We’ve reorganized the basketball page to make it easier to read. Previously, the players were organized into three groups; centers, forwards and guards. As the lists grew, it became a chore to scroll through. Now we’ve split it into seven; centers, center-forwards, power forwards, small forwards, guard-forwards, shooting guards and point guards. The shorter lists should …
Category: Notes
Notes: Luckless NFL
Andrew Luck’s shock retirement on Saturday set up an unprecedented situation for Apples & Oranges. Never before has a quarterback this good ended his career after only six seasons
Update: 19th Century baseball stars
We’ve added a small update to the Baseball page with a selection of 19th century baseball stars.
Notes: Individual vs. team defense
Or: Why do linebackers rate behind punters?
Notes: The curious case of Bobby Mitchell
It’s hard to pin down Bobby Mitchell’s career. He wasn’t entirely a wide receiver, but he was more than that, too.
Plus-minus, 1959-1968
Hockey stars of the '60s, updated with plus-minus stats.
Hoops update: D. Wade, Dirk (and LeBron)
The 2018-19 NBA season was marked by the retirement of two sure-fire Hall of Famers, and the decision of one of the greatest of them all to join a middling team in L.A. German-born Dirk Nowitzki was a quiet, unusual sort of revolutionary. He was the first truly effective European star; the first to earn …
