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Kemba Walker
BOS · Guard · 2019-20 · Connecticut · Year 9 · age 29 · born May 8, 1990
20.4 PPG3.9 RPG4.8 APG2.1 TPG31.1 MPG
All-Star
- Height
- 6'0"
Weight184Kemba Walker, 2019-20 with BOS: 20.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 31.1 minutes a game. Against the 320 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (97th percentile), Box Plus/Minus (96th) and VORP (95th); his lowest are 2-point % (24th percentile) and Offensive rebound % (28th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 12 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 320 qualified players in 2019-20; the second number is his rank among the 158 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 | 79 | 79 | 31.1 |
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| Minutes share | 65 | 66 | 50.0% |
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| Availability | 35 | 34 | 77.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 61 | 74 | .575 |
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| Effective FG% | 51 | 67 | .526 |
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| Points per shot | 63 | 77 | 1.29 |
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| 3-point % | 73 | 73 | 38.1% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 97 | 95 | 8.4 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 77 | 71 | 53.2% |
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| 2-point % | 24 | 37 | 47.6% |
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| Free throw % | 89 | 84 | 86.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 86 | 87 | 4.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 66 | 76 | 27.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 77 | 71 | 47.2% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 93 | 92 | 23.6 |
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| Assist % | 83 | 72 | 23.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 84 | 71 | 5.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 79 | 65 | 2.29 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 80 | 66 | 9.5 |
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| Usage % | 91 | 90 | 26.8% |
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| Turnover % | 70 | 71 | 10.5% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 26 | 33 | 2.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 28 | 50 | 2.0% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 85 | 72 | 12.6 |
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| Self-creation | 69 | 80 | high |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 90 | 87 | 71 |
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| Defender difficulty | 55 | 87 | avg (+0.0) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 49 | 51 | 0.3 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 29 | 55 | 4.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 28 | 53 | 10.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 43 | 32 | 1.0 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 56 | 82 | 0.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 41 | 54 | 1.6 |
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| Steal % | 40 | 29 | 1.3% |
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| Block % | 58 | 84 | 1.5% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 55 | 72 | −1.3% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 51 | 47 | avg (12.5) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 55 | 58 | −0.3% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 46 | 38 | 1.9 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 2 | 5 | 6'0" |
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| Strength (weight) | 8 | 16 | 184 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 86 | 91 | 20.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 86 | 95 | .162 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 96 | 97 | +4.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 96 | 96 | +4.9 |
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| Defensive BPM | 45 | 55 | −0.3 |
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| VORP | 95 | 96 | 2.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 87 | 89 | 15.0 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2011-12 | CHA | 21 | 66 | 27.2 | 12.1 | 3.5 | 4.4 | .464 | −0.8 | 42 | |
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| 2012-13 | CHA | 22 | 82 | 34.9 | 17.7 | 3.5 | 5.7 | .517 | +1.4 | 76 | |
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| 2013-14 | CHA | 23 | 73 | 35.8 | 17.7 | 4.2 | 6.1 | .499 | +1.7 | 83 | |
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| 2014-15 | CHA | 24 | 62 | 34.2 | 17.3 | 3.5 | 5.1 | .486 | +2.3 | 85 | |
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| 2015-16 | CHA | 25 | 81 | 35.6 | 20.9 | 4.4 | 5.2 | .554 | +4.0 | 94 | |
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| 2016-17 | CHA | 26 | 79 | 34.7 | 23.2 | 3.9 | 5.5 | .569 | +4.1 | 92 | All-Star · Sportsmanship |
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| 2017-18 | CHA | 27 | 80 | 34.2 | 22.1 | 3.1 | 5.5 | .572 | +4.0 | 94 | All-Star |
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| 2018-19 | CHA | 28 | 82 | 34.9 | 25.6 | 4.4 | 5.9 | .558 | +4.2 | 94 | All-NBA 3rd · All-Star |
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| 2019-20★ | BOS | 29 | 56 | 31.1 | 20.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | .575 | +4.6 | 96 | All-Star |
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| 2020-21 | OKC | 30 | 43 | 31.8 | 19.3 | 4.0 | 4.9 | .559 | +2.1 | 83 | |
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| 2021-22 | NYK | 31 | 37 | 25.6 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | .537 | +0.4 | 63 | |
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| 2022-23 | DAL | 32 | 9 | 16.0 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .543 | −0.3 | 52 | |
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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.