Basketball Savant / Players / Dan IsselDI
CAREER BEST
Dan Issel
DEN · Big · 1979-80 · age 31
23.8 PPG8.8 RPG2.4 APG2.0 TPG35.8 MPG
Dan Issel, 1979-80 with DEN: 23.8 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 35.8 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are FT attempts / g (98th percentile), Turnover % (98th) and PER (97th); his lowest are Assists / 75 (23rd percentile) and Steals / 75 (27th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 38 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
PoorElite
Small sample
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|
| Minutes / game | 89 | 88 | 35.8 |
|---|
| Minutes share | 93 | 88 | 74.1% |
|---|
| Availability | 86 | 80 | 100.0% |
|---|
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|
| Shooting |
|---|
| True shooting % | 86 | 74 | .571 |
|---|
| Effective FG% | 73 | 51 | .506 |
|---|
| Points per shot | 90 | 78 | 1.38 |
|---|
| 3-point % | 81 | 91 | 33.3% |
|---|
| 3-point attempts / g | 47 | 88 | 0.1 |
|---|
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 45 | 89 | 0.8% |
|---|
| 2-point % | 73 | 51 | 50.6% |
|---|
| Free throw % | 51 | 78 | 77.5% |
|---|
| FT attempts / g | 98 | 96 | 8.1 |
|---|
| FT rate (of FGA) | 90 | 86 | 47.1% |
|---|
| % points from 3 | 53 | 97 | 0.6% |
|---|
| Creation & playmaking |
|---|
| Points / 75 | 94 | 96 | 23.0 |
|---|
| Assist % | 32 | 55 | 10.7% |
|---|
| Assists / 75 | 23 | 42 | 2.3 |
|---|
| Assist / turnover | 43 | 61 | 1.21 |
|---|
| Usage % | 87 | 93 | 25.0% |
|---|
| Turnover % | 98 | 99 | 8.7% |
|---|
| Turnovers / 75 | 87 | 72 | 1.9 |
|---|
| Offensive rebound % | 66 | 45 | 8.2% |
|---|
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|
| Rebounding |
|---|
| Rebounds / 75 | 70 | 22 | 8.5 |
|---|
| Def. rebound % | 72 | 14 | 17.5% |
|---|
| Activity & outcomes |
|---|
| Steals / 75 | 27 | 64 | 1.0 |
|---|
| Blocks / 75 | 59 | 12 | 0.6 |
|---|
| Stocks / 75 | 31 | 20 | 1.7 |
|---|
| Steal % | 27 | 64 | 1.4% |
|---|
| Block % | 59 | 12 | 1.0% |
|---|
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|
| Overall value |
|---|
| PER | 97 | 93 | 22.2 |
|---|
| Win Shares / 48 | 96 | 93 | .188 |
|---|
| Box Plus/Minus | 92 | 88 | +3.3 |
|---|
| Offensive BPM | 96 | 93 | +4.1 |
|---|
| Defensive BPM | 26 | 12 | −0.8 |
|---|
| VORP | 95 | 96 | 3.9 |
|---|
| Game Score / g | 97 | 93 | 18.6 |
|---|
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|
| 1979-80★ | DEN | 31 | 82 | 35.8 | 23.8 | 8.8 | 2.4 | .571 | +3.3 | 92 | |
|---|
| 1980-81 | DEN | 32 | 80 | 33.0 | 21.9 | 8.4 | 2.0 | .575 | +2.7 | 90 | |
|---|
| 1981-82 | DEN | 33 | 81 | 30.5 | 22.9 | 7.5 | 2.2 | .608 | +2.2 | 85 | |
|---|
| 1982-83 | DEN | 34 | 80 | 30.4 | 21.6 | 7.5 | 2.8 | .573 | +2.1 | 85 | |
|---|
| 1983-84 | DEN | 35 | 76 | 27.3 | 19.8 | 6.8 | 2.3 | .561 | +1.2 | 75 | |
|---|
| 1984-85 | DEN | 36 | 77 | 21.9 | 12.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 | .528 | −0.3 | 47 | |
|---|
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.