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Herb Williams
IND · Big · 1985-86 · age 27
19.9 PPG9.1 RPG2.2 APG2.7 TPG35.5 MPG
Herb Williams, 1985-86 with IND: 19.9 points, 9.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 35.5 minutes a game. Against the 216 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Blocks / 75 (95th percentile), Stocks / 75 (88th) and VORP (87th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (9th percentile) and Assist / turnover (27th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 18 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 216 qualified players in 1985-86; the second number is his rank among the 42 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 | 91 | 93 | 35.5 |
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| Minutes share | 91 | 94 | 70.1% |
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| Availability | 52 | 46 | 95.1% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 47 | 33 | .533 |
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| Effective FG% | 55 | 39 | .492 |
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| Points per shot | 44 | 32 | 1.21 |
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| 3-point % | 36 | 75 | 8.3% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 55 | 95 | 0.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 40 | 85 | 0.9% |
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| 2-point % | 57 | 42 | 49.6% |
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| Free throw % | 34 | 46 | 73.0% |
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| FT attempts / g | 83 | 77 | 5.2 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 44 | 27 | 31.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 42 | 82 | 0.2% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 84 | 82 | 20.0 |
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| Assist % | 37 | 79 | 9.7% |
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| Assists / 75 | 32 | 74 | 2.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 27 | 61 | 0.83 |
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| Usage % | 87 | 85 | 24.6% |
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| Turnover % | 68 | 75 | 12.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 38 | 38 | 2.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 52 | 13 | 6.8% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 78 | 48 | 9.1 |
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| Def. rebound % | 85 | 62 | 20.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 9 | 29 | 0.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 95 | 73 | 2.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 88 | 65 | 3.0 |
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| Steal % | 10 | 31 | 0.9% |
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| Block % | 95 | 73 | 3.8% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 81 | 85 | 17.9 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 60 | 49 | .107 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 79 | 79 | +1.4 |
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| Offensive BPM | 70 | 75 | +0.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 74 | 50 | +0.7 |
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| VORP | 87 | 87 | 2.4 |
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| Game Score / g | 87 | 92 | 14.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1981-82 | IND | 23 | 82 | 27.8 | 11.5 | 7.4 | 1.7 | .503 | +0.8 | 72 | |
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| 1982-83 | IND | 24 | 78 | 32.2 | 16.9 | 7.5 | 3.4 | .522 | +0.8 | 67 | |
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| 1983-84 | IND | 25 | 69 | 33.0 | 14.9 | 8.0 | 3.1 | .520 | −0.4 | 47 | |
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| 1984-85 | IND | 26 | 75 | 34.1 | 18.3 | 8.5 | 3.4 | .505 | +0.0 | 55 | |
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| 1985-86★ | IND | 27 | 78 | 35.5 | 19.9 | 9.1 | 2.2 | .533 | +1.4 | 79 | |
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| 1986-87 | IND | 28 | 74 | 34.1 | 14.9 | 7.3 | 2.4 | .521 | −0.2 | 55 | |
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| 1987-88 | IND | 29 | 75 | 26.2 | 10.0 | 6.3 | 1.3 | .463 | −2.1 | 22 | |
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| 1988-89 | IND | 30 | 76 | 32.5 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 1.6 | .471 | −2.3 | 21 | |
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| 1989-90 | DAL | 31 | 81 | 27.1 | 8.6 | 4.8 | 1.5 | .476 | −2.0 | 26 | |
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| 1990-91 | DAL | 32 | 60 | 30.5 | 12.4 | 6.0 | 1.6 | .524 | −2.1 | 24 | |
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| 1991-92 | DAL | 33 | 75 | 27.2 | 11.5 | 6.1 | 1.3 | .464 | −2.8 | 13 | |
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| 1992-93 | NYK | 34 | 55 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 | .429 | −1.3 | 36 | |
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| 1993-94 | NYK | 35 | 70 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.4 | .463 | −2.7 | 13 | |
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| 1994-95 | NYK | 36 | 56 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | .476 | −3.3 | 11 | |
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| 1995-96 | NYK | 37 | 44 | 13.0 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | .429 | −3.6 | 10 | |
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| 1996-97 | NYK | 38 | 21 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | .408 | −3.5 | 9 | |
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| 1997-98 | IND | 39 | 27 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | .398 | −4.2 | 5 | |
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| 1998-99 | NYK | 40 | 6 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .563 | −1.5 | 32 | |
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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.