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David Thompson
DEN · Guard · 1980-81 · age 26
25.5 PPG3.7 RPG3.0 APG3.2 TPG34.0 MPG
David Thompson, 1980-81 with DEN: 25.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 34.0 minutes a game. Against the 211 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are FT attempts / g (97th percentile), Points / 75 (97th) and Game Score / g (94th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (11th percentile) and Stocks / 75 (19th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 5 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 211 qualified players in 1980-81; 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 | 83 | 83 | 34.0 |
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| Minutes share | 79 | 82 | 65.6% |
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| Availability | 41 | 49 | 93.9% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 81 | 85 | .571 |
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| Effective FG% | 75 | 84 | .509 |
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| Points per shot | 85 | 91 | 1.36 |
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| 3-point % | 72 | 67 | 25.6% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 87 | 72 | 0.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 74 | 45 | 2.7% |
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| 2-point % | 76 | 81 | 51.3% |
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| Free throw % | 68 | 48 | 79.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 97 | 98 | 8.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 77 | 85 | 42.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 76 | 54 | 1.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 97 | 97 | 24.6 |
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| Assist % | 48 | 12 | 13.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 39 | 10 | 2.9 |
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| Assist / turnover | 24 | 5 | 0.92 |
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| Usage % | 96 | 95 | 27.9% |
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| Turnover % | 79 | 75 | 12.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 27 | 39 | 3.1 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 29 | 68 | 4.1% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 26 | 65 | 3.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 22 | 55 | 7.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 11 | 2 | 0.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 65 | 94 | 0.8 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 19 | 18 | 1.4 |
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| Steal % | 12 | 1 | 0.9% |
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| Block % | 65 | 94 | 1.2% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 89 | 92 | 19.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 68 | 72 | .117 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 69 | 69 | +0.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 92 | 92 | +3.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 2 | 4 | −2.1 |
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| VORP | 77 | 78 | 1.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 94 | 95 | 16.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80 | DEN | 25 | 39 | 31.8 | 21.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | .549 | +1.6 | 80 | |
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| 1980-81★ | DEN | 26 | 77 | 34.0 | 25.5 | 3.7 | 3.0 | .571 | +0.9 | 69 | |
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| 1981-82 | DEN | 27 | 61 | 20.4 | 14.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | .571 | −1.8 | 21 | |
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| 1982-83 | SEA | 28 | 75 | 28.7 | 15.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | .545 | +0.3 | 58 | All-Star |
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| 1983-84 | SEA | 29 | 19 | 18.4 | 12.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | .609 | +1.6 | 80 | |
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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.