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Dale Ellis
SEA · Guard · 1988-89 · age 28
27.5 PPG4.2 RPG2.0 APG2.7 TPG38.9 MPG
All-NBA 3rdAll-Star
Dale Ellis, 1988-89 with SEA: 27.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 38.9 minutes a game. Against the 223 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (99th percentile), Points / 75 (98th) and 3-point % (96th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (11th percentile) and Assist / turnover (20th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 17 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 223 qualified players in 1988-89; the second number is his rank among the 91 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 | 98 | 96 | 38.9 |
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| Minutes share | 99 | 98 | 80.6% |
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| Availability | 92 | 93 | 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 % | 89 | 92 | .589 |
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| Effective FG% | 94 | 96 | .549 |
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| Points per shot | 78 | 89 | 1.32 |
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| 3-point % | 96 | 97 | 47.8% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 99 | 97 | 4.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 89 | 81 | 19.8% |
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| 2-point % | 70 | 74 | 50.7% |
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| Free throw % | 69 | 52 | 81.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 92 | 94 | 5.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 38 | 48 | 27.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 92 | 86 | 21.6% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 98 | 98 | 25.4 |
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| Assist % | 27 | 2 | 8.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 21 | 1 | 1.8 |
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| Assist / turnover | 20 | 1 | 0.75 |
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| Usage % | 91 | 91 | 26.6% |
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| Turnover % | 89 | 90 | 10.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 44 | 51 | 2.5 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 40 | 84 | 5.3% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 24 | 55 | 3.9 |
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| Def. rebound % | 11 | 23 | 6.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 47 | 17 | 1.2 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 28 | 55 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 20 | 17 | 1.5 |
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| Steal % | 45 | 16 | 1.6% |
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| Block % | 28 | 55 | 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 | 91 | 91 | 19.7 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 89 | 91 | .163 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 89 | 86 | +2.7 |
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| Offensive BPM | 96 | 94 | +4.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 6 | 7 | −1.6 |
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| VORP | 92 | 88 | 3.8 |
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| Game Score / g | 94 | 93 | 17.9 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1983-84 | DAL | 23 | 67 | 15.8 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 0.8 | .503 | −2.4 | 9 | |
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| 1984-85 | DAL | 24 | 72 | 18.2 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 0.8 | .514 | −1.0 | 35 | |
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| 1985-86 | DAL | 25 | 72 | 15.1 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 0.5 | .502 | −0.9 | 40 | |
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| 1986-87 | SEA | 26 | 82 | 37.5 | 24.9 | 5.5 | 2.9 | .588 | +2.4 | 87 | MIP |
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| 1987-88 | SEA | 27 | 75 | 37.2 | 25.8 | 4.5 | 2.6 | .572 | +2.5 | 87 | |
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| 1988-89★ | SEA | 28 | 82 | 38.9 | 27.5 | 4.2 | 2.0 | .589 | +2.7 | 89 | All-NBA 3rd · All-Star |
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| 1989-90 | SEA | 29 | 55 | 37.0 | 23.5 | 4.3 | 2.0 | .580 | +2.5 | 87 | |
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| 1990-91 | SEA | 30 | 51 | 27.9 | 16.8 | 3.4 | 1.9 | .542 | +0.3 | 62 | |
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| 1991-92 | MIL | 31 | 81 | 27.0 | 15.7 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .564 | +0.5 | 66 | |
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| 1992-93 | SAS | 32 | 82 | 33.3 | 16.7 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .579 | +0.5 | 63 | |
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| 1993-94 | SAS | 33 | 77 | 33.6 | 15.2 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .577 | +0.7 | 69 | |
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| 1994-95 | DEN | 34 | 81 | 24.6 | 11.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 | .553 | −1.5 | 34 | |
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| 1995-96 | DEN | 35 | 81 | 32.4 | 14.9 | 3.9 | 1.7 | .580 | +0.6 | 64 | |
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| 1996-97 | DEN | 36 | 82 | 35.9 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 | .537 | −1.9 | 26 | |
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| 1997-98 | SEA | 37 | 79 | 24.6 | 11.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .611 | +1.6 | 78 | |
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| 1998-99 | SEA | 38 | 48 | 25.7 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | .581 | −0.4 | 46 | |
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| 1999-00 | SEA | 39 | 42 | 13.5 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .540 | −3.1 | 12 | |
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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.