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Buck Williams
NJN · Wing · 1982-83 · age 22
17.0 PPG12.5 RPG1.5 APG3.0 TPG36.1 MPG
All-NBA 2ndAll-Star
Buck Williams, 1982-83 with NJN: 17.0 points, 12.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 36.1 minutes a game. Against the 215 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Offensive rebound % (99th percentile), Points per shot (98th) and Rebounds / 75 (98th); his lowest are Assist / turnover (4th percentile) and Assist % (7th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 17 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 215 qualified players in 1982-83; the second number is his rank among the 87 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 | 92 | 89 | 36.1 |
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| Minutes share | 97 | 95 | 75.1% |
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| Availability | 91 | 89 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 95 | 96 | .611 |
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| Effective FG% | 97 | 98 | .588 |
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| Points per shot | 98 | 98 | 1.53 |
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| 3-point % | 20 | 23 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 17 | 19 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 27 | 28 | 0.4% |
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| 2-point % | 97 | 98 | 59.0% |
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| Free throw % | 8 | 10 | 62.0% |
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| FT attempts / g | 94 | 94 | 6.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 96 | 95 | 57.3% |
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| % points from 3 | 22 | 25 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 62 | 58 | 16.3 |
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| Assist % | 7 | 9 | 5.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 7 | 9 | 1.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 4 | 4 | 0.51 |
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| Usage % | 43 | 44 | 18.4% |
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| Turnover % | 33 | 24 | 17.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 38 | 32 | 2.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 99 | 98 | 14.1% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 98 | 98 | 12.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 97 | 98 | 25.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 41 | 56 | 1.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 79 | 82 | 1.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 71 | 81 | 2.4 |
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| Steal % | 40 | 54 | 1.4% |
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| Block % | 82 | 86 | 2.2% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 83 | 82 | 18.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 95 | 96 | .185 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 84 | 86 | +2.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 80 | 81 | +1.6 |
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| Defensive BPM | 62 | 66 | +0.4 |
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| VORP | 89 | 89 | 3.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 88 | 87 | 15.2 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1981-82 | NJN | 21 | 82 | 34.5 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 1.3 | .603 | +0.7 | 70 | ROY · All-Star · All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1982-83★ | NJN | 22 | 82 | 36.1 | 17.0 | 12.5 | 1.5 | .611 | +2.0 | 84 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1983-84 | NJN | 23 | 81 | 37.1 | 15.7 | 12.3 | 1.6 | .556 | −0.1 | 52 | |
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| 1984-85 | NJN | 24 | 82 | 38.8 | 18.2 | 12.3 | 2.0 | .562 | −0.3 | 47 | |
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| 1985-86 | NJN | 25 | 82 | 37.4 | 15.9 | 12.0 | 1.6 | .565 | −0.6 | 45 | All-Star |
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| 1986-87 | NJN | 26 | 82 | 36.3 | 18.0 | 12.5 | 1.6 | .616 | +0.5 | 65 | |
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| 1987-88 | NJN | 27 | 70 | 37.7 | 18.3 | 11.9 | 1.6 | .603 | +0.2 | 62 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1988-89 | NJN | 28 | 74 | 33.1 | 13.0 | 9.4 | 1.1 | .569 | −1.2 | 40 | |
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| 1989-90 | POR | 29 | 82 | 34.2 | 13.6 | 9.8 | 1.4 | .597 | +0.7 | 65 | All-Def 1st |
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| 1990-91 | POR | 30 | 80 | 32.3 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 1.2 | .639 | +0.5 | 64 | All-Def 1st |
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| 1991-92 | POR | 31 | 80 | 31.5 | 11.3 | 8.8 | 1.4 | .651 | +1.2 | 75 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1992-93 | POR | 32 | 82 | 30.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 0.9 | .545 | −1.0 | 41 | |
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| 1993-94 | POR | 33 | 81 | 32.5 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 1.0 | .598 | −0.6 | 45 | |
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| 1994-95 | POR | 34 | 82 | 29.5 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 1.0 | .545 | −0.8 | 43 | |
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| 1995-96 | POR | 35 | 70 | 23.9 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 0.6 | .548 | −1.4 | 33 | |
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| 1996-97 | NYK | 36 | 74 | 20.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.7 | .574 | +0.1 | 59 | |
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| 1997-98 | NYK | 37 | 41 | 18.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 | .560 | −1.2 | 37 | |
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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.