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Jim McElroy
DET · Guard · 1979-80 · age 26
8.9 PPG1.5 RPG3.4 APG2.0 TPG22.8 MPG
Jim McElroy, 1979-80 with DET: 8.9 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 22.8 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (77th percentile), Assists / 75 (77th) and Assist / turnover (74th); his lowest are Rebounds / 75 (2nd percentile) and Def. rebound % (4th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 3 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 80 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 | 31 | 34 | 22.8 |
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| Minutes share | 26 | 31 | 38.6% |
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| Availability | 21 | 22 | 81.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 20 | 26 | .492 |
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| Effective FG% | 16 | 21 | .437 |
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| Points per shot | 29 | 39 | 1.13 |
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| 3-point % | 61 | 45 | 23.8% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 72 | 46 | 0.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 79 | 59 | 4.0% |
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| 2-point % | 15 | 19 | 44.1% |
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| Free throw % | 48 | 31 | 76.7% |
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| FT attempts / g | 45 | 52 | 2.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 65 | 73 | 32.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 80 | 60 | 2.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 32 | 29 | 13.0 |
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| Assist % | 77 | 53 | 20.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 77 | 53 | 5.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 74 | 46 | 1.73 |
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| Usage % | 45 | 42 | 18.8% |
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| Turnover % | 29 | 34 | 17.9% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 35 | 41 | 2.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 9 | 24 | 2.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 2 | 5 | 2.2 |
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| Def. rebound % | 4 | 11 | 4.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 25 | 9 | 1.0 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 42 | 73 | 0.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 16 | 24 | 1.4 |
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| Steal % | 27 | 11 | 1.4% |
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| Block % | 43 | 78 | 0.7% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 13 | 17 | 10.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 8 | 13 | .024 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 9 | 16 | −3.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 22 | 23 | −1.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 11 | 18 | −1.5 |
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| VORP | 7 | 11 | -0.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 23 | 27 | 5.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80★ | DET | 26 | 67 | 22.8 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 | .492 | −3.2 | 9 | |
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| 1980-81 | ATL | 27 | 54 | 12.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .450 | −5.8 | 1 | |
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| 1981-82 | ATL | 28 | 20 | 17.4 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .476 | −3.6 | 5 | |
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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.