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Buck Johnson
HOU · Wing · 1988-89 · age 25
9.6 PPG4.3 RPG1.9 APG1.6 TPG27.6 MPG
Buck Johnson, 1988-89 with HOU: 9.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 27.6 minutes a game. Against the 223 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 2-point % (88th percentile), Effective FG% (86th) and True shooting % (75th); his lowest are PER (17th percentile) and Points / 75 (22nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 7 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 223 qualified players in 1988-89; the second number is his rank among the 89 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 | 51 | 47 | 27.6 |
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| Minutes share | 42 | 37 | 46.6% |
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| Availability | 21 | 16 | 81.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 75 | 69 | .559 |
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| Effective FG% | 86 | 84 | .525 |
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| Points per shot | 64 | 56 | 1.25 |
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| 3-point % | 29 | 34 | 11.1% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 31 | 40 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 39 | 54 | 1.7% |
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| 2-point % | 88 | 87 | 53.2% |
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| Free throw % | 40 | 43 | 75.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 28 | 22 | 2.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 34 | 30 | 26.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 34 | 41 | 0.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 22 | 16 | 12.3 |
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| Assist % | 41 | 56 | 9.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 39 | 52 | 2.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 46 | 62 | 1.15 |
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| Usage % | 15 | 13 | 14.9% |
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| Turnover % | 34 | 26 | 16.1% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 69 | 67 | 2.1 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 57 | 37 | 6.7% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 44 | 21 | 5.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 36 | 13 | 10.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 47 | 58 | 1.2 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 59 | 43 | 0.7 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 45 | 44 | 1.9 |
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| Steal % | 45 | 56 | 1.6% |
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| Block % | 59 | 44 | 1.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 17 | 16 | 11.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 53 | 48 | .094 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 49 | 48 | −0.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 33 | 33 | −1.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 78 | 85 | +0.7 |
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| VORP | 50 | 48 | 0.7 |
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| Game Score / g | 38 | 35 | 7.3 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1986-87 | HOU | 23 | 60 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .503 | −2.6 | 14 | |
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| 1987-88 | HOU | 24 | 70 | 12.6 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | .559 | −0.8 | 42 | |
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| 1988-89★ | HOU | 25 | 67 | 27.6 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 1.9 | .559 | −0.6 | 49 | |
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| 1989-90 | HOU | 26 | 82 | 34.5 | 14.8 | 4.6 | 3.1 | .534 | −0.6 | 45 | |
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| 1990-91 | HOU | 27 | 73 | 31.2 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 1.9 | .512 | −0.8 | 42 | |
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| 1991-92 | HOU | 28 | 80 | 27.5 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 2.0 | .492 | −2.7 | 14 | |
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| 1992-93 | WSB | 29 | 73 | 17.6 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .521 | −3.5 | 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.