Austin Rivers

LAC · Guard · 2017-18 · Duke · Year 6 · age 25 · born Aug 1, 1992

15.1 PPG2.4 RPG4.0 APG1.8 TPG33.7 MPG

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Height: 6'4"
Weight: 200

Austin Rivers, 2017-18 with LAC: 15.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 33.7 minutes a game. Against the 319 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (90th percentile), Assist / turnover (80th) and 3-point % (71st); his lowest are Rebounds / 75 (1st percentile) and Def. rebound % (2nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 319 qualified players in 2017-18; the second number is his rank among the 156 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Minutes / game	91	90	33.7
Minutes share	73	74	52.2%
Availability	29	34	74.4%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	27	38	.526
Effective FG%	40	52	.508
Points per shot	26	35	1.14
3-point %	71	69	37.8%
3-point attempts / g	90	86	5.9
3PA rate (of FGA)	71	67	44.7%
2-point %	24	33	46.1%
Free throw %	11	5	64.2%
FT attempts / g	69	70	2.6
FT rate (of FGA)	39	46	19.8%
% points from 3	77	72	44.3%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	63	64	16.5
Assist %	70	49	17.9%
Assists / 75	70	49	4.3
Assist / turnover	80	64	2.22
Potential assists / 75	68	44	7.9
Usage %	65	62	20.6%
Turnover %	64	71	11.1%
Turnovers / 75	46	55	2.0
Offensive rebound %	11	20	1.3%
Drive rate / 75	90	80	13.5
Self-creation	53	61	avg
Shot-making (PPP %ile)	60	55	58
Defender difficulty	56	83	avg (+0.0)
Impact
On/Off net	21	26	-4.1

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	1	2	2.6
Def. rebound %	2	4	5.8%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	70	62	1.3
Blocks / 75	24	42	0.3
Stocks / 75	42	53	1.6
Steal %	64	55	1.7%
Block %	24	43	0.7%
Rim FG% def. diff	57	78	−1.4%
Matchup difficulty	94	91	elite (13.8)
Opp FG% on matchups	39	47	+0.7%
Deflections / 75	59	49	2.2
Physical ingredients
Height	21	44	6'4"
Strength (weight)	27	52	200

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Overall value
PER	34	43	12.6
Win Shares / 48	23	31	.056
Box Plus/Minus	37	45	−1.2
Offensive BPM	55	59	−0.3
Defensive BPM	22	29	−0.9
VORP	41	48	0.4
Game Score / g	70	73	10.0

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile
2012-13	NOH	20	61	23.2	6.2	1.8	2.1	.431	−6.2	1
2013-14	NOP	21	69	19.4	7.7	1.9	2.3	.482	−3.4	6
2014-15	LAC	22	76	20.6	7.0	2.0	2.0	.481	−2.8	11
2015-16	LAC	23	67	21.8	8.9	1.9	1.5	.523	−2.7	15
2016-17	LAC	24	74	27.8	12.0	2.2	2.8	.545	−2.2	27
2017-18★	LAC	25	61	33.7	15.1	2.4	4.0	.526	−1.2	37
2018-19	HOU	26	76	26.7	8.1	2.1	2.2	.503	−4.3	4
2019-20	HOU	27	68	23.4	8.8	2.6	1.7	.542	−2.5	18
2020-21	DEN	28	36	23.5	7.9	2.3	2.2	.551	−1.9	28
2021-22	DEN	29	67	22.1	6.0	1.7	1.3	.546	−3.8	7
2022-23	MIN	30	52	19.5	4.9	1.6	1.4	.564	−2.8	15

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.