Thread examining advanced-stat peaks.

[coastalmarker99]

Most seasons in top 100 all-time seasons in:

WS/48

BPM

PER


WS/48 seasons in top-100 all-time:

8 Jordan (all 8 in top 51)

8 CP3 (all 7 in top 70, plus #103)

7 Robinson

6 Wilt

5 Kareem (3 of top 4 seasons!)

5 LeBron

4 Durant (all 4 in top 53)

4 Curry

3 Magic

3 Shaq

3 Harden


BPM top 100 seasons (since 1974):

13 Lebron (5 of top 18; plus #101)

9 Jordan (all 9 in top 56, 7 of top 22)

6 Robinson

6 CP3

6 Stockton (plus #103)

5 Harden

4 Durant (all 4 in top 54)

4 Bird

4 Magic

4 Garnett

4 Curry

3 Kareem (but likely 3 more pre-1974)

(Wilt retired in 1973)



PER top-100 all-time seasons:

9 LeBron (plus #102)

9 Jordan (7 of top 39)

8 Shaq (all in top 57, plus #105)

7 Wilt

6 Robinson

5 Kareem (plus #104)

5 A. Davis

4 Wade

4 Durant

4 Harden


PER loves Shaq: PER top-60 seasons:

8 Shaq

7 Jordan (all 7 in top 39)

7 LeBron


More evidence (advanced-stat peak regular seasons) that the GOAT debate is between Jordan and LeBron.

The next tier is Wilt and Kareem

[coastalmarker99]

Now I am examining advanced-stat peaks in the playoffs

Most playoff seasons in top 100 and in top-250 all-time for:

WS/48

BPM

PER

WS/48: Top-100 Playoff runs:

8 LeBron

6 Jordan

5 Kareem

4 Kawhi

3 Wilt

3 Russell

3 Duncan

3 Dirk

3 CP3


WS/48: Top-250 playoff seasons:

9 LeBron

9 Jordan

6 Kareem

6 Duncan

6 Durant

5 Kawhi

5 Wilt

5 West

5 Hakeem

5 Robinson

5 Shaq

5 Dirk

5 CP3

5 Magic



BPM: Top-100 playoff seasons (since 1974):

11 LeBron

10 Jordan

6 CP3

5 Kawhi

4 Hakeem

4 Dirk

3 Kareem

3 Duncan

3 Durant

3 Harden



BPM: Top-250 PO seasons (since 1974):

15 LeBron


11 Jordan

10 Magic

7 CP3

7 Duncan

7 Harden

6 Durant

6 Shaq

6 Barkley

6 Isiah

5 Kawhi

5 Hakeem

5 Robinson

5 Dirk


5 McGrady

5 Bird

5 Stockton


PER: Top-100 playoff seasons:
9 LeBron

8 Jordan

8 Shaq

5 Duncan

5 Kawhi

4 Wilt

4 Kareem

4 Hakeem

4 CP3

3 Barkley

3 Dirk

5 Giannis


Observations on advanced-stat peaks in PLAYOFFS:

LeBron and MJ are clearly the GOATS (as in RS).

Big gap after LBJ & MJ.

Second-tier: Duncan, Durant, CP3, Kareem, Hakeem.

Kawhi has had 5 great POs in a row through last season, 2021.

PER loves Shaq's game.

[Kawhi_Why_Not]

Kawhi is beating Duncan and durant in a lot of these playoff stats despite being only 30 years old, what's up with that?

Giannis is built like Tarzan and kawhi made him look like Jane in 2019, he beat his greek ass just like he has done everybody else outside of the bubble.