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Mark Eaton
UTA · Big · 1984-85 · age 28
9.7 PPG11.3 RPG1.5 APG2.5 TPG34.3 MPG
DPOYAll-Def 1st
Mark Eaton, 1984-85 with UTA: 9.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 34.3 minutes a game. Against the 213 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Blocks / 75 (99th percentile), Stocks / 75 (99th) and Def. rebound % (97th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (3rd percentile) and Effective FG% (7th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 213 qualified players in 1984-85; the second number is his rank among the 43 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 | 83 | 85 | 34.3 |
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| Minutes share | 89 | 90 | 71.2% |
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| Availability | 91 | 91 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 14 | 6 | .502 |
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| Effective FG% | 7 | 1 | .449 |
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| Points per shot | 38 | 29 | 1.18 |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 17 | 38 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 5 | 12 | 0.0% |
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| 2-point % | 7 | 1 | 44.9% |
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| Free throw % | 20 | 34 | 71.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 60 | 52 | 3.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 73 | 52 | 39.7% |
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| % points from 3 | 20 | 44 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 9 | 15 | 9.7 |
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| Assist % | 12 | 31 | 5.7% |
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| Assists / 75 | 12 | 31 | 1.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 10 | 29 | 0.60 |
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| Usage % | 12 | 21 | 14.1% |
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| Turnover % | 10 | 20 | 20.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 53 | 50 | 2.5 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 64 | 36 | 7.8% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 96 | 87 | 11.3 |
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| Def. rebound % | 97 | 90 | 25.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 3 | 10 | 0.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 99 | 99 | 5.5 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 99 | 99 | 6.0 |
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| Steal % | 3 | 12 | 0.6% |
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| Block % | 99 | 99 | 8.7% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 37 | 41 | 13.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 46 | 43 | .093 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 77 | 78 | +1.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 7 | 13 | −3.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 99 | 99 | +4.2 |
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| VORP | 83 | 85 | 2.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 63 | 73 | 10.8 |
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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 | UTA | 26 | 81 | 18.9 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 1.4 | .447 | −0.5 | 46 | |
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| 1983-84 | UTA | 27 | 82 | 26.1 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 1.4 | .490 | +1.0 | 72 | |
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| 1984-85★ | UTA | 28 | 82 | 34.3 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 1.5 | .502 | +1.2 | 77 | DPOY · All-Def 1st |
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| 1985-86 | UTA | 29 | 80 | 31.9 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 1.3 | .499 | +0.1 | 54 | All-Def 1st |
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| 1986-87 | UTA | 30 | 79 | 31.7 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 1.3 | .448 | −0.7 | 45 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1987-88 | UTA | 31 | 82 | 33.3 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 0.7 | .457 | −1.8 | 28 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1988-89 | UTA | 32 | 82 | 35.5 | 6.2 | 10.3 | 1.0 | .513 | +0.6 | 66 | DPOY · All-Def 1st · All-Star |
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| 1989-90 | UTA | 33 | 82 | 27.8 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 0.5 | .561 | +0.4 | 60 | |
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| 1990-91 | UTA | 34 | 80 | 32.2 | 5.1 | 8.3 | 0.6 | .599 | −0.6 | 46 | |
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| 1991-92 | UTA | 35 | 81 | 25.0 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 0.5 | .478 | −0.5 | 48 | |
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| 1992-93 | UTA | 36 | 64 | 17.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 0.3 | .582 | −1.8 | 29 | |
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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.