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John Lambert
CLE · Wing · 1979-80 · age 27
5.4 PPG4.8 RPG0.8 APG0.9 TPG17.9 MPG
John Lambert, 1979-80 with CLE: 5.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 17.9 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Offensive rebound % (88th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (79th) and Turnover % (78th); his lowest are Assist % (3rd percentile) and Assists / 75 (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 84 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 11 | 11 | 17.9 |
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| Minutes share | 18 | 16 | 33.2% |
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| Availability | 32 | 31 | 90.2% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 6 | 6 | .453 |
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| Effective FG% | 7 | 4 | .412 |
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| Points per shot | 8 | 6 | 1.01 |
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| 3-point % | 16 | 18 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 17 | 19 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 45 | 55 | 0.8% |
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| 2-point % | 6 | 4 | 41.6% |
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| Free throw % | 27 | 23 | 72.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 11 | 9 | 1.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 34 | 29 | 25.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 19 | 20 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 14 | 11 | 10.4 |
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| Assist % | 3 | 7 | 5.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 4 | 8 | 1.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 21 | 34 | 0.88 |
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| Usage % | 14 | 11 | 14.7% |
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| Turnover % | 78 | 78 | 12.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 97 | 98 | 1.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 88 | 85 | 10.5% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 79 | 74 | 9.1 |
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| Def. rebound % | 74 | 72 | 17.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 39 | 39 | 1.2 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 78 | 72 | 1.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 67 | 66 | 2.3 |
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| Steal % | 39 | 38 | 1.6% |
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| Block % | 78 | 73 | 1.7% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 11 | 10 | 10.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 26 | 23 | .066 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 12 | 10 | −2.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 10 | 7 | −2.6 |
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| Defensive BPM | 54 | 56 | +0.0 |
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| VORP | 13 | 11 | -0.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 7 | 9 | 4.2 |
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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★ | CLE | 27 | 74 | 17.9 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | .453 | −2.6 | 12 | |
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| 1980-81 | KCK | 28 | 46 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | .440 | −4.8 | 1 | |
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| 1981-82 | KCK | 29 | 63 | 12.1 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0.6 | .480 | −4.1 | 4 | |
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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.