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Kevin Garnett

MIN · Wing · 2003-04 · Farragut Academy HS (IL) · Year 9 · age 27 · born May 19, 1976

24.2 PPG13.9 RPG5.0 APG2.6 TPG39.5 MPG

MVPAll-NBA 1stAll-Def 1stAll-Star

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Height
6'11"
Weight
240

Kevin Garnett, 2003-04 with MIN: 24.2 points, 13.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 39.5 minutes a game. Against the 265 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Points / 75 (99th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (99th) and Def. rebound % (99th); his lowest are Free throw % (66th percentile) and Steals / 75 (68th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 21 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 265 qualified players in 2003-04; the second number is his rank among the 84 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

StatPercentile vs leaguevs wingsValue
Minutes / game969739.5
Minutes share999881.9%
Availability9292100.0%

Offense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs wingsValue
Shooting
True shooting %8380.547
Effective FG%8078.502
Points per shot72721.23
3-point %333625.6%
3-point attempts / g40380.5
3PA rate (of FGA)31232.7%
2-point %908950.6%
Free throw %667979.1%
FT attempts / g93895.7
FT rate (of FGA)534528.9%
% points from 332271.7%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75999924.2
Assist %789523.3%
Assists / 7575955.0
Assist / turnover73951.93
Usage %979829.1%
Turnover %868410.5%
Turnovers / 7532332.6
Offensive rebound %80798.2%

Defense

StatPercentile vs leaguevs wingsValue
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75999913.9
Def. rebound %999926.5%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 7568711.5
Blocks / 7591972.2
Stocks / 7595983.6
Steal %69722.0%
Block %91974.0%
Physical ingredients
Height87966'11"
Strength (weight)7169240

Value

StatPercentile vs leaguevs wingsValue
Overall value
PER999929.4
Win Shares / 489999.272
Box Plus/Minus9999+10.2
Offensive BPM9999+6.8
Defensive BPM9999+3.3
VORP999910.0
Game Score / g999922.2

Season by season

SeasonTeamAgeGPMPGPPGRPGAPGTS%BPMBPM %ileHonours
1995-96MIN198028.710.46.31.8.522+1.069All-Rookie 2nd
1996-97MIN207738.817.08.03.1.537+2.282All-Star
1997-98MIN218239.318.59.64.2.527+4.294All-Star
1998-99MIN224737.920.810.44.3.493+5.397All-NBA 3rd
1999-00MIN238140.022.911.85.0.545+6.398All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2000-01MIN248139.522.011.45.0.531+6.098All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2001-02MIN258139.221.212.15.2.536+6.899All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2002-03MIN268240.523.013.46.0.553+8.499All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star · ASG MVP
2003-04★MIN278239.524.213.95.0.547+10.299MVP · All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2004-05MIN288238.122.213.55.7.567+9.599All-NBA 2nd · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2005-06MIN297638.921.812.74.1.589+7.899All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2006-07MIN307639.422.412.84.1.546+5.497All-NBA 3rd · All-Def 2nd · All-Star
2007-08BOS317132.818.89.23.4.588+8.299Champion · DPOY · All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star
2008-09BOS325731.115.88.52.5.563+5.798All-Def 1st · All-Star
2009-10BOS336929.914.37.32.7.569+3.593All-Star
2010-11BOS347131.314.98.92.4.575+4.796All-Def 1st · All-Star
2011-12BOS356031.115.88.22.9.550+4.397All-Def 2nd
2012-13BOS366829.714.87.82.3.535+2.686All-Star
2013-14BKN375420.56.56.61.5.467−1.235
2014-15MIN384720.36.96.61.6.496+0.770
2015-16MIN393814.63.23.91.6.491+1.579

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.