Now that I have way too much time on my hands I decided to do one more little project. Hockey Outsider introduced this concept on the forum. The idea is to compare player's MVP voting points to the total amount of points which were given that year (for the players in the top 5).
For example, in 1968 the MVP results were
1. Firsov 137
2. Starshinov 84
3. Konovalenko 49
4. Zimin 13
5. Ragulin 5
Total amount of points given was 137+84+49+13+5=288. Firsov's share of the total was 137/288=0,48. The average winning share was approximately 0,39.
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Fetisov
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Makarov
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Krutov
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Larionov
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Tretiak
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Firsov
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Starshinov
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Kharlamov
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Petrov
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Maltsev
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Mikhailov
Total| 2,01| 2,56| 1,48| 0,45| 3,13| 1,12| 0,72 |1,87| 0,78| 1,63| 1,66|
NOY| 9 |10 |6| 3 |12| 3 |3| 8| 4| 8 |8
Avg| 0,22| 0,26| 0,25 |0,15 |0,26| 0,37 |0,24| 0,23| 0,20 |0,20| 0,21|
H5 |0,30| 0,39| 0,29 |0,09| 0,41| -| -| 0,31| 0,16| 0,27| 0,26|
H3 |0,32| 0,45| 0,35| 0,15| 0,44| 0,37| 0,24| 0,37| 0,24| 0,34| 0,33|
PY |12| 10| 10| 3| 14| -| -| 8| 9| 12| 12|
*Total tells the total "MVP Share" amount the player received during his career
*NOY, meaning the number of years the player was in top 5 in the MVP voting
*Avg stands for average MVP Share during the seasons he was a top 5 MVP candidate
*H5 tells the average of the 5 highest MVP Share years the player had
*H3 tells the average of the 3 highest MVP Share years the player had
*PY stands for prime years, meaning the amount of years there was between the players first and last top-5 placing
A few could possibly notice that Larionov had only 3 seasons in the top 5. His average for his 5 best seasons is accordingly his 3 seasons and twice 0. Same applies to Petrov, he has one 0 in the H5 average. I didn't count the H5 average for Firsov and Starshinov because the MVP voting started in the middle of their careers and they should not be punished for it.
As Tretiak was easily the most popular choice for the MVP during his career it's interesting to compare the skaters behind him, especially during the Kharlamov era. Kharlamov has the highest average share during his 3 and 5 best years, indicating that he really was the most outstanding skater of his era. Finally a statistic which supports his reputation as the best skater of his era.
Tretiak really stands out with his 14-year elite career and high peak (slightly 2nd to Makarov). Having rotated the same numbers for a while now, nothing presented above seems to surprise me right now. Maybe Larionov's weak success in the voting is the most surprising result.
For example, in 1968 the MVP results were
1. Firsov 137
2. Starshinov 84
3. Konovalenko 49
4. Zimin 13
5. Ragulin 5
Total amount of points given was 137+84+49+13+5=288. Firsov's share of the total was 137/288=0,48. The average winning share was approximately 0,39.
Total| 2,01| 2,56| 1,48| 0,45| 3,13| 1,12| 0,72 |1,87| 0,78| 1,63| 1,66|
NOY| 9 |10 |6| 3 |12| 3 |3| 8| 4| 8 |8
Avg| 0,22| 0,26| 0,25 |0,15 |0,26| 0,37 |0,24| 0,23| 0,20 |0,20| 0,21|
H5 |0,30| 0,39| 0,29 |0,09| 0,41| -| -| 0,31| 0,16| 0,27| 0,26|
H3 |0,32| 0,45| 0,35| 0,15| 0,44| 0,37| 0,24| 0,37| 0,24| 0,34| 0,33|
PY |12| 10| 10| 3| 14| -| -| 8| 9| 12| 12|
*Total tells the total "MVP Share" amount the player received during his career
*NOY, meaning the number of years the player was in top 5 in the MVP voting
*Avg stands for average MVP Share during the seasons he was a top 5 MVP candidate
*H5 tells the average of the 5 highest MVP Share years the player had
*H3 tells the average of the 3 highest MVP Share years the player had
*PY stands for prime years, meaning the amount of years there was between the players first and last top-5 placing
A few could possibly notice that Larionov had only 3 seasons in the top 5. His average for his 5 best seasons is accordingly his 3 seasons and twice 0. Same applies to Petrov, he has one 0 in the H5 average. I didn't count the H5 average for Firsov and Starshinov because the MVP voting started in the middle of their careers and they should not be punished for it.
As Tretiak was easily the most popular choice for the MVP during his career it's interesting to compare the skaters behind him, especially during the Kharlamov era. Kharlamov has the highest average share during his 3 and 5 best years, indicating that he really was the most outstanding skater of his era. Finally a statistic which supports his reputation as the best skater of his era.
Tretiak really stands out with his 14-year elite career and high peak (slightly 2nd to Makarov). Having rotated the same numbers for a while now, nothing presented above seems to surprise me right now. Maybe Larionov's weak success in the voting is the most surprising result.
