Michael Finley

DAL · Guard · 1997-98 · Wisconsin · Year 3 · age 24 · born Mar 6, 1973

21.5 PPG5.3 RPG4.9 APG2.7 TPG41.4 MPG

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Height: 6'7"
Weight: 215

Michael Finley, 1997-98 with DAL: 21.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 41.4 minutes a game. Against the 269 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Game Score / g (95th percentile), VORP (94th) and Points / 75 (89th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (31st percentile) and Blocks / 75 (36th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 15 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 269 qualified players in 1997-98; the second number is his rank among the 113 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Minutes / game	99	99	41.4
Minutes share	99	99	85.4%
Availability	91	88	100.0%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	48	50	.522
Effective FG%	49	54	.477
Points per shot	43	54	1.17
3-point %	73	59	35.7%
3-point attempts / g	82	69	3.0
3PA rate (of FGA)	57	27	16.2%
2-point %	49	65	46.6%
Free throw %	63	40	78.4%
FT attempts / g	88	92	5.1
FT rate (of FGA)	39	54	27.6%
% points from 3	60	31	14.8%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	89	92	20.2
Assist %	80	55	22.2%
Assists / 75	78	52	4.7
Assist / turnover	75	46	1.85
Usage %	92	94	25.3%
Turnover %	78	73	11.5%
Turnovers / 75	41	48	2.5
Offensive rebound %	49	93	4.4%

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	41	82	5.0
Def. rebound %	31	65	8.5%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	68	50	1.5
Blocks / 75	36	73	0.3
Stocks / 75	44	55	1.9
Steal %	66	47	2.0%
Block %	33	68	0.6%
Physical ingredients
Height	46	92	6'7"
Strength (weight)	39	84	215

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs guards	Value
Overall value
PER	86	89	19.3
Win Shares / 48	58	64	.106
Box Plus/Minus	83	79	+2.5
Offensive BPM	92	89	+3.0
Defensive BPM	34	36	−0.6
VORP	94	92	3.8
Game Score / g	95	96	15.7

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
1995-96	PHO	22	82	39.2	15.0	4.6	3.5	.551	−0.2	52	All-Rookie 1st
1996-97	DAL	23	83	33.6	15.0	4.5	2.7	.530	+0.3	62
1997-98★	DAL	24	82	41.4	21.5	5.3	4.9	.522	+2.5	83
1998-99	DAL	25	50	41.1	20.2	5.3	4.4	.517	+2.0	80
1999-00	DAL	26	82	42.3	22.6	6.3	5.3	.522	+2.1	85	All-Star
2000-01	DAL	27	82	42.0	21.5	5.2	4.4	.521	+1.9	82	All-Star
2001-02	DAL	28	69	39.9	20.6	5.2	3.3	.532	+1.1	73
2002-03	DAL	29	69	38.3	19.3	5.8	3.0	.514	+1.7	79
2003-04	DAL	30	72	38.6	18.6	4.5	2.9	.539	+1.8	77
2004-05	DAL	31	64	37.0	15.7	4.1	2.6	.519	+0.2	61
2005-06	SAS	32	77	26.5	10.1	3.2	1.5	.523	+0.2	63
2006-07	SAS	33	82	22.2	9.0	2.7	1.3	.524	+0.7	68	Champion
2007-08	SAS	34	82	26.9	10.1	3.1	1.4	.519	−0.6	46
2008-09	SAS	35	81	28.8	9.7	3.3	1.4	.547	−0.4	48
2009-10	BOS	36	46	15.4	4.4	1.5	0.9	.530	−1.3	33

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.