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Larry Smith
GSW · Wing · 1981-82 · age 24
7.1 PPG11.0 RPG1.1 APG1.4 TPG29.9 MPG
Larry Smith, 1981-82 with GSW: 7.1 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 29.9 minutes a game. Against the 212 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Rebounds / 75 (99th percentile), Offensive rebound % (98th) and Def. rebound % (98th); his lowest are Free throw % (3rd percentile) and Points / 75 (4th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 212 qualified players in 1981-82; the second number is his rank among the 93 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 | 64 | 66 | 29.9 |
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| Minutes share | 67 | 72 | 55.9% |
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| Availability | 33 | 37 | 90.2% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 64 | 60 | .548 |
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| Effective FG% | 85 | 83 | .534 |
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| Points per shot | 68 | 62 | 1.28 |
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| 3-point % | 16 | 23 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 19 | 24 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 16 | 17 | 0.2% |
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| 2-point % | 85 | 83 | 53.5% |
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| Free throw % | 3 | 5 | 55.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 29 | 29 | 2.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 71 | 69 | 38.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 20 | 26 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 4 | 4 | 8.5 |
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| Assist % | 5 | 5 | 4.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 6 | 8 | 1.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 21 | 27 | 0.79 |
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| Usage % | 3 | 3 | 10.7% |
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| Turnover % | 21 | 17 | 17.9% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 92 | 90 | 1.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 98 | 97 | 13.5% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 99 | 99 | 13.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 98 | 98 | 26.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 38 | 36 | 1.0 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 70 | 67 | 0.9 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 49 | 49 | 1.9 |
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| Steal % | 37 | 37 | 1.4% |
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| Block % | 70 | 67 | 1.4% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 27 | 28 | 12.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 68 | 65 | .113 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 50 | 50 | −0.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 45 | 48 | −0.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 58 | 59 | +0.1 |
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| VORP | 58 | 61 | 1.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 46 | 49 | 8.0 |
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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 | GSW | 23 | 82 | 31.4 | 9.6 | 12.1 | 1.1 | .540 | −0.5 | 46 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1981-82★ | GSW | 24 | 74 | 29.9 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 1.1 | .548 | −0.3 | 50 | |
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| 1982-83 | GSW | 25 | 49 | 29.2 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 0.9 | .591 | −1.8 | 25 | |
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| 1983-84 | GSW | 26 | 75 | 27.9 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 1.0 | .571 | −2.2 | 12 | |
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| 1984-85 | GSW | 27 | 80 | 31.2 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 1.2 | .553 | −1.6 | 25 | |
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| 1985-86 | GSW | 28 | 77 | 31.7 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 1.2 | .539 | −2.1 | 17 | |
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| 1986-87 | GSW | 29 | 80 | 29.7 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 1.2 | .561 | −1.1 | 41 | |
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| 1987-88 | GSW | 30 | 20 | 24.9 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 1.2 | .471 | −4.1 | 7 | |
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| 1988-89 | GSW | 31 | 80 | 23.7 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 1.5 | .540 | −1.6 | 34 | |
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| 1989-90 | HOU | 32 | 74 | 17.6 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 0.9 | .468 | −1.8 | 28 | |
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| 1990-91 | HOU | 33 | 81 | 23.7 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 1.1 | .470 | −1.0 | 38 | |
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| 1991-92 | HOU | 34 | 45 | 17.8 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 0.7 | .537 | −3.7 | 7 | |
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| 1992-93 | SAS | 35 | 66 | 12.6 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 0.4 | .440 | −3.7 | 9 | |
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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.