CPR
College Player Rating
A 0–100 grade of a college player’s inherent value from Performance Rating, Impact Contribution Share, and Impact Success Rating. Same letter scale as NBA Franchise Rating. There is no salary term in College Player Rating.
How To Read: S / A-range is a high-end college engine. B-range is a useful starter or rotation piece. C / D is limited value that season. Higher is always better.
Example: Carmelo Anthony on the 2002–03 Syracuse title team is the College Player Rating profile: real creation, winning, and production. A low-usage sharpshooter on that same roster can have excellent Performance Rating, modest Impact Contribution Share, and still land well in College Player Rating.
PR
Performance Rating
Peer-relative grade of statistical output in that college season. The “how well did they play?” piece inside College Player Rating. Independent of draft stock and conference brand.
How To Read: Rank Performance Rating when you want talent / production quality. Rank College Player Rating when you want the full college-value picture.
Example: Kevin Durant at Texas in 2006–07 can lead in Performance Rating as a high-usage creator. Carmelo Anthony on a national champion can still sit ahead in College Player Rating because winning context is in the model.
ICS
Impact Contribution Share
The percentage of a team’s total production attributed to one player. A higher Impact Contribution Share means a larger offensive and overall load.
How To Read: Big Impact Contribution Share is “this offense runs through them.” It is not automatically good — pair with Impact Success Rating to see if the load won games.
Example: Jimmer Fredette in 2010–11 BYU often sat at a high Impact Contribution Share. A 12-point stopper on a stacked Kentucky roster can be low Impact Contribution Share and still vital.
ISR
Impact Success Rating
How much those contributions translate into team success. College Impact Success Rating weighs Impact Contribution Share against team winning context.
How To Read: High Impact Contribution Share + high Impact Success Rating is a true engine of a good team. High Impact Contribution Share + low Impact Success Rating is empty volume on a sinking ship.
Example: Kemba Walker putting up 23 on the 2010–11 UConn title run grades very differently in Impact Success Rating than the same usage line on a 12-win rebuild.
GRADES
Letter Scale (CPR)
Same 0–100 score behind every letter. Think report-card grade plus the GPA underneath.
S+≥95
S90–94
A+85–89
A80–84
A−75–79
B+70–74
B60–69
B−55–59
C+50–54
C45–49
C−40–44
D+35–39
D30–34
D−<30
IPin progress
IP is not a bad grade. It means the model is waiting for more of the season.
