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Gus Williams
SEA · Guard · 1981-82 · age 28
23.4 PPG3.0 RPG6.9 APG2.5 TPG36.0 MPG
All-NBA 1stAll-Star
Gus Williams, 1981-82 with SEA: 23.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 36.0 minutes a game. Against the 212 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Box Plus/Minus (98th percentile), VORP (98th) and Assist % (96th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (7th percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (19th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 7 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 212 qualified players in 1981-82; the second number is his rank among the 81 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 | 91 | 93 | 36.0 |
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| Minutes share | 91 | 93 | 72.5% |
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| Availability | 65 | 64 | 97.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 41 | 56 | .526 |
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| Effective FG% | 47 | 62 | .488 |
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| Points per shot | 39 | 52 | 1.18 |
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| 3-point % | 56 | 45 | 22.5% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 86 | 68 | 0.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 70 | 39 | 2.5% |
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| 2-point % | 49 | 63 | 49.2% |
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| Free throw % | 42 | 27 | 73.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 88 | 87 | 5.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 35 | 52 | 27.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 69 | 41 | 1.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 93 | 92 | 23.5 |
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| Assist % | 96 | 89 | 31.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 90 | 76 | 6.9 |
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| Assist / turnover | 91 | 77 | 2.79 |
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| Usage % | 95 | 94 | 28.5% |
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| Turnover % | 95 | 91 | 9.9% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 53 | 61 | 2.5 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 27 | 67 | 3.6% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 19 | 51 | 3.1 |
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| Def. rebound % | 7 | 19 | 5.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 92 | 80 | 2.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 43 | 77 | 0.5 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 79 | 83 | 2.6 |
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| Steal % | 92 | 80 | 2.9% |
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| Block % | 43 | 78 | 0.7% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 95 | 97 | 21.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 93 | 96 | .171 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 98 | 98 | +5.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 96 | 97 | +4.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 76 | 80 | +1.0 |
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| VORP | 98 | 98 | 5.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 96 | 97 | 18.2 |
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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 | SEA | 26 | 82 | 36.2 | 22.1 | 3.4 | 4.8 | .529 | +4.7 | 98 | All-NBA 2nd |
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| 1981-82★ | SEA | 28 | 80 | 36.0 | 23.4 | 3.0 | 6.9 | .526 | +5.1 | 98 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1982-83 | SEA | 29 | 80 | 34.5 | 20.0 | 2.6 | 8.0 | .517 | +4.2 | 95 | All-Star |
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| 1983-84 | SEA | 30 | 80 | 35.2 | 18.7 | 2.5 | 8.4 | .506 | +2.7 | 90 | |
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| 1984-85 | WSB | 31 | 79 | 37.5 | 20.0 | 2.5 | 7.7 | .482 | +2.1 | 85 | |
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| 1985-86 | WSB | 32 | 77 | 29.7 | 13.5 | 2.2 | 5.9 | .473 | −0.3 | 50 | |
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| 1986-87 | ATL | 33 | 33 | 14.6 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 4.2 | .422 | −2.5 | 15 | |
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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.