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Kevin McHale
BOS · Wing · 1986-87 · age 29
26.1 PPG9.9 RPG2.6 APG2.6 TPG39.7 MPG
All-NBA 1stAll-Def 1stAll-Star
Kevin McHale, 1986-87 with BOS: 26.1 points, 9.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 39.7 minutes a game. Against the 206 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are True shooting % (99th percentile), Effective FG% (99th) and 2-point % (99th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (1st percentile) and Assist / turnover (35th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 206 qualified players in 1986-87; the second number is his rank among the 84 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 | 98 | 97 | 39.7 |
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| Minutes share | 97 | 97 | 77.3% |
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| Availability | 48 | 48 | 93.9% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 99 | 98 | .655 |
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| Effective FG% | 99 | 98 | .604 |
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| Points per shot | 95 | 93 | 1.54 |
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| 3-point % | 17 | 23 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 39 | 52 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 17 | 18 | 0.3% |
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| 2-point % | 99 | 98 | 60.6% |
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| Free throw % | 85 | 92 | 83.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 92 | 87 | 6.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 68 | 59 | 39.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 19 | 25 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 96 | 94 | 24.0 |
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| Assist % | 38 | 55 | 9.8% |
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| Assists / 75 | 38 | 57 | 2.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 35 | 49 | 1.01 |
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| Usage % | 80 | 79 | 24.1% |
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| Turnover % | 77 | 73 | 11.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 48 | 43 | 2.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 82 | 71 | 9.9% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 79 | 69 | 9.1 |
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| Def. rebound % | 73 | 64 | 17.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 92 | 95 | 2.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 76 | 80 | 2.5 |
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| Steal % | 1 | 1 | 0.6% |
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| Block % | 92 | 92 | 3.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 98 | 97 | 24.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 98 | 98 | .232 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 95 | 96 | +5.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 97 | 96 | +4.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 69 | 72 | +0.4 |
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| VORP | 97 | 96 | 5.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 98 | 97 | 22.2 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1980-81 | BOS | 23 | 82 | 20.1 | 10.0 | 4.4 | 0.7 | .556 | +0.1 | 59 | Champion · All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1981-82 | BOS | 24 | 82 | 28.4 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 1.1 | .568 | +1.5 | 79 | |
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| 1982-83 | BOS | 25 | 82 | 28.6 | 14.1 | 6.7 | 1.3 | .573 | +1.6 | 76 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1983-84 | BOS | 26 | 82 | 31.4 | 18.4 | 7.4 | 1.3 | .605 | +2.3 | 86 | Champion · 6th Man · All-Star |
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| 1984-85 | BOS | 27 | 79 | 33.6 | 19.8 | 9.0 | 1.8 | .617 | +2.5 | 88 | 6th Man |
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| 1985-86 | BOS | 28 | 68 | 35.2 | 21.3 | 8.1 | 2.7 | .623 | +4.4 | 96 | Champion · All-Def 1st · All-Star |
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| 1986-87★ | BOS | 29 | 77 | 39.7 | 26.1 | 9.9 | 2.6 | .655 | +5.1 | 95 | All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star |
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| 1987-88 | BOS | 30 | 64 | 37.3 | 22.6 | 8.4 | 2.7 | .656 | +3.5 | 93 | All-Def 1st · All-Star |
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| 1988-89 | BOS | 31 | 78 | 36.9 | 22.5 | 8.2 | 2.2 | .608 | +2.1 | 82 | All-Def 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1989-90 | BOS | 32 | 82 | 33.2 | 20.9 | 8.3 | 2.1 | .623 | +3.4 | 90 | All-Def 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1990-91 | BOS | 33 | 68 | 30.4 | 18.4 | 7.1 | 1.9 | .606 | +3.1 | 89 | All-Star |
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| 1991-92 | BOS | 34 | 56 | 25.0 | 13.9 | 5.9 | 1.5 | .553 | +1.3 | 77 | |
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| 1992-93 | BOS | 35 | 71 | 23.3 | 10.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | .519 | −1.7 | 30 | |
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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.