Top Season Performances of All Time

[Josh]

35 Year Old Dwyane Wade has still got it. He is shooting over .500, leading the league in 3P% at 52%, and has a true shooting percentage of 61.2%. On top of retaining a near 2:1 stocks:TO.

I looked around the league and it looks like Wade is leading the league in TS% this year. Boban is above 60%, and CJ Miles and Steph are in the next tier between 59% and 60%.

I was wondering about the historical context of 61.2% TS. I compiled all available SLN season player data (excluding 1998 RIP) and looked into the best season performances. See below.

True Shooting Percentage
Rank	Player	Team	Year	TS%	PPG	FG%	3P%	3P Shot Rate
1	Manu Ginobili	Celtics	2008	64.6%	37.6	53.0%	47.8%	28.2%
2	Jason Richardson	Knicks	2010	63.5%	18.5	51.5%	50.9%	30.5%
3	Manu Ginobili	Pacers	2003	62.6%	32.8	50.3%	49.2%	31.4%
4	Manu Ginobili	Celtics	2007	62.3%	34.8	51.1%	43.6%	29.3%
5	Cuttino Mobley	Trail Blazers	2002	62.3%	21.5	50.4%	46.8%	33.2%
6	Cuttino Mobley	Hornets	2004	62.1%	26.6	50.1%	49.6%	30.2%
7	Lou Williams	Pistons	2013	62.1%	26.9	50.1%	47.0%	31.6%
8	Willie Green	76ers	2009	61.9%	24.0	49.9%	47.4%	29.7%
9	Ray Allen	Suns	2004	61.8%	31.5	49.7%	49.3%	30.0%
10	Jamal Crawford	Hawks	2013	61.5%	35.8	51.0%	46.7%	28.6%
11	Lou Williams	Pistons	2012	61.5%	26.0	49.9%	46.6%	31.1%
12	Manu Ginobili	Celtics	2006	61.5%	33.5	50.2%	46.3%	28.6%
13	Willie Green	76ers	2012	61.5%	24.1	49.9%	45.3%	29.6%
14	Manu Ginobili	Pacers	2004	61.5%	30.5	51.0%	47.0%	26.5%
15	Dahntay Jones	Jazz	2014	61.4%	26.8	50.3%	45.0%	26.9%
16	Jameer Nelson	Trail Blazers	2012	61.3%	26.8	49.6%	50.1%	29.8%
17	Ray Allen	Bulls	2008	61.2%	24.7	49.3%	46.5%	31.4%
18	Allan Houston	Trail Blazers	2002	60.9%	29.0	50.1%	46.2%	26.7%
19	Michael Redd	Lakers	2007	60.9%	21.7	49.4%	45.2%	28.4%
20	Cuttino Mobley	Trail Blazers	2010	60.9%	21.7	49.4%	51.0%	32.9%

35 Y/O Wade is having the 17th best TS percentage in SLN history. How I miss my golden boy

Manu dominates the TS chart with 3 of the top 4 seasons, and he did it all with great volume. Some interesting names on the top - that was a magical jason richardson season in 2010. The best mark from last season was Wade at 60.4% - and he's even better now.

Next I put together the top 10 PPG season performance in SLN history.

Points per Game
Rank	Player	Team	Year	PPG	TS%	FG%	3P%	3P Shot Rate
1	Dirk Nowitzki	SuperSonics	2003	40.3	60.3%	50.8%	42.6%	20.0%
2	Manu Ginobili	Bullets	2009	38.9	58.7%	47.9%	41.7%	27.9%
3	Dirk Nowitzki	SuperSonics	2006	38.0	59.9%	50.1%	43.9%	20.7%
4	LeBron James	76ers	2009	37.7	59.1%	49.5%	44.6%	21.8%
5	Manu Ginobili	Celtics	2008	37.6	64.6%	53.0%	47.8%	28.2%
6	Jamal Crawford	Knicks	2012	37.5	59.9%	49.5%	43.4%	28.9%
7	LeBron James	76ers	2008	37.5	58.4%	49.0%	40.7%	20.7%
8	Dirk Nowitzki	SuperSonics	2005	36.6	60.8%	50.7%	42.0%	23.0%
9	LeBron James	76ers	2015	36.6	57.7%	48.5%	42.0%	22.5%
10	Jamal Mashburn	Suns	2002	36.6	58.1%	48.0%	44.4%	25.4%

Here we see the Dirk repeating at the top of the list. I was surprised that his top scoring season didn't have historical TS efficiency - it was the 43rd best mark of all time. (Nick he was really really good don't be offended.) The leading scorer last year, Kyrie, had the 31st highest scoring season in SLN history, but his TS was the 89th best in SLN history.

Onto the big boy rankings.

Blocks Per Game
Rank	Player	Team	Year	Blocks / Game	Steals / Game	Turnovers / Game	Rebounds / Game
1	Dwight Howard	Trail Blazers	2011	4.2	0.8	2.0	14.9
2	Greg Oden	Jazz	2015	4.0	1.1	2.0	15.1
3	Tracy McGrady	Rockets	2009	4.0	0.9	2.7	11.0
4	Eddie Griffin	Bulls	2012	4.0	0.9	2.0	13.5
5	Hakeem Olajuwon	Kings	1997	3.9	1.7	2.3	12.3
6	Eddie Griffin	Bulls	2010	3.9	1.0	1.4	13.4
7	Eddie Griffin	Cavaliers	2008	3.8	0.7	2.4	12.7
8	Greg Oden	Jazz	2014	3.8	0.9	1.8	15.6
9	Dwight Howard	76ers	2006	3.7	0.5	1.6	13.2
10	Primoz Brezec	Hornets	2010	3.6	0.7	0.9	13.3

Rebounds / Game
Rank	Player	Team	Year	Rebounds / Game	Blocks / Game	Steals / Game	Turnovers / Game
1	Greg Oden	Jazz	2014	15.6	3.8	0.9	1.8
2	Shaquille O'Neal	Heat	2003	15.3	3.1	1.1	2.2
3	Tim Duncan	Grizzlies	2004	15.2	3.5	0.8	1.8
4	Greg Oden	Jazz	2015	15.1	4.0	1.1	2.0
5	Eddy Curry	Rockets	2015	14.9	3.5	0.6	2.5
6	Dwight Howard	Trail Blazers	2011	14.9	4.2	0.8	2.0
7	Shaquille O'Neal	Heat	2005	14.8	2.6	1.0	2.4
8	Jermaine O'Neal	Pacers	2004	14.8	2.5	1.0	1.4
9	Tim Duncan	Raptors	2007	14.8	3.6	0.6	1.9
10	Chris Bosh	Knicks	2010	14.7	3.1	1.5	1.6

Those are some big buttocks. A lot of the best blocking performances were matched with very good rebounding, and vice versa. My takeaway is that these guys are very strong.

Greg Oden is a god

Also, most of these big butts are recent. Hakeem is the only representation from the 90s. Hakeem, Shaq, and Jermaine O'Neal are the only retired players.


Let me know if you find this interesting. I was thinking about ranking these season performances by position next

Also thanks @bpankin the table formatting tip is great

[SWAMP STEVEN]

That Dirk season was an amphetamine rush

[Derek]

Willie Green is available

[SoNicks]

Dirk is the goat!!!

[SoNicks]

That Dirk season was an amphetamine rush

Can confirm

[quady]

we've had some shooters

[mantypas/CavsCzar]

Cuttino really had that dog in him

[GrundleSauce]

I see you, Dahntay. Fuck so hard all season that you don't play in the playoffs... at least you made a fancy list. Loser.

[R B]

Trading away Lou Will after the 2013 Finals Game 7 loss was so dumb of me. I could have just run it back with him and Kyrie. Ugh

[Joe]

Awesome article

I miss manu