Why isn't rebounding listed as a percentage?

there are reb %'s of available rebs as well as info like uncontested reb vs contested reb..
all on nba.com advanced stat page.

 

No.

We can do so by looking Dwight's Rebounding%, which is a stat that's out there on various sites.

26.9% vs. GSW -- 25.0% vs. LAL

http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201402190LAL.html
http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201402200GSW.html

 

Most of the stats available in the standard box score are not very helpful.

 

I am still trying to get a good understanding of the stats.nba.com rebounding stats. 8 times a game, the opposing team concedes the rebound to Dwight. Dwight has a low contested rebound percentage, but it appears he's contesting a ton of rebounds. Also, I suspect a lot of the uncontested rebounds are defensive rebounds that he didn't attempt a block.

I'm not sure contested rebound percentage is a good stat. Contested rebound attempts and uncontested rebounds seem to be more important.

 

It's all pointless except for the colom under w/L

 

Well if you're going down that rabbit hole, don't forget to consider points as a percentage, factoring in the percentage of your respective team's shots taken plus the percentage of time you have the ball in your hands.

 

^true

 

This is a solid question...Almost anyone on the Rockets outside of Dwight or Asik are subpar at defensive rebounding. Its literally the only major obstacle holding the Rockets defense back. That's why after some research other CF members figured out the value of Hamltin.

 

*double post* sorry

 

This. I think Morey once said that whoever invented the box score categories was an idiot (or something to that effect).

I am just guessing. I think rebounding numbers and assist numbers are two of the most misleading categories.

BTW, this also bring up one of my pet peeves. I've always said that triple-double, double-double, and similar "achievements" are quite meaningless.