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John Starks
NYK · Guard · 1992-93 · age 27
17.5 PPG2.5 RPG5.0 APG2.2 TPG31.0 MPG
All-Def 2nd
John Starks, 1992-93 with NYK: 17.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 31.0 minutes a game. Against the 248 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (96th percentile), Points / 75 (92nd) and Box Plus/Minus (89th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (10th percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (11th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 248 qualified players in 1992-93; the second number is his rank among the 97 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 | 65 | 58 | 31.0 |
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| Minutes share | 72 | 69 | 62.1% |
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| Availability | 72 | 76 | 97.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 35 | 37 | .519 |
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| Effective FG% | 34 | 33 | .473 |
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| Points per shot | 32 | 37 | 1.17 |
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| 3-point % | 63 | 46 | 32.1% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 96 | 93 | 4.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 93 | 86 | 28.0% |
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| 2-point % | 33 | 35 | 46.9% |
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| Free throw % | 67 | 52 | 79.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 74 | 73 | 4.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 36 | 44 | 27.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 89 | 79 | 23.2% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 92 | 93 | 21.5 |
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| Assist % | 87 | 67 | 27.3% |
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| Assists / 75 | 85 | 62 | 6.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 81 | 55 | 2.34 |
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| Usage % | 95 | 98 | 26.5% |
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| Turnover % | 76 | 78 | 11.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 27 | 30 | 2.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 15 | 38 | 2.5% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 11 | 28 | 3.1 |
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| Def. rebound % | 10 | 25 | 6.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 60 | 38 | 1.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 14 | 33 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 28 | 31 | 1.6 |
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| Steal % | 62 | 40 | 1.9% |
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| Block % | 15 | 35 | 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 | 73 | 71 | 16.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 85 | 86 | .145 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 89 | 87 | +2.8 |
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| Offensive BPM | 86 | 79 | +2.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 80 | 83 | +0.9 |
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| VORP | 87 | 81 | 3.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 71 | 63 | 11.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1988-89 | GSW | 23 | 36 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | .494 | −3.5 | 8 | |
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| 1990-91 | NYK | 25 | 61 | 19.2 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | .511 | +0.9 | 69 | |
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| 1991-92 | NYK | 26 | 82 | 25.8 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .550 | +2.6 | 87 | |
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| 1992-93★ | NYK | 27 | 80 | 31.0 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | .519 | +2.8 | 89 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1993-94 | NYK | 28 | 59 | 34.9 | 19.0 | 3.1 | 5.9 | .516 | +2.7 | 89 | All-Star |
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| 1994-95 | NYK | 29 | 80 | 34.1 | 15.3 | 2.7 | 5.1 | .526 | +1.2 | 71 | |
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| 1995-96 | NYK | 30 | 81 | 30.8 | 12.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | .555 | +1.0 | 69 | |
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| 1996-97 | NYK | 31 | 77 | 26.6 | 13.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | .555 | +2.6 | 84 | 6th Man |
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| 1997-98 | NYK | 32 | 82 | 26.7 | 12.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | .505 | +0.7 | 68 | |
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| 1998-99 | GSW | 33 | 50 | 33.7 | 13.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | .447 | +0.8 | 64 | |
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| 1999-00 | NYK | 34 | 37 | 32.2 | 13.9 | 2.7 | 4.9 | .453 | −1.9 | 26 | |
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| 2000-01 | UTA | 35 | 75 | 28.3 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .476 | −2.5 | 22 | |
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| 2001-02 | UTA | 36 | 66 | 14.1 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .442 | −6.2 | 1 | |
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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.