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Mike Gale
SAS · Guard · 1979-80 · age 29
6.6 PPG2.3 RPG4.7 APG1.7 TPG22.0 MPG
Mike Gale, 1979-80 with SAS: 6.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 22.0 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Steals / 75 (97th percentile), Assist / turnover (96th) and Assists / 75 (93rd); his lowest are Points / 75 (10th percentile) and Turnover % (12th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 3 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 80 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 | 27 | 28 | 22.0 |
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| Minutes share | 24 | 27 | 37.3% |
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| Availability | 21 | 22 | 81.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 37 | 47 | .513 |
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| Effective FG% | 27 | 33 | .456 |
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| Points per shot | 48 | 59 | 1.17 |
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| 3-point % | 44 | 27 | 15.4% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 64 | 34 | 0.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 76 | 53 | 3.4% |
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| 2-point % | 31 | 40 | 46.4% |
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| Free throw % | 71 | 56 | 80.8% |
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| FT attempts / g | 23 | 31 | 1.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 63 | 71 | 31.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 72 | 46 | 1.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 10 | 8 | 9.8 |
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| Assist % | 89 | 73 | 24.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 93 | 82 | 7.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 96 | 91 | 2.71 |
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| Usage % | 12 | 8 | 14.0% |
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| Turnover % | 12 | 14 | 21.1% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 54 | 61 | 2.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 13 | 34 | 2.5% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 24 | 60 | 3.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 35 | 83 | 8.4% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 97 | 93 | 2.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 30 | 58 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 88 | 94 | 3.0 |
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| Steal % | 97 | 93 | 3.7% |
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| Block % | 32 | 59 | 0.5% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 36 | 44 | 13.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 32 | 43 | .073 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 67 | 69 | +0.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 38 | 39 | −0.9 |
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| Defensive BPM | 85 | 89 | +1.4 |
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| VORP | 54 | 57 | 1.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 37 | 44 | 7.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80★ | SAS | 29 | 67 | 22.0 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 4.7 | .513 | +0.6 | 67 | |
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| 1980-81 | SAS | 30 | 77 | 14.4 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .547 | +0.8 | 67 | |
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| 1981-82 | GSW | 31 | 75 | 23.9 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 3.5 | .524 | +0.4 | 64 | |
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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.