Okay, so today I wanted to mess around with some NBA data, specifically looking at Danny Granger and Darren Collison. I’ve always been kind of curious about how their careers overlapped and what their stats looked like during that time.
First, I fired up my trusty spreadsheet program. I knew I needed to find some reliable data first, so I headed over to a basketball stats website. I started by searching for Danny Granger’s player page and found his yearly stats pretty easily. I copied all of that data into my spreadsheet, making sure to label everything clearly so I wouldn’t get confused later.
Next, I did the same thing for Darren Collison. Went to his page, grabbed all his yearly stats, and dumped them into the spreadsheet next to Granger’s. Now I had both sets of data side-by-side.
Comparing Their Stats
With the data all organized, I started digging in. I mainly focused on the years they played together on the Indiana Pacers. I highlighted those rows in the spreadsheet to make them easier to see. I was mostly interested in points per game, assists, and rebounds – you know, the basic stuff.
- I noticed that Granger’s scoring was way higher, obviously, since he was the star player.
- Collison’s assist numbers were pretty good, as you’d expect from a point guard.
- It is also very intuitive to see that their stats change a lot, I suppose that’s because of injuries.
It was pretty cool to see their numbers side-by-side and get a better sense of how they contributed to the team during those years. This little experiment helped me understand more. I spent a bit more time just browsing through, that’s fun!
