NBA Leaders in Dunks, Layups, Tips, and Hooks

by Evanz on Sep 28, 2011 12:56 PM PDT in Science

I made some modifications to my play-by-play (PBP) tracking code to compile stats on different shot types. Basically, every shot can be classified into the following categories: dunks, layups, tips, hooks, mid-range jumpers, and 3-pt shots. According to my calculations (insert mad scientist grin here), it appears that the shots Hoopdata counts as 0-3 ft from the basket most likely include the dunks, layups, and tips that I track in the PBP code. Hook shots are most likely being included in the 3-9 ft "bin". As per a discussion that started up in one of my posts last week, it seems to make more sense to include hook shots as being inside shots rather than mid-range ones. If we agree on that, then I can neatly categorize "inside" shots (dunks+layups+tips+hooks), mid-range shots (all non-inside 2-pt jumpers), and 3-pt shots using just my PBP code, without needing to utilize Hoopdata. The final article of my new scoring metric series (see inside ratings and mid-range ratings) is taking a bit longer, because I've been incorporating these changes. Expect it some time this weekend. Also, I should note that in the future this will enable me to create some new defensive statistics (for example, which teams or units or players got dunked on the most/least, etc.)

For now, I thought I would give you a peek into what the data look like. Here are the leaders in the various inside shot rates (among players with above average number of possessions):

Top 30 Dunkers (# dunk attempts per 100 possessions)

RANK	NAME	TEAM	FGA	FG%
1	DeAndre Jordan	LAC	4.45	90.23%
2	Dwight Howard	ORL	4.21	96.52%
3	Blake Griffin	LAC	4.04	88.38%
4	JaVale McGee	WAS	3.82	95.48%
5	Tyson Chandler	DAL	3.48	94.16%
6	Ryan Hollins	CLE	3.37	92.11%
7	Hakim Warrick	PHX	3.33	92.31%
8	Andrew Bynum	LAL	2.88	93.67%
9	Kenyon Martin	DEN	2.83	92.75%
10	LaMarcus Aldridge	POR	2.82	89.70%
11	Kris Humphries	NJN	2.77	95.19%
12	Nene Hilario	DEN	2.71	91.80%
13	Brendan Haywood	DAL	2.67	94.03%
14	Serge Ibaka	OKC	2.67	90.99%
15	Josh McRoberts	IND	2.47	94.87%
16	Brandon Bass	ORL	2.41	90.80%
17	J.J. Hickson	CLE	2.33	97.06%
18	Andre Iguodala	PHI	2.28	96.23%
19	Emeka Okafor	NOH	2.27	88.42%
20	Amare Stoudemire	NYK	2.26	92.91%
21	Amir Johnson	TOR	2.21	93.75%
22	Thaddeus Young	PHI	2.20	94.32%
23	Joakim Noah	CHI	2.19	89.23%
24	Kevin Durant	OKC	2.16	97.62%
25	Dwyane Wade	MIA	2.13	89.47%
26	Taj Gibson	CHI	2.12	89.55%
27	Ed Davis	TOR	2.09	87.50%
28	Roy Hibbert	IND	2.05	89.01%
29	Josh Smith	ATL	2.02	98.99%
30	Marcin Gortat	PHX	1.96	88.52%

Here are players who did not record a single dunk attempt last season:

The Never-Dunkers

NAME	TEAM
Shane Battier	HOU
Andre Miller	POR
Anthony Morrow	NJN
Kyle Lowry	HOU
Toney Douglas	NYK
Beno Udrih	SAC
Tony Parker	SAS
Richard Hamilton	DET
Sasha Vujacic	NJN
Mike Bibby	ATL
Daniel Gibson	CLE
D.J. Augustin	CHA
Chris Paul	NOH
Steve Nash	PHX
James Jones	MIA
Derek Fisher	LAL
Kirk Hinrich	WAS
DeShawn Stevenson	DAL
Jameer Nelson	ORL
Luke Ridnour	MIN
Jason Kidd	DAL
Chauncey Billups	DEN
Jose Calderon	TOR
Steve Blake	LAL
Keith Bogans	CHI
Jose Barea	DAL
J.J. Redick	ORL
Mario Chalmers	MIA
Eric Maynor	OKC
Gary Neal	SAS

Warriors Dunk Rates

NAME	FGA	FG%
Brandan Wright	1.80	100.00%
Dan Gadzuric	1.74	90.00%
David Lee	1.61	95.24%
Jeff Adrien	1.32	100.00%
Al Thornton	1.32	75.00%
Dorell Wright	1.20	94.67%
Louis Amundson	1.11	100.00%
Andris Biedrins	1.08	96.67%
Ekpe Udoh	0.95	89.47%
Rodney Carney	0.90	83.33%
Monta Ellis	0.66	95.24%
Vladimir Radmanovic	0.57	100.00%
Reggie Williams	0.47	100.00%
Stephen Curry	0.08	75.00%
Acie Law	0.00	0.00%
Charlie Bell	0.00
Jeremy Lin	0.00

Top 30 Layup Rates

RANK	NAME	TEAM	FGA	FG%
1	Leandro Barbosa	TOR	9.63	62.45%
2	Tony Parker	SAS	9.23	65.78%
3	Carmelo Anthony	DEN	8.80	50.97%
4	Russell Westbrook	OKC	8.43	57.11%
5	Derrick Rose	CHI	8.41	57.84%
6	Tony Allen	MEM	8.39	62.18%
7	Carlos Boozer	CHI	8.25	65.41%
8	Tyreke Evans	SAC	8.24	58.33%
9	Rodney Stuckey	DET	8.10	56.35%
10	Greg Monroe	DET	8.04	63.11%
11	Dwyane Wade	MIA	7.96	63.00%
12	Ramon Sessions	CLE	7.95	56.36%
13	DeJuan Blair	SAS	7.87	61.60%
14	Zach Randolph	MEM	7.83	63.50%
15	Will Bynum	DET	7.82	58.54%
16	Chuck Hayes	HOU	7.27	57.73%
17	Thaddeus Young	PHI	7.14	67.83%
18	Ty Lawson	DEN	7.11	63.46%
19	Andray Blatche	WAS	7.04	62.50%
20	Nene Hilario	DEN	7.01	64.13%
21	J.J. Hickson	CLE	6.70	51.88%
22	Devin Harris	NJN	6.69	53.27%
23	Jose Barea	DAL	6.65	62.02%
24	John Wall	WAS	6.56	56.66%
25	LeBron James	MIA	6.38	65.77%
26	Luis Scola	HOU	6.26	65.44%
27	Paul Millsap	UTA	6.22	68.09%
28	Eric Gordon	LAC	6.08	61.54%
29	Brandon Jennings	MIL	6.08	51.01%
30	Jerryd Bayless	TOR	6.07	54.55%

Bottom 10 Layup Rates

RANK	NAME	TEAM	FGA	FG%
228	James Jones	MIA	0.07	50.00%
227	Kyle Korver	CHI	0.53	56.25%
226	Steve Blake	LAL	0.55	43.75%
225	Channing Frye	PHX	0.67	69.70%
224	Anthony Parker	CLE	0.70	64.29%
223	Raja Bell	UTA	0.94	78.38%
222	Matt Bonner	SAS	0.95	65.38%
221	Jason Kidd	DAL	0.98	58.00%
220	Joel Anthony	MIA	1.00	55.56%
219	Mike Bibby	ATL	1.00	67.74%

Warriors Layup Rates

It's too bad Amundson has stone hands. Udoh is only slightly more efficient. And Dorell is surprisingly inefficient on layups. Hey, Mark Jackson. Hope you're planning a lot layup drills for these guys.

NAME	FGA	FG%
Acie Law	6.08	63.51%
Louis Amundson	5.76	46.15%
Monta Ellis	5.72	67.77%
David Lee	4.34	61.50%
Stephen Curry	3.72	61.41%
Reggie Williams	3.56	68.14%
Andris Biedrins	2.81	66.67%
Dorell Wright	2.63	54.27%
Ekpe Udoh	2.06	46.34%
Vladimir Radmanovic	1.98	66.67%
Brandan Wright	4.63	77.78%
Dan Gadzuric	3.83	50.00%
Jeff Adrien	6.35	45.83%
Al Thornton	3.14	84.21%
Rodney Carney	2.11	42.86%
Charlie Bell	0.93	33.33%
Jeremy Lin	5.73	58.06%

Top 25 Tip-In Rates

RANK	NAME	FGA	FG%
1	Marcus Camby	2.01	36.36%
2	Andrew Bogut	1.94	48.78%
3	Joakim Noah	1.89	55.36%
4	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	1.85	65.00%
5	Kris Humphries	1.55	37.93%
6	Jason Thompson	1.49	50.98%
7	Amir Johnson	1.43	61.29%
8	DeJuan Blair	1.38	43.48%
9	Kevin Love	1.37	58.33%
10	Samuel Dalembert	1.25	38.30%
11	Darko Milicic	1.24	52.38%
12	Zach Randolph	1.23	60.32%
13	Andris Biedrins	1.23	38.24%
14	Ryan Anderson	1.19	56.25%
15	Greg Monroe	1.18	62.50%
16	Andrew Bynum	1.17	46.88%
17	Al Jefferson	1.17	46.88%
18	DeAndre Jordan	1.13	54.55%
19	Spencer Hawes	1.04	38.24%
20	Pau Gasol	1.04	49.15%
21	Darrell Arthur	1.01	58.06%
22	Ben Wallace	1.00	59.09%
23	Tyson Chandler	0.99	48.72%
24	LaMarcus Aldridge	0.96	46.43%
25	Brook Lopez	0.94	34.00%

The percentages on tip-ins vary over a wide range. Here are the same 25 ordered by efficiency:

RANK	NAME	FGA	FG%
1	Zydrunas Ilgauskas	1.85	65.00%
2	Greg Monroe	1.18	62.50%
3	Amir Johnson	1.43	61.29%
4	Zach Randolph	1.23	60.32%
5	Ben Wallace	1.00	59.09%
6	Kevin Love	1.37	58.33%
7	Darrell Arthur	1.01	58.06%
8	Ryan Anderson	1.19	56.25%
9	Joakim Noah	1.89	55.36%
10	DeAndre Jordan	1.13	54.55%
11	Darko Milicic	1.24	52.38%
12	Jason Thompson	1.49	50.98%
13	Pau Gasol	1.04	49.15%
14	Andrew Bogut	1.94	48.78%
15	Tyson Chandler	0.99	48.72%
16	Andrew Bynum	1.17	46.88%
17	Al Jefferson	1.17	46.88%
18	LaMarcus Aldridge	0.96	46.43%
19	DeJuan Blair	1.38	43.48%
20	Samuel Dalembert	1.25	38.30%
21	Andris Biedrins	1.23	38.24%
22	Spencer Hawes	1.04	38.24%
23	Kris Humphries	1.55	37.93%
24	Marcus Camby	2.01	36.36%
25	Brook Lopez	0.94	34.00%

Warriors Tip-Ins

NAME	FGA	FG%
Dan Gadzuric	2.26	30.77%
Louis Amundson	1.77	54.17%
Jeff Adrien	1.32	60.00%
Andris Biedrins	1.23	38.24%
David Lee	0.85	54.55%
Ekpe Udoh	0.75	20.00%
Vladimir Radmanovic	0.71	31.25%
Dorell Wright	0.27	58.82%
Brandan Wright	0.26	0.00%
Reggie Williams	0.19	33.33%
Jeremy Lin	0.18	0.00%
Monta Ellis	0.09	16.67%
Stephen Curry	0.04	0.00%
Acie Law	0.00	0.00%
Al Thornton	0.00	0.00%
Rodney Carney	0.00	0.00%
Charlie Bell	0.00	0.00%

Finally, we have hook shots. Mostly big men on this list, too.

Top 25 Hook Shot Rates

RANK	NAME	FGA	FG%
1	Andrew Bogut	7.93	44.78%
2	Darko Milicic	6.93	45.30%
3	Roy Hibbert	6.16	54.21%
4	Dwight Howard	4.78	49.43%
5	Brook Lopez	4.18	51.35%
6	Andris Biedrins	3.28	43.96%
7	Luis Scola	3.17	50.99%
8	LaMarcus Aldridge	2.98	46.55%
9	Andrew Bynum	2.96	43.21%
10	Pau Gasol	2.79	50.63%
11	Jordan Hill	2.72	45.76%
12	Marc Gasol	2.21	49.53%
13	Spencer Hawes	2.18	59.15%
14	Shawn Marion	2.14	53.85%
15	Blake Griffin	2.08	55.65%
16	Charlie Villanueva	2.06	43.75%
17	Al Horford	2.02	51.49%
18	Boris Diaw	1.84	61.05%
19	Josh Smith	1.82	47.19%
20	David Lee	1.77	43.48%
21	Kevin Love	1.70	58.43%
22	Tayshaun Prince	1.65	48.68%
23	DeMarcus Cousins	1.61	45.21%
24	Jeff Green	1.59	45.45%
25	Antawn Jamison	1.50	59.26%

And sorting those by FG%:

RANK	NAME	FGA	FG%
1	Boris Diaw	1.84	61.05%
2	Antawn Jamison	1.50	59.26%
3	Spencer Hawes	2.18	59.15%
4	Kevin Love	1.70	58.43%
5	Blake Griffin	2.08	55.65%
6	Roy Hibbert	6.16	54.21%
7	Shawn Marion	2.14	53.85%
8	Al Horford	2.02	51.49%
9	Brook Lopez	4.18	51.35%
10	Luis Scola	3.17	50.99%
11	Pau Gasol	2.79	50.63%
12	Marc Gasol	2.21	49.53%
13	Dwight Howard	4.78	49.43%
14	Tayshaun Prince	1.65	48.68%
15	Josh Smith	1.82	47.19%
16	LaMarcus Aldridge	2.98	46.55%
17	Jordan Hill	2.72	45.76%
18	Jeff Green	1.59	45.45%
19	Darko Milicic	6.93	45.30%
20	DeMarcus Cousins	1.61	45.21%
21	Andrew Bogut	7.93	44.78%
22	Andris Biedrins	3.28	43.96%
23	Charlie Villanueva	2.06	43.75%
24	David Lee	1.77	43.48%
25	Andrew Bynum	2.96	43.21%

Finally, here are the Warriors.

Warriors Hook Shots

Gadz should not take any hook shots!

NAME	FGA	FG%
Andris Biedrins	3.28	43.96%
Brandan Wright	2.31	55.56%
Ekpe Udoh	2.06	51.22%
David Lee	1.77	43.48%
Dan Gadzuric	1.39	0.00%
Jeff Adrien	1.32	40.00%
Louis Amundson	0.74	30.00%
Al Thornton	0.50	100.00%
Dorell Wright	0.35	54.55%
Vladimir Radmanovic	0.31	42.86%
Monta Ellis	0.20	53.85%
Rodney Carney	0.15	100.00%
Reggie Williams	0.13	25.00%
Stephen Curry	0.04	100.00%
Acie Law	0.00	0.00%
Jeremy Lin	0.00	0.00%
Charlie Bell	0.00	0.00%

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Dorell sucking at layups isn’t surprising. He is so awkward whenever he goes up. And what do you know, Brandan Wright can score in the low post. Great trade.

Ron Paul 2012

by GovernorStephCurry on Sep 28, 2011 8:35 PM PDT reply actions

Brandan Wright=CharleS Jenkins?

We.Shall.See

by tafkasam on Sep 29, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Well it's not like he did much in NJ

So it we didn’t truly give up something grand like how people said when the deal happened

‎"There is nothing like a wise phrase or quote to help convince others that your decision makes sense." - Anon

"If you're ever in a fair fight, then your tactics suck." ಠ_ಠ

by dubzfan on Oct 1, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions

on a side note, Evanz finally receives some national media attention

right here on yahoo sports

nice work, Evanz!!

At the Warriors blog Golden State of Mind, the writer Evanz ran the numbers to figure out which players produce the most dunks, lay-ups, tip-ins, and hook shots in the league (via PBT). Except, instead of using the raw totals, he did a little statistical work to figure out which players attempt the most dunks per 100 possessions of playing time. You can check out the full list at GSOM, but the top 10 is as follows, in order: DeAndre Jordan(notes), Dwight Howard(notes), Blake Griffin, JaVale McGee(notes), Tyson Chandler(notes), Ryan Hollins(notes), Hakim Warrick(notes), Andrew Bynum(notes), Kenyon Martin(notes), and LaMarcus Aldridge(notes).

"There’s no such thing as off the charts, just get a bigger piece of paper. If you can’t figure that out you shouldn’t be charting anything" - Skep

by Duby Dub Dubs on Sep 29, 2011 11:44 AM PDT reply actions

kewl!

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by Evanz on Sep 29, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah man I saw you were on there and I was about to post it on here

but looks like people have already seen it. Maybe I still will. But congrats man…good work.

by Yii on Sep 29, 2011 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions

very nice. well done

by ERock386 on Sep 29, 2011 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions

I figured before clicking the link that it was Freeman.

For some reason, I’m of the impression that he visits GSOM regularly.

http://nbawarriors.wordpress.com/

by Brownie13 on Oct 2, 2011 1:10 AM PDT up reply actions

sigh

2006-2007 chris paul would not be on the “never dunks” list

The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists

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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Sep 29, 2011 3:02 PM PDT reply actions