Seachd
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I was curious as to how many "overaged" players are picked in the average draft, so I did a little research. By "overaged" I mean any player not in his draft year. That can mean players who didn't opt in the year before, who slipped through undrafted, reentries, older Europeans, etc.
It seems the number of these players has been dropping in the past few years:
2000
Round 1 - 7/30 = 23.3%
Round 2 - 11/35 = 31.4%
Round 3 - 15/31 = 48.4%
Round 4 - 13/34 = 38.2%
Round 5 - 27/37 = 73.0%
Round 6 - 19/30 = 63.3%
Round 7 - 17/32 = 53.1%
Round 8 - 19/32 = 59.4%
Round 9 - 25/32 = 78.1%
Total - 153/293 = 52.2%
2001
1 - 5/30 = 16.7%
2 - 9/33 = 27.3%
3 - 10/34 = 29.4%
4 - 21/34 = 61.8%
5 - 17/34 = 50.0%
6 - 15/31 = 48.4%
7 - 17/31 = 54.8%
8 - 19/32 = 59.4%
9 - 21/30 = 70.0%
Total - 134/289 = 46.4%
2002
1 - 7/30 = 23.3%
2 - 11/33 = 33.3%
3 - 15/33 = 45.5%
4 - 12/34 = 35.3%
5 - 22/35 = 62.9%
6 - 15/31 = 48.4%
7 - 18/32 = 56.3%
8 - 23/31 = 74.2%
9 - 17/31 = 54.8%
Total - 140/290 = 48.3%
2003
1 - 7/30 = 23.3%
2 - 5/38 = 13.2%
3 - 11/33 = 33.3%
4 - 9/35 = 25.7%
5 - 15/31 = 48.4%
6 - 11/30 = 36.7%
7 - 22/32 = 68.8%
8 - 14/32 = 43.8%
9 - 14/31 = 45.2%
Total - 108/292 = 37.0%
2004
1 - 2/30 = 6.7%
2 - 7/35 = 20.0%
3 - 8/33 = 24.2%
4 - 7/31 = 22.6%
5 - 11/34 = 32.4%
6 - 12/30 = 40.0%
7 - 15/34 = 44.1%
8 - 14/31 = 45.2%
9 - 24/33 = 72.7%
Total - 100/291 = 34.4%
Now, if you're still reading this, you can tell I'm incredibly bored. But the numbers are higher than I would have thought. Note that all of the "projected" first rounders for 2005 are in their draft year.
It seems the number of these players has been dropping in the past few years:
2000
Round 1 - 7/30 = 23.3%
Round 2 - 11/35 = 31.4%
Round 3 - 15/31 = 48.4%
Round 4 - 13/34 = 38.2%
Round 5 - 27/37 = 73.0%
Round 6 - 19/30 = 63.3%
Round 7 - 17/32 = 53.1%
Round 8 - 19/32 = 59.4%
Round 9 - 25/32 = 78.1%
Total - 153/293 = 52.2%
2001
1 - 5/30 = 16.7%
2 - 9/33 = 27.3%
3 - 10/34 = 29.4%
4 - 21/34 = 61.8%
5 - 17/34 = 50.0%
6 - 15/31 = 48.4%
7 - 17/31 = 54.8%
8 - 19/32 = 59.4%
9 - 21/30 = 70.0%
Total - 134/289 = 46.4%
2002
1 - 7/30 = 23.3%
2 - 11/33 = 33.3%
3 - 15/33 = 45.5%
4 - 12/34 = 35.3%
5 - 22/35 = 62.9%
6 - 15/31 = 48.4%
7 - 18/32 = 56.3%
8 - 23/31 = 74.2%
9 - 17/31 = 54.8%
Total - 140/290 = 48.3%
2003
1 - 7/30 = 23.3%
2 - 5/38 = 13.2%
3 - 11/33 = 33.3%
4 - 9/35 = 25.7%
5 - 15/31 = 48.4%
6 - 11/30 = 36.7%
7 - 22/32 = 68.8%
8 - 14/32 = 43.8%
9 - 14/31 = 45.2%
Total - 108/292 = 37.0%
2004
1 - 2/30 = 6.7%
2 - 7/35 = 20.0%
3 - 8/33 = 24.2%
4 - 7/31 = 22.6%
5 - 11/34 = 32.4%
6 - 12/30 = 40.0%
7 - 15/34 = 44.1%
8 - 14/31 = 45.2%
9 - 24/33 = 72.7%
Total - 100/291 = 34.4%
Now, if you're still reading this, you can tell I'm incredibly bored. But the numbers are higher than I would have thought. Note that all of the "projected" first rounders for 2005 are in their draft year.