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John Williams
WSB · Wing · 1988-89 · age 22
13.7 PPG7.0 RPG4.3 APG1.9 TPG29.4 MPG
John Williams, 1988-89 with WSB: 13.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 29.4 minutes a game. Against the 223 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Box Plus/Minus (95th percentile), VORP (93rd) and Stocks / 75 (91st); his lowest are Effective FG% (36th percentile) and True shooting % (39th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 8 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 223 qualified players in 1988-89; the second number is his rank among the 89 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 | 57 | 57 | 29.4 |
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| Minutes share | 65 | 61 | 60.8% |
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| Availability | 92 | 90 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 39 | 31 | .525 |
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| Effective FG% | 36 | 28 | .476 |
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| Points per shot | 46 | 37 | 1.19 |
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| 3-point % | 57 | 63 | 26.8% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 70 | 80 | 0.9 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 70 | 83 | 7.6% |
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| 2-point % | 44 | 37 | 48.2% |
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| Free throw % | 49 | 55 | 77.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 61 | 54 | 3.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 52 | 43 | 30.9% |
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| % points from 3 | 68 | 80 | 5.1% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 61 | 60 | 16.6 |
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| Assist % | 76 | 98 | 20.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 76 | 99 | 5.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 79 | 96 | 2.27 |
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| Usage % | 58 | 54 | 20.4% |
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| Turnover % | 64 | 55 | 12.8% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 55 | 49 | 2.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 59 | 40 | 6.9% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 76 | 72 | 8.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 84 | 84 | 19.6% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 88 | 97 | 2.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 75 | 71 | 1.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 91 | 96 | 3.1 |
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| Steal % | 88 | 97 | 2.8% |
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| Block % | 74 | 71 | 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 | 89 | 87 | 18.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 81 | 80 | .136 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 95 | 97 | +4.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 89 | 90 | +2.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 96 | 99 | +2.2 |
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| VORP | 93 | 95 | 4.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 77 | 77 | 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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| 1986-87 | WSB | 20 | 78 | 22.7 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 2.4 | .497 | +1.8 | 82 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1987-88 | WSB | 21 | 82 | 29.6 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 2.8 | .512 | +1.3 | 77 | |
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| 1988-89★ | WSB | 22 | 82 | 29.4 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 4.3 | .525 | +4.6 | 95 | |
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| 1989-90 | WSB | 23 | 18 | 35.1 | 18.2 | 7.6 | 4.7 | .526 | +2.9 | 89 | |
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| 1990-91 | WSB | 24 | 33 | 28.5 | 12.5 | 5.4 | 4.0 | .472 | −0.4 | 51 | |
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| 1992-93 | LAC | 26 | 74 | 22.1 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 1.9 | .461 | −1.5 | 34 | |
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| 1993-94 | LAC | 27 | 34 | 21.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.9 | .469 | −1.7 | 29 | |
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| 1994-95 | IND | 28 | 34 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | .397 | −6.3 | 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.