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Ennis Whatley
WSB · Guard · 1986-87 · age 24
8.5 PPG2.7 RPG5.4 APG1.9 TPG24.9 MPG
Ennis Whatley, 1986-87 with WSB: 8.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 24.9 minutes a game. Against the 206 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (90th percentile), Assists / 75 (90th) and Assist / turnover (86th); his lowest are Turnover % (10th percentile) and Points / 75 (16th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 10 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 206 qualified players in 1986-87; the second number is his rank among the 87 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 | 43 | 45 | 24.9 |
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| Minutes share | 46 | 48 | 46.1% |
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| Availability | 36 | 38 | 89.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 44 | 51 | .526 |
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| Effective FG% | 44 | 54 | .478 |
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| Points per shot | 48 | 60 | 1.20 |
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| 3-point % | 17 | 4 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 16 | 2 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 22 | 1 | 0.4% |
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| 2-point % | 45 | 53 | 48.0% |
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| Free throw % | 48 | 25 | 76.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 34 | 40 | 2.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 47 | 64 | 32.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 19 | 4 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 16 | 14 | 12.2 |
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| Assist % | 90 | 76 | 30.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 90 | 76 | 7.8 |
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| Assist / turnover | 86 | 67 | 2.84 |
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| Usage % | 20 | 12 | 16.0% |
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| Turnover % | 10 | 11 | 19.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 33 | 41 | 2.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 25 | 57 | 3.3% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 28 | 64 | 3.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 32 | 70 | 8.1% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 84 | 68 | 1.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 19 | 38 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 56 | 63 | 2.0 |
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| Steal % | 83 | 66 | 2.4% |
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| Block % | 18 | 35 | 0.3% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 47 | 49 | 14.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 45 | 52 | .088 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 49 | 47 | −0.5 |
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| Offensive BPM | 45 | 37 | −0.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 61 | 62 | +0.2 |
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| VORP | 51 | 51 | 0.7 |
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| Game Score / g | 43 | 43 | 8.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1983-84 | CHI | 21 | 80 | 27.0 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 8.3 | .519 | −0.6 | 42 | |
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| 1984-85 | CHI | 22 | 70 | 19.8 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 5.4 | .497 | −1.7 | 22 | |
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| 1985-86 | CLE | 23 | 14 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .444 | −1.1 | 37 | |
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| 1986-87★ | WSB | 24 | 73 | 24.9 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 5.4 | .526 | −0.5 | 49 | |
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| 1987-88 | ATL | 25 | 5 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .511 | −5.3 | 2 | |
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| 1988-89 | LAC | 26 | 8 | 11.2 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .449 | −4.4 | 4 | |
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| 1991-92 | POR | 29 | 23 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .534 | +2.0 | 86 | |
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| 1993-94 | ATL | 31 | 82 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 2.2 | .551 | −1.0 | 41 | |
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| 1994-95 | ATL | 32 | 27 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .522 | −1.3 | 35 | |
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| 1996-97 | CHI | 34 | 3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .500 | −9.0 | 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.