More Data, Please: NBA Dollars Per Win Share

July 21, 2011 - by Austin Link

In an article published on ESPN Insider about Chris Bosh’s value to the Heat, I reference the amount of money paid per Win Share in the 2010-11 season to the NBA players with the 30 most lucrative contracts. Here’s a table that lists the relevant data for all 30 players.

Rank	Player	Win Shares	Salary	$Million per WS
1	LeBron James	15.6	$14.5M	0.93
2	Chris Paul	13.9	$14.9M	1.07
3	Dwyane Wade	12.8	$14.1M	1.11
4	Dwight Howard	14.4	$16.5M	1.15
5	Paul Pierce	11.6	$13.8M	1.20
6	Pau Gasol	14.7	$17.8M	1.21
7	Chris Bosh	10.3	$14.5M	1.41
8	Dirk Nowitzki	11.1	$17.3M	1.56
9	Zach Randolph	10.5	$17.3M	1.65
10	Elton Brand	9.4	$16.0M	1.70
11	Deron Williams	7.3	$14.9M	2.04
12	Jason Richardson	7.0	$14.4M	2.06
13	Amare Stoudemire	8.0	$16.5M	2.06
14	Kevin Garnett	9.0	$18.8M	2.09
15	Andrew Bynum	6.6	$13.8M	2.09
16	Carmelo Anthony	7.9	$17.1M	2.16
17	Kobe Bryant	10.3	$24.8M	2.41
18	Tim Duncan	7.7	$18.6M	2.43
19	Rudy Gay	5.5	$13.6M	2.47
20	Carlos Boozer	5.8	$14.4M	2.48
21	Joe Johnson	4.2	$16.3M	3.88
22	Andrei Kirilenko	4.5	$17.8M	3.96
23	Vince Carter	3.8	$17.3M	4.55
24	Kenyon Martin	2.7	$16.0M	5.93
25	Brandon Roy	2.1	$13.5M	6.43
26	Rashard Lewis	3.0	$20.5M	6.83
27	Peja Stojakovic	1.6	$14.9M	9.31
28	Gilbert Arenas	0.6	$17.6M	29.50
29	Yao Ming	0.3	$17.6M	59.00
30	Michael Redd	0.1	$18.3M	183.00