Height

Stats

REB, BLK

Claim

Greater height predicts more career rebounds and blocks per game.

Test

Drafted players, 1947-2019. Top height third n = 330. Bottom height third n = 534. Outcomes: career PTS, REB, AST, BLK, and STL per game, and career seasons. Compared inside the same age band (under 19.5, 19.5 to 20.5, 20.5 to 21.5, 21.5 to 22.5, 22.5 and up) and pre-draft points third (cuts at 14.7 and 18.4). 14 of 15 bands had at least 5 players on each side.

Result

PTS -0.6 (n.s.) · REB +2.4 (p<0.001) · AST -1.6 (p<0.001) · BLK +0.5 (p<0.001) · STL -0.3 (p<0.001) · YRS +1.0 (n.s.)

Verdict

Confirmed. Feeds the player model: Yes.

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