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Manute Bol
WSB · Big · 1985-86 · age 23
3.7 PPG6.0 RPG0.3 APG0.8 TPG26.1 MPG
All-Def 2nd
Manute Bol, 1985-86 with WSB: 3.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 26.1 minutes a game. Against the 216 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Blocks / 75 (99th percentile), Stocks / 75 (99th) and Def. rebound % (70th); his lowest are Free throw % (1st percentile) and Points / 75 (1st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 10 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 | 50 | 49 | 26.1 |
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| Minutes share | 57 | 56 | 52.6% |
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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 % | 3 | 4 | .472 |
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| Effective FG% | 19 | 7 | .460 |
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| Points per shot | 8 | 4 | 1.07 |
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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) | 24 | 64 | 0.4% |
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| 2-point % | 17 | 7 | 46.2% |
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| Free throw % | 1 | 1 | 48.8% |
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| FT attempts / g | 5 | 2 | 1.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 42 | 25 | 30.9% |
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| % points from 3 | 20 | 40 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 1 | 1 | 5.2 |
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| Assist % | 1 | 1 | 1.4% |
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| Assists / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 3 | 6 | 0.35 |
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| Usage % | 1 | 1 | 7.6% |
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| Turnover % | 30 | 35 | 17.1% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 99 | 99 | 1.1 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 48 | 11 | 6.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 68 | 21 | 8.3 |
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| Def. rebound % | 70 | 20 | 18.3% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 4 | 15 | 0.5 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 99 | 99 | 6.9 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 99 | 99 | 7.4 |
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| Steal % | 5 | 15 | 0.7% |
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| Block % | 99 | 99 | 10.6% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 14 | 15 | 11.2 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 44 | 30 | .089 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 70 | 68 | +0.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 3 | 6 | −3.8 |
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| Defensive BPM | 99 | 99 | +4.7 |
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| VORP | 69 | 70 | 1.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 26 | 23 | 6.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1985-86★ | WSB | 23 | 80 | 26.1 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | .472 | +0.9 | 70 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1986-87 | WSB | 24 | 82 | 18.9 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 0.1 | .482 | +0.3 | 61 | |
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| 1987-88 | WSB | 25 | 77 | 14.8 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 | .472 | +1.1 | 77 | |
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| 1988-89 | GSW | 26 | 80 | 22.1 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 0.3 | .421 | −1.0 | 44 | |
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| 1989-90 | GSW | 27 | 75 | 17.5 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 0.5 | .383 | −1.2 | 35 | |
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| 1990-91 | PHI | 28 | 82 | 18.6 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.2 | .426 | −1.0 | 38 | |
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| 1991-92 | PHI | 29 | 71 | 17.8 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 0.3 | .394 | −1.3 | 35 | |
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| 1992-93 | PHI | 30 | 58 | 14.7 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 0.3 | .465 | −2.2 | 23 | |
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| 1993-94 | MIA | 31 | 14 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | .211 | −6.3 | 1 | |
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| 1994-95 | GSW | 32 | 5 | 16.2 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | .750 | +0.9 | 66 | |
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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.