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Michael Adams
DEN · Guard · 1990-91 · age 28
26.5 PPG3.9 RPG10.5 APG3.6 TPG35.5 MPG
Michael Adams, 1990-91 with DEN: 26.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 10.5 assists in 35.5 minutes a game. Against the 233 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (99th percentile), Game Score / g (98th) and FT attempts / g (97th); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (3rd percentile) and Offensive rebound % (8th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 233 qualified players in 1990-91; the second number is his rank among the 97 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 | 83 | 80 | 35.5 |
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| Minutes share | 65 | 65 | 59.5% |
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| Availability | 19 | 22 | 80.5% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 51 | 54 | .530 |
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| Effective FG% | 22 | 23 | .453 |
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| Points per shot | 56 | 64 | 1.23 |
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| 3-point % | 60 | 48 | 29.6% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 99 | 99 | 8.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 99 | 97 | 39.7% |
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| 2-point % | 27 | 34 | 45.9% |
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| Free throw % | 94 | 90 | 87.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 97 | 98 | 8.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 68 | 84 | 37.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 97 | 93 | 28.6% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 96 | 96 | 23.6 |
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| Assist % | 97 | 93 | 39.4% |
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| Assists / 75 | 96 | 91 | 9.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 90 | 77 | 2.89 |
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| Usage % | 97 | 97 | 28.5% |
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| Turnover % | 61 | 61 | 12.7% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 8 | 13 | 3.2 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 8 | 20 | 2.1% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 15 | 35 | 3.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 28 | 62 | 8.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 89 | 77 | 2.0 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 3 | 8 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 58 | 64 | 2.1 |
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| Steal % | 90 | 78 | 2.7% |
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| Block % | 3 | 6 | 0.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 95 | 95 | 22.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 76 | 80 | .128 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 95 | 93 | +5.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 98 | 97 | +6.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 29 | 29 | −0.7 |
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| VORP | 93 | 91 | 4.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 98 | 98 | 21.0 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1985-86 | SAC | 23 | 18 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .406 | −3.8 | 3 | |
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| 1986-87 | WSB | 24 | 63 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 2.0 | 3.9 | .506 | +1.2 | 75 | |
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| 1987-88 | DEN | 25 | 82 | 33.9 | 13.9 | 2.7 | 6.1 | .560 | +2.5 | 87 | |
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| 1988-89 | DEN | 26 | 77 | 36.2 | 18.5 | 3.7 | 6.4 | .567 | +2.9 | 90 | |
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| 1989-90 | DEN | 27 | 79 | 34.1 | 15.5 | 2.8 | 6.3 | .542 | +1.8 | 82 | |
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| 1990-91★ | DEN | 28 | 66 | 35.5 | 26.5 | 3.9 | 10.5 | .530 | +5.3 | 95 | |
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| 1991-92 | WSB | 29 | 78 | 35.8 | 18.1 | 4.0 | 7.6 | .506 | +1.8 | 83 | All-Star |
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| 1992-93 | WSB | 30 | 70 | 35.7 | 14.8 | 3.4 | 7.5 | .543 | +0.0 | 56 | |
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| 1993-94 | WSB | 31 | 70 | 33.4 | 12.1 | 2.6 | 6.9 | .520 | −1.0 | 41 | |
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| 1994-95 | CHH | 32 | 29 | 15.3 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 3.3 | .583 | +3.3 | 89 | |
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| 1995-96 | CHH | 33 | 21 | 15.7 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | .579 | +2.8 | 87 | |
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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.