The Draft ModelCenters under 6-10
Stats
No
Claim
Centers under 82 inches have fewer career points per game than other centers.
Test
Drafted players, 1947-2019. Centers under 82 inches n = 21. Other centers n = 188. 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 half (cut at 16.6). Bands with fewer than 5 players on either side are omitted.
Result
After those bands, Centers under 82 inches n = 7 and Other centers n = 39. The smaller side is under 30.
Verdict
Not testable. Feeds the player model: No.