Plus-Minus 2001-02
A tool used by coaches for years, plus-minus is essentially the same as the statistic used to measure player performance in hockey. It has nothing to do with individual statistics. It is tied exclusively to a team's performance. While a player is on the floor, we record the score differential in terms of a gain (plus) or loss (minus). For example, if Player A enters the game with the score tied and leaves with the Pacers ahead by 6, he gets a plus-6. Conversely, if he enters with the Pacers ahead by 12, and leaves with a 6-point lead, he gets a minus-6. Those figures are compiled for every rotation of every player in every game. Presented below are the cumulative season plus-minus figures for each player as well as the team average, which makes it easier to see who is performing above - or below - the norm.
END OF REGULAR SEASON (42-40)
| PLAYER | GAMES | MINUTES | PLUS-MINUS | PER 48 MINS. | PER GAME |
| Ron Artest | 28 | 818 | 60 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| Kevin Ollie | 29 | 576 | 39 | 3.3 | 1.3 |
| Brad Miller | 28 | 872 | 37 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 72 | 2,709 | 86 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Austin Croshere | 76 | 1,286 | 51 | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| Jamaal Tinsley | 80 | 2,442 | 38 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Team Average | 82 | 3,981 | 22 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Bruno Sundov | 22 | 88 | 3 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Jamison Brewer* | 13 | 43 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Reggie Miller | 79 | 2,889 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Foster | 82 | 1,786 | -3 | -0.1 | -0.0 |
| Jonathan Bender | 78 | 1,647 | -34 | -1.0 | -0.4 |
| Primoz Brezec | 22 | 160 | -16 | -4.8 | -0.7 |
| Al Harrington* | 44 | 1,313 | -51 | -1.9 | -1.2 |
| Ron Mercer | 13 | 213 | -36 | -8.1 | -2.8 |
| Jalen Rose** | 53 | 1,937 | 55 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Travis Best** | 44 | 954 | -46 | -2.3 | -1.0 |
| Carlos Rogers*** | 22 | 168 | -27 | -7.7 | -1.2 |
| Norm Richardson** | 3 | 4 | -4 | -48.0 | -1.3 |
* - Injured List
** - No Longer with team
*** - Suspended List
