Player Efficiency Ratings

[marlu]

I recently stumbled onto the sports-reference Player Efficiency Ratings that were developed to apply to the NBA.

The current ratings are at -> link to sports-reference.com. The PER is in the Advanced stats at the bottom.

Do not click on the conference tab for now as the Humrichous PER in the first two games is scary. You've been warned.

WIKI:

PER strives to measure a player's per-minute performance, while adjusting for pace. A league-average PER is always 15.00, which permits comparisons of player performance across seasons. PER takes into account positive results, including field goals, free throws, 3-pointers, assists, rebounds, blocks and steals and negative results, including missed shots, turnovers and personal fouls. The formula adds positive stats and subtracts negative ones through a statistical point value system. The rating for each player is then adjusted to a per-minute basis so that, for example, substitutes can be compared with starters in playing time debates. It is also adjusted for the team's pace. In the end, one number sums up the players' statistical accomplishments for that season.

I thought it would be interesting to compare this year’s squad (so far) to recent teams / players using the ratings at sports-reference.com.
One thing I found was that while the NBA ratings seem to rate guards / wings higher than expected the Illini college rankings seem to rate centers, power forwards, wings / shooting guards / point guards highest to lowest.

Anyway, trying to group like roles & taking a look:

Centers:
Player - PER - Year
Kofi - 31.5 - 2021
Kofi - 32.1 - 2022
Dain - 28.6 - 2024
Dain - 24.2 - 2024
Ivisic - 23.4
Morez - 21.5
Giorgi - 14.6 - 2021

Forwards:
Melendez - 24.2 - 2022
Coleman - 19.4 - 2024
Tre White - 18.7
Guerrier - 16.3 - 2024
Hansberry - 16.3 - 2024
Da’ Monte - 15.2 - 2021
Melendez - 11.9 - 2023
Da’Monte - 8.9 - 2022

Wings / Shooting Guards / (Designated Scorers?)
Shannon - 26.9 - 2024
Ayo - 24.0 - 2021
Shannon - 22.1 - 2023
KJ - 20.3
Will Riley- 19.0
Damask - 18.0 - 2024
Grandison - 17.1 - 2022
Goode - 14.4 - 2023
Harmon - 12.5 - 2024
Nicco - 11.7 - 2024
Humrichous - 11.4
DGL - 10.0
Tyler Underwood - 9.5 - 2021
Carey Booth - 5.1

Point Guards
Curbelo - 18.1 - 2021
Rodgers - 15.4 - 2024 (I guess this is where he goes)
Trent - 14.7 - 2022
Boswell - 13.0
Trent - 12.5 - 2021
Sincere - 11.7 - 2023
Skyy Clark - 9.5 - 2024
Curbelo - 8.6 - 2022

[marlu]

Well after the Chicago State game:

Humrichous's PER has fallen to 10.4. His is now below Keaton Kutcher's 13.1 and DGL's 13.3.

I guess 1 bucket a game will do that to a shooter like Humrichous. Chicago State's defense must have had an effect.

[ChiefSTL]

Hum's in a bad slump right now for sure. Tough to play him over some other guys until he finds it. Was glad to see Ivisic and Morez in the game together yesterday. The hi-low action was effective, but Chicago State is also a tiny team. But at least it's a look we can use if the size matchup works in our favor. Morez has been a beast down low for a freshman so far. Hopefully Hum finds it. A 6'9" shooter is always a good thing to have.

[Rickster]

Hum's in a bad slump right now for sure. Tough to play him over some other guys until he finds it. Was glad to see Ivisic and Morez in the game together yesterday. The hi-low action was effective, but Chicago State is also a tiny team. But at least it's a look we can use if the size matchup works in our favor. Morez has been a beast down low for a freshman so far. Hopefully Hum finds it. A 6'9" shooter is always a good thing to have.

yes, this....totally agree. The high-low 2 bigs action can be effective against a zone too which Mizzou showed can flummox our normal ball screen action.

[marlu]

In Conference PER - 40 minutes played minimum

maybe they should play Jake Davis more minutes

27.8 KJ
27.0 Tre White
21.9 Morez Johnson
18.6 Jake Davis
16.7 Tomislav
14.8 Kylan Boswell
14.2 Ben Humrichous
10.8 DGL
9.2 Will Riley

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/sc ... ed_players

[marlu]

In conference for Illini - overall for former Illini

27.2 KJ
22.7 Morez
22.1 White
20.5 Dainja
19.7 Tom I
19.4 Hansberry
19.3 Melendez
16.3 Boswell
16.2 Hawkins
16.2 Curbelo
12.9 Goode
12.8 DGL
12.5 Hummrichous
12.5 Davis
11.3 Riley
9.5 Sencire

[marlu]

Conference Play:

23.7 KJ
20.9 Morez Johnson
19.5 Tomislav
19.4 Tre White
16.7 Kylan Boswell
15.0 DGL
11.6 Jake Davis
10.8 Ben Humrichous
9.3 Will Riley

Ex Illini (in conference):

26.0 Dain Dainja
21.8 Hawkins
17.1 Luke Goode
17.1 Sencire Harris
13.6 Hansberry

[marlu]

Riley is really climbing these ratings

Conference Play:

22.9 Morez Johnson
22.0 KJ
21.2 Tomislav
18.5 Tre White
16.1 Will Riley
16.0 Kylan Boswell
13.2 DGL
13.2 Jake Davis
12.8 Ben Humrichous

[marlu]

Regular Season End of Conference Play:

Tre White is the big mover.

24.0 Morez Johnson
20.5 Tre White
19.8 Tomislav
18.5 KJ
17.0 Will Riley
15.9 Kylan Boswell
14.0 Jake Davis
13.4 Ben Humrichous
12.8 DGL