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George Johnson
SAS · Big · 1980-81 · age 32
5.0 PPG7.3 RPG1.1 APG1.3 TPG23.6 MPG
George Johnson, 1980-81 with SAS: 5.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 23.6 minutes a game. Against the 211 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Blocks / 75 (99th percentile), Stocks / 75 (99th) and Offensive rebound % (97th); his lowest are Points / 75 (2nd percentile) and FT attempts / g (7th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 211 qualified players in 1980-81; the second number is his rank among the 39 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 | 37 | 35 | 23.6 |
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| Minutes share | 47 | 42 | 48.9% |
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| Availability | 86 | 82 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 38 | 29 | .517 |
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| Effective FG% | 37 | 31 | .473 |
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| Points per shot | 44 | 35 | 1.18 |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 18 | 40 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 6 | 14 | 0.0% |
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| 2-point % | 34 | 29 | 47.3% |
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| Free throw % | 38 | 50 | 73.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 7 | 8 | 1.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 51 | 32 | 31.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 22 | 36 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 2 | 1 | 7.4 |
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| Assist % | 7 | 18 | 5.8% |
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| Assists / 75 | 11 | 26 | 1.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 20 | 38 | 0.84 |
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| Usage % | 1 | 1 | 10.4% |
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| Turnover % | 9 | 12 | 21.8% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 87 | 83 | 2.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 97 | 87 | 12.6% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 95 | 81 | 10.9 |
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| Def. rebound % | 85 | 60 | 20.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 19 | 53 | 0.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 99 | 99 | 5.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 99 | 99 | 5.9 |
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| Steal % | 19 | 51 | 1.1% |
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| Block % | 99 | 99 | 7.7% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 38 | 35 | 13.5 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 64 | 51 | .112 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 78 | 71 | +1.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 25 | 27 | −1.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 98 | 96 | +3.0 |
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| VORP | 74 | 60 | 1.8 |
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| Game Score / g | 34 | 36 | 7.0 |
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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 | NJN | 31 | 81 | 26.2 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 2.1 | .489 | −0.3 | 51 | |
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| 1980-81★ | SAS | 32 | 82 | 23.6 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 1.1 | .517 | +1.6 | 78 | |
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| 1981-82 | SAS | 33 | 75 | 21.0 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 1.1 | .504 | +0.4 | 64 | |
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| 1982-83 | ATL | 34 | 37 | 12.5 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 | .490 | +0.9 | 69 | |
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| 1984-85 | NJN | 36 | 65 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 | .589 | −1.4 | 28 | |
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| 1985-86 | SEA | 37 | 41 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | .583 | +0.9 | 70 | |
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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.