Ben Wallace

DET · Big · 2001-02 · Virginia Union · Year 6 · age 27 · born Sep 10, 1974

7.6 PPG13.0 RPG1.4 APG0.9 TPG36.5 MPG

DPOYAll-NBA 3rdAll-Def 1st

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Height: 6'9"
Weight: 240

Ben Wallace, 2001-02 with DET: 7.6 points, 13.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 36.5 minutes a game. Against the 282 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Rebounds / 75 (99th percentile), Def. rebound % (99th) and Blocks / 75 (99th); his lowest are Free throw % (1st percentile) and Points / 75 (4th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 16 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 282 qualified players in 2001-02; the second number is his rank among the 76 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Minutes / game	84	91	36.5
Minutes share	90	94	74.2%
Availability	75	78	97.6%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	54	49	.522
Effective FG%	88	87	.531
Points per shot	78	61	1.27
3-point %	7	25	0.0%
3-point attempts / g	12	35	0.0
3PA rate (of FGA)	23	67	0.6%
2-point %	95	88	53.5%
Free throw %	1	3	42.3%
FT attempts / g	67	67	2.9
FT rate (of FGA)	90	75	48.8%
% points from 3	12	33	0.0%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	4	6	8.3
Assist %	17	51	6.2%
Assists / 75	20	58	1.6
Assist / turnover	62	93	1.64
Usage %	3	6	10.4%
Turnover %	79	89	10.7%
Turnovers / 75	99	99	0.9
Offensive rebound %	97	91	11.5%

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	99	98	14.1
Def. rebound %	99	98	25.7%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	88	97	1.9
Blocks / 75	99	95	3.8
Stocks / 75	99	99	5.6
Steal %	88	97	2.5%
Block %	98	94	6.8%
Physical ingredients
Height	66	9	6'9"
Strength (weight)	68	23	240

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Overall value
PER	85	86	18.6
Win Shares / 48	96	94	.190
Box Plus/Minus	94	95	+4.4
Offensive BPM	74	89	+1.2
Defensive BPM	99	99	+3.3
VORP	96	97	4.8
Game Score / g	85	91	12.9

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
1996-97	WAS	22	34	5.7	1.1	1.7	0.1	.347	−8.3	1
1997-98	WAS	23	67	16.8	3.1	4.8	0.3	.495	+0.7	68
1998-99	WAS	24	46	26.7	6.0	8.3	0.4	.537	+1.7	75
1999-00	DET	25	81	24.2	4.8	8.2	0.8	.508	+1.8	82
2000-01	DET	26	80	34.5	6.4	13.2	1.5	.471	+1.9	82
2001-02★	DET	27	80	36.5	7.6	13.0	1.4	.522	+4.4	94	DPOY · All-NBA 3rd · All-Def 1st
2002-03	DET	28	73	39.3	6.9	15.4	1.6	.486	+3.9	93	DPOY · All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2003-04	DET	29	81	37.8	9.5	12.4	1.7	.441	+3.5	92	Champion · All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2004-05	DET	30	74	36.1	9.7	12.2	1.7	.459	+2.8	88	DPOY · All-NBA 3rd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2005-06	DET	31	82	35.2	7.3	11.3	1.9	.501	+3.5	91	DPOY · All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2006-07	CHI	32	77	35.0	6.4	10.7	2.4	.456	+3.4	90	All-Def 2nd
2007-08	CLE	33	72	30.6	4.8	8.4	1.5	.408	+0.2	60
2008-09	CLE	34	56	23.5	2.9	6.5	0.8	.450	+1.6	78
2009-10	DET	35	69	28.6	5.5	8.7	1.5	.526	+1.9	85
2010-11	DET	36	54	22.9	2.9	6.5	1.3	.442	+0.0	57
2011-12	DET	37	62	15.8	1.4	4.3	0.7	.398	+0.6	60

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.