

2.0 is a bench player (this is also defined as "replacement level") +0.0 is a decent starter or solid 6th man +8.0 is an MVP season (think peak Dirk or peak Shaq) +10.0 is an all-time season (think peak Jordan or LeBron) (In the 2018-19 season, teams averaged around 100 possessions per 48 minute game.) A value of +5.0 means the team is 5 points per 100 possessions better with the player on the floor than with average production from another player. Because above-average players play more minutes, there are far more below-average players than above-average players in the league at any time. League average is defined as 0.0, meaning 0 points above average or below average.

BPM does not take into account playing time - it is purely a rate stat! Playing time is included in Value Over Replacement Player (VORP) which is discussed below. It is based only on the information in the traditional basketball box score-no play-by-play data or non-traditional box score data (like dunks or deflections) are included.īPM uses a player’s box score information, position, and the team’s overall performance to estimate the player’s contribution in points above league average per 100 possessions played. By Daniel Myers, developer of Box Plus/Minus, February 2020īox Plus/Minus, Version 2.0 (BPM) is a basketball box score-based metric that estimates a basketball player’s contribution to the team when that player is on the court.
