- Building a data-driven model to find an NBA player's "prime"
- To create the ultimate system for power ranking the NBA's greatest players (e.g. Why is player X the 27th best player of all time, and player Y the 28th? What separates the two?)
- Check out the full articles on Medium > NBA Primes and Medium > MVP's
- Sponsored by and providing model results and insights for the Hard in the Paint NBA Podcast
- Using a variety of statistical metrics provided by Basketball Reference and NBA Stats
- Created and calculated a custom statistic called M_VALUE to measure an NBA player's prime
LeBron James Career Stats
What is LeBron James' Prime? Check the table below to find out!
| Season | Age | Team | Points | Rebounds | Assists | FT% | eFG% | PER | TS% | M_VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 27 | MIA | 27.1 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 0.771 | 0.554 | 30.7 | 0.605 | 0.4707 |
| 2012-13 | 28 | MIA | 26.8 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 0.753 | 0.603 | 31.6 | 0.64 | 0.5467 |
| 2013-14 | 29 | MIA | 27.1 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 0.75 | 0.61 | 29.3 | 0.649 | 0.4727 |
(2012 season was shortened)
| Year | Name | Points | Rebounds | Assists | HITP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Stephen Curry | 30.1 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 3.4904 |
| 2009 | LeBron James | 28.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 3.3874 |
| 2013 | LeBron James | 26.8 | 8 | 7.3 | 3.3405 |
| 2020 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 29.5 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 3.2035 |
| 2018 | James Harden | 30.4 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 2.9601 |
| 2019 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 27.7 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 2.916 |
| 2000 | Shaquille O'Neal | 29.7 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 2.9009 |
| 2014 | Kevin Durant | 32 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 2.8576 |
| 2011 | Derrick Rose | 25 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 2.759 |
| 2010 | LeBron James | 29.7 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 2.6684 |
| 2007 | Dirk Nowitzki | 24.6 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 2.599 |
| 2001 | Allen Iverson | 31.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 2.4869 |
| 2015 | Stephen Curry | 23.8 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 2.3975 |
| 2012 | LeBron James | 27.1 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 2.3731 |
| 2017 | Russell Westbrook | 31.6 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 2.2881 |
| 2002 | Tim Duncan | 25.5 | 12.7 | 3.7 | 2.203 |
| 2003 | Tim Duncan | 23.3 | 12.9 | 3.9 | 2.1901 |
| 2004 | Kevin Garnett | 24.2 | 13.9 | 5 | 2.1479 |
| 2008 | Kobe Bryant | 28.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.6903 |
| 2005 | Steve Nash | 15.5 | 3.3 | 11.5 | 0.5769 |
| 2006 | Steve Nash | 18.8 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 0.4307 |