Lab  ·  Experimentation

MODEL BUILDER

Adjust pillar weights, toggle metrics on or off, and configure normalization to build your own ranking model. Rankings update live and are compared against APEX v4.2. 2024–25 season · 268 qualified players.

Pillar Weights
Total: 100%
32%
14%
28%
16%
10%
Normalization
Shot Quality, Creation & Playmaking, Physical Contribution z-scored within K-means archetype peer groups (v3.0). Disable to use the full 268-player pool instead.
Defense z-scored within BBall-Index defensive role peers. Disable to use the full pool.
Offensive Impact
40
35
25
Shot Quality
60
40
Defensive Impact
47
43
10
Creation & Playmaking
45
30
15
10
Physical Contribution
100
Add display-only metrics
These metrics are excluded from APEX scoring for methodological reasons documented below. Adding them may reveal artifacts or introduce double-counting. Interpret results carefully.
→ Impact
APEX excludes VORP: ML SHAP analysis (ACM ICSTPA 2024) ranks it the #1 predictor of MVP voting, not player value. Including it imports voter narrative bias into the model.
Weight 20
→ Impact
APEX excludes WS/48: Win Shares share methodology with BPM already in the Impact pillar, producing double-counting of the same underlying signal.
Weight 20
Active in v3.0
OBPM is now an active scored metric in APEX v3.0 — it is the Offensive Box Plus/Minus component of the Offensive Impact pillar (25% within-pillar weight). It is no longer a display-only metric.
Your Model vs. APEX
Computing…
APEX
RNK		 YOUR
RNK		 Δ RNK Player Team Pos YOUR APEX Off. Imp. Shot Q. Def. Imp. Creation Physical GP

YOUR scores are not comparable to APEX scores — different pillar weights produce different scales. Compare ranks and Δ RNK. Offensive Impact always uses full-pool normalization per APEX v4.2 methodology. Click any row to expand pillar breakdown.