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Michael Phelps
LAC · Guard · 1987-88 · age 26 · unqualified
4.5 PPG1.0 RPG1.5 APG1.0 TPG11.5 MPG
Michael Phelps, 1987-88 with LAC: 4.5 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 11.5 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 208 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 208 qualified players in 1987-88; the second number is his rank among the 85 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 | 1 | 1 | 11.5 |
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| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 0.6% |
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| Availability | 1 | 1 | 2.4% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 32 | 38 | .514 |
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| Effective FG% | 7 | 7 | .429 |
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| Points per shot | 73 | 84 | 1.29 |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 15 | 2 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 4 | 1 | 0.0% |
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| 2-point % | 8 | 9 | 42.9% |
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| Free throw % | 37 | 22 | 75.0% |
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| FT attempts / g | 26 | 32 | 2.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 95 | 99 | 57.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 17 | 4 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 33 | 31 | 14.0 |
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| Assist % | 73 | 38 | 19.3% |
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| Assists / 75 | 73 | 37 | 4.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 60 | 21 | 1.50 |
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| Usage % | 48 | 49 | 19.0% |
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| Turnover % | 11 | 14 | 18.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 14 | 17 | 3.1 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 12 | 29 | 3.1 |
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| Def. rebound % | 38 | 81 | 9.6% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 99 | 99 | 7.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 99 | 99 | 7.8 |
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| Steal % | 99 | 99 | 10.4% |
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| Block % | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 90 | 92 | 19.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 76 | 78 | .126 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 98 | 96 | +6.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 28 | 18 | −1.6 |
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| Defensive BPM | 99 | 99 | +7.7 |
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| VORP | 24 | 15 | 0.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 14 | 12 | 5.1 |
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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 | SEA | 24 | 70 | 12.6 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | .438 | −4.4 | 1 | |
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| 1986-87 | SEA | 25 | 60 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .466 | −3.3 | 6 | |
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| 1987-88 | LAC | 26 | 2 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | .514 | +6.1 | 98 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.