Thumbing through the LSU notes, the sports information staff has used the NBA player efficiency numbers to figure which Tiger is the most efficent. That prodded me into using the same formula to calculate UK player numbers.
It’s a plus-minus formula. The plus number is points + rebounds + assists + steals + blocked shots. The minus number is ((field goal attempts - field goals) + (free throw attempts - free throws) + turnovers). Take minus from plus, then divide by the number of games played for the average efficiency rating of each player.
Here’s the chart:
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It seems to me that you’d want to divide based on minutes played rather than on games played.