You might see that headline, and think, “Wait, Tyus is averaging more than 8 points per game than Dion ever did! How is he playing only almost as well?”
While Waiters’ minutes were never significant enough to rack up the per-game stats that Battle will achieve this year, he was a beast every moment he was on the court in 2012 prior to getting picked 4th in the NBA Draft.
On perhaps one of Syracuse’s best teams ever, which finished 34-3, Waiters led the team in player efficiency rating (PER), win shares per 40 minutes, and offensive box plus/minus. Here’s how Battle’s performance this year stacks up:
| Stat | Battle (2017) | Waiters (2012) |
| PER | 23.6 | 26.3 |
| WS/40 | 0.226 | 0.223 |
| OBPM | 5.7 | 7.4 |
| DBPM | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| TS% | 56% | 56.5% |
| STL% | 3.5% | 4.6% |
| TRB% | 3.8% | 5.6% |
| USG% | 27.6% | 26.7% |
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