NBA Player Accolades and Stats Comparison Tool:
This project is designed to provide users with a convenient way to compare the accolades and statistics of NBA players throughout history. By utilizing a web scraping script and a free NBA API, I gathered comprehensive data on all NBA players.
Features:
Accolades Comparison: I selected eight of the most important accolades in NBA history to provide users with a quick and easy way to assess player achievements.
GOAT Score (Greatest Of All Time): To make player comparisons more intuitive, I developed the GOAT Score, a numerical representation of a player's dominance in their respective accolades. This score ranges from 0 to 100, with a higher score indicating a more accomplished player.
Accolades Included
The eight accolades I chose to highlight are:
-Points Per Game
-MVP Awards
-NBA Championships
-All-Star Selections
-All-NBA Team Selections
-All-Defensive Team Selections
-Scoring Titles
-NBA Finals MVP Awards
Calculating the GOAT Score: I designed a simple yet effective formula to calculate the GOAT Score for each player. The formula takes into account a player's number of accolades in each category and divides it by the current record for that accolade. For instance, if a player has 5 Scoring Titles and the current record is 10, their Scoring Titles attribute contributes to their GOAT Score as (5 / 10).