Ben McLemore

HOU · Guard · 2019-20 · Kansas · Year 7 · age 26 · born Feb 11, 1993

10.1 PPG2.2 RPG0.8 APG0.7 TPG22.8 MPG

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Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195

Ben McLemore, 2019-20 with HOU: 10.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 22.8 minutes a game. Against the 320 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (92nd percentile), Effective FG% (91st) and True shooting % (89th); his lowest are Assists / 75 (2nd percentile) and Assist % (3rd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 9 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 320 qualified players in 2019-20; the second number is his rank among the 158 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	39	35	22.8
Minutes share	58	56	46.6%
Availability	92	92	98.6%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	89	95	.622
Effective FG%	91	98	.610
Points per shot	69	82	1.31
3-point %	87	88	40.0%
3-point attempts / g	89	84	6.4
3PA rate (of FGA)	99	99	82.9%
2-point %	96	99	65.6%
Free throw %	36	27	74.6%
FT attempts / g	13	17	0.9
FT rate (of FGA)	9	13	12.3%
% points from 3	99	98	75.9%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	53	49	15.1
Assist %	3	1	5.0%
Assists / 75	2	1	1.2
Assist / turnover	20	3	1.16
Potential assists / 75	1	1	2.2
Usage %	31	27	15.7%
Turnover %	92	93	8.0%
Turnovers / 75	90	90	1.1
Offensive rebound %	8	16	1.2%
Drive rate / 75	17	2	1.6
Self-creation	2	2	low
Shot-making (PPP %ile)	93	92	74
Defender difficulty	12	21	low (−0.3)
Impact
On/Off net	76	80	4.0

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	7	15	3.3
Def. rebound %	11	22	7.9%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	39	27	0.9
Blocks / 75	30	52	0.3
Stocks / 75	24	32	1.3
Steal %	40	29	1.3%
Block %	28	48	0.8%
Rim FG% def. diff	6	11	+7.6%
Matchup difficulty	29	30	low (11.7)
Opp FG% on matchups	13	15	+3.6%
Deflections / 75	34	26	1.7
Physical ingredients
Height	18	35	6'3"
Strength (weight)	20	40	195

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Overall value
PER	28	35	11.8
Win Shares / 48	53	66	.099
Box Plus/Minus	45	50	−0.5
Offensive BPM	60	61	+0.1
Defensive BPM	34	43	−0.6
VORP	51	58	0.6
Game Score / g	31	35	6.5

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile
2013-14	SAC	20	82	26.7	8.8	2.9	1.0	.485	−4.0	2
2014-15	SAC	21	82	32.6	12.1	2.9	1.7	.552	−2.2	19
2015-16	SAC	22	68	21.2	7.8	2.2	1.2	.531	−3.8	4
2016-17	SAC	23	61	19.3	8.1	2.1	0.8	.538	−4.2	4
2017-18	MEM	24	56	19.5	7.5	2.5	0.9	.526	−3.9	7
2018-19	POR	25	19	8.3	3.9	0.9	0.2	.541	−3.5	8
2019-20★	HOU	26	71	22.8	10.1	2.2	0.8	.622	−0.5	45
2020-21	LAL	27	53	17.1	7.7	1.9	0.7	.523	−3.9	8
2021-22	POR	28	64	20.1	10.2	1.6	0.9	.567	−3.2	12

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.