Victor Wembanyama has blocked 21.8% of Field Goals which he defended. This is almost 5 standard deviations above the mean.
Rest of the Top Ten:
| Rank | Player | BLK/DFA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor wembanyama | 21.8% |
| 2 | Clint Capela | 15.1% |
| 3 | Anthony Davis | 15.0% |
| 4 | Brook Lopez | 14.5% |
| 5 | Daniel Gafford | 14.2% |
| 6 | Myles Turner | 13.4% |
| 7 | Rudy Gobert | 13.2% |
| 8 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | 13.2% |
| 9 | Chet Holmgren | 12.5% |
| 10 | Ausar Thompson | 12.4% |
This data was arbitrarily limited to players with more than 300 minutes played(198 Players)
Yes. We are surprised. We generally call three standard deviations from the mean an outlier already. 5 doesn’t make any fucking sense. The odds being 5 standard deviations away is roughly 1/3.5 million
Have you tried looking at the multiples of the interquartile range? I know it has it’s foibles, but maybe worth a go?