[The8thDeadlySinParticipant]

IDK what to make of these but look what I have found:

These are shooing percentage averages for the top 10 at each position. If 10 did not meet the qualifications, then only the number of people that qualified were used. Positions and stats are from ESPN.

3 Point Shooting Percentage by Position:

PG – 41.7%
SG – 42.2%
SF – 40.1%
PF – 38.7%
C – 33.8 % (only 4 qualifiers)
I think that this shows that in the modern NBA, more SGs are 3 ball specialists than anything else. Most of the PGs on this list came off of benches and also played a very specialized role.

Free Throw Shooting Percentages by Position:

PG – 87.4%
SG – 85.8%
SF – 83.6%
PF – 81.0%
C – 76.9%
Interesting note here is that as the players get taller, free throws become more difficult.

Field Goal Shooting Percentage by Position:

PG – 46.3%
SG – 47.5%
SF – 48.8%
PF – 53.3%
C – 56.6%
Of course the trend here is opposite of the FT trend. As players get bigger, they can finish more easily over people thus inflating FG%.

True Shooting Percentage by Position:
(Advanced stat that considers and weighs 2s, 3s, and free throws. I assume most everyone on this site understands the stat.)

PG – 58.7%
SG – 60.3%
SF – 60.4%
PF – 62.2%
C – 61.0%

Does all of this mean anything to you or is it just nonsense? Personally, I like to see I all.

[sweaterflexParticipant]

One would think the true shooting percentages would be similar across the board, this mostly shows the depth of quality among power forwards, and indicates that point guards are now the go-to position for volume shooting. 

[sweaterflexParticipant]

One would think the true shooting percentages would be similar across the board, this mostly shows the depth of quality among power forwards, and indicates that point guards are now the go-to position for volume shooting. 

[King CaluchaParticipant]

"I think that this shows that in the modern NBA, more SGs are 3 ball specialists than anything else. Most of the PGs on this list came off of benches and also played a very specialized role."

You need to analyze the usage and participation (minutes per game) to determine whether those players are specialists or not. If you only analyze 10 players per position, you cannot generalize like you did. Also… 0.5% of difference doesn’t look relevant to me. 

What you say may be true, but not because of the stats you present here.

[King CaluchaParticipant]

"I think that this shows that in the modern NBA, more SGs are 3 ball specialists than anything else. Most of the PGs on this list came off of benches and also played a very specialized role."

You need to analyze the usage and participation (minutes per game) to determine whether those players are specialists or not. If you only analyze 10 players per position, you cannot generalize like you did. Also… 0.5% of difference doesn’t look relevant to me. 

What you say may be true, but not because of the stats you present here.

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Yes what King Calucha said.  Analyzing the % of the player who attempted the most at their particular positions would be more indicative of what you are assuming.

[Magic JordanParticipant]

 Yes what King Calucha said.  Analyzing the % of the player who attempted the most at their particular positions would be more indicative of what you are assuming.

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