1988-89 - Defensive Player of the Year

Last Update: Oct. 31, 2024, 12:07 a.m. Model Type: CatBoost Regression Model. Target: Vote share scaled to sum to 1 by season. Prediction: Vote share scaled to sum to 1.
Name Predicted Vote Share Actual Vote Share Actual Winner
Hakeem Olajuwon 0.307 0.294
Mark Eaton 0.140 0.306
Patrick Ewing 0.116 0.024
Ron Harper 0.054
John Stockton 0.033
Larry Nance 0.031
Michael Jordan 0.031 0.035
Clyde Drexler 0.029
Dennis Rodman 0.009 0.271
Manute Bol 0.006 0.047