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John Battle
ATL · Guard · 1987-88 · age 25
10.6 PPG1.7 RPG2.4 APG1.1 TPG18.3 MPG
John Battle, 1987-88 with ATL: 10.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 18.3 minutes a game. Against the 208 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (93rd percentile), Points / 75 (87th) and PER (74th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (11th percentile) and Stocks / 75 (11th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 10 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 208 qualified players in 1987-88; the second number is his rank among the 85 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 | 13 | 15 | 18.3 |
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| Minutes share | 18 | 18 | 31.0% |
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| Availability | 25 | 31 | 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 % | 29 | 34 | .512 |
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| Effective FG% | 32 | 39 | .467 |
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| Points per shot | 32 | 41 | 1.16 |
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| 3-point % | 88 | 85 | 39.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 68 | 42 | 0.6 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 72 | 49 | 6.7% |
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| 2-point % | 21 | 27 | 45.8% |
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| Free throw % | 37 | 22 | 75.0% |
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| FT attempts / g | 48 | 56 | 2.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 44 | 61 | 30.7% |
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| % points from 3 | 79 | 62 | 6.7% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 87 | 91 | 21.7 |
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| Assist % | 73 | 39 | 20.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 73 | 38 | 4.8 |
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| Assist / turnover | 76 | 44 | 2.11 |
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| Usage % | 90 | 92 | 26.4% |
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| Turnover % | 93 | 90 | 9.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 57 | 60 | 2.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 11 | 26 | 2.3% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 18 | 42 | 3.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 23 | 48 | 7.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 33 | 10 | 0.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 13 | 26 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 11 | 10 | 1.1 |
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| Steal % | 36 | 12 | 1.3% |
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| Block % | 10 | 19 | 0.2% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 74 | 74 | 16.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 48 | 49 | .092 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 66 | 56 | +0.4 |
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| Offensive BPM | 78 | 70 | +1.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 23 | 21 | −1.0 |
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| VORP | 49 | 43 | 0.7 |
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| Game Score / g | 36 | 37 | 6.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1985-86 | ATL | 23 | 64 | 10.0 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .518 | −1.9 | 22 | |
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| 1986-87 | ATL | 24 | 64 | 12.6 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | .514 | −0.8 | 43 | |
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| 1987-88★ | ATL | 25 | 67 | 18.3 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | .512 | +0.4 | 66 | |
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| 1988-89 | ATL | 26 | 82 | 20.4 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | .532 | −1.1 | 42 | |
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| 1989-90 | ATL | 27 | 60 | 24.6 | 10.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | .542 | −3.1 | 14 | |
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| 1990-91 | ATL | 28 | 79 | 23.6 | 13.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | .538 | −0.9 | 40 | |
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| 1991-92 | CLE | 29 | 76 | 21.5 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .530 | −3.8 | 6 | |
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| 1992-93 | CLE | 30 | 41 | 12.1 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .481 | −4.8 | 3 | |
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| 1993-94 | CLE | 31 | 51 | 16.0 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .535 | −2.7 | 13 | |
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| 1994-95 | CLE | 32 | 28 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .462 | −3.4 | 9 | |
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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.