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Larry Wright
WSB · Guard · 1979-80 · age 25
7.3 PPG1.6 RPG2.9 APG1.4 TPG16.9 MPG
Larry Wright, 1979-80 with WSB: 7.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 16.9 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Free throw % (97th percentile), Assist % (87th) and Assists / 75 (87th); his lowest are FT attempts / g (11th percentile) and Game Score / g (16th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 3 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 80 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 | 7 | 8 | 16.9 |
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| Minutes share | 16 | 22 | 32.3% |
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| Availability | 40 | 40 | 92.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 35 | 45 | .510 |
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| Effective FG% | 31 | 42 | .462 |
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| Points per shot | 25 | 34 | 1.12 |
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| 3-point % | 66 | 53 | 25.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 64 | 34 | 0.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 74 | 49 | 3.2% |
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| 2-point % | 32 | 42 | 46.5% |
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| Free throw % | 97 | 94 | 88.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 11 | 16 | 1.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 22 | 36 | 21.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 79 | 56 | 2.2% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 50 | 54 | 15.2 |
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| Assist % | 87 | 69 | 23.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 87 | 69 | 6.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 85 | 66 | 2.06 |
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| Usage % | 54 | 53 | 20.1% |
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| Turnover % | 40 | 42 | 16.5% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 35 | 41 | 2.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 20 | 51 | 3.1% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 21 | 54 | 3.3 |
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| Def. rebound % | 18 | 43 | 6.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 51 | 34 | 1.3 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 48 | 85 | 0.5 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 44 | 53 | 1.8 |
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| Steal % | 52 | 36 | 1.8% |
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| Block % | 43 | 78 | 0.7% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 36 | 44 | 13.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 29 | 38 | .069 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 35 | 44 | −1.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 33 | 36 | −1.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 57 | 66 | +0.1 |
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| VORP | 33 | 43 | 0.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 16 | 17 | 5.2 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80★ | WSB | 25 | 76 | 16.9 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | .510 | −1.0 | 35 | |
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| 1980-81 | DET | 26 | 45 | 22.2 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | .504 | −2.1 | 17 | |
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| 1981-82 | DET | 27 | 1 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | −5.3 | 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.