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NBA Roland Ratings!

What's the best measure of a player's performance? While some are content with conventional stats like points, rebounds, and field goal percentage, I believe the best gauge of a player's worth to a specific team comes from looking at the difference in how the team plays with the player on court versus performance with the player off court.

Now this rating isn't an absolute measure of a player's ability, but it does represent how successful a player is with a given team. In general the player with the best Roland Rating on a team is the difference maker (exclude the guys who play a statistically insignificant number of minutes). When the top guy is on the floor the team performs at a much higher level.

These ratings represent a player's value to a particular team and are not intended to be an accurate gauge of the ability and talent of the player away from the specific team.

Finally there are two separate Roland Ratings we produce currently, one is based on raw +/- performance on court versus off, while the other adjusts the numbers based on the quality of the opposing players on the floor. The following table has the unadjusted ratings.

Roland Ratings for NBA 2002-03 Regular Season
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[Minimum: 30% of team total minutes]
Rank
Team
Player
Min
On Court +/-
Off Court +/-
Roland Rating
1
MIN
 Garnett
84%
+5.8
-17.1
+22.8
2
DAL
 Nowitzki
79%
+11.6
-6.5
+18.0
3
SAS
 Duncan
80%
+8.1
-6.2
+14.3
4
DAL
 Finley
67%
+11.9
-0.6
+12.5
5
ORL
 McGrady
75%
+2.9
-8.9
+11.8
6
LAL
 O'Neal
64%
+6.5
-5.1
+11.7
7
UTA
 Ostertag
49%
+8.0
-2.6
+10.7
8
MIL
 Kukoc
43%
+6.3
-4.3
+10.6
9
LAL
 Bryant
85%
+3.8
-6.5
+10.3
10
IND
 Artest
58%
+7.6
-2.6
+10.2
11
BOS
 Pierce
78%
+1.7
-8.4
+10.1
12
NJN
 Kidd
76%
+7.8
-2.3
+10.0
13
BOS
 Battie
43%
+5.0
-4.6
+9.6
14
DET
 Williamson
52%
+8.0
-1.1
+9.1
15
DET
 Barry
37%
+9.3
+0.3
+9.0
16
SAC
 Christie
68%
+9.4
+0.4
+9.0
17
POR
 Pippen
48%
+7.1
-1.7
+8.8
18
HOU
 Francis
83%
+3.0
-5.7
+8.7
19
TOR
 Carter
37%
-0.4
-9.0
+8.6
20
DEN
 Hilario
57%
-4.8
-13.0
+8.2
21
SAS
 Parker
70%
+7.7
-0.4
+8.1
22
CHI
 Crawford
50%
-1.2
-9.1
+8.0
23
LAL
 Fisher
71%
+4.6
-3.3
+7.9
24
SEA
 Radmanovic
48%
+3.9
-3.9
+7.8
25
LAC
 Jaric
35%
+0.8
-6.8
+7.6
26
SAS
 Robinson
42%
+9.6
+2.1
+7.5
27
POR
 Wallace
68%
+5.0
-2.5
+7.5
28
PHO
 Outlaw
45%
+5.3
-2.1
+7.4
29
PHI
 Coleman
44%
+6.5
-0.8
+7.3
30
NJN
 Martin
66%
+7.8
+0.5
+7.3
31
SAC
 Divac
60%
+9.4
+2.2
+7.2
32
ATL
 Glover
47%
+0.2
-7.0
+7.1
33
BOS
 Walker
82%
+0.8
-6.3
+7.1
34
LAC
 Piatkowski
34%
+0.5
-6.6
+7.0
35
UTA
 Stockton
58%
+5.5
-1.5
+7.0
36
POR
 Sabonis
30%
+7.4
+0.6
+6.8
37
ORL
 DeClercq
34%
+4.4
-2.3
+6.7
38
TOR
 Davis
48%
-2.4
-9.0
+6.6
39
UTA
 Harpring
65%
+4.8
-1.6
+6.5
40
MIA
 James
43%
-1.6
-7.7
+6.1
41
IND
 Miller
59%
+5.8
-0.3
+6.1
42
ATL
 Ratliff
63%
-1.3
-7.5
+6.1
43
BOS
 Williams
59%
+1.8
-3.9
+5.7
44
GSW
 Boykins
33%
+2.5
-2.9
+5.5
45
TOR
 WilliamsJ
59%
-3.6
-9.1
+5.5
46
NYK
 Ward
37%
+2.0
-3.4
+5.4
47
PHI
 McKie
60%
+4.5
-0.8
+5.3
48
NJN
 Jefferson
73%
+6.8
+1.4
+5.3
49
NYK
 Thomas
65%
+0.4
-4.7
+5.2
50
NJN
 Collins
48%
+7.9
+2.9
+5.0
51
UTA
 Cheaney
60%
+4.6
-0.5
+5.0
52
NOH
 Davis
48%
+4.7
-0.2
+4.9
53
CLE
 Ilgauskas
61%
-7.8
-12.7
+4.9
54
SAC
 Stojakovic
62%
+8.4
+3.5
+4.9
55
ORL
 Garrity
65%
+1.6
-3.2
+4.8
56
SEA
 Allen
30%
+3.2
-1.5
+4.7
57
HOU
 Griffin
47%
+4.0
-0.6
+4.7
58
POR
 Anderson
64%
+4.3
-0.4
+4.7
59
SAS
 Bowen
65%
+7.0
+2.3
+4.7
60
GSW
 Foyle
45%
+1.4
-3.2
+4.6
61
ATL
 Terry
77%
-2.6
-7.1
+4.5
62
DEN
 Yarbrough
35%
-5.5
-9.8
+4.2
63
MIA
 Jones
45%
-2.8
-7.0
+4.2
64
SAC
 Bibby
46%
+8.8
+4.6
+4.2
65
LAC
 Brand
62%
-2.6
-6.6
+4.1
66
MEM
 Person
49%
-1.1
-5.1
+4.0
67
DAL
 Nash
69%
+9.0
+5.0
+4.0
68
GSW
 Dunleavy
33%
+1.5
-2.4
+3.9
69
LAL
 Horry
59%
+3.9
+0.0
+3.9
70
WAS
 Jordan
76%
-0.1
-3.9
+3.8
71
NYK
 Houston
78%
-0.5
-4.4
+3.8
72
TOR
 Williams
67%
-4.6
-8.3
+3.7
73
HOU
 Ming
60%
+3.0
-0.6
+3.6
74
MEM
 Watson
34%
-0.9
-4.3
+3.4
75
TOR
 Peterson
74%
-5.0
-8.3
+3.4
76
MIL
 Allen
42%
+2.1
-1.2
+3.3
77
UTA
 Malone
74%
+3.4
+0.2
+3.2
78
MEM
 Gasol
74%
-2.4
-5.4
+3.1
79
DEN
 Harrington
51%
-6.9
-9.7
+2.9
80
MIL
 Redd
58%
+1.4
-1.5
+2.9
81
MEM
 Battier
60%
-2.0
-4.8
+2.8
82
NYK
 Harrington
46%
+0.1
-2.6
+2.7
83
CHI
 Robinson
34%
-3.4
-6.0
+2.6
84
MIN
 Szczerbiak
46%
+3.5
+0.9
+2.6
85
NOH
 Lynch
38%
+3.7
+1.2
+2.5
86
HOU
 Mobley
76%
+2.1
-0.4
+2.5
87
PHO
 Marbury
82%
+1.7
-0.6
+2.3
88
DET
 Atkins
35%
+5.0
+2.9
+2.1
89
CLE
 Jones
56%
-8.7
-10.9
+2.1
90
SEA
 Barry
62%
+0.7
-1.4
+2.0
91
SAC
 Webber
66%
+7.2
+5.2
+2.0
92
PHI
 Thomas
35%
+3.7
+1.7
+1.9
93
MEM
 Swift
37%
-2.0
-3.9
+1.9
94
WAS
 Haywood
49%
+0.0
-1.9
+1.9
95
IND
 MillerR
51%
+4.2
+2.4
+1.8
96
ATL
 Abdur-Rahim
77%
-3.2
-5.0
+1.8
97
ORL
 Miller
46%
+0.9
-0.9
+1.7
98
NOH
 Wesley
68%
+2.6
+1.0
+1.7
99
PHI
 Buckner
38%
+3.4
+1.8
+1.6
100
LAL
 Fox
55%
+3.0
+1.4
+1.6
101
PHI
 Van Horn
59%
+3.1
+1.5
+1.6
102
DAL
 Bradley
44%
+8.6
+7.1
+1.5
103
NOH
 Magloire
61%
+2.7
+1.2
+1.5
104
POR
 Stoudamire
33%
+3.6
+2.1
+1.4
105
NJN
 Kittles
49%
+6.0
+4.7
+1.4
106
SEA
 Evans
34%
+0.8
-0.5
+1.3
107
CHI
 Curry
39%
-4.4
-5.6
+1.3
108
ORL
 Armstrong
59%
+0.4
-0.8
+1.1
109
HOU
 Posey
41%
+2.1
+1.2
+0.9
110
NOH
 Brown
65%
+2.4
+1.5
+0.9
111
MIA
 Grant
67%
-4.8
-5.7
+0.9
112
NOH
 Mashburn
84%
+2.3
+1.3
+0.9
113
MEM
 Williams
60%
-2.9
-3.6
+0.8
114
DET
 Okur
34%
+4.1
+3.4
+0.7
115
MIN
 Nesterovic
59%
+2.4
+1.7
+0.7
116
WAS
 Stackhouse
69%
-0.8
-1.5
+0.7
117
GSW
 Arenas
73%
-0.9
-1.5
+0.6
118
CLE
 Wagner
35%
-9.4
-9.8
+0.5
119
POR
 Wells
61%
+2.8
+2.3
+0.5
120
DET
 Wallace
72%
+3.8
+3.3
+0.5
121
DEN
 Tskitishvili
33%
-8.0
-8.4
+0.4
122
WAS
 Hughes
54%
-0.8
-1.2
+0.4
123
MIN
 Hudson
66%
+2.2
+2.0
+0.2
124
IND
 O'Neal
72%
+3.4
+3.2
+0.2
125
PHI
 Iverson
88%
+2.4
+2.2
+0.2
126
NYK
 Anderson
44%
-1.3
-1.4
+0.1
127
CLE
 Davis
79%
-9.6
-9.8
+0.1
128
SAS
 Ginobili
36%
+5.3
+5.3
+0.0
129
LAL
 George
41%
+2.2
+2.3
-0.1
130
IND
 Tinsley
56%
+3.2
+3.4
-0.2
131
CHI
 Marshall
60%
-5.2
-5.0
-0.2
132
BOS
 WilliamsS
30%
-0.7
-0.4
-0.3
133
PHO
 Hardaway
45%
+1.1
+1.4
-0.3
134
SAS
 Rose
49%
+5.1
+5.5
-0.5
135
WAS
 Laettner
56%
-1.2
-0.7
-0.5
136
PHO
 Johnson
57%
+1.1
+1.5
-0.5
137
POR
 Davis
58%
+2.4
+2.9
-0.5
138
ATL
 Robinson
65%
-3.7
-3.3
-0.5
139
POR
 Patterson
42%
+2.3
+2.8
-0.6
140
CLE
 Miles
51%
-10.0
-9.4
-0.6
141
ORL
 Vaughn
43%
-0.5
+0.2
-0.7
142
UTA
 Kirilenko
56%
+2.2
+3.0
-0.7
143
DET
 Billups
58%
+3.3
+4.0
-0.7
144
NYK
 Eisley
56%
-1.7
-0.9
-0.8
145
NYK
 Sprewell
72%
-1.6
-0.8
-0.8
146
DAL
 LaFrentz
41%
+7.2
+8.1
-0.9
147
UTA
 Padgett
33%
+1.8
+2.9
-1.1
148
MIA
 Stepania
40%
-5.9
-4.5
-1.3
149
WAS
 Lue
50%
-1.6
-0.3
-1.3
150
DAL
 Griffin
35%
+6.8
+8.3
-1.4
151
LAC
 Olowokandi
35%
-5.0
-3.7
-1.4
152
SEA
 Mason
46%
-0.9
+0.6
-1.5
153
DET
 Hamilton
66%
+3.1
+4.6
-1.5
154
MIA
 Best
46%
-6.0
-4.3
-1.7
155
WAS
 Brown
45%
-2.0
-0.2
-1.8
156
SAS
 Jackson
57%
+4.5
+6.3
-1.8
157
SAC
 Clark
45%
+5.5
+7.4
-1.9
158
MIL
 Thomas
59%
-0.6
+1.4
-2.0
159
DET
 Robinson
71%
+3.1
+5.0
-2.0
160
HOU
 Cato
32%
+0.1
+2.2
-2.1
161
HOU
 Taylor
35%
+0.2
+2.3
-2.1
162
SAC
 Jackson
43%
+5.4
+7.5
-2.1
163
IND
 Harrington
62%
+2.5
+4.7
-2.2
164
LAC
 Odom
42%
-5.4
-3.2
-2.3
165
PHO
 Marion
85%
+0.9
+3.3
-2.4
166
BOS
 Delk
47%
-1.9
+0.7
-2.6
167
TOR
 Lenard
49%
-7.1
-4.6
-2.6
168
MEM
 Wright
50%
-4.5
-1.8
-2.6
169
PHO
 Stoudemire
65%
+0.4
+2.9
-2.6
170
DEN
 White
40%
-9.9
-7.2
-2.7
171
BOS
 Bremer
38%
-2.3
+0.6
-2.9
172
MIN
 Peeler
57%
+0.8
+3.8
-2.9
173
DEN
 Howard
69%
-9.2
-6.3
-2.9
174
SEA
 Drobnjak
50%
-1.6
+1.4
-3.0
175
PHI
 Snow
78%
+1.7
+4.8
-3.0
176
DEN
 Harvey
41%
-10.1
-7.0
-3.1
177
CLE
 Boozer
52%
-11.2
-8.1
-3.1
178
IND
 Strickland
32%
+1.2
+4.3
-3.2
179
LAC
 Richardson
35%
-6.2
-3.0
-3.2
180
NYK
 Weatherspoon
51%
-2.9
+0.2
-3.2
181
BOS
 McCarty
49%
-2.2
+1.1
-3.3
182
HOU
 Norris
35%
-0.8
+2.8
-3.5
183
GSW
 Murphy
64%
-2.4
+1.2
-3.5
184
TOR
 Bradley
33%
-8.2
-4.6
-3.6
185
SEA
 Payton
53%
-1.8
+1.9
-3.7
186
MEM
 Gooden
33%
-5.7
-1.9
-3.8
187
HOU
 Rice
39%
-0.8
+3.0
-3.8
188
GSW
 Jamison
82%
-1.8
+2.0
-3.8
189
NOH
 Alexander
34%
-0.5
+3.5
-3.9
190
WAS
 Russell
35%
-3.5
+0.4
-3.9
191
MIA
 Allen
59%
-6.7
-2.8
-3.9
192
ORL
 Kemp
41%
-2.5
+1.6
-4.1
193
NJN
 Harris
50%
+3.3
+7.4
-4.1
194
MIA
 Butler
73%
-6.2
-2.1
-4.1
195
NJN
 Rogers
33%
+2.5
+6.7
-4.2
196
MEM
 Batiste
31%
-6.1
-1.8
-4.3
197
MIA
 ButlerR
37%
-7.8
-3.5
-4.3
198
LAC
 Miller
74%
-5.3
-0.9
-4.3
199
CLE
 Palacio
50%
-11.9
-7.5
-4.4
200
SEA
 Lewis
77%
-1.1
+3.4
-4.5
201
CHI
 Rose
84%
-5.8
-1.3
-4.5
202
CHI
 Chandler
46%
-7.6
-3.0
-4.6
203
GSW
 Dampier
50%
-3.4
+1.2
-4.6
204
LAC
 Maggette
51%
-6.5
-1.7
-4.9
205
IND
 Mercer
42%
+0.4
+5.5
-5.1
206
GSW
 Richardson
68%
-2.7
+2.5
-5.2
207
UTA
 Jackson
37%
-0.9
+4.6
-5.5
208
ATL
 Henderson
38%
-7.1
-1.5
-5.6
209
DAL
 Van Exel
51%
+5.1
+10.6
-5.6
210
ATL
 Newble
48%
-6.5
-0.8
-5.7
211
PHI
 Skinner
35%
-1.4
+4.4
-5.8
212
SAC
 JacksonJ
33%
+2.6
+8.5
-5.9
213
DAL
 Bell
30%
+3.5
+9.6
-6.1
214
MIN
 Gill
52%
-0.8
+5.3
-6.1
215
MIL
 Cassell
68%
-1.8
+4.4
-6.2
216
CHI
 Williams
49%
-8.7
-1.7
-7.1
217
NJN
 Williams
41%
+1.0
+8.3
-7.3
218
LAL
 Walker
31%
-3.0
+4.7
-7.7
219
MIN
 Trent
31%
-3.2
+4.5
-7.7
220
TOR
 McCoy
35%
-10.9
-3.1
-7.8
221
MIL
 Mason
53%
-3.4
+4.4
-7.8
222
POR
 Randolph
33%
-3.3
+5.5
-8.7
223
CHI
 Hassell
50%
-9.8
-0.4
-9.4
224
MEM
 Giricek
30%
-10.0
-0.3
-9.7
225
LAC
 Rooks
34%
-11.4
-0.4
-11.0
226
DET
 Curry
39%
-3.2
+8.0
-11.2
227
SAC
 Turkoglu
30%
-1.9
+10.2
-12.1
228
POR
 McInnis
33%
-5.6
+6.6
-12.2

Kevin Garnett emerges as the player who was most important to his team in the NBA regular season last year. While the numbers are fun to look at in a league wide basis, the best use is on a team level where you can assess which players are producing and which aren't in the climate and roster of a specific squad. To see the ratings from a Team perspective click here


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