# 4035 (4 posts)  9/14/2012 7:40 AM

Is there currently a way to see what a player's value is when starting vs coming off the bench to start the match?

kslight (999 posts)  9/14/2012 10:05 PM

Currently we don't differentiate between the two, but adding a bench ranking could be valuable.  Do you expect to see a large difference in per-minute value?

# 4035 (4 posts)  9/15/2012 12:07 AM

It would be useful to help predict the value of certain players.

How valuable exactly was Evan Turner as a starter last season?

If for some reason Tyreke Evans is given the starting gig @ PG again, how much would Isaiah Thomas' value fall? (What was Thomas' value off the bench last season?)

etc.

mbuser (4340 posts)  9/15/2012 3:44 AM

Per-minute value doesn't change that dramatically for the vast majority of players when moving between the bench and a starting role - it's not often that you say, "losing his starting role/minutes won't hurt him because his usage will now go through the roof." It still comes down to minutes played. To find out Thomas' value as a reserve in 11-12, select Dec 26 - Feb 15 in the "Date Range" field. For Evan Turner as a starter, select Mar 5 - Apr 8.

# 4035 (4 posts)  9/15/2012 10:47 AM

Thanks

mbuser (4340 posts)  9/15/2012 5:18 PM

Visit a player's profile page and you'll see the game log, which notes games as a starter and reserve and will be an easy reference for your date range.

Here's Turner: http://basketballmonster.com/PlayerInfo.aspx?i=3147

vnmslsrbms (65 posts)  11/17/2012 9:24 AM

I would say it'd be great to add a split stats summary for players where we can see when the player is a starter vs not, by month performance so see which players play better when, home away etc.  Sure we can do the filter ourselves, but having it summarized provides better analytics readily at hand.  Not sure what kind of overhead it adds to the servers, but definitely something to consider.