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George Gervin
SAS · Guard · 1979-80 · age 27
33.1 PPG5.2 RPG2.6 APG3.3 TPG37.6 MPG
All-NBA 1stAll-StarASG MVP
George Gervin, 1979-80 with SAS: 33.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 37.6 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Points / 75 (99th percentile), Game Score / g (99th) and PER (98th); his lowest are Assist / turnover (14th percentile) and Assists / 75 (23rd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 7 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 80 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 | 97 | 37.6 |
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| Minutes share | 94 | 94 | 74.3% |
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| Availability | 50 | 55 | 95.1% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 91 | 96 | .587 |
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| Effective FG% | 92 | 98 | .536 |
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| Points per shot | 83 | 87 | 1.33 |
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| 3-point % | 76 | 70 | 31.4% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 94 | 90 | 1.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 84 | 68 | 5.3% |
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| 2-point % | 92 | 96 | 54.0% |
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| Free throw % | 89 | 79 | 85.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 97 | 97 | 7.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 57 | 66 | 30.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 83 | 67 | 3.7% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 99 | 99 | 29.0 |
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| Assist % | 35 | 6 | 11.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 23 | 2 | 2.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 14 | 1 | 0.80 |
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| Usage % | 99 | 98 | 31.7% |
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| Turnover % | 92 | 93 | 10.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 41 | 49 | 2.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 41 | 88 | 5.7% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 37 | 88 | 4.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 37 | 88 | 8.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 42 | 23 | 1.2 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 69 | 97 | 0.9 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 59 | 69 | 2.1 |
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| Steal % | 39 | 22 | 1.6% |
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| Block % | 69 | 97 | 1.4% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 98 | 99 | 24.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 93 | 96 | .173 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 96 | 96 | +3.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 99 | 99 | +5.5 |
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| Defensive BPM | 9 | 14 | −1.6 |
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| VORP | 97 | 97 | 4.4 |
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| Game Score / g | 99 | 99 | 22.5 |
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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★ | SAS | 27 | 78 | 37.6 | 33.1 | 5.2 | 2.6 | .587 | +3.9 | 96 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star · ASG MVP |
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| 1980-81 | SAS | 28 | 82 | 33.7 | 27.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | .555 | +2.9 | 91 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1981-82 | SAS | 29 | 79 | 35.7 | 32.3 | 5.0 | 2.4 | .562 | +3.9 | 94 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1982-83 | SAS | 30 | 78 | 36.3 | 26.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | .561 | +1.8 | 80 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1983-84 | SAS | 31 | 76 | 34.0 | 25.9 | 4.1 | 2.9 | .551 | +0.1 | 57 | All-Star |
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| 1984-85 | SAS | 32 | 72 | 29.0 | 21.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | .564 | −0.3 | 47 | All-Star |
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| 1985-86 | CHI | 33 | 82 | 25.2 | 16.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | .534 | −2.1 | 17 | |
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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.