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Billy Ray Bates
POR · Guard · 1980-81 · age 24
13.8 PPG2.0 RPG2.5 APG1.9 TPG20.3 MPG
Billy Ray Bates, 1980-81 with POR: 13.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 20.3 minutes a game. Against the 211 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Points / 75 (95th percentile), Free throw % (93rd) and PER (88th); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (11th percentile) and Def. rebound % (13th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 4 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 | 20 | 21 | 20.3 |
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| Minutes share | 25 | 28 | 39.3% |
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| Availability | 41 | 49 | 93.9% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 60 | 64 | .537 |
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| Effective FG% | 61 | 69 | .494 |
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| Points per shot | 44 | 54 | 1.18 |
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| 3-point % | 74 | 70 | 25.9% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 91 | 81 | 0.7 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 90 | 78 | 6.0% |
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| 2-point % | 66 | 74 | 50.1% |
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| Free throw % | 93 | 88 | 85.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 42 | 49 | 2.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 18 | 24 | 22.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 91 | 81 | 4.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 95 | 95 | 23.8 |
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| Assist % | 73 | 42 | 19.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 69 | 36 | 4.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 50 | 18 | 1.32 |
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| Usage % | 98 | 97 | 28.9% |
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| Turnover % | 76 | 71 | 13.1% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 20 | 30 | 3.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 34 | 78 | 4.9% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 25 | 62 | 3.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 13 | 32 | 6.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 85 | 72 | 1.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 11 | 24 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 51 | 60 | 2.0 |
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| Steal % | 86 | 72 | 2.5% |
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| Block % | 9 | 20 | 0.2% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 88 | 90 | 19.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 63 | 71 | .111 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 75 | 76 | +1.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 87 | 88 | +2.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 23 | 29 | −0.9 |
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| VORP | 64 | 64 | 1.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 54 | 55 | 9.0 |
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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 | POR | 23 | 16 | 14.7 | 11.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .552 | +4.3 | 97 | |
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| 1980-81★ | POR | 24 | 77 | 20.3 | 13.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .537 | +1.3 | 75 | |
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| 1981-82 | POR | 25 | 75 | 16.4 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | .530 | −0.5 | 46 | |
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| 1982-83 | WSB | 26 | 19 | 16.0 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .398 | −2.9 | 10 | |
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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.