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Lester Conner
NJN · Guard · 1988-89 · age 29
10.3 PPG4.3 RPG7.4 APG2.2 TPG30.9 MPG
Lester Conner, 1988-89 with NJN: 10.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.4 assists in 30.9 minutes a game. Against the 223 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Steals / 75 (98th percentile), Assist / turnover (95th) and Assists / 75 (94th); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (3rd percentile) and Turnover % (16th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 12 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 223 qualified players in 1988-89; the second number is his rank among the 91 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 | 63 | 60 | 30.9 |
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| Minutes share | 73 | 74 | 63.9% |
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| Availability | 92 | 93 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 47 | 53 | .531 |
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| Effective FG% | 29 | 37 | .467 |
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| Points per shot | 64 | 75 | 1.25 |
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| 3-point % | 81 | 73 | 35.1% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 61 | 32 | 0.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 61 | 34 | 5.5% |
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| 2-point % | 25 | 30 | 46.3% |
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| Free throw % | 57 | 36 | 78.8% |
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| FT attempts / g | 57 | 63 | 3.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 77 | 90 | 39.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 66 | 42 | 4.6% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 19 | 19 | 12.0 |
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| Assist % | 93 | 84 | 33.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 94 | 86 | 8.6 |
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| Assist / turnover | 95 | 88 | 3.34 |
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| Usage % | 22 | 17 | 15.8% |
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| Turnover % | 16 | 23 | 18.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 38 | 45 | 2.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 32 | 71 | 4.3% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 39 | 84 | 5.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 49 | 91 | 11.6% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 98 | 94 | 2.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 3 | 6 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 80 | 86 | 2.6 |
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| Steal % | 97 | 94 | 3.4% |
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| Block % | 4 | 9 | 0.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 78 | 77 | 17.2 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 70 | 70 | .118 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 86 | 79 | +2.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 72 | 64 | +1.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 88 | 87 | +1.3 |
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| VORP | 85 | 80 | 2.7 |
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| Game Score / g | 71 | 68 | 12.1 |
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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 | GSW | 23 | 75 | 18.9 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | .523 | +1.5 | 74 | |
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| 1983-84 | GSW | 24 | 82 | 31.4 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | .537 | +1.6 | 80 | |
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| 1984-85 | GSW | 25 | 79 | 28.6 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 4.7 | .508 | +0.3 | 61 | |
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| 1985-86 | GSW | 26 | 36 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .451 | −1.5 | 30 | |
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| 1987-88 | HOU | 28 | 52 | 7.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .524 | +1.6 | 80 | |
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| 1988-89★ | NJN | 29 | 82 | 30.9 | 10.3 | 4.3 | 7.4 | .531 | +2.3 | 86 | |
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| 1989-90 | NJN | 30 | 82 | 28.7 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 4.7 | .486 | −0.5 | 46 | |
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| 1990-91 | MIL | 31 | 74 | 13.6 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .523 | +1.0 | 71 | |
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| 1991-92 | MIL | 32 | 81 | 17.5 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | .496 | +1.3 | 77 | |
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| 1992-93 | LAC | 33 | 31 | 13.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .526 | +1.3 | 73 | |
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| 1993-94 | IND | 34 | 11 | 15.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .381 | +0.3 | 61 | |
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| 1994-95 | LAL | 35 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .1136 | +4.1 | 93 | |
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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.