12.3)
15. Geary Claxton, Penn State (11.6)
16. Chris Hunter, Michigan (11.6)
17. Michael Thompson, Northwestern (11.6)
18. Travis Parker, Penn State (11.3)
19. Gary Ware, Purdue (11.1)
20. D.J. White, Indiana (11.0)
21. Mohamed Hachad, Northwestern (10.9)
22. Roderick Wilmont, Indiana (10.9)
23. Spencer Tollackson, Minnesota (10.1)
24. Dan Coleman, Minnesota (10.1)
25. Ivan Harris, Ohio State (9.9)
26. David Teague, Purdue (9.6)
27. Vincent Grier, Minnesota (9.5)
28. Tim Doyle, Northwestern (9.4)
29. Maurice Ager, Michigan State (9.1)
30. A.J. Ratliff, Indiana (8.3)
31. Robert Vaden, Indiana (8.1)
32. Vince Scott, Northwestern (8.0)
33. Shannon Brown, Michigan State (7.7)
34. Je'Kel Foster, Ohio State (7.6)
35. Erek Hansen, Iowa (7.6)
36. Vedran Vukusic, Northwestern (7.6)
37. Adam Haluska, Iowa (7.4)
38. Matt Sylvester, Ohio State (7.4)
39. Jeff Horner, Iowa (7.0)
40. Danny Morrissey, Penn State (6.2)
41. Kammron Taylor, Wisconsin (6.1)
42. Marshall Strickland, Indiana (6.0)
43. Ron Coleman, Michigan (5.8)
44. Mike Henderson, Iowa (5.8)
45. Rich McBride, Illinois (5.7)
46. Jamar Butler, Ohio State (5.7)
47. Daniel Horton, Michigan (5.6)
48. Carlton Reed, Iowa (5.4)
49. Rico Tucker, Minnesota (5.3)
50. Dee Brown, Illinois (5.0)
51. Dion Harris, Michigan (4.8)
52. Ben Luber, Penn State (4.1)
53. Mike Walker, Penn State (3.1)
54. Drew Neitzel, Michigan State (2.7)
¶ 12:39 AM
