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Desmond Mason
MIL · Guard · 2003-04 · Oklahoma State · Year 4 · age 26 · born Oct 11, 1977
14.4 PPG4.4 RPG1.9 APG1.8 TPG30.9 MPG
- Height
- 6'5"
Weight222Desmond Mason, 2003-04 with MIL: 14.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 30.9 minutes a game. Against the 265 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are FT attempts / g (92nd percentile), Points per shot (91st) and True shooting % (86th); his lowest are Stocks / 75 (11th percentile) and Steals / 75 (22nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 10 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 265 qualified players in 2003-04; the second number is his rank among the 112 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 | 30.9 |
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| Minutes share | 76 | 74 | 64.1% |
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| Availability | 92 | 91 | 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 % | 86 | 90 | .552 |
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| Effective FG% | 54 | 58 | .477 |
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| Points per shot | 91 | 97 | 1.36 |
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| 3-point % | 28 | 8 | 23.1% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 40 | 10 | 0.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 35 | 6 | 4.5% |
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| 2-point % | 73 | 85 | 48.3% |
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| Free throw % | 57 | 34 | 76.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 92 | 95 | 5.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 93 | 99 | 53.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 34 | 4 | 2.3% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 75 | 76 | 17.8 |
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| Assist % | 38 | 9 | 10.3% |
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| Assists / 75 | 38 | 9 | 2.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 31 | 4 | 1.03 |
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| Usage % | 70 | 67 | 21.7% |
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| Turnover % | 69 | 67 | 12.1% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 52 | 58 | 2.2 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 47 | 85 | 3.8% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 43 | 86 | 5.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 44 | 88 | 10.6% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 22 | 8 | 0.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 39 | 72 | 0.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 11 | 17 | 1.3 |
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| Steal % | 21 | 8 | 1.2% |
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| Block % | 39 | 72 | 0.7% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 29 | 67 | 6'5" |
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| Strength (weight) | 52 | 92 | 222 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 63 | 67 | 15.7 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 57 | 62 | .107 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 50 | 45 | −0.4 |
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| Offensive BPM | 64 | 58 | +0.5 |
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| Defensive BPM | 24 | 31 | −0.9 |
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| VORP | 56 | 52 | 1.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 69 | 67 | 9.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2000-01 | SEA | 23 | 78 | 19.5 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | .483 | −2.8 | 19 | All-Rookie 2nd |
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| 2001-02 | SEA | 24 | 75 | 32.2 | 12.4 | 4.7 | 1.4 | .533 | −1.7 | 31 | |
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| 2002-03 | SEA | 25 | 80 | 34.6 | 14.3 | 6.5 | 2.0 | .502 | −1.4 | 34 | |
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| 2003-04★ | MIL | 26 | 82 | 30.9 | 14.4 | 4.4 | 1.9 | .552 | −0.4 | 50 | |
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| 2004-05 | MIL | 27 | 80 | 36.1 | 17.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | .526 | −1.6 | 31 | |
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| 2005-06 | NOK | 28 | 70 | 30.0 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 0.9 | .460 | −4.9 | 1 | |
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| 2006-07 | NOK | 29 | 75 | 34.3 | 13.7 | 4.6 | 1.5 | .493 | −3.9 | 6 | |
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| 2007-08 | MIL | 30 | 59 | 28.8 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 2.1 | .519 | −2.1 | 22 | |
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| 2008-09 | OKC | 31 | 39 | 27.3 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 1.2 | .456 | −5.1 | 1 | |
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| 2009-10 | MIL | 32 | 5 | 13.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | .472 | −5.7 | 1 | |
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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.