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).