Basketball Savant / Players / Marcus ThorntonMT
CAREER BEST
Marcus Thornton
SAC · Wing · 2011-12 · Louisiana State · Year 3 · age 24 · born Jun 5, 1987
18.7 PPG3.7 RPG1.9 APG1.6 TPG34.9 MPG
- Height
- 6'4"
Weight205Marcus Thornton, 2011-12 with SAC: 18.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 34.9 minutes a game. Against the 296 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (99th percentile), Free throw % (91st) and Turnover % (91st); his lowest are Def. rebound % (3rd percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (22nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 8 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 296 qualified players in 2011-12; the second number is his rank among the 102 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
PoorElite
Small sample
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
|---|
| Minutes / game | 90 | 90 | 34.9 |
|---|
| Minutes share | 73 | 70 | 55.9% |
|---|
| Availability | 30 | 31 | 77.3% |
|---|
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
|---|
| Shooting |
|---|
| True shooting % | 65 | 69 | .544 |
|---|
| Effective FG% | 65 | 72 | .505 |
|---|
| Points per shot | 55 | 58 | 1.19 |
|---|
| 3-point % | 57 | 68 | 34.5% |
|---|
| 3-point attempts / g | 99 | 99 | 6.1 |
|---|
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 76 | 75 | 38.6% |
|---|
| 2-point % | 69 | 69 | 49.7% |
|---|
| Free throw % | 91 | 95 | 86.5% |
|---|
| FT attempts / g | 76 | 78 | 3.2 |
|---|
| FT rate (of FGA) | 32 | 25 | 20.3% |
|---|
| % points from 3 | 73 | 76 | 33.7% |
|---|
| Creation & playmaking |
|---|
| Points / 75 | 86 | 87 | 19.9 |
|---|
| Assist % | 42 | 58 | 9.1% |
|---|
| Assists / 75 | 39 | 53 | 2.0 |
|---|
| Assist / turnover | 40 | 52 | 1.17 |
|---|
| Usage % | 75 | 78 | 22.4% |
|---|
| Turnover % | 91 | 87 | 8.8% |
|---|
| Turnovers / 75 | 66 | 53 | 1.8 |
|---|
| Offensive rebound % | 55 | 41 | 4.3% |
|---|
| Impact |
|---|
| On/Off net | 57 | 61 | 2.0 |
|---|
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
|---|
| Rebounding |
|---|
| Rebounds / 75 | 22 | 2 | 3.9 |
|---|
| Def. rebound % | 3 | 1 | 6.1% |
|---|
| Activity & outcomes |
|---|
| Steals / 75 | 77 | 75 | 1.5 |
|---|
| Blocks / 75 | 23 | 10 | 0.3 |
|---|
| Stocks / 75 | 42 | 43 | 1.7 |
|---|
| Steal % | 76 | 75 | 2.0% |
|---|
| Block % | 22 | 11 | 0.5% |
|---|
| Physical ingredients |
|---|
| Height | 23 | 1 | 6'4" |
|---|
| Strength (weight) | 26 | 2 | 205 |
|---|
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
|---|
| Overall value |
|---|
| PER | 73 | 73 | 17.4 |
|---|
| Win Shares / 48 | 51 | 49 | .103 |
|---|
| Box Plus/Minus | 69 | 67 | +1.1 |
|---|
| Offensive BPM | 85 | 88 | +2.4 |
|---|
| Defensive BPM | 10 | 7 | −1.4 |
|---|
| VORP | 76 | 73 | 1.4 |
|---|
| Game Score / g | 86 | 87 | 12.4 |
|---|
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|
| 2009-10 | NOH | 22 | 73 | 25.6 | 14.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | .550 | +0.9 | 71 | All-Rookie 2nd |
|---|
| 2010-11 | SAC | 23 | 73 | 24.3 | 12.8 | 3.5 | 1.8 | .525 | +1.0 | 71 | |
|---|
| 2011-12★ | SAC | 24 | 51 | 34.9 | 18.7 | 3.7 | 1.9 | .544 | +1.1 | 69 | |
|---|
| 2012-13 | SAC | 25 | 72 | 24.0 | 12.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .552 | +0.3 | 59 | |
|---|
| 2013-14 | BKN | 26 | 72 | 24.2 | 9.8 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .511 | −1.5 | 28 | |
|---|
| 2014-15 | PHX | 27 | 48 | 15.0 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | .514 | +1.2 | 76 | |
|---|
| 2015-16 | WAS | 28 | 61 | 18.2 | 9.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | .511 | −0.5 | 47 | |
|---|
| 2016-17 | SAC | 29 | 33 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .494 | −2.4 | 21 | |
|---|
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.