Derek Fisher’s Legacy: A Case Against John Hollinger’s PER System

Years ago ESPN’s John Hollinger came up with his Player Efficiency Rating, otherwise known as PER. Using a complex formula, PER tries to measure a player’s performance on a per-minute basis, adjusted for the pace of the game.

The system is designed so that a PER score of 15 is the league average for each season. A strong MVP candidate should have a score of at least 27.5, a borderline all-star should have a PER over 20.0, and rotation players should have a score greater than 13.0

Overall, the metric does a decent job of ranking the best players over the worst or average players. However, many people may not agree with historical rankings.

For instance, David Robinson...

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