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Bob Thornton
NYK · Wing · 1985-86 · age 23
4.7 PPG4.1 RPG0.6 APG1.2 TPG18.6 MPG
Bob Thornton, 1985-86 with NYK: 4.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 18.6 minutes a game. Against the 216 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Offensive rebound % (79th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (65th) and Def. rebound % (63rd); his lowest are PER (1st percentile) and Box Plus/Minus (1st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 8 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 216 qualified players in 1985-86; the second number is his rank among the 90 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 17 | 21 | 18.6 |
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| Minutes share | 22 | 24 | 33.4% |
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| Availability | 28 | 31 | 86.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 7 | 6 | .487 |
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| Effective FG% | 16 | 13 | .456 |
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| Points per shot | 51 | 46 | 1.23 |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 16 | 19 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 4 | 3 | 0.0% |
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| 2-point % | 12 | 11 | 45.6% |
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| Free throw % | 3 | 6 | 53.1% |
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| FT attempts / g | 33 | 30 | 2.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 94 | 95 | 59.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 20 | 26 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 5 | 3 | 9.3 |
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| Assist % | 5 | 5 | 4.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 6 | 7 | 1.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 8 | 9 | 0.52 |
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| Usage % | 11 | 13 | 13.6% |
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| Turnover % | 14 | 16 | 19.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 62 | 59 | 2.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 79 | 67 | 9.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 65 | 56 | 8.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 63 | 52 | 15.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 20 | 22 | 0.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 25 | 10 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 |
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| Steal % | 19 | 21 | 1.1% |
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| Block % | 23 | 11 | 0.3% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 5 | 6 | .034 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 1 | 2 | −5.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 1 | 2 | −4.8 |
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| Defensive BPM | 42 | 48 | −0.3 |
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| VORP | 1 | 1 | -1.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 1 | 2 | 2.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1985-86★ | NYK | 23 | 71 | 18.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 0.6 | .487 | −5.1 | 1 | |
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| 1986-87 | NYK | 24 | 33 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | .468 | −7.9 | 1 | |
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| 1987-88 | PHI | 25 | 48 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | .532 | −5.7 | 1 | |
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| 1988-89 | PHI | 26 | 54 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .462 | −6.7 | 1 | |
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| 1989-90 | PHI | 27 | 56 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | .457 | −5.1 | 2 | |
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| 1990-91 | MIN | 28 | 12 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | .460 | −11.3 | 1 | |
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| 1991-92 | UTA | 29 | 2 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .254 | −35.8 | 1 | |
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| 1995-96 | WSB | 33 | 7 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | .218 | −12.4 | 1 | |
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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.