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LaSalle Thompson
SAC · Big · 1985-86 · age 24
12.8 PPG9.6 RPG2.1 APG2.3 TPG29.7 MPG
LaSalle Thompson, 1985-86 with SAC: 12.8 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 29.7 minutes a game. Against the 216 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Offensive rebound % (96th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (96th) and Def. rebound % (95th); his lowest are Assist / turnover (32nd percentile) and Turnover % (32nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 15 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 216 qualified players in 1985-86; the second number is his rank among the 42 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 64 | 58 | 29.7 |
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| Minutes share | 69 | 65 | 60.1% |
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| Availability | 68 | 69 | 97.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 69 | 63 | .559 |
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| Effective FG% | 76 | 68 | .518 |
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| Points per shot | 65 | 51 | 1.29 |
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| 3-point % | 17 | 37 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 16 | 38 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 10 | 36 | 0.1% |
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| 2-point % | 73 | 64 | 51.8% |
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| Free throw % | 34 | 51 | 73.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 60 | 51 | 3.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 55 | 49 | 34.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 20 | 40 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 45 | 49 | 15.2 |
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| Assist % | 38 | 82 | 9.8% |
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| Assists / 75 | 41 | 82 | 2.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 32 | 68 | 0.91 |
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| Usage % | 38 | 50 | 18.7% |
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| Turnover % | 32 | 37 | 16.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 38 | 38 | 2.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 96 | 92 | 12.1% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 96 | 89 | 11.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 95 | 89 | 24.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 40 | 77 | 1.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 88 | 51 | 1.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 84 | 58 | 2.7 |
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| Steal % | 38 | 77 | 1.4% |
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| Block % | 89 | 52 | 2.6% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 69 | 61 | 16.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 63 | 54 | .113 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 68 | 63 | +0.7 |
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| Offensive BPM | 56 | 63 | +0.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 74 | 50 | +0.7 |
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| VORP | 71 | 73 | 1.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 71 | 73 | 11.2 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1982-83 | KCK | 21 | 71 | 13.9 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 0.5 | .551 | −1.1 | 36 | |
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| 1983-84 | KCK | 22 | 80 | 23.9 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 1.1 | .562 | −0.1 | 52 | |
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| 1984-85 | KCK | 23 | 82 | 30.0 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 1.6 | .579 | +0.3 | 61 | |
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| 1985-86★ | SAC | 24 | 80 | 29.7 | 12.8 | 9.6 | 2.1 | .559 | +0.7 | 68 | |
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| 1986-87 | SAC | 25 | 82 | 26.4 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 1.5 | .528 | −0.4 | 51 | |
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| 1987-88 | SAC | 26 | 69 | 18.2 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 | .521 | −2.1 | 22 | |
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| 1988-89 | SAC | 27 | 76 | 30.6 | 13.9 | 9.4 | 1.1 | .544 | −1.4 | 36 | |
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| 1989-90 | IND | 28 | 82 | 25.9 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 1.3 | .523 | −2.6 | 18 | |
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| 1990-91 | IND | 29 | 82 | 23.7 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 1.8 | .512 | −2.7 | 17 | |
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| 1991-92 | IND | 30 | 80 | 16.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .505 | −2.5 | 17 | |
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| 1992-93 | IND | 31 | 63 | 11.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | .515 | −2.8 | 15 | |
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| 1993-94 | IND | 32 | 30 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | .388 | −6.5 | 1 | |
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| 1994-95 | IND | 33 | 38 | 11.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | .448 | −5.3 | 2 | |
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| 1995-96 | PHI | 34 | 44 | 17.6 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 | .454 | −5.8 | 1 | |
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| 1996-97 | SAC | 35 | 26 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | .231 | −10.1 | 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.