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Adrian Dantley
UTA · Wing · 1985-86 · age 30
29.8 PPG5.2 RPG3.5 APG3.0 TPG36.1 MPG
All-Star
Adrian Dantley, 1985-86 with UTA: 29.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 36.1 minutes a game. Against the 216 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are FT attempts / g (99th percentile), Points / 75 (99th) and PER (99th); his lowest are Stocks / 75 (2nd percentile) and Blocks / 75 (5th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 12 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 216 qualified players in 1985-86; the second number is his rank among the 90 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 93 | 89 | 36.1 |
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| Minutes share | 90 | 89 | 69.4% |
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| Availability | 44 | 46 | 92.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 97 | 97 | .629 |
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| Effective FG% | 93 | 92 | .563 |
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| Points per shot | 97 | 97 | 1.56 |
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| 3-point % | 37 | 48 | 9.1% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 41 | 52 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 37 | 46 | 0.8% |
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| 2-point % | 94 | 92 | 56.7% |
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| Free throw % | 60 | 72 | 79.1% |
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| FT attempts / g | 99 | 99 | 10.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 90 | 89 | 54.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 41 | 52 | 0.1% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 99 | 99 | 28.8 |
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| Assist % | 68 | 92 | 16.7% |
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| Assists / 75 | 59 | 81 | 3.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 46 | 63 | 1.14 |
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| Usage % | 98 | 97 | 30.0% |
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| Turnover % | 79 | 77 | 11.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 29 | 29 | 2.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 56 | 38 | 7.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 41 | 15 | 5.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 31 | 6 | 8.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 18 | 20 | 0.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 5 | 1 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 2 | 1 | 0.9 |
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| Steal % | 19 | 21 | 1.1% |
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| Block % | 6 | 1 | 0.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 99 | 98 | 24.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 99 | 98 | .223 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 97 | 96 | +4.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 99 | 98 | +6.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 18 | 21 | −1.0 |
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| VORP | 96 | 96 | 4.8 |
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| Game Score / g | 99 | 98 | 21.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80 | UTA | 24 | 68 | 39.3 | 28.0 | 7.6 | 2.8 | .635 | +3.7 | 95 | All-Star |
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| 1980-81 | UTA | 25 | 80 | 42.7 | 30.6 | 6.4 | 4.0 | .622 | +4.3 | 96 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1981-82 | UTA | 26 | 81 | 39.8 | 30.3 | 6.3 | 4.0 | .631 | +4.1 | 95 | All-Star |
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| 1982-83 | UTA | 27 | 22 | 40.3 | 30.7 | 6.4 | 4.8 | .661 | +4.8 | 98 | |
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| 1983-84 | UTA | 28 | 79 | 37.8 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 3.9 | .652 | +4.2 | 97 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1984-85 | UTA | 29 | 55 | 35.8 | 26.6 | 5.9 | 3.4 | .607 | +3.8 | 93 | All-Star |
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| 1985-86★ | UTA | 30 | 76 | 36.1 | 29.8 | 5.2 | 3.5 | .629 | +4.9 | 97 | All-Star |
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| 1986-87 | DET | 31 | 81 | 33.8 | 21.5 | 4.1 | 2.0 | .614 | +2.1 | 86 | |
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| 1987-88 | DET | 32 | 69 | 31.1 | 20.0 | 3.3 | 2.5 | .619 | +3.5 | 93 | |
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| 1988-89 | DET | 33 | 73 | 33.2 | 19.2 | 4.3 | 2.3 | .581 | +0.7 | 67 | |
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| 1989-90 | DAL | 34 | 45 | 28.9 | 14.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | .556 | −0.4 | 48 | |
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| 1990-91 | MIL | 35 | 10 | 12.6 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | .464 | −4.2 | 5 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.