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Billy Knight
IND · Guard · 1980-81 · age 28
17.5 PPG5.0 RPG1.9 APG2.2 TPG29.1 MPG
Billy Knight, 1980-81 with IND: 17.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 29.1 minutes a game. Against the 211 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are True shooting % (93rd percentile), PER (92nd) and Win Shares / 48 (92nd); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (15th percentile) and Stocks / 75 (19th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 211 qualified players in 1980-81; the second number is his rank among the 85 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 | 62 | 63 | 29.1 |
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| Minutes share | 71 | 72 | 60.4% |
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| Availability | 86 | 89 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 93 | 95 | .596 |
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| Effective FG% | 87 | 89 | .534 |
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| Points per shot | 90 | 95 | 1.40 |
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| 3-point % | 49 | 33 | 15.8% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 69 | 38 | 0.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 65 | 31 | 1.9% |
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| 2-point % | 88 | 89 | 54.0% |
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| Free throw % | 86 | 76 | 83.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 85 | 85 | 5.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 75 | 83 | 40.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 61 | 32 | 0.6% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 90 | 87 | 21.5 |
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| Assist % | 26 | 3 | 10.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 23 | 5 | 2.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 22 | 4 | 0.89 |
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| Usage % | 78 | 72 | 23.2% |
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| Turnover % | 78 | 73 | 12.8% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 52 | 63 | 2.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 69 | 94 | 8.5% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 49 | 95 | 6.1 |
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| Def. rebound % | 40 | 91 | 10.3% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 48 | 21 | 1.3 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 15 | 34 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 19 | 20 | 1.4 |
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| Steal % | 49 | 24 | 1.7% |
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| Block % | 17 | 36 | 0.3% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 92 | 95 | 19.9 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 92 | 96 | .170 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 86 | 90 | +2.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 95 | 96 | +3.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 13 | 17 | −1.2 |
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| VORP | 86 | 89 | 2.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 84 | 83 | 13.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80 | IND | 27 | 75 | 25.5 | 13.1 | 4.8 | 2.1 | .589 | +1.4 | 77 | |
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| 1980-81★ | IND | 28 | 82 | 29.1 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 1.9 | .596 | +2.2 | 86 | |
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| 1981-82 | IND | 29 | 81 | 22.3 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 1.5 | .562 | +0.6 | 68 | |
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| 1982-83 | IND | 30 | 80 | 28.3 | 17.1 | 4.0 | 2.4 | .589 | +0.6 | 64 | |
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| 1983-84 | KCK | 31 | 75 | 25.1 | 12.8 | 3.4 | 2.1 | .564 | −0.8 | 37 | |
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| 1984-85 | SAS | 32 | 68 | 11.8 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .501 | −3.4 | 7 | |
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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.