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Bill Laimbeer
DET · Big · 1989-90 · age 32
12.1 PPG9.6 RPG2.1 APG1.2 TPG33.0 MPG
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Bill Laimbeer, 1989-90 with DET: 12.1 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 33.0 minutes a game. Against the 228 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Def. rebound % (99th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (94th) and Win Shares / 48 (93rd); his lowest are Steals / 75 (20th percentile) and Points / 75 (31st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 14 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 228 qualified players in 1989-90; the second number is his rank among the 43 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 70 | 85 | 33.0 |
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| Minutes share | 76 | 87 | 67.5% |
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| Availability | 68 | 58 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 78 | 72 | .564 |
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| Effective FG% | 80 | 76 | .520 |
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| Points per shot | 63 | 50 | 1.25 |
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| 3-point % | 79 | 87 | 36.1% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 87 | 97 | 2.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 86 | 94 | 20.1% |
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| 2-point % | 80 | 74 | 51.5% |
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| Free throw % | 86 | 97 | 85.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 35 | 41 | 2.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 27 | 20 | 24.5% |
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| % points from 3 | 86 | 94 | 17.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 31 | 50 | 14.0 |
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| Assist % | 32 | 78 | 9.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 37 | 80 | 2.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 65 | 95 | 1.74 |
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| Usage % | 17 | 30 | 15.6% |
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| Turnover % | 85 | 92 | 10.1% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 93 | 84 | 1.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 61 | 24 | 7.1% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 94 | 78 | 11.1 |
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| Def. rebound % | 99 | 97 | 26.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 20 | 47 | 0.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 81 | 43 | 1.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 54 | 36 | 2.0 |
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| Steal % | 20 | 48 | 1.1% |
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| Block % | 83 | 45 | 2.0% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 63 | 69 | 15.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 93 | 92 | .182 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 90 | 92 | +3.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 70 | 87 | +0.9 |
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| Defensive BPM | 98 | 90 | +2.4 |
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| VORP | 90 | 92 | 3.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 64 | 73 | 11.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1980-81 | CLE | 23 | 81 | 30.4 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 2.7 | .536 | +0.0 | 56 | |
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| 1981-82 | DET | 24 | 80 | 22.9 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 1.2 | .563 | −1.0 | 33 | |
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| 1982-83 | DET | 25 | 82 | 35.0 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 3.2 | .552 | +1.3 | 72 | All-Star |
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| 1983-84 | DET | 26 | 82 | 34.9 | 17.3 | 12.2 | 1.8 | .590 | +1.8 | 82 | All-Star |
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| 1984-85 | DET | 27 | 82 | 35.3 | 17.5 | 12.4 | 1.9 | .548 | +1.3 | 78 | All-Star |
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| 1985-86 | DET | 28 | 82 | 35.3 | 16.6 | 13.1 | 1.8 | .545 | +0.6 | 66 | |
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| 1986-87 | DET | 29 | 82 | 34.8 | 15.4 | 11.6 | 1.8 | .559 | +2.3 | 87 | All-Star |
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| 1987-88 | DET | 30 | 82 | 35.3 | 13.5 | 10.1 | 2.4 | .546 | +2.2 | 84 | |
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| 1988-89 | DET | 31 | 81 | 32.6 | 13.7 | 9.6 | 2.2 | .557 | +3.2 | 91 | Champion |
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| 1989-90★ | DET | 32 | 81 | 33.0 | 12.1 | 9.6 | 2.1 | .564 | +3.3 | 90 | Champion |
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| 1990-91 | DET | 33 | 82 | 32.5 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 1.9 | .536 | +1.5 | 78 | |
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| 1991-92 | DET | 34 | 81 | 27.6 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 2.0 | .515 | +0.0 | 56 | |
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| 1992-93 | DET | 35 | 79 | 24.5 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 1.6 | .554 | +0.8 | 70 | |
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| 1993-94 | DET | 36 | 11 | 22.5 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 | .564 | −0.1 | 53 | |
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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.