Method
Postseason career rollup and receipts
- Method
career-post-v0- Version
career-post-v0- As of
- 2026-10-11
- Family
- Career
- Grain
- player x level x season_scope (postseason, play-in)
Cohort rule
No cohort rule applies to these stats.
Stats this method computes
| Key | Name | Definition | Unit | Transform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
post_career_seasons | Seasons played (on record), postseason (Seasons post) | Seasons with at least one game of the scope (postseason or play-in) on record. The receipt names them; a postseason career that starts at the first season on record may hold more postseasons than are on record. | seasons | |
post_career_span | Career span in seasons, postseason (Span post) | Seasons from the first to the last season of the scope on record, inclusive, whether or not the player appeared in the scope in each. | seasons | |
post_career_seasons_missing | Seasons missing inside the span, postseason (Missing post) | Seasons between the first and last that have no row of the scope for the player: absent (the record holds the scope that season and the player has no game: his team was out of it) or not on record (the record holds no game of the scope that season, such as the 2020-21 play-in, D36). Named in the receipt. | seasons | |
post_career_value_seasons | Seasons with value metrics, postseason (Value seasons post) | Postseasons that carry BPM, VORP and Win Shares (value_post). The career value columns sum or pool only these; always 0 on a play-in row. | seasons | |
post_career_gp | Career games played, postseason (Career GP post) | Games played summed over every season of the scope on record; a game played has minutes above zero or recorded box activity (rulings D40 and D41); a roster row with neither is not a game played. | games | |
post_career_min_total | Career minutes, postseason (Career MIN post) | Minutes summed over every season of the scope on record. | minutes | |
post_career_pts | Career points, postseason (Career PTS post) | Points summed over every season of the scope on record. | points | |
post_career_reb | Career rebounds, postseason (Career REB post) | Rebounds summed over every season of the scope on record. | rebounds | |
post_career_oreb | Career offensive rebounds, postseason (Career OREB post) | Offensive rebounds summed over every season of the scope on record. | rebounds | |
post_career_dreb | Career defensive rebounds, postseason (Career DREB post) | Defensive rebounds summed over every season of the scope on record. | rebounds | |
post_career_ast | Career assists, postseason (Career AST post) | Assists summed over every season of the scope on record. | assists | |
post_career_stl | Career steals, postseason (Career STL post) | Steals summed over every season of the scope on record. | steals | |
post_career_blk | Career blocks, postseason (Career BLK post) | Blocks summed over every season of the scope on record. | blocks | |
post_career_tov | Career turnovers, postseason (Career TOV post) | Turnovers summed over every season of the scope on record. | turnovers | |
post_career_pf | Career personal fouls, postseason (Career PF post) | Personal fouls summed over every season of the scope on record. | fouls | |
post_career_fga | Career field goal attempts, postseason (Career FGA post) | Field goal attempts summed over every season of the scope on record. | attempts | |
post_career_fgm | Career field goals made, postseason (Career FGM post) | Field goals made summed over every season of the scope on record. | makes | |
post_career_fg3a | Career three-point attempts, postseason (Career 3PA post) | Three-point attempts summed over every season of the scope on record. | attempts | |
post_career_fg3m | Career three-pointers made, postseason (Career 3PM post) | Three-pointers made summed over every season of the scope on record. | makes | |
post_career_fta | Career free throw attempts, postseason (Career FTA post) | Free throw attempts summed over every season of the scope on record. | attempts | |
post_career_ftm | Career free throws made, postseason (Career FTM post) | Free throws made summed over every season of the scope on record. | makes | |
post_career_min_pg | Career minutes per game, postseason (Career MIN/G post) | Career total divided by career games played, never an average of season averages. | minutes per game | |
post_career_pts_pg | Career points per game, postseason (Career PTS/G post) | Career total divided by career games played, never an average of season averages. | points per game | |
post_career_reb_pg | Career rebounds per game, postseason (Career REB/G post) | Career total divided by career games played, never an average of season averages. | rebounds per game | |
post_career_ast_pg | Career assists per game, postseason (Career AST/G post) | Career total divided by career games played, never an average of season averages. | assists per game | |
post_career_stl_pg | Career steals per game, postseason (Career STL/G post) | Career total divided by career games played, never an average of season averages. | steals per game | |
post_career_blk_pg | Career blocks per game, postseason (Career BLK/G post) | Career total divided by career games played, never an average of season averages. | blocks per game | |
post_career_tov_pg | Career turnovers per game, postseason (Career TOV/G post) | Career total divided by career games played, never an average of season averages. | turnovers per game | |
post_career_fg_pct | Career field goal percentage, postseason (Career FG% post) | FGM / FGA over the career totals. Empty when the career has no attempts, never zero. | share (0-1) | |
post_career_fg3_pct | Career three-point percentage, postseason (Career 3P% post) | 3PM / 3PA over the career totals. Empty when the career has no attempts, never zero. | share (0-1) | |
post_career_ft_pct | Career free throw percentage, postseason (Career FT% post) | FTM / FTA over the career totals. Empty when the career has no attempts, never zero. | share (0-1) | |
post_career_efg_pct | Career effective field goal percentage, postseason (Career eFG% post) | (FGM + 0.5 x 3PM) / FGA over the career totals. Empty when the career has no attempts, never zero. | share (0-1) | |
post_career_ts_pct | Career true shooting percentage, postseason (Career TS% post) | PTS / (2 x (FGA + 0.44 x FTA)) over the career totals. Empty when the career has no attempts, never zero. | share (0-1) | |
post_career_pts_p75 | Career pts per 75 possessions, postseason (Career PTS/75 post) | Career total x 75 / career possessions, where each season's minutes are priced at that season's league pace for the scope; a season without a pace row (no team rows for the scope that season) adds nothing, and a career with none is empty, never 0. | pts per 75 possessions | |
post_career_reb_p75 | Career reb per 75 possessions, postseason (Career REB/75 post) | Career total x 75 / career possessions, where each season's minutes are priced at that season's league pace for the scope; a season without a pace row (no team rows for the scope that season) adds nothing, and a career with none is empty, never 0. | reb per 75 possessions | |
post_career_ast_p75 | Career ast per 75 possessions, postseason (Career AST/75 post) | Career total x 75 / career possessions, where each season's minutes are priced at that season's league pace for the scope; a season without a pace row (no team rows for the scope that season) adds nothing, and a career with none is empty, never 0. | ast per 75 possessions | |
post_career_bpm | Career box plus/minus, postseason (Career BPM post) | The postseason values weighted by minutes played over the postseasons that carry them (bpm2-v0p1 over the postseason, value_post). Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | points per 100 possessions vs average | |
post_career_obpm | Career offensive box plus/minus, postseason (Career OBPM post) | The postseason values weighted by minutes played over the postseasons that carry them (bpm2-v0p1 over the postseason, value_post). Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | points per 100 possessions vs average | |
post_career_dbpm | Career defensive box plus/minus, postseason (Career DBPM post) | The postseason values weighted by minutes played over the postseasons that carry them (bpm2-v0p1 over the postseason, value_post). Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | points per 100 possessions vs average | |
post_career_vorp | Career value over replacement player, postseason (Career VORP post) | The postseason values summed over the postseasons that carry them (vorp-v0p1 and ws-v0 over the postseason, value_post); a season without the value adds nothing, never a false 0. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | replacement-level points per 100 team possessions, career | |
post_career_ows | Career offensive win shares, postseason (Career OWS post) | The postseason values summed over the postseasons that carry them (vorp-v0p1 and ws-v0 over the postseason, value_post); a season without the value adds nothing, never a false 0. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | wins | |
post_career_dws | Career defensive win shares, postseason (Career DWS post) | The postseason values summed over the postseasons that carry them (vorp-v0p1 and ws-v0 over the postseason, value_post); a season without the value adds nothing, never a false 0. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | wins | |
post_career_ws | Career win shares, postseason (Career WS post) | The postseason values summed over the postseasons that carry them (vorp-v0p1 and ws-v0 over the postseason, value_post); a season without the value adds nothing, never a false 0. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | wins | |
post_career_ws_per_48 | Career win shares per 48 minutes, postseason (Career WS/48 post) | Career postseason win shares x 48 / the minutes of the postseasons that carry win shares. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | wins per 48 minutes | |
post_peak_pts_pg | Peak season points per game, postseason (Peak PTS/G post) | The best single season's postseason (or play-in) points per game; peak_pts_pg_season names it. Ties go to the earlier season, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. | best season | |
post_peak3_pts_pg | Best 3-season points per game, postseason (Peak3 PTS/G post) | The best run of 3 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, pooled as window total over window games; peak3_pts_pg_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. | best 3-season window | |
post_peak5_pts_pg | Best 5-season points per game, postseason (Peak5 PTS/G post) | The best run of 5 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, pooled as window total over window games; peak5_pts_pg_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. | best 5-season window | |
post_peak_reb_pg | Peak season rebounds per game, postseason (Peak REB/G post) | The best single season's postseason (or play-in) rebounds per game; peak_reb_pg_season names it. Ties go to the earlier season, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. | best season | |
post_peak3_reb_pg | Best 3-season rebounds per game, postseason (Peak3 REB/G post) | The best run of 3 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, pooled as window total over window games; peak3_reb_pg_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. | best 3-season window | |
post_peak5_reb_pg | Best 5-season rebounds per game, postseason (Peak5 REB/G post) | The best run of 5 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, pooled as window total over window games; peak5_reb_pg_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. | best 5-season window | |
post_peak_ast_pg | Peak season assists per game, postseason (Peak AST/G post) | The best single season's postseason (or play-in) assists per game; peak_ast_pg_season names it. Ties go to the earlier season, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. | best season | |
post_peak3_ast_pg | Best 3-season assists per game, postseason (Peak3 AST/G post) | The best run of 3 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, pooled as window total over window games; peak3_ast_pg_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. | best 3-season window | |
post_peak5_ast_pg | Best 5-season assists per game, postseason (Peak5 AST/G post) | The best run of 5 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, pooled as window total over window games; peak5_ast_pg_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. | best 5-season window | |
post_peak_bpm | Peak season box plus/minus, postseason (Peak BPM post) | The best single season's postseason (or play-in) box plus/minus; peak_bpm_season names it. Ties go to the earlier season, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | best season | |
post_peak3_bpm | Best 3-season box plus/minus, postseason (Peak3 BPM post) | The best run of 3 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, pooled by minutes; peak3_bpm_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. A value window needs the value on every season in it. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | best 3-season window | |
post_peak5_bpm | Best 5-season box plus/minus, postseason (Peak5 BPM post) | The best run of 5 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, pooled by minutes; peak5_bpm_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. A value window needs the value on every season in it. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | best 5-season window | |
post_peak_vorp | Peak season value over replacement player, postseason (Peak VORP post) | The best single season's postseason (or play-in) value over replacement player; peak_vorp_season names it. Ties go to the earlier season, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | best season | |
post_peak3_vorp | Best 3-season value over replacement player, postseason (Peak3 VORP post) | The best run of 3 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, summed over the window; peak3_vorp_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. A value window needs the value on every season in it. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | best 3-season window | |
post_peak5_vorp | Best 5-season value over replacement player, postseason (Peak5 VORP post) | The best run of 5 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, summed over the window; peak5_vorp_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. A value window needs the value on every season in it. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | best 5-season window | |
post_peak_ws | Peak season win shares, postseason (Peak WS post) | The best single season's postseason (or play-in) win shares; peak_ws_season names it. Ties go to the earlier season, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | best season | |
post_peak3_ws | Best 3-season win shares, postseason (Peak3 WS post) | The best run of 3 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, summed over the window; peak3_ws_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. A value window needs the value on every season in it. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | best 3-season window | |
post_peak5_ws | Best 5-season win shares, postseason (Peak5 WS post) | The best run of 5 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, summed over the window; peak5_ws_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. A value window needs the value on every season in it. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | best 5-season window | |
post_peak_ws_per_48 | Peak season win shares per 48 minutes, postseason (Peak WS/48 post) | The best single season's postseason (or play-in) win shares per 48 minutes; peak_ws_per_48_season names it. Ties go to the earlier season, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | best season | |
post_peak3_ws_per_48 | Best 3-season win shares per 48 minutes, postseason (Peak3 WS/48 post) | The best run of 3 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, pooled as window win shares x 48 / window minutes; peak3_ws_per_48_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. A value window needs the value on every season in it. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | best 3-season window | |
post_peak5_ws_per_48 | Best 5-season win shares per 48 minutes, postseason (Peak5 WS/48 post) | The best run of 5 calendar-consecutive seasons with a row of the scope, pooled as window win shares x 48 / window minutes; peak5_ws_per_48_start names the first season. Ties go to the earlier start, a tie being values that round to the same 9 decimals (only the ranking rounds). A season without a row of the scope breaks a window, never counts as 0. Counts only seasons in the pctl-post-v0 rotation cohort (15+ minutes a game over a full series, or a play-in game; every season of a window), so a cameo never tops a board. A value window needs the value on every season in it. Play-in rows carry none; no era variant. | best 5-season window | |
post_career_series_won | Career series won, postseason (Career Series W post) | a bye is not a series). A postseason the record holds only in part adds its decided series alone, so the sum is a floor there and the receipt names the season. Play-in rows carry none. | series | |
post_career_series_lost | Career series lost, postseason (Career Series L post) | A postseason the record holds only in part adds its decided series alone, so the sum is a floor there and the receipt names the season. Play-in rows carry none. | series | |
post_career_titles | Career titles, postseason (Career Titles post) | Titles won: the postseasons on record in which the player's team won the final series. Every build checks the count against titles.csv: each NBA career's titles equal the postseasons the record holds complete in which the player played a postseason game for that season's champion. A postseason the record holds only in part decides no title here, so the count is a floor there and the receipt names the season; titles before the first season on record are in the titles facts table, not in this count. Play-in rows carry none. | titles |
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