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Alton Lister
MIL · Big · 1985-86 · age 27
9.8 PPG7.3 RPG1.2 APG2.0 TPG22.4 MPG
Alton Lister, 1985-86 with MIL: 9.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 22.4 minutes a game. Against the 216 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Rebounds / 75 (97th percentile), Offensive rebound % (96th) and Blocks / 75 (96th); his lowest are Free throw % (7th percentile) and Turnover % (18th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 16 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 216 qualified players in 1985-86; the second number is his rank among the 42 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 34 | 30 | 22.4 |
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| Minutes share | 45 | 49 | 45.7% |
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| Availability | 77 | 83 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 79 | 68 | .573 |
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| Effective FG% | 90 | 82 | .551 |
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| Points per shot | 82 | 71 | 1.38 |
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| 3-point % | 17 | 37 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 16 | 38 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 20 | 57 | 0.3% |
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| 2-point % | 89 | 82 | 55.3% |
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| Free throw % | 7 | 8 | 60.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 58 | 49 | 3.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 80 | 65 | 46.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 20 | 40 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 48 | 51 | 15.5 |
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| Assist % | 25 | 56 | 7.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 27 | 60 | 2.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 14 | 35 | 0.63 |
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| Usage % | 39 | 54 | 18.9% |
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| Turnover % | 18 | 21 | 18.8% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 23 | 23 | 3.1 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 96 | 94 | 12.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 97 | 93 | 11.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 94 | 87 | 23.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 28 | 65 | 0.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 96 | 77 | 2.8 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 96 | 80 | 3.7 |
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| Steal % | 31 | 69 | 1.3% |
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| Block % | 96 | 79 | 4.6% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 69 | 61 | 16.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 87 | 80 | .144 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 74 | 71 | +1.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 39 | 44 | −0.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 92 | 87 | +1.7 |
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| VORP | 66 | 63 | 1.4 |
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| Game Score / g | 46 | 38 | 8.3 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1981-82 | MIL | 23 | 80 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 1.1 | .531 | −1.6 | 23 | |
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| 1982-83 | MIL | 24 | 80 | 23.6 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 1.4 | .543 | −0.5 | 46 | |
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| 1983-84 | MIL | 25 | 82 | 23.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 1.3 | .529 | −0.9 | 35 | |
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| 1984-85 | MIL | 26 | 81 | 25.8 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 1.6 | .559 | +0.9 | 73 | |
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| 1985-86★ | MIL | 27 | 81 | 22.4 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 1.2 | .573 | +1.1 | 74 | |
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| 1986-87 | SEA | 28 | 75 | 30.5 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 1.5 | .542 | −1.0 | 42 | |
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| 1987-88 | SEA | 29 | 82 | 22.1 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 0.7 | .541 | −1.5 | 33 | |
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| 1988-89 | SEA | 30 | 82 | 22.0 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 0.7 | .529 | −2.0 | 26 | |
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| 1989-90 | GSW | 31 | 3 | 13.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | .542 | −0.6 | 45 | |
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| 1990-91 | GSW | 32 | 77 | 20.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 1.2 | .509 | −2.9 | 15 | |
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| 1991-92 | GSW | 33 | 26 | 11.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 0.5 | .545 | −2.5 | 17 | |
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| 1992-93 | GSW | 34 | 20 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | .472 | −8.3 | 1 | |
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| 1994-95 | MIL | 36 | 60 | 12.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 0.2 | .507 | −3.6 | 8 | |
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| 1995-96 | BOS | 37 | 64 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.3 | .537 | −4.2 | 7 | |
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| 1996-97 | BOS | 38 | 53 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 0.2 | .480 | −6.8 | 1 | |
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| 1997-98 | POR | 39 | 7 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | .375 | −7.0 | 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.