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Eddie Johnson
ATL · Guard · 1979-80 · age 24
18.5 PPG2.5 RPG4.7 APG2.4 TPG33.2 MPG
All-Def 2ndAll-Star
Eddie Johnson, 1979-80 with ATL: 18.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 33.2 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are VORP (90th percentile), Box Plus/Minus (89th) and Win Shares / 48 (87th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (2nd percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (11th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 8 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 80 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 | 79 | 79 | 33.2 |
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| Minutes share | 78 | 77 | 66.3% |
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| Availability | 56 | 62 | 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 % | 64 | 73 | .538 |
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| Effective FG% | 59 | 73 | .489 |
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| Points per shot | 61 | 73 | 1.21 |
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| 3-point % | 91 | 88 | 38.5% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 64 | 34 | 0.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 51 | 22 | 1.1% |
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| 2-point % | 56 | 71 | 48.8% |
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| Free throw % | 80 | 67 | 82.8% |
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| FT attempts / g | 81 | 81 | 4.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 45 | 57 | 27.9% |
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| % points from 3 | 64 | 34 | 1.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 85 | 84 | 20.3 |
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| Assist % | 86 | 67 | 23.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 79 | 56 | 5.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 82 | 59 | 1.96 |
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| Usage % | 82 | 82 | 24.1% |
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| Turnover % | 81 | 79 | 12.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 54 | 61 | 2.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 29 | 68 | 3.9% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 11 | 29 | 2.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 2 | 4 | 4.3% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 76 | 62 | 1.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 33 | 62 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 53 | 65 | 2.0 |
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| Steal % | 75 | 61 | 2.2% |
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| Block % | 32 | 59 | 0.5% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 83 | 88 | 18.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 87 | 93 | .150 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 89 | 91 | +2.8 |
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| Offensive BPM | 91 | 90 | +2.5 |
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| Defensive BPM | 65 | 76 | +0.3 |
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| VORP | 90 | 91 | 3.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 83 | 83 | 13.3 |
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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★ | ATL | 24 | 79 | 33.2 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 4.7 | .538 | +2.8 | 89 | All-Def 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1980-81 | ATL | 25 | 75 | 35.9 | 19.1 | 2.4 | 5.4 | .554 | +1.6 | 78 | All-Star |
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| 1981-82 | ATL | 26 | 68 | 34.0 | 17.8 | 2.8 | 5.3 | .513 | +1.2 | 76 | |
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| 1982-83 | ATL | 27 | 61 | 29.7 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 5.2 | .508 | −0.3 | 50 | |
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| 1983-84 | ATL | 28 | 67 | 28.3 | 13.2 | 2.2 | 5.6 | .497 | −1.4 | 26 | |
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| 1984-85 | ATL | 29 | 73 | 32.4 | 16.3 | 2.6 | 7.8 | .546 | −0.7 | 40 | |
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| 1985-86 | ATL | 30 | 71 | 20.8 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 4.7 | .514 | −1.6 | 28 | |
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| 1986-87 | SEA | 31 | 24 | 21.2 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 4.8 | .516 | −1.3 | 37 | |
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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.