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Dominique Wilkins
ATL · Wing · 1986-87 · age 27
29.0 PPG6.3 RPG3.3 APG2.7 TPG37.6 MPG
All-NBA 2ndAll-Star
Dominique Wilkins, 1986-87 with ATL: 29.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 37.6 minutes a game. Against the 206 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are FT attempts / g (99th percentile), Points / 75 (99th) and VORP (98th); his lowest are Effective FG% (38th percentile) and 2-point % (39th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 15 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 206 qualified players in 1986-87; the second number is his rank among the 84 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 96 | 93 | 37.6 |
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| Minutes share | 92 | 91 | 75.2% |
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| Availability | 58 | 57 | 96.3% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 58 | 52 | .543 |
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| Effective FG% | 38 | 31 | .472 |
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| Points per shot | 64 | 54 | 1.28 |
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| 3-point % | 71 | 75 | 29.2% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 86 | 91 | 1.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 69 | 84 | 5.9% |
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| 2-point % | 39 | 31 | 47.4% |
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| Free throw % | 75 | 85 | 81.8% |
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| FT attempts / g | 99 | 99 | 9.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 73 | 64 | 41.5% |
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| % points from 3 | 69 | 80 | 4.1% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 99 | 99 | 28.6 |
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| Assist % | 57 | 83 | 14.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 50 | 74 | 3.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 44 | 64 | 1.21 |
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| Usage % | 99 | 99 | 32.3% |
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| Turnover % | 97 | 96 | 9.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 33 | 25 | 2.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 64 | 44 | 7.7% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 52 | 28 | 6.1 |
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| Def. rebound % | 45 | 14 | 10.3% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 66 | 80 | 1.5 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 57 | 43 | 0.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 60 | 61 | 2.1 |
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| Steal % | 63 | 78 | 1.9% |
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| Block % | 56 | 42 | 1.0% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 96 | 96 | 23.5 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 97 | 96 | .197 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 97 | 97 | +5.5 |
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| Offensive BPM | 98 | 98 | +5.5 |
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| Defensive BPM | 54 | 61 | +0.0 |
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| VORP | 98 | 97 | 5.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 97 | 96 | 20.4 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1982-83 | ATL | 23 | 82 | 32.9 | 17.5 | 5.8 | 1.6 | .524 | +0.5 | 62 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1983-84 | ATL | 24 | 81 | 36.6 | 21.6 | 7.2 | 1.6 | .531 | +1.6 | 80 | |
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| 1984-85 | ATL | 25 | 81 | 37.3 | 27.4 | 6.9 | 2.5 | .514 | +2.2 | 87 | |
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| 1985-86 | ATL | 26 | 78 | 39.1 | 30.3 | 7.9 | 2.6 | .536 | +4.2 | 95 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1986-87★ | ATL | 27 | 79 | 37.6 | 29.0 | 6.3 | 3.3 | .543 | +5.5 | 97 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1987-88 | ATL | 28 | 78 | 37.8 | 30.7 | 6.4 | 2.9 | .534 | +4.3 | 95 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1988-89 | ATL | 29 | 80 | 37.5 | 26.2 | 6.9 | 2.6 | .528 | +3.4 | 92 | All-NBA 3rd · All-Star |
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| 1989-90 | ATL | 30 | 80 | 36.1 | 26.7 | 6.5 | 2.5 | .556 | +5.4 | 95 | All-Star |
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| 1990-91 | ATL | 31 | 81 | 38.0 | 25.9 | 9.0 | 3.3 | .555 | +4.9 | 95 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1991-92 | ATL | 32 | 42 | 38.1 | 28.1 | 7.0 | 3.8 | .552 | +4.7 | 94 | All-Star |
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| 1992-93 | ATL | 33 | 71 | 37.3 | 29.9 | 6.8 | 3.2 | .570 | +5.4 | 97 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1993-94 | ATL | 34 | 74 | 35.6 | 26.0 | 6.5 | 2.3 | .529 | +2.6 | 88 | All-NBA 3rd · All-Star |
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| 1994-95 | BOS | 35 | 77 | 31.5 | 17.8 | 5.2 | 2.2 | .519 | +0.1 | 53 | |
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| 1996-97 | SAS | 37 | 63 | 30.9 | 18.2 | 6.4 | 1.9 | .517 | +0.3 | 62 | |
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| 1998-99 | ORL | 39 | 27 | 9.3 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | .445 | −2.4 | 20 | |
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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.