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Bob Lanier
MIL · Big · 1980-81 · age 32
14.3 PPG6.2 RPG2.7 APG2.1 TPG26.2 MPG
Bob Lanier, 1980-81 with MIL: 14.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 26.2 minutes a game. Against the 211 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Box Plus/Minus (95th percentile), Win Shares / 48 (94th) and PER (91st); his lowest are Free throw % (44th percentile) and Assist / turnover (49th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 5 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 211 qualified players in 1980-81; the second number is his rank among the 39 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 | 46 | 45 | 26.2 |
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| Minutes share | 39 | 37 | 44.4% |
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| Availability | 21 | 17 | 81.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 83 | 68 | .573 |
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| Effective FG% | 83 | 72 | .526 |
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| Points per shot | 82 | 68 | 1.34 |
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| 3-point % | 99 | 98 | 100.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 18 | 40 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 15 | 36 | 0.1% |
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| 2-point % | 80 | 69 | 52.4% |
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| Free throw % | 44 | 55 | 75.1% |
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| FT attempts / g | 76 | 72 | 4.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 72 | 60 | 38.7% |
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| % points from 3 | 49 | 78 | 0.3% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 80 | 85 | 19.0 |
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| Assist % | 54 | 91 | 14.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 55 | 88 | 3.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 49 | 77 | 1.29 |
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| Usage % | 68 | 72 | 21.8% |
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| Turnover % | 64 | 68 | 14.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 41 | 41 | 2.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 67 | 32 | 8.3% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 70 | 21 | 8.2 |
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| Def. rebound % | 69 | 17 | 17.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 63 | 91 | 1.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 86 | 58 | 1.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 87 | 78 | 3.0 |
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| Steal % | 61 | 90 | 1.9% |
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| Block % | 86 | 59 | 2.6% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 91 | 83 | 19.7 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 94 | 86 | .185 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 95 | 88 | +3.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 89 | 85 | +2.5 |
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| Defensive BPM | 87 | 74 | +1.4 |
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| VORP | 87 | 82 | 2.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 77 | 71 | 11.9 |
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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 | DET | 31 | 63 | 33.8 | 19.2 | 8.8 | 2.9 | .592 | +3.1 | 91 | |
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| 1980-81★ | MIL | 32 | 67 | 26.2 | 14.3 | 6.2 | 2.7 | .573 | +3.9 | 95 | |
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| 1981-82 | MIL | 33 | 74 | 26.8 | 13.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | .596 | +2.9 | 91 | All-Star |
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| 1982-83 | MIL | 34 | 39 | 25.1 | 10.7 | 5.1 | 2.7 | .534 | +0.5 | 62 | |
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| 1983-84 | MIL | 35 | 72 | 27.9 | 13.6 | 6.3 | 2.6 | .607 | +2.6 | 89 | |
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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.