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Emeka Okafor
CHA · Big · 2006-07 · Connecticut · Year 3 · age 24 · born Sep 28, 1982
14.4 PPG11.3 RPG1.2 APG1.7 TPG34.8 MPG
- Height
- 6'10"
Weight252Emeka Okafor, 2006-07 with CHA: 14.4 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 34.8 minutes a game. Against the 286 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Blocks / 75 (98th percentile), Stocks / 75 (98th) and Rebounds / 75 (97th); his lowest are Free throw % (9th percentile) and Assists / 75 (15th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 10 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 286 qualified players in 2006-07; the second number is his rank among the 72 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 79 | 92 | 34.8 |
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| Minutes share | 72 | 77 | 58.2% |
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| Availability | 35 | 35 | 81.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 63 | 56 | .554 |
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| Effective FG% | 80 | 61 | .532 |
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| Points per shot | 71 | 59 | 1.30 |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 11 | 35 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 4 | 14 | 0.0% |
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| 2-point % | 85 | 60 | 53.2% |
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| Free throw % | 9 | 27 | 59.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 80 | 83 | 4.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 76 | 59 | 39.9% |
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| % points from 3 | 12 | 36 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 62 | 72 | 16.1 |
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| Assist % | 18 | 48 | 6.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 15 | 40 | 1.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 20 | 53 | 0.72 |
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| Usage % | 53 | 65 | 19.1% |
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| Turnover % | 78 | 88 | 11.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 70 | 68 | 1.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 95 | 82 | 11.1% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 97 | 90 | 12.7 |
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| Def. rebound % | 95 | 85 | 22.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 36 | 65 | 0.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 98 | 92 | 2.9 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 98 | 94 | 3.8 |
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| Steal % | 38 | 67 | 1.3% |
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| Block % | 97 | 92 | 5.7% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 79 | 27 | 6'10" |
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| Strength (weight) | 85 | 52 | 252 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 89 | 90 | 20.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 83 | 78 | .147 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 84 | 88 | +2.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 76 | 87 | +1.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 77 | 69 | +0.9 |
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| VORP | 82 | 87 | 2.4 |
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| Game Score / g | 86 | 91 | 13.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2004-05 | CHA | 22 | 73 | 35.6 | 15.1 | 10.9 | 0.9 | .479 | −2.0 | 26 | ROY · All-Rookie 1st |
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| 2005-06 | CHA | 23 | 26 | 33.6 | 13.2 | 10.0 | 1.2 | .464 | −2.1 | 21 | |
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| 2006-07★ | CHA | 24 | 67 | 34.8 | 14.4 | 11.3 | 1.2 | .554 | +2.1 | 84 | |
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| 2007-08 | CHA | 25 | 82 | 33.1 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 0.9 | .553 | −1.1 | 35 | |
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| 2008-09 | CHA | 26 | 82 | 32.8 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 0.6 | .581 | +0.2 | 60 | |
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| 2009-10 | NOH | 27 | 82 | 28.9 | 10.4 | 9.0 | 0.7 | .547 | −1.2 | 35 | |
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| 2010-11 | NOH | 28 | 72 | 31.8 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 0.6 | .584 | −0.4 | 49 | |
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| 2011-12 | NOH | 29 | 27 | 28.9 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 0.9 | .539 | −0.5 | 45 | |
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| 2012-13 | WAS | 30 | 79 | 26.0 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 1.2 | .496 | −0.7 | 41 | |
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| 2017-18 | NOP | 35 | 26 | 13.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.3 | .545 | −1.2 | 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.