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AJ Griffin
ATL · Wing · 2022-23 · Duke · Year 1 · age 19 · born Aug 25, 2003
8.9 PPG2.1 RPG1.0 APG0.6 TPG19.5 MPG
- Height
- 6'6"
Weight220AJ Griffin, 2022-23 with ATL: 8.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 19.5 minutes a game. Against the 322 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (95th percentile), 3-point % (78th) and Effective FG% (60th); his lowest are FT attempts / g (9th percentile) and Def. rebound % (10th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 2 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 322 qualified players in 2022-23; the second number is his rank among the 103 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 | 24 | 27 | 19.5 |
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| Minutes share | 38 | 42 | 35.3% |
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| Availability | 68 | 69 | 87.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 48 | 51 | .577 |
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| Effective FG% | 60 | 64 | .560 |
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| Points per shot | 28 | 28 | 1.20 |
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| 3-point % | 78 | 75 | 39.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 52 | 57 | 3.6 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 66 | 69 | 48.6% |
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| 2-point % | 47 | 43 | 53.6% |
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| Free throw % | 94 | 96 | 89.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 9 | 10 | 0.7 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 4 | 3 | 8.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 75 | 73 | 47.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 55 | 57 | 15.9 |
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| Assist % | 16 | 24 | 7.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 17 | 25 | 1.8 |
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| Assist / turnover | 47 | 61 | 1.74 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 14 | 19 | 3.0 |
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| Usage % | 44 | 49 | 17.4% |
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| Turnover % | 95 | 92 | 7.1% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 90 | 88 | 1.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 40 | 24 | 2.6% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 43 | 57 | 5.1 |
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| Self-creation | 31 | 28 | low |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 73 | 82 | 63 |
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| Defender difficulty | 28 | 23 | low (−0.2) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 63 | 66 | 2.2 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 13 | 6 | 3.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 10 | 2 | 8.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 50 | 61 | 1.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 25 | 17 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 29 | 31 | 1.4 |
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| Steal % | 50 | 59 | 1.4% |
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| Block % | 22 | 15 | 0.7% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 38 | 25 | +0.7% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 13 | 12 | low (11.3) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 44 | 34 | +0.3% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 31 | 33 | 1.6 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 49 | 18 | 6'6" |
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| Strength (weight) | 59 | 40 | 220 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 37 | 46 | 12.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 35 | 40 | .075 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 45 | 58 | −0.8 |
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| Offensive BPM | 54 | 62 | −0.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 35 | 39 | −0.5 |
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| VORP | 44 | 55 | 0.4 |
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| Game Score / g | 26 | 31 | 6.2 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2022-23★ | ATL | 19 | 72 | 19.5 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .577 | −0.8 | 45 | |
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| 2023-24 | ATL | 20 | 20 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | .382 | −9.6 | 1 | |
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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.