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Kevin Johnson
PHO · Guard · 1990-91 · age 24
22.2 PPG3.5 RPG10.1 APG3.5 TPG36.0 MPG
All-NBA 2ndAll-Star
Kevin Johnson, 1990-91 with PHO: 22.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 10.1 assists in 36.0 minutes a game. Against the 233 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (98th percentile), FT attempts / g (97th) and Assists / 75 (97th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (9th percentile) and Blocks / 75 (9th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 12 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 | 85 | 85 | 36.0 |
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| Minutes share | 86 | 83 | 70.2% |
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| Availability | 51 | 51 | 93.9% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 92 | 93 | .604 |
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| Effective FG% | 81 | 86 | .520 |
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| Points per shot | 94 | 95 | 1.49 |
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| 3-point % | 40 | 21 | 20.5% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 61 | 36 | 0.6 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 47 | 17 | 3.8% |
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| 2-point % | 85 | 89 | 52.9% |
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| Free throw % | 85 | 73 | 84.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 97 | 98 | 8.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 92 | 95 | 53.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 45 | 15 | 1.6% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 91 | 90 | 22.0 |
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| Assist % | 98 | 95 | 40.7% |
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| Assists / 75 | 97 | 94 | 10.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 91 | 78 | 2.90 |
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| Usage % | 87 | 84 | 24.8% |
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| Turnover % | 26 | 31 | 16.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 4 | 6 | 3.5 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 9 | 22 | 2.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 15 | 35 | 3.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 21 | 46 | 8.1% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 93 | 85 | 2.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 9 | 22 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 65 | 72 | 2.2 |
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| Steal % | 92 | 83 | 2.8% |
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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 | 97 | 97 | 23.7 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 97 | 96 | .220 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 97 | 94 | +6.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 97 | 94 | +5.5 |
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| Defensive BPM | 84 | 85 | +1.1 |
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| VORP | 96 | 94 | 6.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 97 | 96 | 20.6 |
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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 | CLE | 21 | 80 | 24.0 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 5.5 | .531 | +0.9 | 75 | |
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| 1988-89 | PHO | 22 | 81 | 39.2 | 20.4 | 4.2 | 12.2 | .597 | +4.2 | 94 | MIP · All-NBA 2nd |
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| 1989-90 | PHO | 23 | 74 | 37.6 | 22.5 | 3.6 | 11.4 | .585 | +5.0 | 94 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1990-91★ | PHO | 24 | 77 | 36.0 | 22.2 | 3.5 | 10.1 | .604 | +6.6 | 97 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1991-92 | PHO | 25 | 78 | 37.2 | 19.7 | 3.7 | 10.7 | .561 | +3.5 | 90 | All-NBA 3rd |
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| 1992-93 | PHO | 26 | 49 | 33.5 | 16.1 | 2.1 | 7.8 | .576 | +2.0 | 82 | |
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| 1993-94 | PHO | 27 | 67 | 36.6 | 20.0 | 2.5 | 9.5 | .566 | +3.4 | 92 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1994-95 | PHO | 28 | 47 | 28.8 | 15.5 | 2.4 | 7.7 | .561 | +3.5 | 90 | |
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| 1995-96 | PHO | 29 | 56 | 35.8 | 18.7 | 3.9 | 9.2 | .617 | +4.7 | 94 | |
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| 1996-97 | PHX | 30 | 70 | 37.9 | 20.1 | 3.6 | 9.3 | .631 | +5.0 | 94 | |
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| 1997-98 | PHX | 31 | 50 | 25.8 | 9.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 | .555 | +0.5 | 62 | |
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| 1999-00 | PHX | 33 | 6 | 18.8 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 4.0 | .644 | +3.8 | 93 | |
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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.