During the 2007 baseball season, I created a little stat called Hands On Runs or HOR, which is a simple to understand statistic that is indicative of how much weight a player carries within the framework of his offense.
There are two hands involved with every run scored; one from the runner scoring and one from the batter who drives in the run.
In order to calculate the percentage of runs a player has a hand in, I add the run total with the RBI total, then divide by the amount of runs their team has scored, and finally divide by two in order to get a percentage.
I have transferred the concept of the statistic over to basketball for what is called Hands On Buckets, or HOB. With this stat, we add the field goal total of a player to his assist total and then divide by the overall number of field goals a team has made in order to get a percentage of buckets a player helped make over the course of a season.
John Stockton's 90-91 season in which he made 496 field goals and dished 1,164 assists giving him a 51.6 HOB%, is the best such season in NBA history. This is better than Michael Jordan's 88-89 when he had a 46.9 HOB%, or Oscar Robertson's 48.6 HOB%, even Wilt Chamberlain's 63-64 in which he had a 47.2 HOB%.
I'm still not losing any sleep overwwho wins the MVP, but Chris Paul's 49.2 HOB% is right behind Stockton's best total while LeBron James isn't too far behind.
Team Leaders For 2007-2008 Season
Joe Johnson, Hawks: 38.0%
Paul Pierce, Celtics: 30.3%
Raymond Felton, Bobcats: 33.2%
Kirk Hinrich, Bulls: 27.0%
LeBron James, Cavaliers: 46.0%
Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks: 29.4%
Allen Iverson, Nuggets: 39.3%
Chauncey Billups, Pistons: 31.3%
Baron Davis, Warriors: 37.6%
Tracy McGrady, Rockets: 30.9%
Mike Dunleavy, Pacers: 26.0%
Corey Maggette, Clippers: 23.3%
Kobe Bryant, Lakers: 37.9%
Rudy Gay, Grizzlies: 25.7%
Dwyane Wade, Heat: 29.6%
Michael Redd, Bucks: 30.4%
Al Jefferson, Timberwolves: 27.5%
Vince Carter, Nets: 34.1%
Chris Paul, Hornets: 49.2%
Jamal Crawford, Knicks: 33.0%
Hedo Turkoglu, Magic: 31.4%
Andre Miller, Sixers: 37.1%
Steve Nash, Suns: 41.1%
Brandon Roy, Blazers: 33.0%
Tony Parker, Spurs: 30.6%
Earl Watson, Sonics: 27.4%
Jose Calderson, Raptors: 33.4%
Deron Williams, Jazz: 43.4%
Caron Butler, Wizards: 25.2%
LeBron's 46% is doubly extraordinary since he is not a point guard and has also missed six games. He had a 48.0 HOR% last year while playing in 79 games.
Deron's 43.4% is yet another confirmation that he is an elite point guard.
Nash is decidedly not in the MVP picture, but he is as important to their offense as ever.
Kobe had a better output in this stat during the 02-03 season when he had a 43.6 HOR%.
- Christopher Reina is the executive editor of RealGM and the creator of The Reina Value