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Celtics scoring efficiency
I've calculated which Celtics are the most efficient scorers.
I reasoned that if you get fouled and hit two free throws, then that
is equivalent to a made basket. In addition two three-pointers is the
same as three two-pointers. So the total scoring efficiency could
be calculated as
total points / (2*field goal attempts + free throw attempts)
which is roughly the percent of time you get a 2-pt basket or equivalent
per shot equivalent.
Here's what you get:
Player Efficiency Rank
Walker 0.4645 10
Mercer 0.4958 6
McCarty 0.4885 7
Knight 0.5129 4
Billups 0.5085 5
Edney 0.4831 9
Bowen 0.5414 3
Brown 0.4864 8
Barros 0.5640 2
Minor 0.4628 11
DeClerq 0.4622 12
Ellison 0.6098 1
Jones 0.1765 14
Thomas 0.4286 13
In order of efficiency:
Ellison, Barros, Bowen, Knight, Billups, Mercer, McCarty,
Brown, Edney, Walker, Minor, Declerq, Thomas, Jones
For comparison:
Karl Malone (96-97), 0.5869
Karl Malone (97-98), 0.5713
Michael Jordan (96-97), 0.5576
Michael Jordan (97-98), 0.4820