Versatile and/or positionless players
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:09 pm
At b-r.com we see the % of minutes for every player at each of the 5 traditional positions. Some have played 100% of their minutes at a single position; and I found 26 with significant minutes and less than 50% at any position.
Ranked by lowest % at any position:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/te ... ml#all_pbp
Some players in these lists have yet to find a position where they are particularly effective. Others are terrific at several.
Highest % of minutes at secondary position:I did not spot any 50-50 players with >200 minutes
Players who have gotten real minutes at 3 positions:A few have played 4 positions for at least 4% of their time:We are now in the 'position-less' zone rather than what most would consider 'versatile'.
And 2 players have been ascribed at least 2 minutes at every position:
Several of these guys appear in multiple lists. To rank them all, I've added their % like this: (#1 pos) + 2*(#2pos) ... + 5*(#5 pos). A player who is 100% in a single position gets a 1.00; a 50-50 guy (there are none) would be 1.50, and there are about 70 players at or above this level; all have performed in at least 3 positions.The most-versatile 20-20-20-20-20 player would have a 3.00 V-index
4 x 25 would be 2.50, and 3 x 1/3 is 2.00
Ranked by lowest % at any position:
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player tm PG SG SF PF C
Oubre GSW 0 36 38 25 1
Robinson Mia 0 41 34 25 0
Roby OKC 0 0 24 42 34
Shamet Brk 14 35 43 8 0
Harden Brk 29 44 28 0 0
Nwaba Hou 0 9 44 40 7
Satoransky Chi 4 42 44 11 0
Milton Phl 3 46 44 7 0
Watanabe Tor 0 8 44 46 2
Windler Cle 0 46 43 11 0
Some players in these lists have yet to find a position where they are particularly effective. Others are terrific at several.
Highest % of minutes at secondary position:
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player tm PG SG SF PF C
Wiggins GSW 0 0 48 49 3
O Porter Chi 0 3 48 49 0
J Green Dal 2 50 47 2 0
P Williams Chi 0 2 47 51 0
T Davis Tor 5 48 46 1 0
Doncic Dal 49 46 5 0 0
J Johnson SAS 0 5 46 49 0
J Brown Bos 0 46 51 3 0
J Hall OKC 5 45 47 2 0
Bradley Hou 49 45 6 0 0
Players who have gotten real minutes at 3 positions:
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player tm PG SG SF PF C
Harden Brk 29 44 28 0 0
Oubre GSW 0 36 38 25 1
Robinson Mia 0 41 34 25 0
Harris Brk 0 25 48 27 0
Roby OKC 0 0 24 42 34
D Miller OKC 28 49 24 0 0
LaVine Chi 24 50 26 0 0
Hampton Den 26 51 22 0 0
Diallo OKC 18 52 26 4 0
Thybulle Phl 29 53 17 2 0
Korkmaz Phl 0 17 58 24 1
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player tm PG SG SF PF C
Shamet Brk 14 35 43 8 0
Nwaba Hou 0 9 44 40 7
Diallo OKC 18 52 26 4 0
Ennis Orl 4 32 52 12 0
Satoransky Chi 4 42 44 11 0
Watson Tor 5 4 63 28 1
And 2 players have been ascribed at least 2 minutes at every position:
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player tm PG SG SF PF C
Watson Tor 5 4 63 28 1
J James Sac 2 10 68 20 1
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versatility tm PG SG SF PF C
1.89 Oubre GSW 0 36 38 25 1
1.87 Shamet Brk 14 35 43 8 0
1.86 Harden Brk 29 44 28 0 0
1.84 Robinson Mia 0 41 34 25 0
1.82 Roby OKC 0 0 24 42 34
1.79 Nwaba Hou 0 9 44 40 7
1.77 Satoransky Chi 4 42 44 11 0
1.77 Harris Brk 0 25 48 27 0
1.77 D Miller OKC 28 49 24 0 0
1.74 Diallo OKC 18 52 26 4 0
versatility tm PG SG SF PF C
1.74 LaVine Chi 24 50 26 0 0
1.70 Thybulle Phl 29 53 17 2 0
1.69 Hampton Den 26 51 22 0 0
1.68 Ennis Orl 4 32 52 12 0
1.68 Hampton Orl 39 49 11 2 0
1.67 Milton Phl 3 46 44 7 0
1.67 Dotson Cle 39 47 14 0 0
1.66 Watanabe Tor 0 8 44 46 2
1.65 Oni Uta 13 48 39 0 0
1.65 Windler Cle 0 46 43 11 0
versatility tm PG SG SF PF C
1.64 Bazemore GSW 0 35 51 13 1
1.63 Dozier Den 3 43 47 6 0
1.63 Sumner Ind 13 54 33 1 0
1.63 T-Anderson GSW 0 49 40 10 1
1.63 Harden Hou 16 53 31 0 0
4 x 25 would be 2.50, and 3 x 1/3 is 2.00