Ever wonder how the performance of the NBA’s best players has changed over time? In this post, we’ll explore the performance of stat leaders in every NBA season since 1950. This analysis uses a dataset of NBA player statistics between 1950 and 2017 from Kaggle. The dataset contains about 25,000Read More →

The 2015 NBA finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors has been one of the most exciting series in recent years.  The underdog Cleveland Cavaliers are up 2-1 and game four is scheduled for tonight.  In this write-up, chart-it looks at each player’s share of their team’sRead More →

The three dashboards below compare a selection of 278 NBA/ABA greats across three categories of metrics (offensive, defense, and other) over the course of their careers. The x-axis reflects each player’s career by season (e.g., rookie year is season ‘1’, etc.). All data sourced from http://www.basketball-reference.com/. Offensive Metrics Defensive MetricsRead More →