NBA Player "Fair Salary Ratings" using PER difference and On Court/Off Court influence

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2005-06 NBA Fair Salary Ratings
(revised to include Playoff Earnings)

As we evolve away from the "Roland Ratings" one goal has been to scale player performance in terms of a "fair salary" or "salary dollars earned". We will still keep elements such as 1) Inividual player production, 2) One-on-one defense, and 3) Team success influence in the mix. However you also need to factor in minutes played!

If two players produce equal positive overall production, but one played twice as many minutes over the course of the season, clearly the player out there more is worth a lot more to his team!

We have updated these numbers however to include PLAYOFF EARNINGS, which means that non-playoff team players have seen their fair salary lowered as some portion of the total salary cap money is pushed into the "playoff pool." Players on teams that went deep into the playoffs have the potential for significant earnings. So while Shaq was on court for less than half the team minutes during the regular season, his playoff activity has catapulted him into the top twenty, which seems fitting!

Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Chicago
Cleveland
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Golden State
Houston
Indiana
L.A. Clippers
L.A. Lakers
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minnesota
New Jersey
New Orleans
New York
Orlando
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland
Sacramento
San Antonio
Seattle
Toronto
Utah
Washington

The table below shows the top players for the 2005-06 regular season and playoffs combined fair salary, but note that the rest of the ratings reflect the regular season games only:

				PER Difference			On Court/Off Court			Roland	Salary ($Mil)
Rk	Player	Tm	Min	PER	Opp	Net	On	Off	Net	Rating	Fair	Actual
1	Wade	MIA	73%	29.8	14.6	+15.2	+8.1	-7.7	+15.8	+15.4	35.06	$3.0
2	Nowitzki	DAL	78%	30.1	17.0	+13.2	+7.9	-0.6	+8.5	+11.6	29.10	$13.8
3	James	CLE	85%	30.2	12.6	+17.5	+3.9	-7.2	+11.0	+15.3	28.66	$4.6
4	Bryant	LAL	83%	30.0	14.1	+15.8	+4.8	-7.9	+12.7	+14.8	25.36	$15.9
5	Brand	LAC	78%	28.6	13.4	+15.2	+2.9	-3.1	+6.0	+12.1	24.58	$13.1
6	Billups	DET	74%	25.0	12.9	+12.1	+9.6	-1.9	+11.5	+11.9	24.07	$5.9
7	Carter	NJN	73%	23.3	13.4	+9.9	+5.4	-10.1	+15.5	+11.8	22.49	$13.8
8	Nash	PHO	70%	24.6	15.3	+9.3	+8.1	-0.7	+8.8	+9.1	21.01	$9.6
9	Duncan	SAS	70%	24.9	13.7	+11.2	+9.0	+1.6	+7.3	+9.9	20.21	$15.8
10	Redd	MIL	79%	22.7	12.4	+10.2	+1.2	-9.6	+10.8	+10.4	19.19	$12.0
11	Garnett	MIN	75%	28.8	14.8	+14.1	+0.6	-9.1	+9.7	+12.6	18.86	$18.0
12	Marion	PHO	82%	25.1	16.5	+8.6	+6.1	+2.7	+3.4	+6.9	18.62	$13.7
13	Iverson	PHI	78%	27.8	14.7	+13.0	+0.0	-8.6	+8.6	+11.6	18.50	$16.5
14	Jefferson	NJN	77%	20.5	12.9	+7.6	+3.8	-7.3	+11.1	+8.8	18.06	$10.2
15	Prince	DET	73%	15.9	11.9	+4.0	+10.7	-4.6	+15.3	+7.7	17.73	$1.8
16	Arenas	WAS	85%	25.4	18.6	+6.8	+2.9	-4.2	+7.1	+6.9	17.53	$10.2
17	O'Neal	MIA	46%	26.2	12.0	+14.1	+7.3	+1.0	+6.4	+11.6	16.90	$20.0
18	Allen	SEA	76%	23.8	13.9	+9.8	-0.8	-10.1	+9.2	+9.6	15.85	$13.2
19	Kidd	NJN	75%	20.8	16.5	+4.3	+4.3	-7.8	+12.1	+6.9	15.39	$16.4
20	Gasol	MEM	79%	24.3	15.1	+9.2	+4.7	+0.0	+4.7	+7.7	15.33	$11.0
21	Parker	SAS	69%	22.3	14.3	+8.0	+9.1	+1.8	+7.2	+7.7	15.29	$8.4
22	Pierce	BOS	78%	25.4	13.6	+11.7	-0.9	-3.5	+2.6	+8.7	15.26	$13.8
23	Terry	DAL	70%	19.7	14.8	+4.9	+8.1	+0.9	+7.2	+5.7	15.08	$6.7
24	B.Wallace	DET	73%	18.7	14.5	+4.3	+10.0	-2.4	+12.3	+6.9	14.71	$7.5
25	Jamison	WAS	83%	19.2	14.4	+4.8	+3.6	-6.4	+9.9	+6.5	14.59	$13.8
26	Kirilenko	UTA	66%	22.0	12.2	+9.8	+0.8	-9.0	+9.8	+9.8	13.95	$11.0
27	R.Wallace	DET	70%	19.0	16.5	+2.5	+10.6	-2.8	+13.4	+6.1	13.80	$10.9
28	Ginobili	SAS	46%	24.1	12.7	+11.3	+10.8	+3.4	+7.4	+10.0	13.66	$7.4
29	Diaw	PHO	72%	18.3	15.7	+2.5	+8.2	-1.5	+9.6	+4.9	13.55	$1.1
30	Hamilton	DET	71%	19.4	15.2	+4.2	+8.8	+1.1	+7.7	+5.4	13.48	$8.6
31	Anthony	DEN	74%	23.5	14.1	+9.3	+0.2	+0.7	-0.5	+6.1	13.46	$3.7
32	Howard	DAL	48%	20.8	13.2	+7.6	+7.9	+4.2	+3.6	+6.3	13.26	$0.9
33	Bosh	TOR	69%	24.5	15.4	+9.1	-1.0	-7.4	+6.4	+8.2	13.01	$3.3
34	Richardson	GSW	73%	20.6	13.9	+6.7	+0.8	-6.9	+7.6	+7.0	12.51	$8.9
35	Ming	HOU	49%	27.5	12.5	+15.0	+2.1	-5.2	+7.3	+12.5	12.25	$5.6
36	Odom	LAL	81%	18.2	14.4	+3.8	+3.6	-2.0	+5.6	+4.4	11.67	$11.5
37	Cassell	LAC	67%	20.0	15.7	+4.2	+4.1	-3.5	+7.6	+5.3	10.93	$6.9
38	Ilgauskas	CLE	58%	23.2	14.3	+8.8	+3.9	-0.1	+4.0	+7.2	10.66	$8.7
39	Miller	SAC	74%	18.7	16.7	+2.1	+3.8	-4.8	+8.5	+4.2	10.27	$8.8
40	Battier	MEM	72%	15.7	14.6	+1.1	+6.1	-2.4	+8.5	+3.6	10.20	$4.9
41	Miller	DEN	74%	17.4	17.5	+0.0	+2.2	-4.9	+7.2	+2.4	9.95	$8.1
42	Howard	ORL	76%	20.7	17.6	+3.1	+0.3	-5.7	+6.0	+4.1	9.88	$4.5
43	Iguodala	PHI	77%	16.0	15.7	+0.2	+0.0	-8.4	+8.4	+3.0	9.75	$2.1
44	Paul	NOK	71%	23.7	16.3	+7.4	-3.1	-2.1	-1.0	+4.6	9.74	$3.1
45	Krstic	NJN	62%	15.5	15.7	-0.2	+5.2	-5.2	+10.4	+3.3	9.74	$1.0
46	Okur	UTA	74%	20.4	15.7	+4.7	-1.8	-4.8	+2.9	+4.1	9.62	$8.3
47	O'Neal	IND	46%	22.0	14.9	+7.2	+2.8	+1.1	+1.7	+5.3	9.40	$16.4
48	Mourning	MIA	33%	20.8	10.6	+10.2	+8.7	+1.6	+7.1	+9.2	8.90	$1.1
49	Bibby	SAC	80%	19.2	17.2	+2.0	+2.0	-0.5	+2.5	+2.1	8.77	$11.5
50	Deng	CHI	65%	17.0	12.5	+4.5	+2.0	-1.9	+3.9	+4.3	8.70	$2.4
51	E.Jones	MEM	61%	15.8	14.5	+1.3	+6.3	-0.5	+6.8	+3.1	8.68	$14.6
52	James	TOR	73%	21.0	17.4	+3.6	-2.3	-4.9	+2.7	+3.3	8.66	$3.4
53	McGrady	HOU	44%	23.7	14.2	+9.6	+1.7	-4.2	+5.9	+8.4	8.42	$15.7
54	Camby	DEN	47%	21.4	14.3	+7.1	+1.0	-0.3	+1.3	+5.2	8.42	$9.2
55	Wallace	CHA	48%	22.6	15.0	+7.6	-1.5	-6.1	+4.6	+6.6	7.96	$5.0
56	Butler	WAS	68%	18.3	15.2	+3.1	+2.1	+1.3	+0.8	+2.3	7.71	$2.5
57	Wells	SAC	43%	17.7	15.9	+1.8	+2.9	+0.5	+2.4	+2.0	7.23	$8.0
58	Lewis	SEA	73%	21.4	17.9	+3.5	-3.3	-2.2	-1.1	+1.9	7.20	$8.6
59	Hinrich	CHI	74%	16.6	13.7	+2.8	-0.3	+3.4	-3.7	+0.6	7.10	$2.5
60	West	BOS	61%	16.1	15.6	+0.5	+1.1	-5.5	+6.6	+2.5	6.96	$1.0
61	Mobley	LAC	75%	14.2	12.8	+1.4	+1.9	+0.5	+1.4	+1.4	6.92	$7.2
62	Claxton	NOK	51%	17.3	15.2	+2.2	+1.0	-6.8	+7.8	+4.0	6.71	$3.6
63	Miller	MEM	57%	18.6	11.5	+7.1	+1.7	+6.4	-4.7	+3.2	6.68	$6.8
64	Gordon	CHI	62%	15.5	14.0	+1.6	+1.6	-1.1	+2.7	+1.9	6.59	$3.6
65	Johnson	ATL	84%	19.2	16.4	+2.8	-5.5	-1.1	-4.3	+0.4	6.48	$12.0
66	Bell	PHO	74%	13.7	14.5	-0.8	+6.0	+4.1	+1.9	+0.1	6.45	$4.3
67	Kaman	LAC	65%	16.2	17.1	-0.9	+3.1	-1.2	+4.3	+0.9	6.44	$2.8
68	Turkoglu	ORL	66%	17.8	15.1	+2.7	-1.1	-1.2	+0.0	+1.8	6.41	$5.4
69	Stojakovic	IND	37%	20.6	14.0	+6.5	+5.4	-0.1	+5.5	+6.2	6.32	$7.5
70	Johnson	IND	50%	15.3	15.4	-0.1	+3.3	+0.5	+2.9	+0.9	6.31	$2.4
71	Abdur-Rahim	SAC	50%	18.5	16.1	+2.4	+4.1	-1.1	+5.2	+3.3	6.30	$5.0
72	Daniels	WAS	58%	14.7	15.1	-0.4	+2.5	+0.9	+1.6	+0.3	6.22	$5.0
73	Stackhouse	DAL	38%	15.6	13.1	+2.5	+4.5	+6.9	-2.5	+0.8	6.19	$8.4
74	Simmons	MIL	64%	14.7	16.9	-2.2	+0.9	-4.5	+5.4	+0.3	6.08	$8.0
75	Bogut	MIL	59%	16.1	17.9	-1.8	+1.5	-4.9	+6.4	+1.0	6.03	$4.3
76	Felton	CHA	61%	15.2	14.4	+0.8	-2.3	-6.5	+4.2	+1.9	6.01	$2.8
77	Artest	SAC	40%	15.2	16.1	-0.9	+6.5	-1.9	+8.4	+2.2	5.98	$6.8
78	Ford	MIL	64%	14.1	17.3	-3.3	+0.3	-3.6	+3.9	-0.9	5.93	$2.3
79	Nelson	ORL	45%	20.8	17.2	+3.6	+1.7	-3.4	+5.1	+4.1	5.85	$1.2
80	Randolph	POR	65%	18.3	17.9	+0.4	-8.3	-11.4	+3.0	+1.3	5.85	$10.7
81	Crawford	NYK	64%	16.6	15.5	+1.1	-5.8	-7.3	+1.5	+1.3	5.76	$6.5
82	Walker	MIA	56%	15.7	15.9	-0.3	+3.0	+5.1	-2.1	-0.9	5.69	$6.9
83	Posey	MIA	48%	10.9	17.5	-6.6	+5.3	+2.6	+2.7	-3.5	5.67	$5.9
84	West	NOK	64%	21.1	18.9	+2.2	-3.1	-2.2	-0.9	+1.2	5.67	$1.3
85	Fisher	GSW	65%	15.9	15.8	+0.1	-0.2	-3.4	+3.2	+1.1	5.66	$5.4
86	Davis	GSW	50%	19.7	17.7	+1.9	+0.7	-3.4	+4.1	+2.7	5.50	$13.7
87	Frye	NYK	39%	19.2	16.4	+2.9	-1.5	-9.4	+8.0	+4.6	5.36	$2.2
88	Szczerbiak	MIN	39%	19.4	15.7	+3.7	+2.1	-4.4	+6.5	+4.6	5.35	$10.0
89	Webber	PHI	73%	19.9	19.1	+0.8	-2.3	-0.9	-1.4	+0.1	5.32	$19.1
90	Villanueva	TOR	59%	17.4	19.7	-2.3	-0.8	-6.1	+5.3	+0.2	5.29	$2.4
91	Haslem	MIA	63%	14.9	16.6	-1.6	+5.3	+1.5	+3.7	+0.2	5.18	$5.0
92	Jaric	MIN	53%	12.5	14.4	-1.9	+1.0	-5.0	+5.9	+0.7	5.11	$5.0
93	Marbury	NYK	55%	17.6	16.1	+1.5	-5.6	-7.1	+1.4	+1.5	5.10	$16.5
94	Parker	LAL	70%	14.4	17.9	-3.5	+3.7	-0.2	+3.9	-1.1	5.09	$0.7
95	Peterson	TOR	79%	16.3	16.0	+0.3	-3.4	-1.5	-1.9	-0.5	5.08	$4.6
96	Marshall	CLE	52%	14.5	17.0	-2.5	+2.9	+1.4	+1.5	-1.2	4.99	$4.8
97	Williams	MIA	47%	16.3	14.3	+2.0	+5.5	+2.5	+3.0	+2.3	4.91	$7.6
98	Maggette	LAC	24%	20.4	15.7	+4.7	+6.3	+0.1	+6.2	+5.2	4.83	$7.0
99	Dunleavy	GSW	65%	13.5	13.8	-0.3	-0.9	-2.2	+1.3	+0.2	4.83	$4.5
100	Martin	SAC	48%	15.9	14.7	+1.2	+0.9	+2.1	-1.2	+0.4	4.74	$0.9

So while our regular season only fair salary ratings had it LeBron-Kobe-Wade, when the playoffs are factored in, leading "Roland Rating" player Dwyane Wade winds up far ahead of those two, with Dirk Nowitzki moving into second place.

Seems right to us -- does anyone want to argue that Wade didn't have the best season when you look at the regular season and playoffs combined?

Now we like to calculate these things separately for each team a player appears with, but for the notable "two team" guys this season, here are some combined earnings:

Artest (Ind+Sac) -- $8.81 Million
Szczerbiak (Min+Bos) -- $8.31
Peja Stojakovic (Sac+Ind) -- $7.23
Ricky Davis (Bos+Min) -- $6.93

...so Ron Artest moves up to rank #49 on the season, alongside teammate Mike Bibby, and we'd push Artest up on subjective rankings as while his "individual production" wasn't phenomenal, his team influence certainly was for Sacramento! Moreover he missed a lot of playing time waiting for the trade, so could easily leap into the top 30 or higher with a "no incident" full season.

Szczerbiak moves to #56 overall, with Peja #58 and Ricky Davis #63.

Part of the benefits of these ratings is you can now evaluate which players are good and bad values based on their "earned salary" minus their "actual salary" --

Best Values
1. Dwyane Wade
2. LeBron James
3. Chauncey Billups
4. Tayshaun Prince
5. Dirk Nowitzki
6. Boris Diaw
7. Josh Howard
8. Elton Brand
9. Steve Nash
10. Carmelo Anthony
11. Chris Bosh
12. Kobe Bryant
13. Nenad Krstic
14. Vince Carter
15. Jason Terry
16. Richard Jefferson
17. Alonzo Mourning
18. Andre Iguodala
19. Gilbert Arenas
20. Ben Wallace

...you've got to love those rookie contracts if you can find a superstar in the draft!

Worst Values
503. Jalen Rose
504. Chris Webber
505. Tim Thomas (for Chicago, not Phoenix)
505. Antonio Davis
506. Grant Hill
507. Keith Van Horn
508. Anfernee Hardaway (minus $15.64 Million)

...which isn't to say these "worst value" guys are bad players, just that they didn't have the kind of seasons that would justify their -gulp- hefty contracts!

Now the ratings as they stand are based entirely on actual production, so no value is awarded to players for being "good in practice" or offering "veteran leadership" or even representing insurance policies in case a key player goes down with injury...all of which can certainly justify a certain "bonus" in deserved salary. Likewise players suffering injuries are usually not to blame for such misfortune, but they can't earn dollars in this scheme when they are missing time.

More development work is coming to make these ratings even better!

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