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Darnell Valentine
POR · Guard · 1984-85 · age 25
11.6 PPG2.9 RPG7.0 APG2.6 TPG30.4 MPG
Darnell Valentine, 1984-85 with POR: 11.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 7.0 assists in 30.4 minutes a game. Against the 213 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assists / 75 (93rd percentile), Steals / 75 (92nd) and Assist % (91st); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (7th percentile) and Turnover % (16th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 9 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 213 qualified players in 1984-85; the second number is his rank among the 85 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 | 63 | 61 | 30.4 |
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| Minutes share | 64 | 62 | 57.3% |
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| Availability | 40 | 40 | 91.5% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 53 | 62 | .541 |
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| Effective FG% | 28 | 31 | .473 |
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| Points per shot | 65 | 80 | 1.28 |
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| 3-point % | 17 | 4 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 17 | 4 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 19 | 1 | 0.3% |
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| 2-point % | 27 | 28 | 47.4% |
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| Free throw % | 62 | 44 | 79.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 70 | 78 | 3.9 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 80 | 94 | 42.7% |
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| % points from 3 | 20 | 4 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 30 | 31 | 13.3 |
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| Assist % | 91 | 77 | 28.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 93 | 82 | 8.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 90 | 75 | 2.69 |
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| Usage % | 35 | 34 | 17.4% |
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| Turnover % | 16 | 15 | 19.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 27 | 29 | 3.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 17 | 41 | 2.7% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 21 | 49 | 3.3 |
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| Def. rebound % | 30 | 71 | 8.1% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 92 | 81 | 2.2 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 7 | 16 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 70 | 74 | 2.3 |
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| Steal % | 92 | 80 | 2.9% |
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| Block % | 6 | 14 | 0.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 56 | 55 | 15.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 62 | 67 | .106 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 68 | 65 | +0.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 57 | 49 | +0.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 68 | 66 | +0.5 |
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| VORP | 70 | 69 | 1.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 66 | 62 | 11.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1981-82 | POR | 22 | 82 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 3.3 | .486 | −1.6 | 23 | |
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| 1982-83 | POR | 23 | 47 | 27.6 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 6.2 | .530 | +2.0 | 84 | |
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| 1983-84 | POR | 24 | 68 | 27.8 | 10.2 | 1.9 | 5.8 | .520 | −0.2 | 51 | |
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| 1984-85★ | POR | 25 | 75 | 30.4 | 11.6 | 2.9 | 7.0 | .541 | +0.6 | 68 | |
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| 1985-86 | POR | 26 | 62 | 19.6 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | .490 | −1.7 | 26 | |
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| 1986-87 | LAC | 27 | 65 | 27.1 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 6.9 | .478 | −1.0 | 42 | |
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| 1987-88 | LAC | 28 | 79 | 20.7 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 4.8 | .474 | −0.8 | 42 | |
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| 1988-89 | CLE | 29 | 77 | 14.1 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .497 | −1.5 | 35 | |
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| 1990-91 | CLE | 31 | 65 | 28.3 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 5.4 | .533 | −0.9 | 40 | |
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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.