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Player Season Finder Improvements, Including BPM & VORP

Posted by sean on November 13, 2014

Just a note that we've expanded the searchable options in our Player Season Finder this week.

In particular, we've added BPM and VORP to the list of searchable stats, both of which are available going back to the 1973-74 season.  If you don't know what those stats are, you may have missed this recent announcement. Also feel free to weigh in at the discussion on the APBRmetrics forum.

Also, we've added search options by a player's birth state, college, and debut seasons, either in the NBA or ABA. There's also a new option to search by award winners so you can see all seasons by MVP winners, All-NBA selections, Defensive Players of the Year, etc.

If you're new to the site, the Player Season Finder is our most popular database search tool. You can get to it by clicking on 'play-index' in the top navigation menu, then the large 'Player Season Finder' link. It allows you to search for and compare player stats for a season or a player's career (or a span of years). You can also find the number of seasons that match your criteria. As an example, you can find the highest USG% seasons of all timemost career VORP for a player from Duke, or the most points scored in a single postseason.

The new fields are highlighted in red below:

 

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2 Responses to “Player Season Finder Improvements, Including BPM & VORP”

  1. Eric Says:

    Most excellent, thank you!

    Do you intend to add BPM for playoffs?

  2. Mike Lynch Says:

    Eric, it is a regular-season-only stat at this time. Glad you like it!