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Lawrence Moten
VAN · Guard · 1996-97 · Syracuse · Year 2 · age 24 · born Mar 25, 1972
6.7 PPG1.8 RPG1.9 APG1.2 TPG18.2 MPG
- Height
- 6'5"
Weight190Lawrence Moten, 1996-97 with VAN: 6.7 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 18.2 minutes a game. Against the 263 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (71st percentile), Assists / 75 (71st) and Steals / 75 (70th); his lowest are Win Shares / 48 (1st percentile) and True shooting % (4th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 3 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 263 qualified players in 1996-97; the second number is his rank among the 116 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 | 17 | 19 | 18.2 |
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| Minutes share | 22 | 26 | 30.7% |
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| Availability | 36 | 37 | 81.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 4 | 3 | .461 |
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| Effective FG% | 5 | 6 | .434 |
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| Points per shot | 4 | 6 | 1.01 |
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| 3-point % | 34 | 9 | 29.1% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 56 | 27 | 2.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 67 | 39 | 32.0% |
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| 2-point % | 16 | 26 | 43.3% |
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| Free throw % | 18 | 6 | 64.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 22 | 30 | 1.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 23 | 39 | 22.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 65 | 36 | 27.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 43 | 44 | 14.5 |
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| Assist % | 71 | 44 | 18.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 71 | 44 | 4.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 62 | 30 | 1.59 |
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| Usage % | 66 | 67 | 21.1% |
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| Turnover % | 48 | 51 | 14.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 36 | 38 | 2.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 42 | 85 | 3.6% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 26 | 56 | 3.9 |
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| Def. rebound % | 16 | 34 | 6.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 70 | 51 | 1.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 67 | 99 | 0.8 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 67 | 78 | 2.3 |
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| Steal % | 71 | 52 | 2.1% |
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| Block % | 66 | 97 | 1.5% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 29 | 66 | 6'5" |
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| Strength (weight) | 17 | 38 | 190 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 19 | 22 | 11.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 1 | 1 | −.017 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 13 | 9 | −3.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 27 | 19 | −1.6 |
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| Defensive BPM | 16 | 17 | −1.4 |
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| VORP | 14 | 9 | -0.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 15 | 15 | 4.3 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1995-96 | VAN | 23 | 44 | 13.0 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .520 | +0.6 | 64 | |
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| 1996-97★ | VAN | 24 | 67 | 18.2 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .461 | −3.0 | 13 | |
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| 1997-98 | VAN | 25 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .305 | −14.7 | 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.