papertiger OP t1_j82v9ys wrote on February 11, 2023 at 5:34 AM

Reply to comment by uatme in [OC] NBA Score Leaders - Heatmap of Points Scored per Year Aligned to Player Age by papertiger

Interesting idea! Done: https://imgur.com/gallery/XSM3oQb Normalizing this way shows how consistent players are, even after a break.

xz_TRON_zx t1_j85ofr6 wrote on February 11, 2023 at 8:41 PM

I like how the per game stats can tell a story of how a player may have decided to retire. Like 3-4 straight seasons of declining pts per game and they decide it’s time. Love the visual!