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James Cotton
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James Cotton, 1998-99 with SEA: 2.5 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.0 assists in 5.7 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 256 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 256 qualified players in 1998-99; the second number is his rank among the 107 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
Small sample
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes / game | 1 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 2.3% |
| Availability | 1 | 1 | 20.0% |
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | |||
| True shooting % | 25 | 29 | .482 |
| Effective FG% | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Points per shot | 93 | 97 | 1.39 |
| 3-point % | 10 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 3-point attempts / g | 37 | 5 | 0.3 |
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 56 | 28 | 16.7% |
| 2-point % | 9 | 10 | 40.0% |
| Free throw % | 42 | 21 | 72.2% |
| FT attempts / g | 31 | 41 | 1.8 |
| FT rate (of FGA) | 99 | 99 | 100.0% |
| % points from 3 | 14 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Creation & playmaking | |||
| Points / 75 | 51 | 52 | 14.6 |
| Assist % | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assists / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Assist / turnover | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Usage % | 68 | 71 | 21.1% |
| Turnover % | 88 | 86 | 10.4% |
| Turnovers / 75 | 75 | 81 | 1.8 |
| Offensive rebound % | 36 | 71 | 3.0% |
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebounding | |||
| Rebounds / 75 | 52 | 93 | 5.9 |
| Def. rebound % | 53 | 92 | 11.4% |
| Activity & outcomes | |||
| Steals / 75 | 80 | 66 | 1.8 |
| Blocks / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Stocks / 75 | 37 | 43 | 1.8 |
| Steal % | 89 | 79 | 2.8% |
| Block % | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Physical ingredients | |||
| Height | 28 | 66 | 6'5" |
| Strength (weight) | 47 | 96 | 220 |
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall value | |||
| PER | 26 | 28 | 12.2 |
| Win Shares / 48 | 27 | 31 | .071 |
| Box Plus/Minus | 3 | 1 | −4.2 |
| Offensive BPM | 7 | 4 | −2.9 |
| Defensive BPM | 13 | 15 | −1.4 |
| VORP | 27 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Game Score / g | 1 | 1 | 1.4 |
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | SEA | 22 | 9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .481 | −10.7 | 1 | |
| 1998-99 | SEA | 23 | 10 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .482 | −4.2 | 3 |
BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.