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Doc Rivers
ATL · Guard · 1986-87 · age 25
12.8 PPG3.6 RPG10.0 APG2.6 TPG31.6 MPG
Doc Rivers, 1986-87 with ATL: 12.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 10.0 assists in 31.6 minutes a game. Against the 206 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (99th percentile), Assists / 75 (99th) and Box Plus/Minus (98th); his lowest are Turnover % (13th percentile) and 2-point % (23rd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 206 qualified players in 1986-87; the second number is his rank among the 87 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 | 68 | 70 | 31.6 |
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| Minutes share | 75 | 77 | 65.6% |
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| Availability | 90 | 90 | 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 % | 65 | 74 | .553 |
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| Effective FG% | 24 | 29 | .454 |
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| Points per shot | 85 | 94 | 1.39 |
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| 3-point % | 44 | 24 | 19.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 58 | 26 | 0.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 55 | 20 | 2.8% |
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| 2-point % | 23 | 26 | 45.9% |
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| Free throw % | 79 | 67 | 82.8% |
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| FT attempts / g | 84 | 88 | 5.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 94 | 98 | 58.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 53 | 18 | 1.1% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 45 | 43 | 15.0 |
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| Assist % | 99 | 97 | 43.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 99 | 97 | 11.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 96 | 91 | 3.79 |
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| Usage % | 42 | 37 | 18.6% |
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| Turnover % | 13 | 12 | 18.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 16 | 22 | 3.1 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 27 | 62 | 3.5% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 35 | 79 | 4.3 |
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| Def. rebound % | 36 | 79 | 9.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 96 | 93 | 2.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 45 | 80 | 0.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 87 | 90 | 2.9 |
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| Steal % | 97 | 93 | 3.3% |
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| Block % | 47 | 82 | 0.7% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 92 | 93 | 19.9 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 97 | 97 | .191 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 98 | 97 | +6.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 93 | 94 | +3.6 |
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| Defensive BPM | 96 | 98 | +2.4 |
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| VORP | 95 | 95 | 5.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 82 | 83 | 14.5 |
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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 | ATL | 22 | 81 | 23.9 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | .553 | +1.1 | 74 | |
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| 1984-85 | ATL | 23 | 69 | 30.8 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 5.9 | .561 | +3.7 | 92 | |
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| 1985-86 | ATL | 24 | 53 | 29.6 | 11.5 | 3.1 | 8.4 | .520 | +3.4 | 91 | |
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| 1986-87★ | ATL | 25 | 82 | 31.6 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 10.0 | .553 | +6.0 | 98 | |
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| 1987-88 | ATL | 26 | 80 | 31.3 | 14.2 | 4.6 | 9.3 | .527 | +4.9 | 96 | All-Star |
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| 1988-89 | ATL | 27 | 76 | 32.4 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 6.9 | .548 | +4.8 | 96 | |
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| 1989-90 | ATL | 28 | 48 | 31.8 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 5.5 | .539 | +3.0 | 89 | |
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| 1990-91 | ATL | 29 | 79 | 32.7 | 15.2 | 3.2 | 4.3 | .527 | +1.9 | 80 | |
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| 1991-92 | LAC | 30 | 59 | 28.1 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | .518 | +0.5 | 66 | |
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| 1992-93 | NYK | 31 | 77 | 24.5 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | .534 | +3.0 | 90 | |
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| 1993-94 | NYK | 32 | 19 | 26.3 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 5.3 | .523 | +2.2 | 85 | |
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| 1994-95 | SAS | 33 | 63 | 15.7 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | .475 | +1.0 | 68 | |
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| 1995-96 | SAS | 34 | 78 | 15.8 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .489 | +0.2 | 59 | |
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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.