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Kenny Smith
HOU · Guard · 1990-91 · age 25
17.7 PPG2.1 RPG7.1 APG3.0 TPG34.6 MPG
Kenny Smith, 1990-91 with HOU: 17.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 7.1 assists in 34.6 minutes a game. Against the 233 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (93rd percentile), True shooting % (91st) and Effective FG% (91st); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (2nd percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (2nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 10 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 233 qualified players in 1990-91; 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 | 79 | 74 | 34.6 |
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| Minutes share | 82 | 77 | 68.0% |
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| Availability | 56 | 54 | 95.1% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 91 | 91 | .599 |
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| Effective FG% | 91 | 93 | .545 |
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| Points per shot | 85 | 87 | 1.38 |
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| 3-point % | 85 | 78 | 36.3% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 83 | 71 | 1.7 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 79 | 62 | 13.5% |
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| 2-point % | 91 | 95 | 54.5% |
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| Free throw % | 86 | 75 | 84.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 79 | 77 | 4.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 61 | 76 | 33.9% |
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| % points from 3 | 78 | 60 | 10.7% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 74 | 66 | 18.7 |
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| Assist % | 93 | 83 | 30.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 91 | 79 | 7.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 81 | 56 | 2.34 |
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| Usage % | 60 | 53 | 21.2% |
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| Turnover % | 18 | 26 | 17.1% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 8 | 13 | 3.2 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 2 | 6 | 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 | 2 | 4 | 2.2 |
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| Def. rebound % | 2 | 5 | 5.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 65 | 46 | 1.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 10 | 24 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 29 | 32 | 1.6 |
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| Steal % | 64 | 44 | 1.9% |
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| Block % | 8 | 18 | 0.2% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 87 | 85 | 18.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 89 | 89 | .161 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 89 | 84 | +2.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 90 | 85 | +2.8 |
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| Defensive BPM | 56 | 54 | +0.1 |
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| VORP | 89 | 85 | 3.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 87 | 84 | 14.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1987-88 | SAC | 22 | 61 | 35.6 | 13.8 | 2.3 | 7.1 | .537 | −1.8 | 28 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1988-89 | SAC | 23 | 81 | 38.8 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 7.7 | .523 | −1.4 | 36 | |
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| 1989-90 | SAC | 24 | 79 | 30.6 | 11.9 | 2.0 | 5.6 | .526 | −1.7 | 30 | |
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| 1990-91★ | HOU | 25 | 78 | 34.6 | 17.7 | 2.1 | 7.1 | .599 | +2.9 | 89 | |
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| 1991-92 | HOU | 26 | 81 | 33.8 | 14.0 | 2.2 | 6.9 | .557 | −0.3 | 51 | |
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| 1992-93 | HOU | 27 | 82 | 29.5 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 5.4 | .633 | +2.1 | 84 | |
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| 1993-94 | HOU | 28 | 78 | 28.3 | 11.6 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .581 | +0.2 | 59 | Champion |
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| 1994-95 | HOU | 29 | 81 | 25.1 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 4.0 | .640 | +2.0 | 81 | Champion |
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| 1995-96 | HOU | 30 | 68 | 23.8 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .568 | −1.6 | 30 | |
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| 1996-97 | DEN | 31 | 48 | 15.9 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | .580 | −2.3 | 22 | |
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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.