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Ben McDonald
GSW · Wing · 1987-88 · age 25
7.6 PPG4.1 RPG1.7 APG1.1 TPG25.2 MPG
Ben McDonald, 1987-88 with GSW: 7.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 25.2 minutes a game. Against the 208 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Offensive rebound % (58th percentile), Free throw % (57th) and Turnover % (57th); his lowest are Stocks / 75 (1st percentile) and VORP (1st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 4 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 208 qualified players in 1987-88; the second number is his rank among the 82 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 | 45 | 41 | 25.2 |
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| Minutes share | 56 | 52 | 51.5% |
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| Availability | 74 | 76 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 26 | 24 | .509 |
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| Effective FG% | 41 | 37 | .476 |
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| Points per shot | 22 | 16 | 1.11 |
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| 3-point % | 58 | 68 | 25.7% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 61 | 74 | 0.4 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 71 | 80 | 6.3% |
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| 2-point % | 49 | 41 | 48.2% |
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| Free throw % | 57 | 65 | 78.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 12 | 11 | 1.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 12 | 9 | 20.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 69 | 77 | 4.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 9 | 7 | 10.6 |
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| Assist % | 33 | 46 | 9.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 36 | 49 | 2.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 60 | 79 | 1.48 |
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| Usage % | 6 | 3 | 13.8% |
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| Turnover % | 57 | 49 | 13.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 92 | 91 | 1.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 58 | 35 | 7.1% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 48 | 24 | 5.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 49 | 27 | 11.3% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 12 | 9 | 0.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 11 | 4 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 1 | 2 | 0.8 |
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| Steal % | 12 | 9 | 0.9% |
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| Block % | 10 | 5 | 0.2% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 6 | 5 | 9.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 9 | 9 | .031 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 6 | 5 | −4.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 16 | 15 | −2.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 7 | 5 | −1.8 |
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| VORP | 1 | 3 | -1.1 |
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| Game Score / g | 15 | 16 | 5.2 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1985-86 | CLE | 23 | 21 | 12.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | .496 | −4.0 | 2 | |
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| 1986-87 | GSW | 24 | 63 | 20.4 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .469 | −4.6 | 3 | |
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| 1987-88★ | GSW | 25 | 81 | 25.2 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 | .509 | −4.2 | 6 | |
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| 1988-89 | GSW | 26 | 11 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | .684 | −2.0 | 26 | |
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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.