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John Long
IND · Guard · 1987-88 · age 31
12.8 PPG2.8 RPG2.1 APG1.6 TPG25.0 MPG
John Long, 1987-88 with IND: 12.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 25.0 minutes a game. Against the 208 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Free throw % (99th percentile), Turnover % (75th) and Points / 75 (74th); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (22nd percentile) and Offensive rebound % (28th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 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 | 44 | 49 | 25.0 |
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| Minutes share | 54 | 58 | 51.3% |
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| Availability | 74 | 73 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 60 | 69 | .539 |
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| Effective FG% | 62 | 67 | .494 |
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| Points per shot | 38 | 46 | 1.18 |
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| 3-point % | 95 | 96 | 44.2% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 79 | 66 | 1.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 78 | 62 | 8.8% |
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| 2-point % | 46 | 58 | 47.8% |
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| Free throw % | 99 | 99 | 90.7% |
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| FT attempts / g | 36 | 45 | 2.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 14 | 21 | 20.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 83 | 68 | 9.9% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 74 | 75 | 18.8 |
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| Assist % | 53 | 12 | 12.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 53 | 14 | 3.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 52 | 12 | 1.36 |
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| Usage % | 74 | 74 | 22.7% |
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| Turnover % | 75 | 75 | 11.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 57 | 60 | 2.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 28 | 63 | 3.9% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 31 | 69 | 4.2 |
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| Def. rebound % | 30 | 63 | 8.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 73 | 49 | 1.5 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 22 | 42 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 41 | 45 | 1.7 |
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| Steal % | 70 | 46 | 2.0% |
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| Block % | 20 | 39 | 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 | 60 | 58 | 15.2 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 49 | 52 | .093 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 64 | 54 | +0.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 59 | 48 | +0.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 56 | 55 | +0.0 |
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| VORP | 65 | 61 | 1.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 50 | 51 | 8.6 |
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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 | 23 | 69 | 34.3 | 19.4 | 4.9 | 3.0 | .535 | −0.4 | 49 | |
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| 1980-81 | DET | 24 | 59 | 29.7 | 17.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | .503 | −0.7 | 42 | |
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| 1981-82 | DET | 25 | 69 | 32.0 | 21.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 | .535 | −0.2 | 52 | |
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| 1982-83 | DET | 26 | 70 | 21.2 | 10.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | .487 | −4.7 | 1 | |
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| 1983-84 | DET | 27 | 82 | 30.7 | 16.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | .523 | −0.4 | 47 | |
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| 1984-85 | DET | 28 | 66 | 27.6 | 14.7 | 2.9 | 2.0 | .518 | −1.1 | 34 | |
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| 1985-86 | DET | 29 | 62 | 19.0 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | .522 | −1.3 | 33 | |
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| 1986-87 | IND | 30 | 80 | 28.3 | 15.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | .476 | −1.6 | 30 | |
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| 1987-88★ | IND | 31 | 81 | 25.0 | 12.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | .539 | +0.3 | 64 | |
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| 1988-89 | IND | 32 | 68 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .474 | −4.1 | 5 | Champion |
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| 1989-90 | ATL | 33 | 48 | 21.5 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | .495 | −2.9 | 16 | |
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| 1990-91 | DET | 34 | 25 | 10.2 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .500 | +0.0 | 57 | |
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| 1996-97 | TOR | 40 | 32 | 11.6 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | .499 | −4.5 | 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.