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Jayson Williams
NJN · Big · 1997-98 · St. John's (NY) · Year 8 · age 29 · born Feb 22, 1968
12.9 PPG13.6 RPG1.0 APG1.5 TPG36.1 MPG
All-Star
- Height
- 6'10"
Weight245Jayson Williams, 1997-98 with NJN: 12.9 points, 13.6 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 36.1 minutes a game. Against the 269 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Offensive rebound % (99th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (99th) and Def. rebound % (94th); his lowest are Assist % (4th percentile) and Assists / 75 (5th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 9 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 269 qualified players in 1997-98; the second number is his rank among the 72 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 | 86 | 91 | 36.1 |
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| Minutes share | 70 | 76 | 58.9% |
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| Availability | 30 | 30 | 79.3% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 70 | 63 | .541 |
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| Effective FG% | 70 | 59 | .498 |
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| Points per shot | 80 | 72 | 1.30 |
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| 3-point % | 11 | 28 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 30 | 69 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 24 | 60 | 0.6% |
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| 2-point % | 80 | 62 | 50.1% |
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| Free throw % | 19 | 41 | 66.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 81 | 76 | 4.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 82 | 66 | 45.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 14 | 33 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 39 | 45 | 13.8 |
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| Assist % | 4 | 15 | 4.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 5 | 17 | 1.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 15 | 42 | 0.71 |
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| Usage % | 24 | 33 | 15.8% |
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| Turnover % | 84 | 88 | 10.9% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 85 | 84 | 1.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 99 | 99 | 17.9% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 99 | 99 | 14.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 94 | 85 | 20.4% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 9 | 21 | 0.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 68 | 17 | 0.8 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 26 | 10 | 1.6 |
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| Steal % | 10 | 23 | 1.0% |
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| Block % | 67 | 13 | 1.5% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 78 | 28 | 6'10" |
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| Strength (weight) | 77 | 41 | 245 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 85 | 78 | 18.7 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 93 | 86 | .172 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 58 | 57 | +0.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 85 | 92 | +2.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 4 | 4 | −2.0 |
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| VORP | 66 | 67 | 1.4 |
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| Game Score / g | 86 | 87 | 13.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1990-91 | PHI | 22 | 52 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | .490 | −7.7 | 1 | |
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| 1991-92 | PHI | 23 | 50 | 12.9 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 0.2 | .421 | −7.9 | 1 | |
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| 1992-93 | NJN | 24 | 12 | 11.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 0.0 | .454 | −5.4 | 1 | |
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| 1993-94 | NJN | 25 | 70 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 0.4 | .466 | −3.6 | 5 | |
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| 1994-95 | NJN | 26 | 75 | 13.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.5 | .482 | −3.0 | 14 | |
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| 1995-96 | NJN | 27 | 80 | 23.2 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 0.6 | .462 | −3.1 | 15 | |
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| 1996-97 | NJN | 28 | 41 | 34.9 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 1.2 | .443 | −4.2 | 5 | |
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| 1997-98★ | NJN | 29 | 65 | 36.1 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 1.0 | .541 | +0.3 | 58 | All-Star |
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| 1998-99 | NJN | 30 | 30 | 34.0 | 8.1 | 12.0 | 1.1 | .474 | −1.0 | 37 | |
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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.