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Bernard Thompson
PHO · Guard · 1985-86 · age 23
8.5 PPG2.3 RPG2.2 APG1.5 TPG21.0 MPG
Bernard Thompson, 1985-86 with PHO: 8.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 21.0 minutes a game. Against the 216 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Free throw % (69th percentile), Points per shot (67th) and True shooting % (63rd); his lowest are PER (16th percentile) and VORP (20th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 5 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 216 qualified players in 1985-86; the second number is his rank among the 84 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 30 | 28 | 21.0 |
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| Minutes share | 21 | 20 | 32.3% |
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| Availability | 14 | 11 | 74.4% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 63 | 68 | .552 |
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| Effective FG% | 50 | 60 | .489 |
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| Points per shot | 67 | 82 | 1.30 |
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| 3-point % | 17 | 4 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 16 | 2 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 28 | 3 | 0.5% |
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| 2-point % | 49 | 60 | 49.1% |
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| Free throw % | 69 | 51 | 80.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 39 | 47 | 2.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 68 | 83 | 39.3% |
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| % points from 3 | 20 | 4 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 31 | 30 | 13.9 |
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| Assist % | 58 | 17 | 14.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 60 | 20 | 3.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 60 | 16 | 1.47 |
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| Usage % | 29 | 27 | 17.4% |
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| Turnover % | 38 | 38 | 16.1% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 55 | 55 | 2.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 42 | 89 | 5.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 30 | 74 | 3.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 21 | 51 | 7.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 63 | 40 | 1.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 38 | 73 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 40 | 45 | 1.6 |
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| Steal % | 62 | 38 | 1.8% |
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| Block % | 34 | 66 | 0.4% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 16 | 11 | 11.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 37 | 43 | .080 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 22 | 17 | −1.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 22 | 11 | −1.6 |
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| Defensive BPM | 42 | 46 | −0.3 |
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| VORP | 20 | 13 | 0.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 26 | 23 | 6.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1984-85 | POR | 22 | 59 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | .420 | −4.0 | 3 | |
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| 1985-86★ | PHO | 23 | 61 | 21.0 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | .552 | −1.9 | 22 | |
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| 1986-87 | PHO | 24 | 24 | 13.8 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | .464 | −6.1 | 1 | |
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| 1987-88 | PHO | 25 | 37 | 15.3 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 1.4 | .515 | −1.6 | 32 | |
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| 1988-89 | HOU | 26 | 23 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | .440 | −4.3 | 4 | |
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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.