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. 2009 Jun 1;8(2):278–283.

Table 1.

Descriptive results and univariate differences between starter and nonstarter players according to the team quality (best and worst teams) in winning and losing games.

Variables Winning Games Losing Games
Starters Nonstarters Starters Nonstarters
M SD M SD M SD M SD
Best Teams
Successful 2-pt field-goals *† .13 .07 .10 .09 .11 .06 .09 .08
Unsuccessful 2-pt field-goals *† .16 .07 .14 .11 .18 .08 .16 .11
Successful 3-pt field-goals .01 .03 .01 .03 .01 .02 .01 .03
Unsuccessful 3-pt field-goals † .03 .04 .02 .05 .04 .05 .03 .05
Successful free-throws *† .08 .07 .05 .08 .06 .07 .04 .08
Unsuccessful free-throws .02 .04 .02 .06 .02 .03 .02 .05
Offensive rebounds * .04 .05 .04 .07 .04 .04 .04 .06
Defensive rebounds *† .11 .08 .09 .09 .10 .07 .08 .08
Assists *† .08 .06 .06 .07 .06 .06 .05 .07
Fouls *† .08 .06 .11 .10 .10 .07 .13 .11
Steals † .03 .04 .03 .05 .03 .03 .02 .04
Turnovers * .06 .05 .07 .08 .07 .05 .07 .08
Blocks *† .02 .03 .01 .03 .01 .03 .01 .03
Worst Teams
Successful 2-pt field-goals *† .13 .07 .10 .08 .11 .06 .09 .09
Unsuccessful 2-pt field-goals *† .15 .08 .13 .10 .17 .08 .16 .12
Successful 3-pt field-goals .02 .04 .02 .05 .01 .02 .01 .04
Unsuccessful 3-pt field-goals .03 .04 .03 .06 .04 .04 .04 .07
Successful free-throws *† .07 .07 .05 .08 .06 .07 .04 .08
Unsuccessful free-throws .02 .03 .02 .05 .02 .03 .01 .04
Offensive rebounds *† .04 .04 .05 .07 .04 .04 .04 .06
Defensive rebounds * .11 .07 .09 .10 .09 .07 .09 .09
Assists *† .08 .06 .05 .08 .07 .06 .05 .07
Fouls † .09 .06 .10 .09 .10 .07 .12 .11
Steals * .04 .03 .02 .04 .03 .03 .03 .05
Turnovers † .06 .05 .06 .07 .08 .05 .06 .07
Blocks .02 .04 .02 .04 .01 .03 .01 .03

* Univariate statistically significant differences between starters and nonstarters on winning games (p ≤ .05).

† Univariate statistically significant differences between starters and nonstarters on losing games (p ≤ .05).