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Kenny Walker
NYK · Wing · 1987-88 · age 23
10.1 PPG4.7 RPG1.0 APG1.0 TPG26.1 MPG
Kenny Walker, 1987-88 with NYK: 10.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 26.1 minutes a game. Against the 208 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (95th percentile), Offensive rebound % (89th) and Blocks / 75 (74th); his lowest are Assist % (11th percentile) and Assists / 75 (12th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 7 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 208 qualified players in 1987-88; the second number is his rank among the 82 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 | 50 | 46 | 26.1 |
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| Minutes share | 60 | 59 | 54.0% |
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| Availability | 89 | 89 | 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 % | 29 | 29 | .512 |
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| Effective FG% | 37 | 34 | .473 |
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| Points per shot | 26 | 21 | 1.13 |
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| 3-point % | 15 | 20 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 15 | 20 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 8 | 5 | 0.1% |
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| 2-point % | 38 | 30 | 47.3% |
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| Free throw % | 52 | 60 | 77.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 31 | 24 | 2.2 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 24 | 19 | 24.5% |
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| % points from 3 | 17 | 21 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 33 | 32 | 14.0 |
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| Assist % | 11 | 13 | 5.8% |
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| Assists / 75 | 12 | 15 | 1.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 38 | 53 | 1.04 |
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| Usage % | 26 | 26 | 16.9% |
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| Turnover % | 95 | 93 | 9.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 96 | 96 | 1.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 89 | 85 | 10.0% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 55 | 35 | 6.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 47 | 24 | 10.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 44 | 50 | 1.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 74 | 71 | 1.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 60 | 65 | 2.1 |
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| Steal % | 42 | 49 | 1.4% |
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| Block % | 77 | 76 | 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 | 27 | 30 | 12.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 59 | 55 | .106 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 44 | 46 | −0.7 |
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| Offensive BPM | 40 | 43 | −0.8 |
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| Defensive BPM | 61 | 73 | +0.1 |
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| VORP | 49 | 51 | 0.7 |
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| Game Score / g | 41 | 41 | 7.3 |
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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 | NYK | 22 | 68 | 25.3 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 1.1 | .536 | −1.6 | 30 | |
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| 1987-88★ | NYK | 23 | 82 | 26.1 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | .512 | −0.7 | 44 | |
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| 1988-89 | NYK | 24 | 79 | 14.7 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 0.5 | .533 | −1.2 | 40 | |
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| 1989-90 | NYK | 25 | 68 | 23.5 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 0.7 | .581 | −1.2 | 35 | |
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| 1990-91 | NYK | 26 | 54 | 14.3 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 | .506 | −3.4 | 11 | |
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| 1993-94 | WSB | 29 | 73 | 19.1 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 0.5 | .533 | −2.8 | 12 | |
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| 1994-95 | WSB | 30 | 24 | 11.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | .525 | −6.1 | 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.