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Elston Turner
DEN · Wing · 1984-85 · age 25
5.1 PPG2.7 RPG2.0 APG0.9 TPG18.4 MPG
Elston Turner, 1984-85 with DEN: 5.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 18.4 minutes a game. Against the 213 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Steals / 75 (91st percentile), Stocks / 75 (73rd) and Free throw % (59th); his lowest are FT attempts / g (2nd percentile) and Points per shot (4th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 8 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 213 qualified players in 1984-85; the second number is his rank among the 85 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 | 15 | 16 | 18.4 |
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| Minutes share | 28 | 31 | 37.6% |
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| Availability | 77 | 78 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 10 | 12 | .497 |
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| Effective FG% | 23 | 22 | .468 |
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| Points per shot | 4 | 4 | 1.07 |
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| 3-point % | 44 | 51 | 16.7% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 43 | 53 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 50 | 68 | 1.5% |
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| 2-point % | 25 | 27 | 47.1% |
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| Free throw % | 59 | 66 | 78.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 2 | 1 | 0.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 4 | 2 | 16.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 52 | 68 | 0.7% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 8 | 7 | 9.3 |
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| Assist % | 48 | 68 | 12.4% |
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| Assists / 75 | 58 | 82 | 3.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 80 | 98 | 2.26 |
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| Usage % | 7 | 9 | 12.3% |
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| Turnover % | 57 | 49 | 14.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 92 | 89 | 1.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 43 | 18 | 5.9% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 39 | 11 | 4.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 41 | 14 | 9.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 91 | 99 | 2.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 17 | 5 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 73 | 77 | 2.3 |
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| Steal % | 92 | 99 | 2.9% |
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| Block % | 20 | 8 | 0.3% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 16 | 17 | 10.9 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 28 | 25 | .075 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 43 | 46 | −0.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 23 | 22 | −1.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 82 | 88 | +1.1 |
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| VORP | 39 | 44 | 0.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 13 | 13 | 4.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1981-82 | DAL | 22 | 80 | 24.9 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 2.4 | .472 | −2.3 | 13 | |
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| 1982-83 | DAL | 23 | 59 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.5 | .426 | −2.2 | 20 | |
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| 1983-84 | DAL | 24 | 47 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | .415 | −2.0 | 16 | |
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| 1984-85★ | DEN | 25 | 81 | 18.4 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 2.0 | .497 | −0.6 | 43 | |
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| 1985-86 | DEN | 26 | 73 | 18.1 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | .459 | −1.9 | 22 | |
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| 1986-87 | CHI | 27 | 70 | 13.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .467 | −2.6 | 14 | |
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| 1987-88 | CHI | 28 | 17 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .275 | −6.8 | 1 | |
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| 1988-89 | DEN | 29 | 78 | 22.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1.8 | .446 | −2.1 | 24 | |
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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.