Methodology
Value
points above average
Value = ARC · ( possessions / 100 )Value converts a rate into a total. ARC states how much a player contributes per 100 possessions. Value multiplies that rate by the possessions he actually played.
Two players with the same rate will not have the same Value. The player who advanced further, or who played more minutes per game, will have contributed more in total.
Value is therefore a measure of production, not of quality. It should be read alongside the rate, not instead of it.
QualificationSame as the board on which it appears.
CoverageEvery postseason from 1997-98 to 2025-26.
Known failure modeA player eliminated in the first round cannot rank highly regardless of how well he played.
ReliabilityInherits the reliability of the rate it is built from.