NBA Sim | Best Guards 1980's

Best Guards 1980's

Max APP+
#	Player	Team	APP+
1	Magic Johnson	1989 LAL	26.73
2	John Stockton	1990 UTA	22.33
3	Isiah Thomas	1985 DET	19.95
4	Kevin Johnson	1990 PHO	19.72
5	Fat Lever	1989 DEN	18.44
6	Mark Price	1990 CLE	16.88
7	Sleepy Floyd	1987 GSW	16.25
8	Sidney Moncrief	1984 MIL	15.19
9	Terry Porter	1988 POR	14.93
10	Gus Williams	1982 SEA	14.74

Average APP+
#	Player	Years	APP+
1	Magic Johnson	10	22.83
2	Kevin Johnson	5	14.38
3	Isiah Thomas	9	13.91
4	John Stockton	6	12.81
5	Fat Lever	8	11.97
6	Mark Jackson	3	11.15
7	Maurice Cheeks	10	10.76
8	Terry Porter	5	10.66
9	Alvin Robertson	6	10.65
10	Sidney Moncrief	9	10.30

Total APP+
#	Player	Years	APP+
1	Magic Johnson	10	228.33
2	Isiah Thomas	9	125.19
3	Maurice Cheeks	10	107.61
4	Fat Lever	8	95.74
5	Sidney Moncrief	9	92.74
6	Reggie Theus	10	90.26
7	Rolando Blackman	9	79.46
8	John Stockton	6	76.88
9	Dennis Johnson	10	74.22
10	Doc Rivers	7	68.71

Best Guards
#	Player	Max APP+	Average APP+	Total APP+	Points
1	Magic Johnson	1.0000	1.0000	1.0000	3.0000
2	Isiah Thomas	0.7463	0.6092	0.5483	1.9038
3	John Stockton	0.8353	0.5612	0.3367	1.7332
4	Fat Lever	0.6898	0.5242	0.4193	1.6333
5	Kevin Johnson	0.7377	0.6297	0.1889	1.5563
6	Maurice Cheeks	0.5488	0.4713	0.4713	1.4914
7	Sidney Moncrief	0.5682	0.4513	0.4062	1.4257
8	Reggie Theus	0.4882	0.3953	0.3953	1.2788
9	Alvin Robertson	0.5222	0.4664	0.2798	1.2685
10	Terry Porter	0.5585	0.4670	0.2335	1.2589

NOTES:
Guard Positional Average APP: 8.40
Calculated using APP from 1947 to 2009

Average APP+ Per Position By Decade

Position 1950's 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's 2000's

G -3.47 -1.14 0.22 0.42 0.71 0.45

G-F -3.71 1.36 0.93 0.55 0.17 0.77

F-G -4.05 0.55 2.03 0.03 0.15 0.75

F -4.94 -0.95 -0.61 0.29 0.64 0.94

F-C -2.37 1.10 0.57 -0.16 0.19 0.34

C-F -2.40 0.82 2.18 0.06 -2.30 1.15

C -2.06 2.39 2.67 0.10 -0.27 -1.41

All -3.35 0.07 0.72 0.29 0.26 0.41

Average APP+ Per Position By Decade
Position	1950's	1960's	1970's	1980's	1990's	2000's
G	-3.47	-1.14	0.22	0.42	0.71	0.45
G-F	-3.71	1.36	0.93	0.55	0.17	0.77
F-G	-4.05	0.55	2.03	0.03	0.15	0.75
F	-4.94	-0.95	-0.61	0.29	0.64	0.94
F-C	-2.37	1.10	0.57	-0.16	0.19	0.34
C-F	-2.40	0.82	2.18	0.06	-2.30	1.15
C	-2.06	2.39	2.67	0.10	-0.27	-1.41
All	-3.35	0.07	0.72	0.29	0.26	0.41

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Update: December 15th, 2009