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Brian Cardinal
GSW · Wing · 2003-04 · Purdue · Year 4 · age 26 · born May 2, 1977
9.6 PPG4.2 RPG1.4 APG1.1 TPG21.5 MPG
- Height
- 6'8"
Weight245Brian Cardinal, 2003-04 with GSW: 9.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 21.5 minutes a game. Against the 265 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are True shooting % (99th percentile), Points per shot (99th) and Win Shares / 48 (99th); his lowest are Assist % (42nd percentile) and Assists / 75 (45th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 12 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 265 qualified players in 2003-04; the second number is his rank among the 84 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 | 28 | 26 | 21.5 |
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| Minutes share | 39 | 38 | 41.1% |
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| Availability | 58 | 54 | 92.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 99 | 99 | .626 |
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| Effective FG% | 94 | 95 | .531 |
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| Points per shot | 99 | 99 | 1.57 |
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| 3-point % | 97 | 98 | 44.4% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 53 | 51 | 1.6 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 68 | 72 | 26.6% |
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| 2-point % | 71 | 65 | 48.2% |
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| Free throw % | 98 | 98 | 87.8% |
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| FT attempts / g | 73 | 65 | 3.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 97 | 98 | 58.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 67 | 70 | 22.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 74 | 65 | 17.6 |
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| Assist % | 42 | 51 | 10.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 45 | 57 | 2.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 42 | 54 | 1.23 |
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| Usage % | 47 | 36 | 18.3% |
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| Turnover % | 64 | 61 | 12.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 63 | 60 | 2.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 64 | 60 | 6.3% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 62 | 58 | 7.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 62 | 60 | 13.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 77 | 79 | 1.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 50 | 38 | 0.5 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 58 | 67 | 2.1 |
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| Steal % | 75 | 78 | 2.1% |
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| Block % | 49 | 38 | 0.9% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 58 | 49 | 6'8" |
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| Strength (weight) | 78 | 78 | 245 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 88 | 84 | 19.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 99 | 98 | .212 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 91 | 90 | +3.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 86 | 82 | +2.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 81 | 82 | +1.0 |
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| VORP | 78 | 74 | 2.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 55 | 52 | 7.9 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2000-01 | DET | 23 | 15 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | .398 | −6.3 | 1 | |
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| 2001-02 | MEM | 24 | 8 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .612 | +2.0 | 83 | |
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| 2002-03 | WAS | 25 | 5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .410 | −2.8 | 19 | |
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| 2003-04★ | GSW | 26 | 76 | 21.5 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 1.4 | .626 | +3.2 | 91 | |
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| 2004-05 | MEM | 27 | 58 | 24.7 | 9.0 | 3.9 | 2.0 | .510 | +0.9 | 70 | |
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| 2005-06 | MEM | 28 | 36 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | .505 | −2.9 | 13 | |
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| 2006-07 | MEM | 29 | 28 | 11.2 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .655 | +4.2 | 93 | |
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| 2007-08 | MEM | 30 | 37 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | .461 | −5.2 | 3 | |
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| 2008-09 | MIN | 31 | 64 | 14.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .515 | −2.4 | 17 | |
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| 2009-10 | MIN | 32 | 29 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .546 | −4.4 | 1 | |
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| 2010-11 | DAL | 33 | 56 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | .672 | +1.2 | 74 | Champion |
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| 2011-12 | DAL | 34 | 44 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .373 | −5.2 | 2 | |
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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.