Currently, professional men’s basketball players score an average of 18.2 points per game with a standard deviation of 4.5 points. the current top-scoring professional basketball player scores an average of 36.2 points per game. in one season in the 1990s, professional basketball players averaged 13.2 points per game with a standard deviation of 3.7 points. the top-scoring professional basketball player averaged 30.1 points per game. which player did better relative to his peers? the 1990s basketball player did better than the current basketball player because his z-score is higher. the current basketball player did better than the 1990s basketball player because his z-score is higher. the 1990s basketball player did better than the current basketball player because his z-score is closer to the mean. the current basketball player did better than the 1990s basketball player because his z-score is closer to the mean.