Today's post will take the scope of our analysis away from the world of efficiency and pace and into the world of shot creation. Shot creation is one of the most important traits of a successful basketball player. The statistic we can use as a proxy for shot creation is % assisted. This is a statistic that can be found on HoopData, in the scoring section of their Player Statistics page.
% Assisted - >40 games, >25mpg
We have applied the same Games Played at Minutes/Game boundaries but have also filtered by position.
Point Guards
Shooting Guards
Small Forwards
Power Forwards
Centers
League Average % Assisted:
Point Guards - 34.2%
Shooting Guards - 56%
Small Forwards - 62.5%
Power Forwards - 61.4%
Centers - 63.2%
Looking at the league averages by position, the trend is pretty obvious and corroborates with intuitive viewing of the game. Players who are most likely to create their own shot (have a low % assisted) are point guards and ball dominant wings. Players who are less likely to create their own shots (have a high % assisted) are spot-up shooters and players who take most of their shots close to the basket.
Another thing to note is the general fungibility among players who cannot create their own shot. Of course this doesn't hold for the elite bigs and the players who elite shooters, but in most cases, the key differentiating factor is the ability to get your own shot up at any point in the game and during any point of a possession.
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