Height for position

Stats

REB, BLK

Claim

Greater height for position predicts more career rebounds and blocks per game.

Test

Drafted players, 1947-2019. Top height-for-position third n = 493. Bottom height-for-position third n = 496. 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).

Result

PTS +0.2 (n.s.) · REB +0.6 (p 0.003) · AST -0.6 (p<0.001) · BLK +0.1 (p<0.001) · STL -0.1 (p 0.025) · YRS +0.0 (n.s.)

Verdict

Confirmed. Feeds the player model: Yes.

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