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Don Ford
CLE · Wing · 1980-81 · age 28
3.5 PPG2.6 RPG1.3 APG0.8 TPG15.6 MPG
Don Ford, 1980-81 with CLE: 3.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 15.6 minutes a game. Against the 211 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Offensive rebound % (59th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (47th) and Assists / 75 (43rd); his lowest are FT attempts / g (1st percentile) and Game Score / g (1st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 3 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 211 qualified players in 1980-81; the second number is his rank among the 87 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 | 2 | 1 | 15.6 |
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| Minutes share | 7 | 9 | 25.2% |
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| Availability | 16 | 16 | 78.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 7 | 5 | .473 |
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| Effective FG% | 14 | 12 | .446 |
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| Points per shot | 2 | 3 | 0.99 |
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| 3-point % | 18 | 27 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 18 | 23 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 58 | 76 | 1.3% |
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| 2-point % | 16 | 14 | 45.2% |
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| Free throw % | 99 | 99 | 91.7% |
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| FT attempts / g | 1 | 1 | 0.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 1 | 1 | 10.7% |
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| % points from 3 | 22 | 30 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 4 | 3 | 8.0 |
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| Assist % | 32 | 47 | 10.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 43 | 61 | 3.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 72 | 89 | 1.71 |
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| Usage % | 3 | 3 | 11.4% |
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| Turnover % | 38 | 26 | 17.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 92 | 93 | 1.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 59 | 43 | 7.8% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 47 | 21 | 5.9 |
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| Def. rebound % | 42 | 11 | 10.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 42 | 26 | 0.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 |
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| Steal % | 2 | 3 | 0.7% |
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| Block % | 43 | 28 | 0.7% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 2 | 2 | 8.2 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 6 | 5 | .028 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 7 | 6 | −2.8 |
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| Offensive BPM | 16 | 14 | −2.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 28 | 25 | −0.8 |
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| VORP | 10 | 10 | -0.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 1 | 2 | 2.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80 | LAL | 27 | 73 | 13.7 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.9 | .518 | −2.1 | 17 | |
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| 1980-81★ | CLE | 28 | 64 | 15.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .473 | −2.8 | 7 | |
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| 1981-82 | CLE | 29 | 21 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | .432 | −4.8 | 2 | |
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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.