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Marques Johnson
MIL · Wing · 1980-81 · age 24
20.3 PPG6.8 RPG4.6 APG2.5 TPG33.4 MPG
All-NBA 2ndAll-Star
Marques Johnson, 1980-81 with MIL: 20.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 33.4 minutes a game. Against the 211 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Box Plus/Minus (98th percentile), VORP (98th) and Win Shares / 48 (97th); his lowest are Free throw % (26th percentile) and Def. rebound % (51st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 9 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 211 qualified players in 1980-81; the second number is his rank among the 87 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 | 81 | 81 | 33.4 |
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| Minutes share | 76 | 74 | 64.3% |
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| Availability | 38 | 33 | 92.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 90 | 91 | .583 |
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| Effective FG% | 93 | 95 | .552 |
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| Points per shot | 82 | 82 | 1.34 |
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| 3-point % | 18 | 27 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 50 | 64 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 44 | 60 | 0.8% |
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| 2-point % | 95 | 95 | 55.6% |
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| Free throw % | 26 | 35 | 70.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 85 | 85 | 5.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 57 | 53 | 33.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 22 | 30 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 88 | 91 | 21.1 |
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| Assist % | 74 | 96 | 19.7% |
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| Assists / 75 | 73 | 95 | 4.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 77 | 94 | 1.82 |
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| Usage % | 79 | 80 | 23.3% |
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| Turnover % | 80 | 82 | 12.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 52 | 44 | 2.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 86 | 83 | 10.1% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 59 | 47 | 7.1 |
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| Def. rebound % | 51 | 30 | 12.4% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 72 | 81 | 1.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 55 | 44 | 0.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 61 | 61 | 2.1 |
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| Steal % | 71 | 80 | 2.1% |
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| Block % | 56 | 45 | 0.9% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 96 | 97 | 22.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 97 | 97 | .211 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 98 | 98 | +5.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 98 | 97 | +5.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 68 | 64 | +0.5 |
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| VORP | 98 | 96 | 4.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 96 | 95 | 17.2 |
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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 | MIL | 23 | 77 | 34.9 | 21.7 | 7.4 | 3.5 | .585 | +5.1 | 99 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1980-81★ | MIL | 24 | 76 | 33.4 | 20.3 | 6.8 | 4.6 | .583 | +5.6 | 98 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1981-82 | MIL | 25 | 60 | 31.7 | 16.5 | 6.1 | 3.5 | .566 | +2.9 | 91 | |
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| 1982-83 | MIL | 26 | 80 | 35.7 | 21.4 | 7.0 | 4.5 | .543 | +4.5 | 96 | All-Star |
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| 1983-84 | MIL | 27 | 74 | 36.7 | 20.7 | 6.5 | 4.3 | .534 | +3.6 | 95 | |
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| 1984-85 | LAC | 28 | 72 | 34.0 | 16.4 | 5.9 | 3.4 | .489 | −1.4 | 28 | |
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| 1985-86 | LAC | 29 | 75 | 34.7 | 20.3 | 5.5 | 3.8 | .555 | +1.7 | 82 | All-Star |
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| 1986-87 | LAC | 30 | 10 | 30.2 | 16.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | .478 | −1.1 | 41 | |
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| 1989-90 | GSW | 33 | 10 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | .507 | −4.9 | 4 | |
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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.