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Al Thornton
WAS · Wing · 2009-10 · Florida State · Year 3 · age 26 · born Dec 7, 1983
10.7 PPG3.9 RPG1.2 APG1.4 TPG27.7 MPG
- Height
- 6'8"
Weight220Al Thornton, 2009-10 with WAS: 10.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 27.7 minutes a game. Against the 290 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Offensive rebound % (68th percentile), Turnover % (62nd) and FT attempts / g (60th); his lowest are VORP (3rd percentile) and Box Plus/Minus (10th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 4 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 290 qualified players in 2009-10; the second number is his rank among the 100 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 | 53 | 46 | 27.7 |
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| Minutes share | 58 | 52 | 52.4% |
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| Availability | 55 | 56 | 91.5% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 30 | 29 | .523 |
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| Effective FG% | 29 | 25 | .482 |
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| Points per shot | 44 | 45 | 1.19 |
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| 3-point % | 62 | 65 | 35.5% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 29 | 27 | 0.4 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 29 | 27 | 4.6% |
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| 2-point % | 40 | 35 | 47.9% |
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| Free throw % | 29 | 33 | 72.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 60 | 57 | 2.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 61 | 63 | 31.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 31 | 30 | 4.1% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 47 | 42 | 15.1 |
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| Assist % | 22 | 30 | 7.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 22 | 30 | 1.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 21 | 27 | 0.88 |
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| Usage % | 48 | 48 | 18.9% |
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| Turnover % | 62 | 44 | 11.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 58 | 43 | 1.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 68 | 66 | 5.7% |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 18 | 17 | -4.3 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 50 | 29 | 5.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 31 | 11 | 9.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 25 | 16 | 0.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 60 | 53 | 0.7 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 35 | 30 | 1.5 |
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| Steal % | 22 | 13 | 1.1% |
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| Block % | 60 | 52 | 1.3% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 58 | 43 | 6'8" |
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| Strength (weight) | 49 | 27 | 220 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 21 | 20 | 11.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 16 | 16 | .050 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 10 | 13 | −3.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 14 | 17 | −2.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 22 | 23 | −1.0 |
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| VORP | 3 | 4 | -0.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 42 | 35 | 6.9 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2007-08 | LAC | 24 | 79 | 27.3 | 12.7 | 4.5 | 1.2 | .504 | −3.4 | 10 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 2008-09 | LAC | 25 | 71 | 37.4 | 16.8 | 5.2 | 1.5 | .502 | −4.1 | 4 | |
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| 2009-10★ | WAS | 26 | 75 | 27.7 | 10.7 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .523 | −3.1 | 10 | |
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| 2010-11 | GSW | 27 | 71 | 19.5 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 | .531 | −3.3 | 8 | |
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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.