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Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#1 » by SideshowBob » Wed May 1, 2013 8:25 pm

I've compiled extensive data on last 5 minutes, within 5 points since 96-97 (all available on NBA.com). For team and player performance. No one has to take this as the definition of "clutch," simply take it at face value, which is player/team performance in close late game situations.

Here's the top 10 performing teams since 1997, by net scoring margin per 100 possessions

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Year   Team         +/-

2009   Cavaliers    +39.9
2013   Heat         +33.0
2011   Mavericks    +29.5
2007   Mavericks    +29.0
2006   Clippers     +27.1
2010   Cavaliers    +26.4
1998   Lakers       +26.2
1999   Magic        +25.7
2008   Cavaliers    +24.2
2004   Pacers       +23.4


Next is the player data. I've essentially got full box-score data, but formatting that is a pain, so I've just included the usual relevant stats. Again, just take it all at face value. Stats are per 48 minutes to stay consistent with the 82games.com standard.

Carmelo Anthony

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Season  MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2004    48    32.5   12.5   1.7    2.4    2.4    0.7   .438    .527   +13.5
2005    48    23.5   9.2    4.2    3.2    0.9    0.9   .349    .465   +16.2
2006    48    35.6   7.8    1.3    4.0    1.3    0.3   .430    .589    +4.0
2007    48    38.8   7.0    3.0    4.8    1.5    1.5   .431    .551    +3.0
2008    48    36.3   12.0   2.6    3.8    0.3    0.3   .426    .542    +4.1
2009    48    54.4   7.6    2.9    1.2    1.2    0.0   .641    .726    +9.4
2010    48    47.2   9.5    1.6    3.6    2.0    0.4   .433    .560    +6.0
2011    48    38.1   12.3   1.4    5.1    1.4    0.7   .458    .544    -2.4
2012    48    46.0   12.6   2.5    2.0    0.5    1.0   .422    .458    -5.6
2013    48    38.3   12.5   0.0    4.6    0.9    0.5   .413    .505    +7.8

Career  48    38.3   10.3   2.1    3.6    1.3    0.6   .440    .545    +5.4


Kobe Bryant

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Season  MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

1997    48    20.2   7.6    2.5    2.5    1.3    0.0   .389    .405    -1.3
1998    48    30.5   6.0    2.7    2.7    2.2    2.2   .375    .555    +5.5
1999    48    37.0   8.8    4.4    2.2    1.1    2.2   .439    .594   +15.4
2000    48    31.2   9.0    7.8    4.5    0.8    2.5   .413    .589   +20.5
2001    48    55.3   10.6   3.3    4.6    1.0    1.3   .470    .575   +11.3
2002    48    35.3   8.5    5.2    5.2    2.9    1.3   .369    .487    +5.6
2003    48    40.7   9.0    5.9    3.4    1.7    1.4   .432    .520   +14.1
2004    48    46.6   6.0    3.6    3.9    1.7    1.4   .439    .561   +23.8
2005    48    43.4   7.2    4.6    6.2    1.6    1.3   .346    .476    +0.7
2006    48    46.9   5.9    4.2    2.8    1.4    0.8   .390    .505    -3.9
2007    48    47.4   7.3    4.7    3.9    0.4    0.4   .436    .546    -0.6
2008    48    51.9   8.1    6.0    4.2    0.4    0.7   .474    .588   +11.6
2009    48    57.2   8.5    5.8    3.1    1.0    0.0   .513    .605   +34.0
2010    48    51.3   7.3    3.6    3.3    1.8    0.0   .490    .574    +6.9
2011    48    49.8   8.6    7.6    5.5    1.8    0.3   .456    .543   +12.8
2012    48    39.2   8.2    6.3    3.8    1.1    0.8   .405    .492   +20.0
2013    48    52.8   9.9    5.8    3.4    1.4    0.7   .476    .576    +4.1

Career  48    45.0   8.1    5.1    4.0    1.4    0.9   .436    .544   +10.6


Kevin Durant

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Season  MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2008    48    42.0   5.7    2.8    4.3    1.8    2.1   .545    .664    -5.3
2009    48    31.3   9.6    1.8    4.3    1.1    1.8   .400    .477    -8.9
2010    48    36.1   8.0    1.8    3.9    1.6    1.0   .389    .517    -6.0
2011    48    44.3   11.7   2.3    2.7    1.4    2.7   .443    .562   +19.2
2012    48    46.1   12.7   0.6    2.2    1.0    2.9   .454    .527    +2.9
2013    48    51.0   9.3    3.0    5.0    1.3    1.3   .443    .592   +13.6

Career  48    41.9   9.6    2.0    3.6    1.3    1.8   .441    .555    +3.5


James Harden

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Season  MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2010    48    8.8    7.2    1.6    2.4    1.6    0.0   .500    .533    -1.6
2011    48    8.8    5.7    2.8    1.6    1.9    0.9   .425    .554   +10.4
2012    48    7.3    4.7    5.5    0.4    1.5    0.0   .413    .529    +9.8
2013    48    43.6   8.4    5.4    4.7    1.7    1.3   .445    .583    +4.0

Career  48    18.6   6.4    4.1    2.3    1.7    0.7   .430    .568    +6.9


Lebron James

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Season  MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2004    48    29.0   7.6    3.2    3.8    1.8    1.2   .397    .455    -6.1
2005    48    32.5   6.3    7.4    4.8    1.8    1.5   .429    .510    -3.3
2006    48    46.9   10.5   8.2    2.6    1.8    1.5   .572    .633    +6.1
2007    48    42.4   7.3    7.3    5.8    2.9    0.5   .492    .545   +13.3
2008    48    55.6   9.6    8.3    3.3    2.9    2.2   .525    .606   +31.3
2009    48    55.8   13.4   12.5   4.8    3.5    1.7   .611    .693   +44.5
2010    48    66.1   15.9   8.3    4.1    3.2    3.2   .550    .630   +36.9
2011    48    45.2   11.2   4.9    3.9    1.4    0.7   .474    .608   +16.1
2012    48    40.8   15.4   7.7    3.2    1.8    1.8   .492    .557   +10.9
2013    48    38.8   15.2   14.9   2.7    1.5    0.6   .479    .556   +37.9

Career  48    45.5   10.9   8.2    3.9    2.2    1.5   .506    .584   +18.6


Michael Jordan

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Season  MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

1997    48    46.4   9.9    3.2    3.2    4.0    0.4   .414    .542   +13.5
1998    48    50.9   9.1    4.9    2.0    1.6    1.6   .434    .529    +3.6
2002    48    38.1   10.5   6.1    5.0    1.1    0.6   .405    .472    +1.7
2003    48    34.9   10.9   5.3    4.3    3.3    1.5   .450    .519    -1.9

Career  48    42.3   10.1   4.8    3.5    2.6    1.1   .429    .520    +3.6


Steve Nash

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Season   MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2005     48    34.5   3.1    15.7   5.8    1.3    0.4   .511    .617    +23.3
2006     48    34.1   6.4    12.3   3.2    0.8    0.0   .494    .594    +6.1
2007     48    36.7   4.4    13.2   4.4    0.9    0.0   .563    .657    +12.9
2008     48    39.0   4.7    12.0   6.3    0.7    0.0   .619    .710    +11.7
2009     48    29.2   4.0    11.5   3.6    0.4    0.0   .540    .639    -10.1
2010     48    43.6   3.4    13.1   3.4    0.3    0.3   .531    .634    +6.4
2011     48    27.7   4.9    12.6   3.5    0.2    0.0   .405    .569    +4.2
2012     48    27.9   4.7    9.5    7.7    0.6    0.6   .587    .739    -16.0

Phoenix  48    34.0   4.6    12.6   4.4    0.6    0.1   .522    .634    +5.6


Dirk Nowitzki

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Season  MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

Career  48    37.0   13.2   3.4    2.8    0.8    1.5   .471    .586   +14.2


Derrick Rose

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Season  MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2009    48    30.0   6.3    5.6    2.3    1.3    0.8   .448    .493    +4.8
2010    48    36.0   5.0    8.4    5.0    1.1    0.3   .453    .513    +9.8
2011    48    48.0   10.4   9.8    6.9    2.0    0.6   .413    .529   +20.8
2012    48    33.5   7.6    7.6    3.8    0.8    1.5   .310    .371   +15.2

Career  48    37.2   7.2    7.8    4.6    1.4    0.7   .420    .495   +11.9


Dwyane Wade

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Season  MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2005    48    42.2   9.7    7.6    6.4    0.6    1.8   .478    .576   +22.2
2006    48    49.5   7.0    8.1    3.3    1.1    1.8   .470    .600    -4.1
2007    48    52.8   3.6    9.3    5.2    2.8    2.0   .443    .553   +12.1
2009    48    49.2   5.4    9.4    4.2    3.0    4.9   .504    .580    +3.0
2011    48    33.3   7.6    3.0    3.0    1.9    1.9   .441    .519   +19.7

Career  48    38.0   6.9    7.6    4.4    2.2    2.4   .446    .535    +8.1


I've got data for other players, and it won't be too difficult for me to acquire more. If anyone wants to see any other seasons for these guys, or any other players, let me know (granted it falls within 97-13).
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#2 » by colts18 » Wed May 1, 2013 8:30 pm

Can you do the prime over multiple seasons combined for the star players. I want to see them compared.
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#3 » by SideshowBob » Wed May 1, 2013 8:32 pm

colts18 wrote:Can you do the prime over multiple seasons combined for the star players. I want to see them compared.


Sure, what seasons?

The numbers will look funky though, as we see guys playing different roles in different years.
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#4 » by colts18 » Wed May 1, 2013 8:35 pm

SideshowBob wrote:
colts18 wrote:Can you do the prime over multiple seasons combined for the star players. I want to see them compared.


Sure, what seasons?

The numbers will look funky though, as we see guys playing different roles in different years.
This is what I would consider as prime for these guys:
For Lebron, 06-13
Kobe: 01-10
Wade: 05-13
Melo: 05-13


Big men:
Dirk: 01-11
KG: 01-09
Duncan: 99-08
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Clutch Wing Stats 

Post#5 » by SideshowBob » Wed May 1, 2013 8:46 pm

I'll get to the big men a little later, but here's the wings.

Carmelo Anthony

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Seasons   MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2005-13   48    39.4   10.0   2.1    3.8    1.1    0.6   .440    .547    +4.4


Kobe Bryant

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Seasons   MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2001-10   48    47.2   8.1    5.2    4.1    1.4    0.7   .438    .542    +10.3


Kevin Durant

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Seasons   MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2011-13   48    46.8   11.2   2.0    3.2    1.2    2.1   .447    .560    +12.7


Lebron James

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Seasons   MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2006-13   48    49.0   11.8   8.9    3.8    2.3    1.6   .524    .603    +24.1


Dwyane Wade

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Seasons   MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2005-13   48    39.7   7.0    7.6    4.3    2.2    2.5   .452    .540    +7.2
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#6 » by SideshowBob » Wed May 1, 2013 9:03 pm

Dirk Nowitzki

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Seasons   MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2001-11   48    39.6   13.9   3.4    2.5    0.9    1.7   .471    .590    +18.4
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#7 » by colts18 » Wed May 1, 2013 9:05 pm

Thanks sideshowbob. Its interesting that LeBron leads in pts, assists, rebounds, steal, +/-, TS%. His eFG% is ridiculous too. The highest of the other guys is 47.1%. LeBron is at 52.4%.
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#8 » by SideshowBob » Wed May 1, 2013 9:08 pm

Here's Lebron this season since January 12th (RS only).

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MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

48    42.0   16.3   15.2   2.9    1.2    0.6   .467    .561    +43.7
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#9 » by Dr Spaceman » Wed May 1, 2013 9:10 pm

I'd like to see Derrick Rose '11 and '12
Steve Nash all Phoenix years
Chris Paul '07-'13
Paul Pierce '06-''12
Pau Gasol Lakers years

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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#10 » by Gideon » Wed May 1, 2013 9:11 pm

Curious about Stockton, Malone, Nash, Duncan, and KG. Thanks!
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#11 » by SideshowBob » Wed May 1, 2013 9:19 pm

Derrick Rose

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Season   MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2009     48    30.0   6.3    5.6    2.3    1.3    0.8   .448    .493    +4.8
2010     48    36.0   5.0    8.4    5.0    1.1    0.3   .453    .513    +9.8
2011     48    48.0   10.4   9.8    6.9    2.0    0.6   .413    .529    +20.8
2012     48    33.5   7.6    7.6    3.8    0.8    1.5   .310    .371    +15.2


Impressive rebounding for a PG.
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#12 » by SideshowBob » Wed May 1, 2013 9:37 pm

Steve Nash

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Season   MP    PTS    TRB    AST    TOV    STL    BLK    eFG%    TS%    +/-

2005     48    34.5   3.1    15.7   5.8    1.3    0.4   .511    .617    +23.3
2006     48    34.1   6.4    12.3   3.2    0.8    0.0   .494    .594    +6.1
2007     48    36.7   4.4    13.2   4.4    0.9    0.0   .563    .657    +12.9
2008     48    39.0   4.7    12.0   6.3    0.7    0.0   .619    .710    +11.7
2009     48    29.2   4.0    11.5   3.6    0.4    0.0   .540    .639    -10.1
2010     48    43.6   3.4    13.1   3.4    0.3    0.3   .531    .634    +6.4
2011     48    27.7   4.9    12.6   3.5    0.2    0.0   .405    .569    +4.2
2012     48    27.9   4.7    9.5    7.7    0.6    0.6   .587    .739    -16.0

Phoenix  48    34.0   4.6    12.6   4.4    0.6    0.1   .522    .634    +5.6
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#13 » by acrossthecourt » Wed May 1, 2013 9:47 pm

Someone at ESPN mentioned how the Heat and Cavs were the two most clutch teams in modern league history (since 2001?) confirming your results.
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#14 » by SideshowBob » Wed May 1, 2013 9:54 pm

SideshowBob wrote:Dirk Nowitzki

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2001-11   48    39.6   13.9   3.4    2.5    0.9    1.7   .471    .590    +18.4


Kevin Garnett

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2001-09   48    28.7   14.8   4.8    2.8    1.3    2.2   .445    .524    +3.0


Kevin Garnett

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2003-05   48    34.2   16.1   6.1    2.6    0.8    1.7   .500    .566    +17.7
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#15 » by arifgokcen » Wed May 1, 2013 10:15 pm

SideshowBob thank you wow

BTW i knew lebron was good but wow he is so much better than anyone else
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#16 » by Not Bias » Wed May 1, 2013 10:40 pm

Great work and lol at the media narrative garbage saying Lebron isn't clutch.
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#17 » by HeatRing2012 » Thu May 2, 2013 12:01 am

good work

according to +/-, Lebron and Dirk are the greatest clutch performers in the NBA for their career. do I read that right?
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#18 » by NO-KG-AI » Thu May 2, 2013 12:17 am

HeatRing2012 wrote:good work

according to +/-, Lebron and Dirk are the greatest clutch performers in the NBA for their career. do I read that right?


For their time period.

But think about it, these two could be argued as the two best offensive forces (among a few others) in that time period. Is it really surprising that they are near the top as offensive guys in those situations?

I'm more shocked that people think the "top" guys will magically change so much when a certain time or point "mark" in the game comes.
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#19 » by SideshowBob » Thu May 2, 2013 12:20 am

HeatRing2012 wrote:good work

according to +/-, Lebron and Dirk are the greatest clutch performers in the NBA for their career. do I read that right?


Not exactly. That's just raw +/- per 48 minutes, there's no adjustment made for quality of teammates at all. Its true that James and Nowitzki are standouts, but its not that simple either.
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Re: Extensive Clutch Stats 

Post#20 » by nikomCH » Thu May 2, 2013 12:24 am

why not use the NetRtg that NBA.com provides (differential between offensive rating and defensive rating) instead of basic +/-?

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