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Elvin Hayes
WSB · Wing · 1979-80 · age 34
23.0 PPG11.1 RPG1.6 APG2.7 TPG39.3 MPG
All-Star
Elvin Hayes, 1979-80 with WSB: 23.0 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 39.3 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Blocks / 75 (95th percentile), FT attempts / g (92nd) and Turnover % (92nd); his lowest are Assists / 75 (4th percentile) and Assist % (6th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 5 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 84 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 | 99 | 99 | 39.3 |
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| Minutes share | 99 | 99 | 80.1% |
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| Availability | 69 | 71 | 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 % | 20 | 14 | .492 |
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| Effective FG% | 25 | 23 | .455 |
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| Points per shot | 23 | 15 | 1.11 |
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| 3-point % | 61 | 67 | 23.1% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 64 | 76 | 0.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 45 | 55 | 0.8% |
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| 2-point % | 23 | 21 | 45.6% |
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| Free throw % | 20 | 20 | 69.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 92 | 92 | 5.9 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 47 | 41 | 28.5% |
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| % points from 3 | 49 | 56 | 0.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 87 | 86 | 20.5 |
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| Assist % | 6 | 13 | 6.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 4 | 8 | 1.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 6 | 12 | 0.60 |
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| Usage % | 91 | 92 | 26.1% |
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| Turnover % | 92 | 91 | 10.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 65 | 63 | 2.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 69 | 50 | 8.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 91 | 89 | 9.9 |
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| Def. rebound % | 84 | 83 | 20.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 6 | 6 | 0.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 95 | 97 | 2.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 83 | 85 | 2.8 |
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| Steal % | 6 | 7 | 0.9% |
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| Block % | 94 | 95 | 3.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 78 | 76 | 17.2 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 52 | 51 | .094 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 49 | 52 | −0.4 |
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| Offensive BPM | 51 | 50 | −0.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 46 | 45 | −0.2 |
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| VORP | 61 | 64 | 1.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 91 | 93 | 15.5 |
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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★ | WSB | 34 | 81 | 39.3 | 23.0 | 11.1 | 1.6 | .492 | −0.4 | 49 | All-Star |
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| 1980-81 | WSB | 35 | 81 | 36.2 | 17.8 | 9.7 | 1.2 | .483 | −1.1 | 35 | |
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| 1981-82 | HOU | 36 | 82 | 37.0 | 16.1 | 9.1 | 1.8 | .513 | −1.4 | 26 | |
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| 1982-83 | HOU | 37 | 81 | 28.4 | 12.9 | 7.6 | 2.0 | .515 | −1.4 | 31 | |
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| 1983-84 | HOU | 38 | 81 | 12.3 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | .450 | −4.4 | 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.