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Butch Carter
IND · Guard · 1982-83 · age 24
10.5 PPG1.9 RPG2.4 APG1.5 TPG21.2 MPG
Butch Carter, 1982-83 with IND: 10.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 21.2 minutes a game. Against the 215 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Free throw % (82nd percentile), Turnover % (76th) and Effective FG% (75th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (12th percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (18th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 215 qualified players in 1982-83; the second number is his rank among the 85 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 31 | 32 | 21.2 |
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| Minutes share | 42 | 44 | 43.3% |
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| Availability | 77 | 84 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 71 | 82 | .549 |
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| Effective FG% | 75 | 84 | .513 |
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| Points per shot | 51 | 64 | 1.20 |
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| 3-point % | 89 | 85 | 33.3% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 89 | 79 | 0.6 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 94 | 85 | 7.2% |
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| 2-point % | 75 | 84 | 51.5% |
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| Free throw % | 82 | 74 | 80.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 29 | 36 | 1.9 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 20 | 29 | 21.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 94 | 86 | 6.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 66 | 70 | 17.1 |
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| Assist % | 61 | 19 | 15.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 62 | 20 | 3.9 |
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| Assist / turnover | 68 | 30 | 1.64 |
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| Usage % | 59 | 56 | 20.4% |
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| Turnover % | 76 | 75 | 13.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 67 | 71 | 2.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 27 | 65 | 3.7% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 18 | 44 | 3.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 12 | 29 | 5.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 72 | 49 | 1.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 28 | 56 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 44 | 51 | 1.8 |
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| Steal % | 73 | 51 | 2.1% |
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| Block % | 28 | 58 | 0.4% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 56 | 63 | 14.9 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 42 | 52 | .085 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 37 | 39 | −1.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 56 | 55 | −0.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 25 | 32 | −0.9 |
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| VORP | 38 | 38 | 0.4 |
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| Game Score / g | 41 | 41 | 7.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1980-81 | LAL | 22 | 54 | 12.4 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .521 | −4.1 | 2 | |
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| 1981-82 | IND | 23 | 75 | 13.8 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | .511 | −2.6 | 9 | |
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| 1982-83★ | IND | 24 | 81 | 21.2 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .549 | −1.0 | 37 | |
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| 1983-84 | IND | 25 | 73 | 28.0 | 13.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .520 | −1.2 | 30 | |
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| 1984-85 | NYK | 26 | 69 | 18.5 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 2.4 | .512 | −2.2 | 15 | |
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| 1985-86 | PHI | 27 | 9 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .369 | −13.2 | 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.