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Joe Meriweather
KCK · Big · 1982-83 · age 29
7.9 PPG5.4 RPG0.8 APG1.5 TPG21.9 MPG
Joe Meriweather, 1982-83 with KCK: 7.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 21.9 minutes a game. Against the 215 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Effective FG% (94th percentile), 2-point % (94th) and True shooting % (89th); his lowest are Assist % (3rd percentile) and Assists / 75 (4th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 215 qualified players in 1982-83; the second number is his rank among the 43 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 | 34 | 41 | 21.9 |
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| Minutes share | 41 | 48 | 43.1% |
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| Availability | 50 | 41 | 95.1% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 89 | 80 | .589 |
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| Effective FG% | 94 | 87 | .570 |
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| Points per shot | 85 | 73 | 1.36 |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 17 | 41 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 4 | 13 | 0.0% |
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| 2-point % | 94 | 87 | 57.0% |
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| Free throw % | 10 | 17 | 62.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 34 | 24 | 2.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 67 | 55 | 36.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 22 | 42 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 24 | 34 | 12.2 |
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| Assist % | 3 | 8 | 4.8% |
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| Assists / 75 | 4 | 10 | 1.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 5 | 17 | 0.54 |
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| Usage % | 14 | 24 | 14.5% |
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| Turnover % | 27 | 35 | 18.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 72 | 73 | 2.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 81 | 53 | 9.5% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 73 | 30 | 8.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 73 | 22 | 17.4% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 28 | 59 | 0.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 86 | 50 | 1.7 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 78 | 50 | 2.6 |
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| Steal % | 25 | 55 | 1.2% |
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| Block % | 87 | 52 | 2.8% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 34 | 34 | 12.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 58 | 50 | .108 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 42 | 40 | −0.7 |
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| Offensive BPM | 29 | 41 | −1.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 73 | 56 | +0.7 |
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| VORP | 44 | 45 | 0.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 32 | 28 | 6.2 |
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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 | NYK | 26 | 65 | 24.1 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 1.0 | .549 | −2.0 | 18 | |
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| 1980-81 | KCK | 27 | 74 | 20.5 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | .550 | −2.4 | 12 | |
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| 1981-82 | KCK | 28 | 18 | 21.1 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 0.9 | .576 | −1.2 | 29 | |
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| 1982-83★ | KCK | 29 | 78 | 21.9 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 0.8 | .589 | −0.7 | 42 | |
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| 1983-84 | KCK | 30 | 73 | 20.6 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 0.7 | .575 | −2.3 | 10 | |
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| 1984-85 | KCK | 31 | 76 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.4 | .570 | −3.2 | 8 | |
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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.