Shot efficiency as a function of distance (chart)

[EvanZ]

Was working on my database, and testing the aggregation pipeline in MongoDB. This is a by-product. Some of the league's top scorers right now.

[Eternal]

What's the source of the shot distance? The ESPN data?

-Chris

[EvanZ]

I use shot data from ESPN and NBC.

[DSMok1]

Those are really cool!

It might be better to plot FG% for the smoothing function because you get a rather odd discontinuity at the 3 point line.

[Mike G]

Or you might say there is Not any discontinuity at the 3pt line.
Usually that's at 24', but less in the corners.

The smoothing makes it seem that long twos are better than mid-range twos, and just about as good as 3's, for many players.

[bbstats]

The Tyson Chandler graph made me chuckle.

[EvanZ]

Those are really cool!

It might be better to plot FG% for the smoothing function because you get a rather odd discontinuity at the 3 point line.

[Eternal]

Are you smoothing using a local regression?

-Chris

[EvanZ]

Are you smoothing using a local regression?

-Chris

The smoothing is whatever the default smoother is in ggplot, weighted by FGA. I think it's a LOESS smoother.

[JohnHasADHD]

Darn, I have the data to do that, but not the statistical ability - sadness

[JohnHasADHD]

Question

Did you think about breaking it down on home/away numbers, I'd just be curious to see any variation.