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Don Buse
IND · Guard · 1981-82 · age 31
9.7 PPG2.7 RPG5.0 APG1.2 TPG30.8 MPG
Don Buse, 1981-82 with IND: 9.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 30.8 minutes a game. Against the 212 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (99th percentile), Assist / turnover (99th) and Steals / 75 (94th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (8th percentile) and FT attempts / g (10th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 212 qualified players in 1981-82; the second number is his rank among the 81 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 | 69 | 67 | 30.8 |
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| Minutes share | 77 | 78 | 63.8% |
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| Availability | 89 | 88 | 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 % | 55 | 68 | .539 |
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| Effective FG% | 68 | 80 | .509 |
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| Points per shot | 31 | 43 | 1.16 |
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| 3-point % | 90 | 93 | 38.6% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 99 | 99 | 2.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 99 | 99 | 27.6% |
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| 2-point % | 37 | 48 | 48.2% |
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| Free throw % | 82 | 72 | 81.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 10 | 10 | 1.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 5 | 9 | 18.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 99 | 99 | 27.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 16 | 13 | 11.5 |
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| Assist % | 83 | 57 | 22.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 85 | 62 | 5.9 |
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| Assist / turnover | 99 | 98 | 4.28 |
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| Usage % | 12 | 10 | 13.7% |
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| Turnover % | 88 | 79 | 11.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 99 | 97 | 1.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 8 | 21 | 1.9% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 22 | 57 | 3.2 |
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| Def. rebound % | 30 | 75 | 7.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 94 | 85 | 2.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 40 | 72 | 0.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 83 | 87 | 2.8 |
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| Steal % | 94 | 86 | 3.2% |
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| Block % | 39 | 71 | 0.6% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 52 | 54 | 14.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 81 | 87 | .135 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 89 | 91 | +2.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 58 | 49 | +0.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 96 | 96 | +2.3 |
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| VORP | 90 | 90 | 2.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 65 | 65 | 10.0 |
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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 | PHO | 29 | 81 | 30.9 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | .485 | +0.2 | 57 | All-Def 1st |
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| 1980-81 | IND | 30 | 58 | 18.9 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | .471 | +0.5 | 63 | |
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| 1981-82★ | IND | 31 | 82 | 30.8 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 5.0 | .539 | +2.6 | 89 | |
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| 1982-83 | POR | 32 | 41 | 15.7 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 2.8 | .480 | +1.5 | 74 | |
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| 1983-84 | KCK | 33 | 76 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | .492 | +1.0 | 72 | |
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| 1984-85 | KCK | 34 | 65 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | .504 | +0.0 | 55 | |
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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.