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Fat Lever
DEN · Guard · 1988-89 · age 28
19.8 PPG9.3 RPG7.9 APG2.2 TPG38.7 MPG
Fat Lever, 1988-89 with DEN: 19.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 7.9 assists in 38.7 minutes a game. Against the 223 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist / turnover (97th percentile), Box Plus/Minus (97th) and VORP (96th); his lowest are 2-point % (25th percentile) and Blocks / 75 (26th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 223 qualified players in 1988-89; the second number is his rank among the 91 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 | 96 | 93 | 38.7 |
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| Minutes share | 83 | 84 | 69.0% |
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| Availability | 28 | 33 | 86.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 31 | 39 | .513 |
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| Effective FG% | 28 | 35 | .466 |
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| Points per shot | 31 | 41 | 1.15 |
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| 3-point % | 79 | 71 | 34.8% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 70 | 50 | 0.9 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 60 | 30 | 5.4% |
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| 2-point % | 25 | 30 | 46.3% |
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| Free throw % | 53 | 34 | 78.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 83 | 90 | 4.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 40 | 52 | 28.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 67 | 46 | 4.9% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 69 | 67 | 17.2 |
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| Assist % | 86 | 65 | 26.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 84 | 61 | 6.8 |
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| Assist / turnover | 97 | 92 | 3.56 |
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| Usage % | 70 | 67 | 21.3% |
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| Turnover % | 88 | 88 | 10.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 78 | 83 | 1.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 57 | 95 | 6.7% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 70 | 99 | 8.1 |
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| Def. rebound % | 81 | 99 | 18.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 94 | 87 | 2.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 26 | 53 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 79 | 84 | 2.6 |
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| Steal % | 95 | 88 | 3.2% |
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| Block % | 28 | 55 | 0.4% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 94 | 95 | 20.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 89 | 90 | .161 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 97 | 95 | +5.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 94 | 91 | +3.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 91 | 91 | +1.8 |
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| VORP | 96 | 95 | 5.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 96 | 94 | 19.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1982-83 | POR | 22 | 81 | 24.9 | 7.8 | 2.8 | 5.3 | .477 | +1.9 | 82 | |
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| 1983-84 | POR | 23 | 81 | 24.8 | 9.7 | 2.7 | 4.6 | .495 | +2.3 | 86 | |
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| 1984-85 | DEN | 24 | 82 | 31.2 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 7.5 | .479 | +2.2 | 87 | |
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| 1985-86 | DEN | 25 | 78 | 33.5 | 13.8 | 5.4 | 7.5 | .473 | +1.6 | 81 | |
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| 1986-87 | DEN | 26 | 82 | 37.2 | 18.9 | 8.9 | 8.0 | .515 | +5.0 | 95 | All-NBA 2nd |
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| 1987-88 | DEN | 27 | 82 | 37.3 | 18.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 | .516 | +5.1 | 97 | All-Def 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1988-89★ | DEN | 28 | 71 | 38.7 | 19.8 | 9.3 | 7.9 | .513 | +5.2 | 97 | |
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| 1989-90 | DEN | 29 | 79 | 35.8 | 18.3 | 9.3 | 6.5 | .504 | +4.9 | 93 | All-Star |
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| 1990-91 | DAL | 30 | 4 | 21.5 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 3.0 | .497 | +0.3 | 62 | |
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| 1991-92 | DAL | 31 | 31 | 28.5 | 11.2 | 5.2 | 3.5 | .452 | +1.0 | 71 | |
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| 1993-94 | DAL | 33 | 81 | 24.0 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | .462 | +0.5 | 65 | |
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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.