Jordan Murphy ranked #2 in PER among conference freshmen

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Jordan Murphy is #2 among all conference freshman who have played at least 5 games while averaging at least 15 minutes per game. Here is the list of those who have a PER of 15 or more to this point of the season:


Rk Player School PER
1 Deyonta Davis Michigan State 29.9
2 Jordan Murphy Minnesota 27
3 Thomas Bryant Indiana 26.3
4 Ethan Happ Wisconsin 21.2
5 Daniel Giddens Ohio State 20.9
6 Diamond Stone Maryland 19.3
7 Jack McVeigh Nebraska 18.3
8 Michael Finke Illinois 17.1
9 Glynn Watson Jr. Nebraska 16.9
10 Matt McQuaid Michigan State 16.3
11 Aaron Falzon Northwestern 15.5
12 Corey Sanders Rutgers 15
 



Jordan Murphy is #2 among all conference freshman who have played at least 5 games while averaging at least 15 minutes per game. Here is the list of those who have a PER of 15 or more to this point of the season:


Rk Player School PER
1 Deyonta Davis Michigan State 29.9
2 Jordan Murphy Minnesota 27
3 Thomas Bryant Indiana 26.3
4 Ethan Happ Wisconsin 21.2
5 Daniel Giddens Ohio State 20.9
6 Diamond Stone Maryland 19.3
7 Jack McVeigh Nebraska 18.3
8 Michael Finke Illinois 17.1
9 Glynn Watson Jr. Nebraska 16.9
10 Matt McQuaid Michigan State 16.3
11 Aaron Falzon Northwestern 15.5
12 Corey Sanders Rutgers 15

What is PER? Thanks.
 

What is PER? Thanks.

Player Efficiency Rating; it is probably the most commonly used composite measure of player performance. I believe it was developed by stats guru John Hollinger (currently VP of Memphis Grizzlies and participating ESPN analyst). It is not a perfect measure but none are. It would also tend to shortchange players who are primarily defensive specialists.
 


Player Efficiency Rating; it is probably the most commonly used composite measure of player performance. I believe it was developed by stats guru John Hollinger (currently VP of Memphis Grizzlies and participating ESPN analyst). It is not a perfect measure but none are. It would also tend to shortchange players who are primarily defensive specialists.

Thanks.
 


You're welcome. Oh, one other thing. I believe it is normalized in the NBA so the average league player has a PER of 15. I suppose the same thing is done in college basketball. A freshman with an average PER rating would be pretty good for a freshman. It is also not a volume measure so a player averaging 5 minutes per game could have a high PER while a player averaging 30 minutes per game could have a low one.
 





You're welcome. Oh, one other thing. I believe it is normalized in the NBA so the average league player has a PER of 15. I suppose the same thing is done in college basketball. A freshman with an average PER rating would be pretty good for a freshman. It is also not a volume measure so a player averaging 5 minutes per game could have a high PER while a player averaging 30 minutes per game could have a low one.

Hmmm I wonder how sound it is to normalize across the entire league. I wonder how it would shift if measured at various tiers (power six, etc)


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Hmmm I wonder how sound it is to normalize across the entire league. I wonder how it would shift if measured at various tiers (power six, etc)


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True, but every stat in college basketball suffers from that environmental factor. You often see stat leaders playing on teams in lowly conferences but they remain obscure and they rarely surface in NBA draft discussions.
 








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