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Statistically, who were the best players in the past NBA regular season?
The NBA's Most Valuable Players 
According to Points Added
(2001-02 Regular Season)

Based on percentage of P.A. each player contributed to his team's success*
      % of PA in
Team's
Games
% of PA
when on the Floor
Weighted 
% of PA* 
(Combination of 1st 2 Columns 
(2/3-1/3 split))
PPG Reb/G Ast/G Pts
Per
Shot*
(Stl-TO)/
G
G Avg PA 
in Team's Games
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Duncan
Brand
O'Neal
Wallace
Garnett
Pierce
McGrady
Nowitzki
Payton
Marion
Kidd
Barry
Stockton
Miller
Jones
Bryant
Malone
Davis
Robinson
Wallace
B. Miller
Gasol
Allen
Webber
Mutombo
Mourning
Terry
Walker
Abdur-Rahim
Lewis
Brown
Cassell
LaFrentz
Nash
Carter
Davis
Thomas
O'Neal
Campbell
Stojakovic
R. Miller
Kirilenko
Armstrong
Barry
Jackson
Divac
Szczerbiak
Kittles
Christie
Clark
Iverson
Van Horn
Rose
Marbury
Person
Davis
Jamison
Billups
Horry
Wells
SA
LAC
LAL
DET
MIN
BOS
ORL
DAL
SEA
PHO
NJ
SEA
UTA
CLE
MIA
LAL
UTA
CHA
SA
POR
IND/CHI
MEM
MIL
SAC
PHI
MIA
ATL
BOS
ATL
SEA
CHA
MIL
DAL/DEN
DAL
TOR
POR
NY
IND
CHA
SAC
IND
UTA
ORL
DET
NY
SAC
MIN
NJ
SAC
TOR
PHI
NJ
CHI/IND
PHO
CLE
TOR
GS
MIN
LAL
POR
14.7%
12.4%
11.2%
12.0%
12.2%
11.8%
10.8%
10.7%
11.2%
10.7%
10.6%
10.5%
9.7%
10.4%
10.3%
10.2%
9.9%
10.2%
8.7%
9.5%
8.4%
9.4%
8.7%
7.9%
9.2%
8.5%
9.1%
9.5%
8.9%
8.2%
8.1%
8.2%
7.9%
8.4%
7.7%
7.8%
8.2%
8.1%
7.3%
7.8%
8.1%
7.1%
7.9%
6.8%
7.3%
7.3%
8.0%
7.4%
7.6%
6.8%
7.4%
7.2%
7.9%
7.9%
7.5%
7.7%
7.6%
6.7%
6.5%
6.7%
17.5%
16.3%
18.3%
16.1%
15.2%
14.2%
14.7%
14.8%
13.4%
13.6%
13.7%
13.7%
15.0%
13.7%
13.0%
13.2%
12.9%
12.2%
15.0%
12.7%
14.7%
12.4%
13.7%
15.1%
12.5%
13.7%
12.2%
11.1%
11.8%
12.6%
12.6%
12.5%
12.8%
11.7%
12.8%
12.6%
11.7%
11.8%
13.3%
11.7%
11.1%
13.1%
11.5%
13.5%
12.2%
11.9%
10.2%
11.3%
10.8%
12.3%
11.1%
11.5%
9.9%
9.8%
10.6%
10.2%
9.9%
11.4%
11.9%
11.4%
15.6%
13.7%
13.5%
13.4%
13.2%
12.6%
12.1%
12.1%
11.9%
11.7%
11.6%
11.6%
11.5%
11.5%
11.2%
11.2%
10.9%
10.9%
10.8%
10.6%
10.5%
10.4%
10.3%
10.3%
10.3%
10.2%
10.1%
10.1%
9.8%
9.6%
9.6%
9.6%
9.5%
9.5%
9.4%
9.4%
9.3%
9.3%
9.3%
9.1%
9.1%
9.1%
9.1%
9.1%
9.0%
8.9%
8.8%
8.7%
8.7%
8.6%
8.6%
8.6%
8.6%
8.5%
8.5%
8.5%
8.3%
8.3%
8.3%
8.3%
25.5
18.2
27.2
7.6
21.2
26.1
25.6
23.4
22.1
19.1
14.7
14.4
13.4
16.5
18.3
25.2
22.4
18.1
12.2
19.3
13.6
17.6
21.8
24.5
11.5
15.7
19.3
22.1
21.2
16.8
8.4
19.7
13.5
17.9
24.7
9.5
13.9
19.0
13.9
21.2
16.5
10.7
12.4
9.0
8.4
11.1
18.7
13.4
12.0
11.3
31.4
14.8
20.4
20.4
15.1
14.5
19.7
12.5
6.8
17.0
12.7
11.6
10.7
13.0
12.1
6.9
7.9
9.9
4.8
9.9
7.3
5.4
3.2
4.7
4.7
5.5
8.6
4.3
8.3
8.2
8.2
8.9
4.5
10.1
10.8
8.4
3.5
8.8
9.0
7.0
9.8
4.2
7.4
3.1
5.2
8.8
9.1
10.5
6.9
5.3
2.8
4.9
3.9
2.9
3.8
8.4
4.8
3.4
4.6
7.4
4.5
7.5
4.5
3.2
3.8
9.6
6.8
2.8
5.9
6.0
3.7
2.4
3.0
1.4
5.2
3.2
5.3
2.4
9.0
2.0
9.9
5.3
8.2
10.9
3.2
5.5
4.3
8.5
1.2
1.9
2.0
2.7
3.9
4.8
1.0
1.2
5.7
5.0
3.1
1.7
1.3
6.7
1.1
7.7
4.0
1.2
1.1
1.6
1.3
2.5
3.2
1.1
5.5
3.3
7.4
3.7
3.1
2.6
4.2
1.1
5.5
2.0
4.3
8.1
2.2
2.0
2.0
5.5
2.9
2.8
1.13
1.14
1.15
1.02
1.05
1.12
1.05
1.17
1.04
1.03
0.96
1.28
1.18
1.05
1.08
1.07
1.04
0.98
1.09
1.07
1.12
1.11
1.18
1.06
1.12
1.09
1.08
0.97
1.05
1.11
1.07
1.07
1.06
1.19
1.02
1.08
1.07
1.02
1.09
1.17
1.21
1.08
1.09
1.27
1.06
1.00
1.15
1.07
1.14
1.03
0.96
1.01
1.04
1.02
1.17
0.97
1.02
1.09
1.04
1.06
-2.5
-1.2
-1.9
0.9
-1.6
-1.1
-0.9
-0.8
-1.0
0.1
-1.4
-0.2
-0.7
-1.5
-0.4
-1.3
-1.4
-0.9
-0.2
-0.4
-0.5
-2.2
-1.0
-1.3
-1.6
-2.1
-0.5
-1.6
-2.0
0.1
-0.3
-1.2
-0.5
-2.1
-1.0
0.0
-1.0
-1.8
-1.0
-0.8
-0.4
0.1
-0.2
-0.2
-0.9
-1.0
-1.4
0.3
0.0
-1.0
-1.2
-1.0
-1.5
-2.5
0.0
-1.4
-1.1
-0.9
-0.1
-1.1
82
80
67
80
81
82
76
76
82
81
82
81
82
81
81
80
80
82
78
79
76
82
69
54
80
75
78
81
77
71
80
74
78
82
60
78
82
72
77
71
79
82
82
82
82
80
82
82
81
81
60
81
83
82
78
77
82
82
81
74
82.6
87.0
89.0
84.2
90.1
87.0
92.1
97.3
89.7
86.5
84.2
89.7
87.6
90.5
74.0
89.0
87.6
83.9
82.6
89.2
86.1
86.3
91.2
93.1
79.6
74.0
87.1
87.0
87.1
89.7
83.9
91.2
91.3
97.3
81.4
89.2
83.7
87.4
83.9
93.1
87.4
87.6
92.1
84.2
83.7
93.1
90.1
84.2
93.1
81.4
79.6
84.2
86.7
86.5
90.5
81.4
91.1
90.1
89.0
89.2

*This percentage is based on a combination of two things:  each player's percentage of Points Added in his team's games, and his percentage of Points Added when he's actually in the game.   The former is roughly twice as important as the latter (what a player contributes is more important than how long it takes for him to contribute it, although both are important), so the weighted percentage is based on a 2/3-1/3 split.  (One could quibble about whether this should perhaps be a 3/4-1/4 or 3/5-2/5 split instead, but any split in this range would leave the players' rankings essentially intact, and the 2/3-1/3 appears to be the most accurate based on AndersonSports's analysis.)

Why look at percentage of Points Added?  This is the most accurate way to rank a player's value, because it allows for the pace of the game to be factored in.  It is much easier to contribute Points Added in games played at the Dallas Maverick's pace (97.3 Points Added/G) than at the Miami Heat's pace (74.0 Points Added/G).  Percentage-wise, though, it's equally difficult.  This allows for fair comparisons among players whose teams play different styles.

*Points per shot measures a players' scoring efficiency.  It shows how many points a player scores on average when he shoots (with two free throws counting as one shot).

(Minimum 1000 minutes played to qualify)

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