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Charlie Ward
NYK · Guard · 1997-98 · Florida State · Year 4 · age 27 · born Oct 12, 1970
7.8 PPG3.3 RPG5.7 APG2.1 TPG28.3 MPG
- Height
- 6'2"
Weight190Charlie Ward, 1997-98 with NYK: 7.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 28.3 minutes a game. Against the 269 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Steals / 75 (98th percentile), Assists / 75 (94th) and Box Plus/Minus (93rd); his lowest are Turnover % (2nd percentile) and Offensive rebound % (7th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 269 qualified players in 1997-98; the second number is his rank among the 113 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 | 54 | 60 | 28.3 |
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| Minutes share | 69 | 70 | 58.6% |
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| Availability | 91 | 88 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 87 | 85 | .567 |
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| Effective FG% | 90 | 89 | .534 |
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| Points per shot | 64 | 77 | 1.24 |
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| 3-point % | 80 | 70 | 37.7% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 75 | 58 | 2.6 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 91 | 81 | 41.7% |
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| 2-point % | 86 | 94 | 51.2% |
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| Free throw % | 75 | 57 | 80.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 17 | 24 | 1.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 21 | 34 | 21.9% |
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| % points from 3 | 89 | 80 | 37.9% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 14 | 11 | 10.9 |
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| Assist % | 92 | 81 | 30.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 94 | 85 | 7.9 |
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| Assist / turnover | 90 | 75 | 2.66 |
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| Usage % | 15 | 9 | 14.6% |
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| Turnover % | 2 | 3 | 23.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 17 | 21 | 3.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 7 | 16 | 1.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 36 | 74 | 4.7 |
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| Def. rebound % | 49 | 90 | 10.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 98 | 96 | 2.5 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 56 | 93 | 0.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 87 | 95 | 3.1 |
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| Steal % | 98 | 96 | 3.3% |
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| Block % | 58 | 93 | 1.2% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 12 | 30 | 6'2" |
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| Strength (weight) | 16 | 37 | 190 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 63 | 70 | 15.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 81 | 84 | .148 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 93 | 95 | +4.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 66 | 61 | +0.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 99 | 99 | +3.4 |
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| VORP | 92 | 88 | 3.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 58 | 66 | 8.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1994-95 | NYK | 24 | 10 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .342 | −15.0 | 1 | |
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| 1995-96 | NYK | 25 | 62 | 12.7 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .505 | +0.0 | 55 | |
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| 1996-97 | NYK | 26 | 79 | 22.3 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | .522 | +0.4 | 63 | |
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| 1997-98★ | NYK | 27 | 82 | 28.3 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 5.7 | .567 | +4.1 | 93 | |
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| 1998-99 | NYK | 28 | 50 | 31.1 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 5.4 | .513 | +1.7 | 75 | |
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| 1999-00 | NYK | 29 | 72 | 27.6 | 7.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .559 | +2.8 | 90 | |
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| 2000-01 | NYK | 30 | 61 | 24.5 | 7.1 | 2.6 | 4.5 | .536 | +2.1 | 83 | |
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| 2001-02 | NYK | 31 | 63 | 16.8 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | .496 | +2.0 | 83 | |
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| 2002-03 | NYK | 32 | 66 | 22.2 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 4.6 | .540 | +2.4 | 85 | |
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| 2003-04 | SAS | 33 | 71 | 17.6 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | .528 | +2.3 | 82 | |
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| 2004-05 | NYK | 34 | 14 | 25.7 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | .453 | −0.5 | 51 | |
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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.