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John Lucas
SAS · Guard · 1983-84 · age 30
10.9 PPG2.9 RPG10.7 APG2.3 TPG28.7 MPG
John Lucas, 1983-84 with SAS: 10.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 10.7 assists in 28.7 minutes a game. Against the 199 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (99th percentile), Assists / 75 (99th) and Assist / turnover (99th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (1st percentile) and Blocks / 75 (7th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 199 qualified players in 1983-84; the second number is his rank among the 84 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 | 57 | 63 | 28.7 |
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| Minutes share | 36 | 40 | 45.2% |
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| Availability | 9 | 14 | 76.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 33 | 50 | .519 |
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| Effective FG% | 41 | 61 | .478 |
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| Points per shot | 29 | 45 | 1.16 |
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| 3-point % | 77 | 71 | 27.5% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 96 | 92 | 1.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 97 | 92 | 11.6% |
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| 2-point % | 45 | 60 | 48.7% |
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| Free throw % | 50 | 38 | 76.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 40 | 49 | 2.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 26 | 40 | 26.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 96 | 92 | 8.3% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 27 | 24 | 12.9 |
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| Assist % | 99 | 99 | 45.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 99 | 99 | 12.6 |
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| Assist / turnover | 99 | 99 | 4.58 |
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| Usage % | 32 | 25 | 17.4% |
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| Turnover % | 22 | 27 | 18.1% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 41 | 44 | 2.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 1 | 3 | 1.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 22 | 51 | 3.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 38 | 83 | 9.1% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 81 | 58 | 1.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 7 | 14 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 42 | 48 | 1.8 |
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| Steal % | 80 | 58 | 2.3% |
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| Block % | 5 | 11 | 0.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 82 | 89 | 18.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 71 | 82 | .114 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 88 | 90 | +2.5 |
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| Offensive BPM | 94 | 95 | +3.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 27 | 29 | −0.7 |
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| VORP | 79 | 82 | 2.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 77 | 84 | 12.7 |
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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 | GSW | 26 | 80 | 34.5 | 12.6 | 2.8 | 7.5 | .528 | +0.4 | 63 | |
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| 1980-81 | GSW | 27 | 66 | 29.1 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 7.0 | .487 | −1.7 | 22 | |
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| 1981-82 | WSB | 28 | 79 | 24.6 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 7.0 | .479 | +1.7 | 81 | |
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| 1982-83 | WSB | 29 | 35 | 11.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 2.9 | .485 | +0.8 | 67 | |
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| 1983-84★ | SAS | 30 | 63 | 28.7 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 10.7 | .519 | +2.5 | 88 | |
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| 1984-85 | HOU | 31 | 47 | 24.6 | 11.4 | 1.8 | 6.8 | .533 | +2.6 | 88 | |
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| 1985-86 | HOU | 32 | 65 | 32.6 | 15.5 | 2.2 | 8.8 | .530 | +1.8 | 83 | |
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| 1986-87 | MIL | 33 | 43 | 31.6 | 17.5 | 2.9 | 6.7 | .537 | +3.7 | 93 | |
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| 1987-88 | MIL | 34 | 81 | 21.8 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 4.8 | .529 | +2.0 | 82 | |
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| 1988-89 | SEA | 35 | 74 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 3.5 | .466 | +2.4 | 87 | |
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| 1989-90 | HOU | 36 | 49 | 19.1 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 4.9 | .454 | −0.9 | 41 | |
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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.