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Isiah Thomas
DET · Guard · 1984-85 · age 23
21.2 PPG4.5 RPG13.9 APG3.7 TPG38.1 MPG
All-NBA 1stAll-Star
Isiah Thomas, 1984-85 with DET: 21.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 13.9 assists in 38.1 minutes a game. Against the 213 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (99th percentile), Assists / 75 (99th) and Assist / turnover (99th); his lowest are Effective FG% (23rd percentile) and Offensive rebound % (27th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 213 qualified players in 1984-85; the second number is his rank among the 85 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 | 97 | 98 | 38.1 |
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| Minutes share | 98 | 97 | 77.9% |
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| Availability | 77 | 76 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 41 | 45 | .529 |
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| Effective FG% | 23 | 26 | .468 |
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| Points per shot | 49 | 62 | 1.22 |
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| 3-point % | 67 | 50 | 25.7% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 93 | 87 | 1.4 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 88 | 74 | 8.0% |
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| 2-point % | 29 | 33 | 47.6% |
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| Free throw % | 69 | 52 | 80.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 92 | 96 | 6.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 63 | 82 | 35.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 85 | 68 | 5.1% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 76 | 81 | 19.1 |
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| Assist % | 99 | 99 | 47.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 99 | 99 | 12.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 99 | 98 | 3.72 |
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| Usage % | 81 | 84 | 24.0% |
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| Turnover % | 40 | 41 | 15.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 8 | 11 | 3.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 27 | 64 | 3.7% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 31 | 75 | 4.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 34 | 78 | 8.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 90 | 77 | 2.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 29 | 56 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 74 | 76 | 2.4 |
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| Steal % | 90 | 77 | 2.8% |
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| Block % | 26 | 51 | 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 | 97 | 97 | 22.2 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 94 | 96 | .173 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 98 | 97 | +6.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 98 | 97 | +5.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 85 | 86 | +1.2 |
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| VORP | 99 | 98 | 6.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 98 | 98 | 20.8 |
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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 | DET | 20 | 72 | 33.8 | 17.0 | 2.9 | 7.8 | .487 | −0.8 | 36 | All-Star · All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1982-83 | DET | 21 | 81 | 38.2 | 22.9 | 4.0 | 7.8 | .525 | +1.9 | 82 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1983-84 | DET | 22 | 82 | 36.7 | 21.3 | 4.0 | 11.1 | .520 | +4.8 | 98 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star · ASG MVP |
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| 1984-85★ | DET | 23 | 81 | 38.1 | 21.2 | 4.5 | 13.9 | .529 | +6.3 | 98 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1985-86 | DET | 24 | 77 | 36.2 | 20.9 | 3.6 | 10.8 | .554 | +5.0 | 97 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star · ASG MVP |
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| 1986-87 | DET | 25 | 81 | 37.2 | 20.6 | 3.9 | 10.0 | .528 | +3.3 | 92 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1987-88 | DET | 26 | 81 | 36.1 | 19.5 | 3.4 | 8.4 | .521 | +3.0 | 89 | All-Star |
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| 1988-89 | DET | 27 | 80 | 36.5 | 18.2 | 3.4 | 8.3 | .528 | +2.6 | 88 | Champion · All-Star |
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| 1989-90 | DET | 28 | 81 | 37.0 | 18.4 | 3.8 | 9.4 | .501 | +2.9 | 89 | Finals MVP · Champion · All-Star |
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| 1990-91 | DET | 29 | 48 | 34.5 | 16.2 | 3.3 | 9.3 | .507 | +2.7 | 88 | All-Star |
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| 1991-92 | DET | 30 | 78 | 37.4 | 18.5 | 3.2 | 7.2 | .505 | +1.1 | 73 | All-Star |
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| 1992-93 | DET | 31 | 79 | 37.0 | 17.6 | 2.9 | 8.5 | .488 | +0.5 | 63 | All-Star |
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| 1993-94 | DET | 32 | 58 | 30.2 | 14.8 | 2.7 | 6.9 | .488 | −1.0 | 41 | |
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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.