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Bernard King
NYK · Wing · 1983-84 · age 27
26.3 PPG5.1 RPG2.1 APG2.6 TPG34.6 MPG
All-NBA 1stAll-Star
Bernard King, 1983-84 with NYK: 26.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 34.6 minutes a game. Against the 199 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Points / 75 (99th percentile), Win Shares / 48 (99th) and FT attempts / g (97th); his lowest are Stocks / 75 (11th percentile) and Assist / turnover (23rd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 12 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 199 qualified players in 1983-84; the second number is his rank among the 75 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 | 86 | 78 | 34.6 |
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| Minutes share | 83 | 76 | 67.2% |
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| Availability | 38 | 31 | 93.9% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 96 | 97 | .619 |
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| Effective FG% | 95 | 95 | .572 |
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| Points per shot | 92 | 92 | 1.46 |
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| 3-point % | 15 | 19 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 41 | 49 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 20 | 27 | 0.3% |
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| 2-point % | 95 | 95 | 57.3% |
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| Free throw % | 59 | 68 | 77.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 97 | 95 | 7.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 77 | 68 | 40.3% |
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| % points from 3 | 18 | 23 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 99 | 97 | 27.6 |
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| Assist % | 39 | 59 | 11.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 26 | 38 | 2.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 23 | 34 | 0.83 |
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| Usage % | 98 | 97 | 28.7% |
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| Turnover % | 91 | 89 | 10.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 41 | 35 | 2.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 42 | 9 | 5.6% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 46 | 19 | 5.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 51 | 25 | 12.3% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 39 | 51 | 1.0 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 23 | 10 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 11 | 13 | 1.3 |
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| Steal % | 40 | 51 | 1.4% |
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| Block % | 26 | 13 | 0.4% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 97 | 93 | 22.7 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 99 | 98 | .218 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 97 | 95 | +4.5 |
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| Offensive BPM | 97 | 93 | +4.6 |
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| Defensive BPM | 43 | 43 | −0.2 |
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| VORP | 97 | 95 | 4.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 95 | 91 | 18.0 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80 | UTA | 23 | 19 | 22.1 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 2.7 | .534 | −4.2 | 2 | |
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| 1980-81 | GSW | 24 | 81 | 36.0 | 21.9 | 6.8 | 3.5 | .617 | +2.8 | 90 | |
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| 1981-82 | GSW | 25 | 79 | 36.2 | 23.2 | 5.9 | 3.6 | .600 | +2.2 | 85 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1982-83 | NYK | 26 | 68 | 32.5 | 21.9 | 4.8 | 2.9 | .566 | +3.5 | 93 | |
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| 1983-84★ | NYK | 27 | 77 | 34.6 | 26.3 | 5.1 | 2.1 | .619 | +4.5 | 97 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1984-85 | NYK | 28 | 55 | 37.5 | 32.9 | 5.8 | 3.7 | .585 | +5.1 | 98 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1986-87 | NYK | 30 | 6 | 35.7 | 22.7 | 5.3 | 3.2 | .549 | −1.1 | 41 | |
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| 1987-88 | WSB | 31 | 69 | 29.6 | 17.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | .550 | −1.3 | 36 | |
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| 1988-89 | WSB | 32 | 81 | 31.6 | 20.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | .535 | +0.5 | 64 | |
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| 1989-90 | WSB | 33 | 82 | 32.8 | 22.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | .545 | +0.5 | 61 | |
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| 1990-91 | WSB | 34 | 64 | 37.5 | 28.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | .527 | +1.1 | 73 | All-NBA 3rd · All-Star |
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| 1992-93 | NJN | 36 | 32 | 13.4 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 0.6 | .552 | −1.0 | 41 | |
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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.