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Major Jones
HOU · Wing · 1979-80 · age 26
5.3 PPG4.6 RPG0.8 APG1.4 TPG18.8 MPG
Major Jones, 1979-80 with HOU: 5.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 18.8 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Offensive rebound % (87th percentile), Blocks / 75 (87th) and Stocks / 75 (80th); his lowest are Free throw % (3rd percentile) and Assist % (5th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 84 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 | 13 | 16 | 18.8 |
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| Minutes share | 27 | 27 | 38.8% |
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| Availability | 86 | 88 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 25 | 20 | .498 |
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| Effective FG% | 50 | 44 | .481 |
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| Points per shot | 25 | 18 | 1.12 |
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| 3-point % | 81 | 83 | 33.3% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 17 | 19 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 45 | 55 | 0.8% |
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| 2-point % | 48 | 40 | 48.1% |
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| Free throw % | 3 | 4 | 56.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 10 | 8 | 1.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 43 | 39 | 27.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 57 | 70 | 0.7% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 12 | 9 | 10.1 |
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| Assist % | 5 | 10 | 5.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 6 | 12 | 1.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 6 | 12 | 0.60 |
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| Usage % | 12 | 10 | 14.1% |
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| Turnover % | 16 | 10 | 20.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 54 | 51 | 2.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 87 | 82 | 10.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 74 | 65 | 8.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 71 | 71 | 17.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 36 | 35 | 1.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 87 | 86 | 1.5 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 80 | 80 | 2.7 |
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| Steal % | 39 | 38 | 1.6% |
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| Block % | 87 | 86 | 2.4% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 10 | 9 | 10.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 11 | 8 | .041 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 16 | 13 | −2.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 13 | 11 | −2.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 54 | 56 | +0.0 |
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| VORP | 16 | 13 | -0.1 |
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| Game Score / g | 9 | 11 | 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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| 1979-80★ | HOU | 26 | 82 | 18.8 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | .498 | −2.3 | 16 | |
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| 1980-81 | HOU | 27 | 68 | 14.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 0.6 | .503 | −2.9 | 7 | |
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| 1981-82 | HOU | 28 | 60 | 12.4 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 0.4 | .543 | −1.7 | 22 | |
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| 1982-83 | HOU | 29 | 60 | 14.6 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 0.7 | .478 | −4.4 | 1 | |
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| 1983-84 | HOU | 30 | 57 | 8.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | .561 | −0.9 | 35 | |
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| 1984-85 | DET | 31 | 47 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | .589 | −2.8 | 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.