Paris Olympics Volleyball Men's Best Attackers

Data & Analysis

This page displays the Top 20 Best Male Attackers from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The dataset compares players using rank, team, points, errors, attempts, average points per match, success percentage, and total attacks.

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Paris 2024 Olympics Volleyball Player Statistics, Best Male Attackers

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Rank Player Name Team Points
Successful attack points scored
 Errors
Attacks that resulted in an error
 Attempts
Attacks that resulted in neither a point nor an error
 Average per match
Average attack points scored per match
 Success %
Percentage of total attacks that scored a point
 Total
All attacks, including points, errors and other attempts
1 Romanò ITA 88 16 50 14.67 57.14 154
2 Leon POL 81 28 74 13.50 44.26 183
3 Anderson USA 80 20 58 13.33 50.63 158
4 Russell USA 78 13 53 13.00 54.17 144
5 Ngapeth FRA 75 35 61 12.50 43.86 171
5 T. Štern SLO 75 26 50 18.75 49.67 151
6 Michieletto ITA 74 13 82 12.33 43.79 169
7 Patry FRA 73 19 69 12.17 45.34 161
8 Clevenot FRA 68 15 38 13.60 56.20 121
9 Defalco USA 67 22 53 11.17 47.18 142
10 Ishikawa JPN 66 26 53 16.50 45.52 145
10 Nishida JPN 66 21 43 16.50 50.77 130
11 Kurek POL 59 30 64 9.83 38.56 153
12 Lavia ITA 57 22 71 9.50 38.00 150
12 Darlan BRA 57 23 29 14.25 52.29 109
13 Grozer GER 55 19 40 13.75 48.25 114
14 Lucarelli BRA 51 13 43 12.75 47.66 107
15 Čebulj SLO 50 15 53 12.50 42.37 118
16 Karlitzek GER 48 11 46 12.00 45.71 105
17 Ran JPN 45 19 39 11.25 43.69 103
Table 1: 2024 Olympic Men's Volleyball: Top Attackers

Further Analysis

Scoring Efficiency

Romano demonstrates the strongest scoring efficiency among the top three attackers. He scored the most points at 88 while making only 16 errors and achieving a 57.14% success rate. Leon scored 81 points with 28 errors and a 44.26% success rate, while Anderson scored 80 points with 20 errors and a 50.63% success rate. This shows that Romano's top ranking was supported by both high scoring and efficient attacking.

Player Points Errors Success %
Yuri Romanò 88 16 57.14%
Wilfredo Leon 81 28 44.26%
Matthew Anderson 80 20 50.63%

Points vs. Opportunities

More attacking opportunities do not necessarily result in more points. Leon had the most total attacks of the three at 183, but Romano scored 7 more points despite having only 154 total attacks. Anderson also scored just one fewer point than Leon with 25 fewer total attacks. Comparing points with total attacks provides more context for how effectively players used their opportunities.

Player Points Attempts Total
Yuri Romanò 88 50 154
Wilfredo Leon 81 74 183
Matthew Anderson 80 58 158

Overall Takeaway

The data demonstrates that attacking performance cannot be understood through one statistic alone. Total attacks show how frequently a player was involved offensively, while points and success percentage help reveal the results and efficiency of those opportunities. Comparing these measures together provides a more complete picture of why attackers with seemingly similar statistics can have very different overall rankings.