As soon as the final buzzer sounded on Princeton's loss to Drexel, I knew that for my next statistical analysis I wanted to examine Ian Hummer's splits between first half and second half numbers through eight games.
Read on for details on how Hummer's opening frames in 2012-13 compare with what follows after intermission.
I'll use this space to also relay that Hummer shares the latest Ivy League Player of the Week honors with Wesley Saunders from Harvard.
First half field goals:
33-60 (55.0%)
Second half field goals:
17-39 (43.5%)
Not only is Hummer down 11.5% in the vesper half, he's averaging 2.6 fewer attempts.
He's scoring 9.1 ppg in the first half (73 points) and 5.9 ppg in the second half (47 points), only reaching double figures in the final 20 minutes once with 15 tallies at Lafayette. Three times Hummer has been in double figures come intermission.
Hummer is playing 15.9 of the 20 available first half minutes, 17.4 of the available second half minutes.
First half free throws:
6-12 (50.0%)
Second half free throws:
13-22 (59.1%)
A slight second half improvement at the line, with Hummer attempting 1.3 more FTs.
First half rebounding (Offensive-Defensive-Total):
9-22-31 - 3.9 total.
Second half rebounding (Offensive-Defensive-Total):
6-12-18 - 2.3 total.
Assists and Turnovers:
2.4 vs. 2.5 on assists and 1.9 vs. 1.8 on turnovers. Near-even in both categories.
One final stat, though it hasn't adjusted his play in any way I can remember - Hummer is committing 1.0 fouls in first halves and 2.1 fouls in second halves.
If there's demand to include my entire spreadsheet (and I must say it is a work of art) I can embed. Just say the word.
