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Bill Walton
BOS · Big · 1985-86 · age 33
7.6 PPG6.8 RPG2.1 APG1.9 TPG19.3 MPG
Champion6th Man
Bill Walton, 1985-86 with BOS: 7.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 19.3 minutes a game. Against the 216 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Rebounds / 75 (99th percentile), Def. rebound % (99th) and Blocks / 75 (95th); his lowest are Turnover % (2nd percentile) and Steals / 75 (24th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 216 qualified players in 1985-86; the second number is his rank among the 42 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 | 21 | 13 | 19.3 |
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| Minutes share | 30 | 27 | 38.9% |
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| Availability | 68 | 69 | 97.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 91 | 87 | .606 |
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| Effective FG% | 92 | 87 | .562 |
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| Points per shot | 90 | 82 | 1.47 |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 16 | 38 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 4 | 14 | 0.0% |
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| 2-point % | 93 | 87 | 56.2% |
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| Free throw % | 28 | 43 | 71.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 37 | 26 | 2.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 85 | 73 | 49.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 20 | 40 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 31 | 37 | 13.9 |
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| Assist % | 57 | 92 | 13.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 64 | 94 | 3.8 |
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| Assist / turnover | 42 | 80 | 1.09 |
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| Usage % | 28 | 35 | 17.3% |
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| Turnover % | 2 | 6 | 23.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 10 | 10 | 3.5 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 88 | 82 | 10.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 99 | 96 | 12.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 99 | 96 | 27.3% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 24 | 54 | 0.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 95 | 75 | 2.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 94 | 75 | 3.3 |
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| Steal % | 25 | 58 | 1.2% |
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| Block % | 95 | 73 | 3.8% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 74 | 70 | 17.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 92 | 86 | .157 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 90 | 94 | +3.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 57 | 65 | +0.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 98 | 92 | +2.9 |
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| VORP | 81 | 83 | 2.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 41 | 35 | 7.5 |
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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 | SDC | 27 | 14 | 24.1 | 13.9 | 9.0 | 2.4 | .525 | +3.0 | 90 | |
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| 1982-83 | SDC | 30 | 33 | 33.3 | 14.1 | 9.8 | 3.6 | .540 | +2.9 | 91 | |
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| 1983-84 | SDC | 31 | 55 | 26.8 | 12.1 | 8.7 | 3.3 | .570 | +2.6 | 89 | |
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| 1984-85 | LAC | 32 | 67 | 24.6 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 2.3 | .558 | +2.2 | 87 | |
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| 1985-86★ | BOS | 33 | 80 | 19.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 2.1 | .606 | +3.0 | 90 | Champion · 6th Man |
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| 1986-87 | BOS | 34 | 10 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 0.9 | .429 | −4.1 | 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.