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Mike Sanders
PHO · Wing · 1985-86 · age 25
11.0 PPG3.3 RPG1.8 APG1.7 TPG20.0 MPG
Mike Sanders, 1985-86 with PHO: 11.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 20.0 minutes a game. Against the 216 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are True shooting % (79th percentile), Points / 75 (79th) and Steals / 75 (78th); his lowest are Game Score / g (44th percentile) and Turnover % (46th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 216 qualified players in 1985-86; the second number is his rank among the 90 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 24 | 28 | 20.0 |
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| Minutes share | 36 | 41 | 41.5% |
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| Availability | 90 | 91 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 79 | 78 | .573 |
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| Effective FG% | 73 | 72 | .516 |
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| Points per shot | 76 | 70 | 1.34 |
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| 3-point % | 57 | 66 | 20.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 55 | 69 | 0.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 56 | 70 | 2.2% |
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| 2-point % | 75 | 73 | 52.0% |
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| Free throw % | 69 | 79 | 80.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 54 | 49 | 3.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 66 | 54 | 38.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 58 | 68 | 1.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 79 | 74 | 18.9 |
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| Assist % | 56 | 76 | 13.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 51 | 68 | 3.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 39 | 54 | 1.05 |
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| Usage % | 75 | 71 | 22.6% |
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| Turnover % | 46 | 44 | 15.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 25 | 24 | 3.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 62 | 44 | 7.6% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 49 | 25 | 5.7 |
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| Def. rebound % | 48 | 26 | 11.4% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 78 | 89 | 1.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 60 | 51 | 0.7 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 70 | 77 | 2.2 |
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| Steal % | 78 | 89 | 2.1% |
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| Block % | 63 | 54 | 1.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 65 | 69 | 16.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 67 | 73 | .115 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 56 | 66 | +0.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 59 | 64 | +0.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 52 | 60 | +0.0 |
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| VORP | 53 | 66 | 0.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 44 | 51 | 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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| 1982-83 | SAS | 22 | 26 | 15.1 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 0.7 | .520 | −1.8 | 25 | |
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| 1983-84 | PHO | 23 | 50 | 11.7 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .503 | −3.2 | 4 | |
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| 1984-85 | PHO | 24 | 21 | 19.9 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.4 | .535 | −1.4 | 28 | |
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| 1985-86★ | PHO | 25 | 82 | 20.0 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | .573 | +0.2 | 56 | |
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| 1986-87 | PHO | 26 | 82 | 20.2 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .535 | −1.6 | 30 | |
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| 1987-88 | PHO | 27 | 59 | 15.0 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | .542 | −2.7 | 17 | |
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| 1988-89 | CLE | 28 | 82 | 25.6 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | .482 | −2.3 | 21 | |
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| 1989-90 | IND | 29 | 82 | 18.7 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .498 | −3.8 | 8 | |
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| 1990-91 | IND | 30 | 80 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .446 | −4.9 | 3 | |
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| 1991-92 | CLE | 31 | 31 | 20.4 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | .608 | −0.3 | 51 | |
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| 1992-93 | CLE | 32 | 53 | 22.4 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .528 | −2.3 | 21 | |
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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.