Approximate Value (AV)

Approximate Value (AV) was developed by Dean Oliver. You can read more about this formula and more at this website: http://www.powerbasketball.com/theywin2.html
Here is a quick synopsis of AV values

Credits= PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-FG MISSED-FT MISSED-TO

AV= Credits^(3/4)/21

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2002-03 AV Leaders

  Player Team AV Year
1 Kevin Garnett MIN 17.5 2002-03
2 Tim Duncan SAS 16.5 2002-03
3 Kobe Bryant LAL 15.8 2002-03
4 Dirk Nowitzki DAL 15.4 2002-03
5 Tracy Mcgrady ORL 15.1 2002-03
6 Shaquille O'neal LAL 14.2 2002-03
7 Shawn Marion PHO 14.0 2002-03
8 Jermaine O'neal IND 13.3 2002-03
9 Jason Kidd NJN 13.3 2002-03
10 Paul Pierce BOS 13.2 2002-03
11 Karl Malone UTA 13.1 2002-03
12 Pau Gasol MEM 13.0 2002-03
13 Shareef Abdur-rahim ATL 12.8 2002-03
14 Steve Francis HOU 12.8 2002-03
15 Allen Iverson PHI 12.7 2002-03
16 Gary Payton MIL 12.6 2002-03
17 Chris Webber SAC 12.5 2002-03
18 Ben Wallace DET 12.4 2002-03
19 Stephon Marbury PHO 12.3 2002-03
20 Jamal Mashburn NOH 12.2 2002-03
21 Antawn Jamison GSW 12.2 2002-03
22 Sam Cassell MIL 11.9 2002-03
23 Steve Nash DAL 11.8 2002-03
24 Ray Allen SEA 11.8 2002-03
25 Michael Jordan WAS 11.7 2002-03
26 Elton Brand LAC 11.6 2002-03
27 Gilbert Arenas GSW 11.4 2002-03
28 Jason Terry ATL 11.4 2002-03
29 Yao Ming HOU 11.2 2002-03
30 P.j. Brown NOH 11.0 2002-03
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