What is the Constant of Jordan?

The Constant of Jordan is a player and team ranking system. It takes stats from ESPN.com, does some intense number-crunching, and spits out a number. Players and teams are ranking from highest to lowest, higher being better.

Oh great, another meaningless player/team ranking system. Don’t we already have enough of those?

Yes, but the Constant of Jordan is different. It operates on a really simple idea. Michael Jordan, in 88-89, averaged 32 points, 8 boards, and 8 assists. The formula is adapted around the idea, that Michael Jordan, in that season, is the greatest player ever, and is rated at 100. Everything tiers down from there. It measures how good a player is compared to the stats Jordan put up in 88-89. It has substance, it makes sense, unlike many of ESPN’s stats.

Also, to have a high Constant of Jordan rating, you must be efficient. If a player is averaging 40 points per game, but is shooting 50 shots per game, his COJ rating will not be very high.

For teams, it uses the scoring differential, rebound differential, ect, from the best winning season by an NBA team, 95-96 Chicago Bulls, who went 72-10. That team, when ran through the formula, is rated at 100. Everything tiers down from their. CoJT is 100? 72 wins. CoJT is 0? 41 wins. CoJT is -100? 10 wins. Using this, I have projected the amount of games that a team should win, based off of how the 95-96 Bulls performed in their amazing season.

Updated numbers and rankings for players and teams to come every Sunday morning.