A visual: LeBron James' MVP season
May, 11, 2012
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Statistically, LeBron James had no peer this season. So it comes as no surprise that James will be named 2011-12's MVP.
James averaged 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.9 steals on 53.1 percent shooting in 2011-12.
Bottle up all his box score stats into one round figure and we find he posted a player efficiency rating (PER) of 30.8 this season.
No one came within three points of his PER. Chris Paul registered a 27.1 PER this season, but came in second by a wide margin.
If you need further evidence that LeBron was in a class of his own this season, take a look at the visualization below, which displays each player's PER by minutes played.
An MVP season, indeed.
James averaged 27.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.9 steals on 53.1 percent shooting in 2011-12.
Bottle up all his box score stats into one round figure and we find he posted a player efficiency rating (PER) of 30.8 this season.
No one came within three points of his PER. Chris Paul registered a 27.1 PER this season, but came in second by a wide margin.
If you need further evidence that LeBron was in a class of his own this season, take a look at the visualization below, which displays each player's PER by minutes played.
An MVP season, indeed.
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- 2008 graduate of Wake Forest University
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