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Melvin Turpin
CLE · Big · 1985-86 · age 25
13.7 PPG7.0 RPG0.7 APG1.7 TPG28.6 MPG
Melvin Turpin, 1985-86 with CLE: 13.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 28.6 minutes a game. Against the 216 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Blocks / 75 (89th percentile), Effective FG% (88th) and 2-point % (88th); his lowest are Assist % (3rd percentile) and Assists / 75 (3rd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 5 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 | 59 | 56 | 28.6 |
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| Minutes share | 66 | 63 | 57.9% |
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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 % | 83 | 71 | .585 |
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| Effective FG% | 88 | 77 | .544 |
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| Points per shot | 69 | 57 | 1.31 |
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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) | 28 | 73 | 0.5% |
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| 2-point % | 88 | 77 | 54.7% |
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| Free throw % | 72 | 89 | 81.1% |
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| FT attempts / g | 45 | 37 | 2.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 29 | 11 | 27.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 20 | 40 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 63 | 63 | 17.0 |
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| Assist % | 3 | 8 | 3.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 3 | 8 | 0.9 |
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| Assist / turnover | 3 | 8 | 0.41 |
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| Usage % | 41 | 56 | 19.1% |
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| Turnover % | 69 | 79 | 12.5% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 73 | 73 | 2.1 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 75 | 51 | 8.8% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 71 | 30 | 8.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 69 | 15 | 18.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 34 | 73 | 1.0 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 89 | 54 | 1.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 82 | 56 | 2.6 |
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| Steal % | 31 | 69 | 1.3% |
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| Block % | 89 | 52 | 2.6% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 69 | 61 | 16.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 77 | 65 | .125 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 60 | 52 | +0.4 |
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| Offensive BPM | 59 | 69 | +0.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 56 | 35 | +0.1 |
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| VORP | 66 | 63 | 1.4 |
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| Game Score / g | 69 | 65 | 10.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1984-85 | CLE | 24 | 79 | 24.7 | 10.6 | 5.7 | 0.5 | .541 | −1.7 | 22 | |
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| 1985-86★ | CLE | 25 | 80 | 28.6 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 0.7 | .585 | +0.4 | 60 | |
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| 1986-87 | CLE | 26 | 64 | 12.5 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 0.5 | .491 | −3.4 | 6 | |
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| 1987-88 | UTA | 27 | 79 | 12.8 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 0.4 | .544 | −1.6 | 32 | |
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| 1989-90 | WSB | 29 | 59 | 13.9 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 0.5 | .574 | −2.8 | 16 | |
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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.