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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
LAL · Big · 1979-80 · age 32
24.8 PPG10.8 RPG4.5 APG3.6 TPG38.3 MPG
MVPChampionAll-NBA 1stAll-Def 1stAll-Star
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1979-80 with LAL: 24.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 38.3 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are True shooting % (99th percentile), Effective FG% (99th) and 2-point % (99th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (18th percentile) and Assist / turnover (46th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 10 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 38 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 98 | 95 | 38.3 |
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| Minutes share | 98 | 96 | 79.0% |
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| Availability | 86 | 80 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 99 | 96 | .639 |
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| Effective FG% | 99 | 99 | .604 |
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| Points per shot | 97 | 92 | 1.47 |
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| 3-point % | 16 | 38 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 17 | 39 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 10 | 33 | 0.1% |
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| 2-point % | 99 | 99 | 60.4% |
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| Free throw % | 47 | 75 | 76.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 91 | 88 | 5.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 71 | 62 | 34.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 19 | 41 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 93 | 93 | 22.4 |
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| Assist % | 68 | 93 | 16.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 65 | 86 | 4.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 46 | 64 | 1.25 |
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| Usage % | 82 | 91 | 24.1% |
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| Turnover % | 48 | 57 | 15.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 16 | 13 | 3.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 55 | 20 | 7.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 87 | 67 | 9.7 |
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| Def. rebound % | 92 | 68 | 22.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 18 | 46 | 0.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 98 | 91 | 3.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 97 | 88 | 4.0 |
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| Steal % | 19 | 47 | 1.2% |
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| Block % | 98 | 91 | 4.6% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 99 | 99 | 25.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 99 | 99 | .227 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 99 | 99 | +7.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 98 | 99 | +4.8 |
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| Defensive BPM | 97 | 88 | +2.4 |
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| VORP | 99 | 99 | 7.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 99 | 99 | 22.6 |
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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★ | LAL | 32 | 82 | 38.3 | 24.8 | 10.8 | 4.5 | .639 | +7.2 | 99 | MVP · Champion · All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star |
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| 1980-81 | LAL | 33 | 80 | 37.2 | 26.2 | 10.3 | 3.4 | .616 | +6.1 | 99 | All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star |
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| 1981-82 | LAL | 34 | 76 | 35.2 | 23.9 | 8.7 | 3.0 | .608 | +5.0 | 98 | Champion · All-Star |
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| 1982-83 | LAL | 35 | 79 | 32.3 | 21.8 | 7.5 | 2.5 | .619 | +4.5 | 96 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1983-84 | LAL | 36 | 80 | 32.8 | 21.5 | 7.3 | 2.6 | .608 | +3.0 | 92 | All-NBA 1st · All-Def 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1984-85 | LAL | 37 | 79 | 33.3 | 22.0 | 7.9 | 3.2 | .628 | +5.1 | 98 | Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1985-86 | LAL | 38 | 79 | 33.3 | 23.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 | .603 | +5.4 | 98 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1986-87 | LAL | 39 | 78 | 31.3 | 17.5 | 6.7 | 2.6 | .597 | +1.6 | 78 | Champion · All-Star |
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| 1987-88 | LAL | 40 | 80 | 28.9 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 1.7 | .570 | +0.0 | 57 | Champion · All-Star |
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| 1988-89 | LAL | 41 | 74 | 22.9 | 10.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | .511 | −2.1 | 24 | All-Star |
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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.