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Earl Watson
MEM · Guard · 2002-03 · UCLA · Year 2 · age 23 · born Jun 12, 1979
5.5 PPG2.1 RPG2.8 APG1.1 TPG17.2 MPG
- Height
- 6'1"
Weight190Earl Watson, 2002-03 with MEM: 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 17.2 minutes a game. Against the 277 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Steals / 75 (98th percentile), Assist / turnover (91st) and Assists / 75 (90th); his lowest are FT attempts / g (13th percentile) and Turnover % (19th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 277 qualified players in 2002-03; the second number is his rank among the 113 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 | 12 | 8 | 17.2 |
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| Minutes share | 25 | 22 | 34.2% |
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| Availability | 65 | 64 | 96.3% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 38 | 43 | .505 |
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| Effective FG% | 52 | 56 | .474 |
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| Points per shot | 32 | 40 | 1.11 |
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| 3-point % | 58 | 43 | 34.1% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 51 | 23 | 1.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 64 | 38 | 23.3% |
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| 2-point % | 53 | 67 | 46.3% |
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| Free throw % | 31 | 13 | 72.1% |
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| FT attempts / g | 13 | 15 | 1.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 27 | 39 | 22.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 65 | 39 | 21.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 29 | 19 | 12.2 |
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| Assist % | 89 | 74 | 27.7% |
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| Assists / 75 | 90 | 77 | 6.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 91 | 79 | 2.56 |
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| Usage % | 35 | 27 | 16.9% |
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| Turnover % | 19 | 24 | 17.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 35 | 40 | 2.5 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 40 | 78 | 3.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 27 | 60 | 4.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 25 | 52 | 8.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 98 | 97 | 2.5 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 39 | 77 | 0.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 84 | 95 | 2.9 |
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| Steal % | 98 | 96 | 3.3% |
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| Block % | 38 | 76 | 0.7% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 6 | 14 | 6'1" |
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| Strength (weight) | 13 | 33 | 190 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 53 | 52 | 14.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 38 | 44 | .080 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 66 | 62 | +0.5 |
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| Offensive BPM | 42 | 33 | −0.8 |
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| Defensive BPM | 87 | 90 | +1.3 |
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| VORP | 57 | 50 | 0.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 30 | 26 | 5.0 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2001-02 | SEA | 22 | 64 | 15.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .507 | −0.2 | 54 | |
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| 2002-03★ | MEM | 23 | 79 | 17.2 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .505 | +0.5 | 66 | |
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| 2003-04 | MEM | 24 | 81 | 20.7 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 5.0 | .438 | −1.0 | 40 | |
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| 2004-05 | MEM | 25 | 80 | 22.7 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 4.5 | .500 | −0.7 | 46 | |
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| 2005-06 | SEA | 26 | 70 | 22.5 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | .558 | +0.2 | 63 | |
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| 2006-07 | SEA | 27 | 77 | 27.9 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 5.7 | .483 | −0.7 | 45 | |
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| 2007-08 | SEA | 28 | 78 | 29.1 | 10.7 | 2.9 | 6.8 | .517 | −0.9 | 39 | |
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| 2008-09 | OKC | 29 | 68 | 26.1 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 5.8 | .448 | −4.6 | 2 | |
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| 2009-10 | IND | 30 | 79 | 29.4 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 5.1 | .517 | −2.3 | 16 | |
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| 2010-11 | UTA | 31 | 80 | 19.6 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | .500 | −2.1 | 21 | |
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| 2011-12 | UTA | 32 | 50 | 20.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 4.3 | .413 | −1.4 | 34 | |
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| 2012-13 | UTA | 33 | 48 | 17.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 4.0 | .366 | −3.5 | 7 | |
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| 2013-14 | POR | 34 | 24 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .470 | −6.7 | 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.