Charles Oakley

NYK · Wing · 1996-97 · Virginia Union · Year 12 · age 33 · born Dec 18, 1963

10.8 PPG9.8 RPG2.8 APG2.1 TPG35.9 MPG

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Height: 6'9"
Weight: 245

Charles Oakley, 1996-97 with NYK: 10.8 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 35.9 minutes a game. Against the 263 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Rebounds / 75 (89th percentile), Def. rebound % (88th) and Offensive rebound % (84th); his lowest are Turnover % (17th percentile) and Points / 75 (21st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 19 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 263 qualified players in 1996-97; the second number is his rank among the 81 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Minutes / game	79	77	35.9
Minutes share	84	82	72.3%
Availability	72	69	97.6%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	66	67	.545
Effective FG%	50	54	.492
Points per shot	62	55	1.24
3-point %	30	36	26.3%
3-point attempts / g	28	31	0.2
3PA rate (of FGA)	31	36	2.7%
2-point %	66	66	49.5%
Free throw %	75	82	80.8%
FT attempts / g	57	49	2.8
FT rate (of FGA)	57	46	32.3%
% points from 3	32	36	1.7%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	21	22	11.8
Assist %	51	68	12.7%
Assists / 75	52	70	3.0
Assist / turnover	48	66	1.29
Usage %	22	21	15.3%
Turnover %	17	9	17.7%
Turnovers / 75	51	47	2.3
Offensive rebound %	84	85	9.4%

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	89	91	10.7
Def. rebound %	88	86	19.0%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	68	77	1.5
Blocks / 75	29	16	0.3
Stocks / 75	40	50	1.8
Steal %	67	76	2.0%
Block %	31	18	0.6%
Physical ingredients
Height	69	75	6'9"
Strength (weight)	79	75	245

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Overall value
PER	48	51	14.2
Win Shares / 48	83	86	.149
Box Plus/Minus	78	82	+1.7
Offensive BPM	47	49	−0.4
Defensive BPM	95	96	+2.1
VORP	83	84	2.7
Game Score / g	68	67	10.2

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
1985-86	CHI	22	77	23.0	9.6	8.6	1.7	.561	−0.4	49	All-Rookie 1st
1986-87	CHI	23	82	36.3	14.5	13.1	3.6	.493	−2.0	22
1987-88	CHI	24	82	34.3	12.4	13.0	3.0	.543	−0.6	46
1988-89	NYK	25	82	31.8	12.9	10.5	2.3	.560	−0.4	52
1989-90	NYK	26	61	36.0	14.6	11.9	2.4	.580	−0.3	50
1990-91	NYK	27	76	36.0	11.2	12.1	2.7	.585	−1.0	38
1991-92	NYK	28	82	28.2	6.2	8.5	1.6	.558	−0.4	49
1992-93	NYK	29	82	27.2	6.9	8.6	1.5	.556	+0.7	67
1993-94	NYK	30	82	35.8	11.8	11.8	2.7	.540	+1.6	82	All-Def 1st · All-Star
1994-95	NYK	31	50	31.3	10.1	8.9	2.5	.551	+0.7	63
1995-96	NYK	32	53	33.5	11.4	8.7	2.6	.559	+0.9	67
1996-97★	NYK	33	80	35.9	10.8	9.8	2.8	.545	+1.7	78
1997-98	NYK	34	79	34.6	9.0	9.2	2.5	.475	+1.0	71	All-Def 2nd
1998-99	TOR	35	50	32.7	7.0	7.5	3.4	.479	−2.2	25
1999-00	TOR	36	80	30.4	6.8	6.8	3.2	.459	−2.2	22
2000-01	TOR	37	78	35.5	9.6	9.5	3.4	.439	−1.4	36
2001-02	NYK	38	57	24.3	3.8	6.0	2.0	.392	−5.1	2
2002-03	NYK	39	42	12.3	1.8	2.5	1.0	.529	−2.7	19
2003-04	HOU	40	7	3.4	1.3	0.7	0.3	.521	−4.7	2

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.