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Michael Olowokandi
LAC · Big · 2001-02 · Pacific · Year 4 · age 26 · born Apr 3, 1975
11.1 PPG8.9 RPG1.1 APG2.2 TPG32.1 MPG
- Height
- 7'0"
Weight270Michael Olowokandi, 2001-02 with LAC: 11.1 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 32.1 minutes a game. Against the 282 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Def. rebound % (96th percentile), Blocks / 75 (92nd) and Stocks / 75 (91st); his lowest are True shooting % (7th percentile) and Points per shot (9th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 9 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 282 qualified players in 2001-02; the second number is his rank among the 76 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 | 73 | 81 | 32.1 |
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| Minutes share | 81 | 87 | 64.9% |
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| Availability | 75 | 78 | 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 % | 7 | 5 | .457 |
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| Effective FG% | 16 | 15 | .433 |
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| Points per shot | 9 | 5 | 1.00 |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 12 | 35 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 5 | 16 | 0.0% |
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| 2-point % | 26 | 18 | 43.3% |
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| Free throw % | 11 | 27 | 62.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 53 | 50 | 2.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 28 | 15 | 21.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 12 | 33 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 44 | 57 | 13.7 |
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| Assist % | 15 | 45 | 5.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 15 | 47 | 1.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 8 | 28 | 0.51 |
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| Usage % | 64 | 76 | 20.1% |
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| Turnover % | 29 | 30 | 15.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 22 | 19 | 2.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 64 | 12 | 6.5% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 90 | 72 | 11.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 96 | 90 | 21.4% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 22 | 47 | 0.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 92 | 73 | 2.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 91 | 74 | 3.1 |
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| Steal % | 18 | 42 | 1.1% |
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| Block % | 90 | 64 | 3.9% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 94 | 78 | 7'0" |
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| Strength (weight) | 95 | 84 | 270 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 28 | 24 | 12.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 10 | 9 | .029 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 19 | 34 | −2.8 |
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| Offensive BPM | 11 | 19 | −3.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 63 | 57 | +0.3 |
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| VORP | 11 | 21 | -0.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 55 | 63 | 7.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1998-99 | LAC | 23 | 45 | 28.5 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 0.6 | .445 | −5.0 | 1 | All-Rookie 2nd |
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| 1999-00 | LAC | 24 | 80 | 31.2 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 0.5 | .467 | −6.0 | 1 | |
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| 2000-01 | LAC | 25 | 82 | 25.9 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 0.6 | .451 | −5.5 | 2 | |
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| 2001-02★ | LAC | 26 | 80 | 32.1 | 11.1 | 8.9 | 1.1 | .457 | −2.8 | 19 | |
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| 2002-03 | LAC | 27 | 36 | 38.0 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 1.3 | .457 | −3.1 | 15 | |
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| 2003-04 | MIN | 28 | 43 | 21.5 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 0.6 | .446 | −3.5 | 8 | |
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| 2004-05 | MIN | 29 | 62 | 19.6 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.5 | .480 | −4.9 | 2 | |
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| 2005-06 | BOS | 30 | 48 | 19.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 0.5 | .456 | −5.0 | 1 | |
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| 2006-07 | BOS | 31 | 24 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | .423 | −5.5 | 1 | |
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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.