Looking at Wilt's and Kareem's playoff stats against elite defences

[coastalmarker99]

I've been collecting stats for a while and I decided to make this post here.

I separated some superstars offensive production in playoffs based on defense (RS ORtg) faced. Here are my (random) criteria:

Over +2.0 rDRtg - Bad Defense

From +2.0 to -2.0 rDRtg - Average Defense

From -2.0 to -4.0 rDRtg - Good Defense

From -4.0 to -7.0 rDRtg - Elite Defense

Below -7.0 rDRtg - All-Time Great Defense

I started with centers (my favorite position) and I haven't finished yet, but here are some results:


Wilt Chamberlain (1960-68):


Against Bad Defenses (10.0% of playoffs games): -- 23.1 rpg, 8.6 apg, 27.9 ppg on 55.1% FG, 46.4% FT, 54.7% TS (+6.07 rTS%)

Against Average Defenses (23.75% of playoffs games): 48.0 mpg, 23.4 rpg, 4.1 apg, 34.2 ppg on 53.4% FG, 44.2% FT, 52.9% TS (+4.58 rTS%)

Against Good Defenses (13.75% of playoffs games): 47.9 mpg, 27.5 rpg, 5.3 apg, 26.5 ppg on 49.6% FG, 45.0% FT, 49.9% TS (+1.23 rTS%)

Against Elite Defenses (28.75% of playoffs games): 47.3 mpg, 28.4 rpg, 5.4 apg, 25.5 ppg on 50.8% FG, 45.6% FT, 51.0% TS (+2.47 rTS%)

Against All-Time Great Defenses (23.75% of playoffs games): 47.7 mpg, 28.7 rpg, 2.9 apg, 31.2 ppg on 50.9% FG, 56.8% FT, 53.4% TS (+5.30 rTS%)


Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1970-80)

Against Bad Defenses (0.0% of playoffs games): --

Against Average Defenses (40.43% of playoffs games): 42.3 mpg, 16.9 rpg, 3.6 apg, 30.7 ppg on 55.9% FG, 73.2% FT, 60.0% TS (+9.22 rTS%)

Against Good Defenses (32.98% of playoffs games): 46.3 mpg, 14.0 rpg, 4.1 apg, 27.8 ppg on 49.9% FG, 72.3% FT, 53.6% TS (+2.34 rTS%)

Against Elite Defenses (26.60% of playoffs games): 44.1 mpg, 15.9 rpg, 4.1 apg, 33.3 ppg on 54.5% FG, 72.2% FT, 56.9% TS (+5.28 rTS%)

Against All-Time Great Defenses (0.0% of playoffs games): --

[coastalmarker99]

it's good to see Wilt/KAJ stats hold up so well against good defences in the playoffs.


It's also a good reminder of how ridiculously good the 1960's Celtics were on defence and how that's sometimes forgotten when evaluating guys like Wilt and what they had to go up against.

[000]

it's good to see Wilt/KAJ stats hold up so well against good defences in the playoffs.


It's also a good reminder of how ridiculously good the 1960's Celtics were on defence and how that's sometimes forgotten when evaluating guys like Wilt and what they had to go up against.
I agree, people always underrate that about the 60s celtics. To be fair though, they didnt have any good defenders so its easy to make that mistake

[HBK_Kliq_2]

I agree, people always underrate that about the 60s celtics. To be fair though, they didnt have any good defenders so its easy to make that mistake

I've seen you shit on kawhi, kobe, lebron, Jordan

Now 60s as well?

Get the hell off a basketball forum if you hate every basketball player, moron