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Christian Laettner
ATL · Big · 1996-97 · Duke · Year 5 · age 27 · born Aug 17, 1969
18.1 PPG8.8 RPG2.7 APG2.7 TPG38.2 MPG
All-Star
- Height
- 6'11"
Weight245Christian Laettner, 1996-97 with ATL: 18.1 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 38.2 minutes a game. Against the 263 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Win Shares / 48 (91st percentile), FT attempts / g (89th) and VORP (89th); his lowest are Assist / turnover (36th percentile) and Turnover % (49th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 263 qualified players in 1996-97; the second number is his rank among the 66 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 91 | 96 | 38.2 |
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| Minutes share | 95 | 99 | 79.1% |
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| Availability | 91 | 93 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 80 | 73 | .562 |
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| Effective FG% | 59 | 50 | .500 |
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| Points per shot | 81 | 71 | 1.32 |
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| 3-point % | 58 | 87 | 35.2% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 43 | 87 | 1.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 37 | 87 | 7.8% |
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| 2-point % | 67 | 49 | 49.7% |
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| Free throw % | 77 | 96 | 81.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 89 | 88 | 5.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 75 | 66 | 39.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 38 | 87 | 6.3% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 85 | 84 | 19.5 |
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| Assist % | 53 | 86 | 13.3% |
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| Assists / 75 | 50 | 83 | 2.9 |
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| Assist / turnover | 36 | 75 | 1.02 |
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| Usage % | 81 | 78 | 23.2% |
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| Turnover % | 49 | 48 | 14.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 22 | 25 | 2.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 68 | 20 | 7.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 77 | 35 | 9.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 77 | 40 | 16.4% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 58 | 81 | 1.3 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 68 | 10 | 0.8 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 61 | 37 | 2.2 |
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| Steal % | 57 | 80 | 1.8% |
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| Block % | 67 | 8 | 1.6% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 88 | 57 | 6'11" |
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| Strength (weight) | 79 | 46 | 245 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 88 | 88 | 19.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 91 | 93 | .177 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 83 | 85 | +2.5 |
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| Offensive BPM | 80 | 88 | +1.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 79 | 74 | +1.0 |
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| VORP | 89 | 93 | 3.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 87 | 92 | 14.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1992-93 | MIN | 23 | 81 | 34.9 | 18.2 | 8.7 | 2.8 | .564 | −0.2 | 52 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1993-94 | MIN | 24 | 70 | 34.7 | 16.8 | 8.6 | 4.4 | .536 | +1.2 | 78 | |
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| 1994-95 | MIN | 25 | 81 | 34.2 | 16.3 | 7.6 | 2.9 | .580 | +1.1 | 69 | |
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| 1995-96 | MIN | 26 | 74 | 33.7 | 16.4 | 7.3 | 2.7 | .563 | +0.6 | 64 | |
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| 1996-97★ | ATL | 27 | 82 | 38.2 | 18.1 | 8.8 | 2.7 | .562 | +2.5 | 83 | All-Star |
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| 1997-98 | ATL | 28 | 74 | 30.9 | 13.8 | 6.6 | 2.6 | .576 | +2.4 | 82 | |
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| 1998-99 | DET | 29 | 16 | 21.0 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 1.5 | .462 | +0.0 | 52 | |
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| 1999-00 | DET | 30 | 82 | 29.8 | 12.2 | 6.7 | 2.3 | .539 | −0.8 | 40 | |
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| 2000-01 | WAS | 31 | 78 | 21.3 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 1.6 | .568 | +0.6 | 66 | |
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| 2001-02 | WAS | 32 | 57 | 25.3 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 2.6 | .511 | +0.5 | 67 | |
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| 2002-03 | WAS | 33 | 76 | 29.1 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 3.1 | .545 | +2.0 | 82 | |
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| 2003-04 | WAS | 34 | 48 | 20.5 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 1.9 | .511 | +0.5 | 63 | |
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| 2004-05 | MIA | 35 | 49 | 15.1 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.8 | .619 | +1.9 | 83 | |
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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.