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Jim Spanarkel
DAL · Guard · 1981-82 · age 24
10.1 PPG2.6 RPG2.5 APG1.4 TPG21.4 MPG
Jim Spanarkel, 1981-82 with DAL: 10.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 21.4 minutes a game. Against the 212 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Points per shot (94th percentile), Free throw % (93rd) and True shooting % (86th); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (21st percentile) and Def. rebound % (25th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 5 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 212 qualified players in 1981-82; the second number is his rank among the 81 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 | 28 | 28 | 21.4 |
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| Minutes share | 38 | 35 | 44.5% |
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| Availability | 89 | 88 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 86 | 94 | .584 |
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| Effective FG% | 44 | 57 | .486 |
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| Points per shot | 94 | 98 | 1.47 |
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| 3-point % | 84 | 85 | 33.3% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 75 | 47 | 0.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 86 | 67 | 4.3% |
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| 2-point % | 42 | 54 | 48.5% |
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| Free throw % | 93 | 87 | 85.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 75 | 80 | 4.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 98 | 99 | 58.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 86 | 69 | 2.9% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 63 | 61 | 17.2 |
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| Assist % | 64 | 23 | 16.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 68 | 27 | 4.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 73 | 38 | 1.86 |
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| Usage % | 46 | 40 | 19.2% |
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| Turnover % | 68 | 65 | 13.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 65 | 73 | 2.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 43 | 90 | 6.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 36 | 89 | 4.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 25 | 65 | 7.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 86 | 72 | 1.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 21 | 44 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 56 | 67 | 2.0 |
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| Steal % | 85 | 72 | 2.4% |
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| Block % | 21 | 44 | 0.3% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 78 | 81 | 17.2 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 84 | 90 | .142 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 85 | 88 | +2.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 88 | 93 | +2.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 61 | 65 | +0.2 |
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| VORP | 81 | 80 | 1.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 52 | 46 | 8.5 |
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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 | PHI | 22 | 40 | 11.1 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .545 | −3.6 | 6 | |
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| 1980-81 | DAL | 23 | 82 | 28.3 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | .563 | +1.2 | 73 | |
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| 1981-82★ | DAL | 24 | 82 | 21.4 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | .584 | +2.2 | 85 | |
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| 1982-83 | DAL | 25 | 48 | 15.0 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .551 | −1.5 | 29 | |
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| 1983-84 | DAL | 26 | 7 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .552 | −1.9 | 17 | |
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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.