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Michael Cooper
LAL · Guard · 1983-84 · age 27
9.0 PPG3.2 RPG5.9 APG1.8 TPG29.1 MPG
All-Def 1st
Michael Cooper, 1983-84 with LAL: 9.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5.9 assists in 29.1 minutes a game. Against the 199 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (99th percentile), Assist / turnover (96th) and Free throw % (88th); his lowest are Points / 75 (13th percentile) and Offensive rebound % (15th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 199 qualified players in 1983-84; the second number is his rank among the 84 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 | 57 | 64 | 29.1 |
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| Minutes share | 63 | 68 | 60.3% |
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| Availability | 90 | 89 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 84 | 91 | .586 |
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| Effective FG% | 82 | 89 | .532 |
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| Points per shot | 80 | 90 | 1.35 |
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| 3-point % | 83 | 80 | 31.4% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 99 | 98 | 1.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 99 | 99 | 22.0% |
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| 2-point % | 86 | 92 | 54.9% |
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| Free throw % | 88 | 81 | 83.8% |
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| FT attempts / g | 35 | 42 | 2.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 52 | 70 | 33.7% |
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| % points from 3 | 99 | 98 | 15.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 13 | 9 | 10.7 |
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| Assist % | 80 | 53 | 23.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 86 | 67 | 7.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 96 | 91 | 3.26 |
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| Usage % | 9 | 4 | 13.1% |
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| Turnover % | 17 | 18 | 19.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 72 | 78 | 2.2 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 15 | 36 | 2.7% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 29 | 68 | 3.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 39 | 86 | 9.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 77 | 54 | 1.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 73 | 98 | 1.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 81 | 80 | 2.6 |
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| Steal % | 77 | 53 | 2.2% |
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| Block % | 72 | 98 | 1.5% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 42 | 48 | 14.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 82 | 90 | .130 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 88 | 90 | +2.5 |
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| Offensive BPM | 71 | 74 | +0.8 |
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| Defensive BPM | 91 | 89 | +1.7 |
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| VORP | 87 | 89 | 2.7 |
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| Game Score / g | 59 | 64 | 9.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80 | LAL | 23 | 82 | 24.1 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | .563 | −0.1 | 54 | Champion |
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| 1980-81 | LAL | 24 | 81 | 32.4 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | .530 | +0.9 | 69 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1981-82 | LAL | 25 | 76 | 28.9 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | .556 | +0.9 | 73 | Champion · All-Def 1st |
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| 1982-83 | LAL | 26 | 82 | 26.2 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | .577 | +1.9 | 82 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1983-84★ | LAL | 27 | 82 | 29.1 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 5.9 | .586 | +2.5 | 88 | All-Def 1st |
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| 1984-85 | LAL | 28 | 82 | 26.7 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 5.2 | .539 | +1.5 | 80 | Champion · All-Def 1st |
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| 1985-86 | LAL | 29 | 82 | 27.7 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 5.7 | .557 | +1.8 | 83 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1986-87 | LAL | 30 | 82 | 27.5 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | .536 | +2.1 | 86 | Champion · DPOY · All-Def 1st |
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| 1987-88 | LAL | 31 | 61 | 29.4 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | .500 | +0.8 | 72 | Champion · All-Def 1st |
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| 1988-89 | LAL | 32 | 80 | 24.3 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | .549 | +1.0 | 70 | |
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| 1989-90 | LAL | 33 | 80 | 23.1 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | .482 | −0.7 | 43 | |
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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.