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Anderson Varejao

CLE · Wing · 2013-14 · FC Barcelona · Year 10 · age 31 · born Sep 28, 1982

8.4 PPG9.7 RPG2.2 APG1.1 TPG27.7 MPG

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Height
6'11"
Weight
267

Anderson Varejao, 2013-14 with CLE: 8.4 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 27.7 minutes a game. Against the 301 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Rebounds / 75 (98th percentile), Def. rebound % (97th) and Offensive rebound % (90th); his lowest are Points / 75 (20th percentile) and Free throw % (21st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 14 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 301 qualified players in 2013-14; the second number is his rank among the 100 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

StatPercentile vs leaguevs wingsValue
Minutes / game566327.7
Minutes share495345.2%
Availability343779.3%

Offense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs wingsValue
Shooting
True shooting %4043.527
Effective FG%4646.495
Points per shot45451.19
3-point %760.0%
3-point attempts / g21140.1
3PA rate (of FGA)24161.5%
2-point %666250.2%
Free throw %212268.1%
FT attempts / g50562.1
FT rate (of FGA)606629.4%
% points from 31070.0%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75202611.7
Assist %557712.2%
Assists / 7558773.0
Assist / turnover73921.94
Potential assists / 7559806.3
Usage %182514.5%
Turnover %543612.2%
Turnovers / 7582671.5
Offensive rebound %909510.0%
Drive rate / 7532332.2
Self-creation6165avg
Impact
On/Off net93949.2

Defense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs wingsValue
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75989913.4
Def. rebound %979925.3%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 7575751.5
Blocks / 7568640.8
Stocks / 7573682.3
Steal %76762.0%
Block %69651.8%
Rim FG% def. diff7878−3.3%
Physical ingredients
Height88976'11"
Strength (weight)9699267

Value

StatPercentile vs leaguevs wingsValue
Overall value
PER757717.0
Win Shares / 488384.144
Box Plus/Minus7979+1.4
Offensive BPM6269+0.3
Defensive BPM8585+1.1
VORP74761.6
Game Score / g67719.5

Season by season

SeasonTeamAgeGPMPGPPGRPGAPGTS%BPMBPM %ileHonours
2004-05CLE225416.14.94.80.5.534+0.261
2005-06CLE234815.84.64.90.4.541−0.844
2006-07CLE248123.96.86.70.9.527+0.054
2007-08CLE254827.56.78.31.1.485−2.616
2008-09CLE268128.58.67.21.0.565+0.665
2009-10CLE277628.58.67.61.1.598+1.376All-Def 2nd
2010-11CLE283132.19.19.71.5.560−0.840
2011-12CLE292531.410.811.51.7.542+1.169
2012-13CLE302536.014.114.43.4.529+3.793
2013-14★CLE316527.78.49.72.2.527+1.479
2014-15CLE322624.49.86.51.3.580+0.668
2015-16GSW33539.42.62.70.7.473−2.913
2016-17CLE34146.61.31.90.7.478−4.24
2020-21CLE3857.22.64.00.6.326−7.11

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.