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James Donaldson
DAL · Big · 1986-87 · age 29
10.8 PPG11.9 RPG0.8 APG1.3 TPG36.9 MPG
James Donaldson, 1986-87 with DAL: 10.8 points, 11.9 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 36.9 minutes a game. Against the 206 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are True shooting % (99th percentile), Points per shot (99th) and Effective FG% (98th); his lowest are Assist % (2nd percentile) and Assists / 75 (2nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 14 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 206 qualified players in 1986-87; the second number is his rank among the 35 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 | 96 | 36.9 |
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| Minutes share | 94 | 99 | 76.2% |
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| Availability | 90 | 87 | 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 % | 99 | 99 | .658 |
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| Effective FG% | 98 | 96 | .586 |
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| Points per shot | 99 | 99 | 1.67 |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 16 | 43 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 4 | 17 | 0.0% |
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| 2-point % | 98 | 96 | 58.6% |
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| Free throw % | 73 | 84 | 81.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 68 | 67 | 4.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 97 | 93 | 62.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 19 | 44 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 8 | 17 | 10.5 |
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| Assist % | 2 | 10 | 2.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 2 | 9 | 0.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 12 | 27 | 0.61 |
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| Usage % | 3 | 7 | 10.5% |
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| Turnover % | 55 | 70 | 13.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 99 | 99 | 1.2 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 88 | 79 | 10.7% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 94 | 90 | 11.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 95 | 90 | 23.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 7 | 26 | 0.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 88 | 60 | 1.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 67 | 50 | 2.2 |
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| Steal % | 7 | 24 | 0.8% |
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| Block % | 87 | 54 | 2.5% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 61 | 61 | 15.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 92 | 90 | .166 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 80 | 87 | +1.7 |
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| Offensive BPM | 79 | 89 | +1.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 66 | 51 | +0.3 |
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| VORP | 86 | 90 | 2.8 |
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| Game Score / g | 75 | 77 | 12.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1980-81 | SEA | 23 | 68 | 14.4 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 0.6 | .574 | +0.8 | 67 | |
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| 1981-82 | SEA | 24 | 82 | 20.9 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 0.6 | .630 | +1.2 | 76 | |
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| 1982-83 | SEA | 25 | 82 | 21.8 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 1.2 | .615 | +0.9 | 69 | |
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| 1983-84 | SDC | 26 | 82 | 30.8 | 11.8 | 7.9 | 1.1 | .648 | +0.8 | 69 | |
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| 1984-85 | LAC | 27 | 82 | 29.2 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 0.6 | .679 | −0.7 | 40 | |
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| 1985-86 | DAL | 28 | 83 | 32.3 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 1.2 | .627 | +0.1 | 54 | |
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| 1986-87★ | DAL | 29 | 82 | 36.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 0.8 | .658 | +1.7 | 80 | |
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| 1987-88 | DAL | 30 | 81 | 31.1 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 0.8 | .616 | +0.0 | 57 | All-Star |
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| 1988-89 | DAL | 31 | 53 | 32.9 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 0.7 | .614 | +0.0 | 57 | |
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| 1989-90 | DAL | 32 | 73 | 31.0 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 0.8 | .581 | −1.5 | 32 | |
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| 1990-91 | DAL | 33 | 82 | 34.1 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 0.8 | .572 | −1.9 | 26 | |
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| 1991-92 | DAL | 34 | 58 | 18.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 0.6 | .504 | −3.4 | 9 | |
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| 1992-93 | UTA | 35 | 6 | 15.7 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 0.2 | .585 | −2.3 | 21 | |
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| 1994-95 | UTA | 37 | 43 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.3 | .628 | −1.5 | 34 | |
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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.