I made a sweet internet discovery the day before yesterday; I found a place that archives who did what by the month This is very valuable, because it bridges the gap between mere game stats at the one extreme and cumulative season stats at the other extreme. Looking at how players have done by the month can give you extremely valuable information that you could not get otherwise. Both coaches and players can definitely be evaluated more accurately than before. For example, remember at the beginning of the season, during November, Iverson was PG for Detroit? You can see how he did while he was designated PG. And you can see how the other players did while he was PG. Then you can compare all of that to another month, January for example, when Iverson was 2-guard again. The Pistons have made so many starting lineup and rotation changes this year that everyone's head is spinning. But I have just the medicine: monthly Real Player Ratings, which if you are smart will suggest reasons why some starting lineups and rotations were and are better than others. DETROIT PISTONS REAL PLAYER RATINGS Quality of Players DURING NOVEMBER 2008 Amir Johnson 0.830 Allen Iverson 0.753 Will Bynum 0.752 Rasheed Wallace 0.749 Tayshaun Prince 0.740 Rodney Stuckey 0.635 Jason Maxiell 0.629 Walter Hermann 0.628 Richard Hamilton 0.600 Kwame Brown 0.591 Aaron Afflalo 0.405 When using the ratings and the scale below, do not forget that the smaller the number of games included, the more a player may be above or below his long term career rating. For example, Amir Johnson was a star player during November 2008, but he may or may not be a star player for the season as a whole, and he may or may not be a star player for his career as a whole. SCALE FOR REAL PLAYER RATINGS Perfect Player? Is there Such a Thing? 1.000 and more Historic Super Star 0.950 and more Super Star 0.850 0.949 A Star Player; An Extremely Good Starter 0.775 0.849 A Great Player; A Solid Starter 0.700 0.774 Major Role Player 0.650 0.699 Role Player 0.600 0.649 Minor Role Player 0.550 0.599 Very Minor Role Player 0.500 0.549 Poor Player at This Time 0.450 0.499 Very Poor Player at This Time 0.350 0.449 Extremely Poor Player at This Time / Disaster and less 0.349 DETROIT PISTONS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION Quantity of Players DURING NOVEMBER 2008 Rasheed Wallace 364.90 Tayshaun Prince 359.05 Allen Iverson 305.05 Richard Hamilton 289.95 Jason Maxiell 168.70 Rodney Stuckey 154.25 Amir Johnson 147.05 Kwame Brown 105.45 Aaron Afflalo 96.85 Walter Hermann 86.10 Will Bynum 72.80 DETROIT PISTONS DEFENDING SUBRATING Tracked and Hidden Defending DURING NOVEMBER 2008 Amir Johnson 0.572 Kwame Brown 0.499 Rasheed Wallace 0.443 Allen Iverson 0.387 Will Bynum 0.377 Tayshaun Prince 0.304 Rodney Stuckey 0.295 Jason Maxiell 0.195 Richard Hamilton 0.155 Aaron Afflalo 0.121 Walter Hermann 0.093 DETROIT PISTONS OFFENSE SUBRATING All Tracked Offensive Actions DURING NOVEMBER 2008 Will Bynum 0.535 Walter Hermann 0.535 Tayshaun Prince 0.490 Richard Hamilton 0.479 Allen Iverson 0.471 Amir Johnson 0.453 Jason Maxiell 0.437 Rodney Stuckey 0.430 Rasheed Wallace 0.366 Aaron Afflalo 0.287 Kwame Brown 0.242 The User Guide for Real Player Ratings is here. Sat, Nov 1 Washington W 117-109 Mon, Nov 3 @ Charlotte W 101-83 Wed, Nov 5 @ Toronto W 100-93 Fri, Nov 7 @ New Jersey L 96-103 Sun, Nov 9 Boston L 76-88 Tue, Nov 11 @ Sacramento W 100-92 Thu, Nov 13 @ Golden State W 107-102 Fri, Nov 14 @ LA Lakers W 106-95 Sun, Nov 16 @ Phoenix L 86-104 Wed, Nov 19 Cleveland W 96-89 Thu, Nov 20 @ Boston L 80-98 Sun, Nov 23 Minnesota L 80-106 Wed, Nov 26 NY Knicks W 110-96 Fri, Nov 28 Milwaukee W 107-97 Sun, Nov 30 Portland L 85-96
DETROIT PISTONS REAL PLAYER RATINGS Quality of Players DURING DECEMBER 2008 Rodney Stuckey 0.882 Allen Iverson 0.802 Antonio McDyess 0.698 Amir Johnson 0.673 Richard Hamilton 0.653 Rasheed Wallace 0.648 Tayshaun Prince 0.637 Jason Maxiell 0.452 Kwame Brown 0.439 Arron Afflalo 0.347 When using the ratings above and the scale below, do not forget that the smaller the number of games included, the more a player may be above or below his long term career rating. For example, Amir Johnson was a star player during November 2008, but he may or may not be a star player for the season as a whole, and he may or may not be a star player for his career as a whole. SCALE FOR REAL PLAYER RATINGS Perfect Player? Is there Such a Thing? 1.000 and more Historic Super Star 0.950 and more Super Star 0.850 0.949 A Star Player; An Extremely Good Starter 0.775 0.849 A Great Player; A Solid Starter 0.700 0.774 Major Role Player 0.650 0.699 Role Player 0.600 0.649 Minor Role Player 0.550 0.599 Very Minor Role Player 0.500 0.549 Poor Player at This Time 0.450 0.499 Very Poor Player at This Time 0.350 0.449 Extremely Poor Player at This Time / Disaster and less 0.349 DETROIT PISTONS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION Quantity of Players DURING DECEMBER 2008 Allen Iverson 383.35 Rodney Stuckey 375.90 Tayshaun Prince 335.85 Rasheed Wallace 258.05 Richard Hamilton 237.60 Antonio McDyess 164.85 Arron Afflalo 91.45 Jason Maxiell 76.60 Amir Johnson 71.45 Kwame Brown 30.60 DETROIT PISTONS DEFENDING SUBRATING Tracked and Hidden Defending DURING DECEMBER 2008 Amir Johnson 0.534 Kwame Brown 0.416 Rasheed Wallace 0.414 Allen Iverson 0.390 Rodney Stuckey 0.327 Tayshaun Prince 0.314 Antonio McDyess 0.307 Jason Maxiell 0.203 Richard Hamilton 0.141 Arron Afflalo 0.101 DETROIT PISTONS OFFENSE SUBRATING All Tracked Offensive Actions DURING DECEMBER 2008 Rodney Stuckey 0.649 Richard Hamilton 0.547 Allen Iverson 0.521 Antonio McDyess 0.417 Tayshaun Prince 0.371 Amir Johnson 0.298 Rasheed Wallace 0.289 Jason Maxiell 0.251 Arron Afflalo 0.250 Kwame Brown 0.085 The User Guide for Real Player Ratings is here. Tue, Dec 2 @ San Antonio W 89-77 Fri, Dec 5 Philadelphia L 91-96 Sun, Dec 7 @ NY Knicks L 92-104 Tue, Dec 9 @ Washington L 94-107 Fri, Dec 12 Indiana W 114-110 Sat, Dec 13 @ Charlotte W 90-86 Wed, Dec 17 Washington W 88-74 Fri, Dec 19 Utah L 114-120 OT Sun, Dec 21 @ Atlanta L 78-85 Tue, Dec 23 Chicago W 104-98 Fri, Dec 26 Oklahoma City W 90-88 Sat, Dec 27 @ Milwaukee W 87-76 Mon, Dec 29 Orlando W 88-82 Wed, Dec 31 New Jersey W 83-75
DETROIT PISTONS REAL PLAYER RATINGS Quality of Players DURING JANUARY 2009 Will Bynum 0.889 Rodney Stuckey 0.729 Rasheed Wallace 0.687 Antonio McDyess 0.673 Tayshaun Prince 0.653 Kwame Brown 0.647 Jason Maxiell 0.638 Allen Iverson 0.637 Richard Hamilton 0.622 Amir Johnson 0.587 Arron Afflalo 0.238 When using the ratings above and the scale below, do not forget that the smaller the number of games included, the more a player may be above or below his long term career rating. For example, Amir Johnson was a star player during November 2008, but he may or may not be a star player for the season as a whole, and he may or may not be a star player for his career as a whole. SCALE FOR REAL PLAYER RATINGS Perfect Player? Is there Such a Thing? 1.000 and more Historic Super Star 0.950 and more Super Star 0.850 0.949 A Star Player; An Extremely Good Starter 0.775 0.849 A Great Player; A Solid Starter 0.700 0.774 Major Role Player 0.650 0.699 Role Player 0.600 0.649 Minor Role Player 0.550 0.599 Very Minor Role Player 0.500 0.549 Poor Player at This Time 0.450 0.499 Very Poor Player at This Time 0.350 0.449 Extremely Poor Player at This Time / Disaster and less 0.349 DETROIT PISTONS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION Quantity of Players DURING JANUARY 2009 Rodney Stuckey 351.05 Tayshaun Prince 333.45 Allen Iverson 299.15 Antonio McDyess 228.75 Rasheed Wallace 225.70 Richard Hamilton 178.80 Jason Maxiell 145.00 Amir Johnson 101.85 Kwame Brown 66.15 Arron Afflalo 48.50 Will Bynum 47.70 DETROIT PISTONS DEFENDING SUBRATING Tracked and Hidden Defending DURING JANUARY 2009 Kwame Brown 0.525 Amir Johnson 0.499 Rasheed Wallace 0.427 Antonio McDyess 0.379 Will Bynum 0.376 Allen Iverson 0.339 Tayshaun Prince 0.300 Rodney Stuckey 0.295 Jason Maxiell 0.183 Richard Hamilton 0.139 Arron Afflalo 0.014 DETROIT PISTONS OFFENSE SUBRATING All Tracked Offensive Actions DURING JANUARY 2009 Will Bynum 0.680 Rodney Stuckey 0.529 Richard Hamilton 0.518 Jason Maxiell 0.457 Allen Iverson 0.413 Tayshaun Prince 0.404 Rasheed Wallace 0.317 Antonio McDyess 0.315 Kwame Brown 0.267 Amir Johnson 0.262 Arron Afflalo 0.230 The User Guide for Real Player Ratings is here. GAMES Fri, Jan 2 Sacramento W 98-92 Sun, Jan 4 @ LA Clippers W 88-87 Wed, Jan 7 @ Portland L 83-84 Fri, Jan 9 @ Denver W 93-90 Sat, Jan 10 @ Utah L 82-99 Tue, Jan 13 Charlotte L 78-80 Wed, Jan 14 @ Indiana L 106-110 OT Fri, Jan 16 @ Oklahoma City L 79-89 Sat, Jan 17 New Orleans L 85-91 Mon, Jan 19 @ Memphis W 87-79 Wed, Jan 21 Toronto W 95-76 Fri, Jan 23 Dallas L 91-112 Sun, Jan 25 Houston L 105-108 Wed, Jan 28 @ Minnesota W 98-89 Fri, Jan 30 Boston L 78-86
DETROIT PISTONS REAL PLAYER RATINGS Quality of Players DURING FEBRUARY 2009 Allen Iverson 0.789 Richard Hamilton 0.768 Antonio McDyess 0.733 Rasheed Wallace 0.719 Tayshaun Prince 0.640 Amir Johnson 0.583 Rodney Stuckey 0.439 Jason Maxiell 0.426 Walter Hermann 0.245 Arron Afflalo 0.131 When using the ratings above and the scale below, do not forget that the smaller the number of games included, the more a player may be above or below his long term career rating. For example, Amir Johnson was a star player during November 2008, but he may or may not be a star player for the season as a whole, and he may or may not be a star player for his career as a whole. SCALE FOR REAL PLAYER RATINGS Perfect Player? Is there Such a Thing? 1.000 and more Historic Super Star 0.950 and more Super Star 0.850 0.949 A Star Player; An Extremely Good Starter 0.775 0.849 A Great Player; A Solid Starter 0.700 0.774 Major Role Player 0.650 0.699 Role Player 0.600 0.649 Minor Role Player 0.550 0.599 Very Minor Role Player 0.500 0.549 Poor Player at This Time 0.450 0.499 Very Poor Player at This Time 0.350 0.449 Extremely Poor Player at This Time / Disaster and less 0.349 DETROIT PISTONS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION Quantity of Players DURING FEBRUARY 2009 Richard Hamilton 281.75 Antonio McDyess 275.20 Rasheed Wallace 266.20 Tayshaun Prince 262.85 Allen Iverson 241.95 Rodney Stuckey 132.15 Jason Maxiell 83.10 Amir Johnson 44.15 Walter Hermann 13.25 Arron Afflalo 10.75 DETROIT PISTONS DEFENDING SUBRATING Tracked and Hidden Defending DURING FEBRUARY 2009 Amir Johnson 0.508 Rasheed Wallace 0.417 Allen Iverson 0.385 Antonio McDyess 0.300 Tayshaun Prince 0.276 Rodney Stuckey 0.243 Walter Hermann 0.147 Jason Maxiell 0.145 Richard Hamilton 0.108 Arron Afflalo 0.049 DETROIT PISTONS OFFENSE SUBRATING All Tracked Offensive Actions DURING FEBRUARY 2009 Richard Hamilton 0.698 Allen Iverson 0.513 Antonio McDyess 0.461 Tayshaun Prince 0.417 Rasheed Wallace 0.365 Rodney Stuckey 0.295 Amir Johnson 0.287 Jason Maxiell 0.283 Walter Hermann 0.098 Arron Afflalo 0.086 The User Guide for Real Player Ratings is here. GAMES Sun, Feb 1 Cleveland L 80-90 Wed, Feb 4 Miami W 93-90 Sat, Feb 7 @ Milwaukee W 126-121 OT Sun, Feb 8 Phoenix L 97-107 Tue, Feb 10 @ Chicago L 102-107 Wed, Feb 11 Atlanta L 95-99 Tue, Feb 17 Milwaukee L 86-92 Thu, Feb 19 San Antonio L 79-83 Sun, Feb 22 @ Cleveland L 78-99 Tue, Feb 24 @ Miami L 91-103 Wed, Feb 25 @ New Orleans L 87-90 Fri, Feb 27 @ Orlando W 93-85
For reference, the ratings for all the 4 months combined into the 2008-09 ratings through Feb. 25 are here. Rodney Stuckey was .800 on Feb. 8 and dropped like a rock to .700 as of Feb. 25: DETROIT PISTONS REAL PLAYER RATINGS Quality of Players 2008-09 REGULAR SEASON THROUGH FEB. 25 2009 Allen Iverson† 0.744 Antonio McDyess 0.712 Rodney Stuckey 0.700 Rasheed Wallace 0.697 Amir Johnson 0.688 Tayshaun Prince 0.680 Richard Hamilton 0.638 Kwame Brown 0.580 Jason Maxiell 0.558 Arron Afflalo 0.321 DETROIT PISTONS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION Quantity of Players 2008-09 REGULAR SEASON THROUGH FEB. 25 2009 Tayshaun Prince 1287.65 Allen Iverson† 1207.25 Rasheed Wallace 1088.90 Rodney Stuckey 994.85 Richard Hamilton 932.20 Antonio McDyess 651.20 Jason Maxiell 461.80 Amir Johnson 382.85 Arron Afflalo 256.20 Kwame Brown 215.45 DETROIT PISTONS DEFENDING SUBRATING Tracked and Hidden Defending 2008-09 REGULAR SEASON THROUGH FEB. 25 2009 Amir Johnson 0.534 Kwame Brown 0.495 Rasheed Wallace 0.426 Allen Iverson† 0.373 Antonio McDyess 0.331 Tayshaun Prince 0.304 Rodney Stuckey 0.294 Jason Maxiell 0.186 Richard Hamilton 0.135 Arron Afflalo 0.083 DETROIT PISTONS OFFENSE SUBRATING All Tracked Offensive Actions 2008-09 REGULAR SEASON THROUGH FEB. 25 2009 Richard Hamilton 0.539 Rodney Stuckey 0.501 Allen Iverson† 0.480 Tayshaun Prince 0.427 Antonio McDyess 0.407 Jason Maxiell 0.374 Amir Johnson 0.335 Rasheed Wallace 0.330 Arron Afflalo 0.242 Kwame Brown 0.218
And the 2007-08 Pistons; you can see how many of them are not as good this year as they were last year. By the way, Chauncey Billup's latest 2008-09 rating with the Nuggets is .859, so he is down too. DETROIT PISTONS REAL PLAYER RATINGS Quality of Players 2007-08 REGULAR SEASON Chauncey Billups 0.930 Rasheed Wallace 0.793 Amir Johnson 0.761 Richard Hamilton 0.734 Tayshaun Prince 0.724 Rodney Stuckey 0.648 Antonio McDyess 0.648 Jason Maxiell 0.620 Ronald Murray† 0.586 Jarvis Hayes 0.531 Arron Afflalo 0.486 DETROIT PISTONS REAL PLAYER PRODUCTION Quantity of Players 2007-08 REGULAR SEASON Chauncey Billups 2188.85 Tayshaun Prince 1714.30 Rasheed Wallace 1710.55 Richard Hamilton 1673.60 Antonio McDyess 1394.10 Jason Maxiell 1063.90 Jarvis Hayes 675.60 Rodney Stuckey 627.05 Amir Johnson 530.35 Arron Afflalo 407.35 Ronald Murray† 203.25 DETROIT PISTONS DEFENDING SUBRATING Tracked and Hidden Defending 2007-08 REGULAR SEASON Amir Johnson 0.468 Rasheed Wallace 0.453 Antonio McDyess 0.337 Tayshaun Prince 0.335 Arron Afflalo 0.275 Rodney Stuckey 0.270 Chauncey Billups 0.264 Jason Maxiell 0.245 Richard Hamilton 0.185 Jarvis Hayes 0.151 Ronald Murray† 0.124
