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Maurice Cheeks
PHI · Guard · 1982-83 · age 26
12.5 PPG2.6 RPG6.9 APG2.3 TPG31.2 MPG
ChampionAll-Def 1stAll-Star
Maurice Cheeks, 1982-83 with PHI: 12.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 31.2 minutes a game. Against the 215 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Steals / 75 (97th percentile), Box Plus/Minus (97th) and Assist / turnover (96th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (11th percentile) and Def. rebound % (15th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 14 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 215 qualified players in 1982-83; the second number is his rank among the 85 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 71 | 72 | 31.2 |
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| Minutes share | 73 | 75 | 62.2% |
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| Availability | 57 | 64 | 96.3% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 88 | 95 | .582 |
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| Effective FG% | 89 | 97 | .543 |
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| Points per shot | 82 | 92 | 1.33 |
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| 3-point % | 53 | 40 | 16.7% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 45 | 16 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 42 | 9 | 0.8% |
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| 2-point % | 88 | 95 | 54.5% |
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| Free throw % | 54 | 41 | 75.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 58 | 65 | 3.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 56 | 65 | 32.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 47 | 21 | 0.3% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 44 | 45 | 14.1 |
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| Assist % | 92 | 81 | 29.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 93 | 82 | 7.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 96 | 90 | 3.03 |
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| Usage % | 26 | 22 | 16.6% |
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| Turnover % | 37 | 41 | 17.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 62 | 66 | 2.5 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 11 | 28 | 2.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 18 | 44 | 3.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 15 | 36 | 6.4% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 97 | 92 | 2.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 47 | 84 | 0.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 89 | 95 | 3.1 |
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| Steal % | 97 | 93 | 3.5% |
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| Block % | 46 | 83 | 0.7% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 83 | 88 | 18.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 94 | 97 | .183 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 97 | 97 | +4.7 |
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| Offensive BPM | 88 | 88 | +2.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 97 | 99 | +2.3 |
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| VORP | 96 | 96 | 4.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 79 | 83 | 13.0 |
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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 | PHI | 23 | 79 | 33.2 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 7.0 | .589 | +2.4 | 87 | |
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| 1980-81 | PHI | 24 | 81 | 29.8 | 9.4 | 3.0 | 6.9 | .579 | +4.0 | 95 | |
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| 1981-82 | PHI | 25 | 79 | 31.6 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 8.4 | .570 | +4.2 | 96 | |
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| 1982-83★ | PHI | 26 | 79 | 31.2 | 12.5 | 2.6 | 6.9 | .582 | +4.7 | 97 | Champion · All-Def 1st · All-Star |
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| 1983-84 | PHI | 27 | 75 | 33.3 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 6.4 | .591 | +2.3 | 86 | All-Def 1st |
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| 1984-85 | PHI | 28 | 78 | 33.5 | 13.1 | 2.8 | 6.4 | .619 | +3.7 | 92 | All-Def 1st |
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| 1985-86 | PHI | 29 | 82 | 39.9 | 15.4 | 2.9 | 9.2 | .597 | +3.6 | 92 | All-Def 1st · All-Star |
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| 1986-87 | PHI | 30 | 68 | 38.6 | 15.6 | 3.2 | 7.9 | .579 | +3.2 | 91 | All-Def 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1987-88 | PHI | 31 | 79 | 36.3 | 13.7 | 3.2 | 8.0 | .551 | +3.4 | 92 | All-Star |
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| 1988-89 | PHI | 32 | 71 | 32.4 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 7.8 | .527 | +1.8 | 78 | |
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| 1989-90 | SAS | 33 | 81 | 31.1 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 5.6 | .565 | +1.9 | 83 | |
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| 1990-91 | NYK | 34 | 76 | 28.2 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 5.7 | .548 | +1.3 | 77 | |
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| 1991-92 | ATL | 35 | 56 | 19.4 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | .483 | +0.5 | 66 | |
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| 1992-93 | NJN | 36 | 35 | 14.6 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 3.1 | .601 | +1.0 | 72 | |
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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.