Source: https://stathead.com/tiny/sB4q2
Context: Box Plus/Minus (BPM) is a basketball box score-based metric that estimates a basketball player’s contribution to the team when that player is on the court.
| Rk | Player | BPM | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Jokic | 14.6 | 2023-24 |
| 2 | Nikola Jokic | 13.7 | 2021-22 |
| 3 | LeBron James | 13.2 | 2008-09 |
| 4 | Nikola Jokic | 13.0 | 2022-23 |
| 5 | Michael Jordan | 13.0 | 1987-88 |
| 6 | Nikola Jokic | 12.1 | 2020-21 |
| 7 | Michael Jordan | 12.0 | 1990-91 |
Also h/t Andy Bailey on this find!
Question, why are we still using box score metrics when so much tracking data is available? Things like EPM are so much better yet we practically refuse to use them for some reason.