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Moses Malone
HOU · Big · 1981-82 · age 26
31.1 PPG14.7 RPG1.8 APG3.6 TPG42.0 MPG
MVPAll-NBA 1stAll-Star
Moses Malone, 1981-82 with HOU: 31.1 points, 14.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 42.0 minutes a game. Against the 212 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are FT attempts / g (99th percentile), Points / 75 (99th) and Offensive rebound % (99th); his lowest are Assist / turnover (4th percentile) and Assists / 75 (10th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 16 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 212 qualified players in 1981-82; the second number is his rank among the 38 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 | 99 | 99 | 42.0 |
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| Minutes share | 99 | 99 | 85.9% |
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| Availability | 74 | 67 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 84 | 67 | .576 |
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| Effective FG% | 76 | 59 | .519 |
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| Points per shot | 87 | 71 | 1.38 |
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| 3-point % | 16 | 27 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 47 | 86 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 21 | 55 | 0.3% |
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| 2-point % | 76 | 61 | 52.0% |
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| Free throw % | 56 | 67 | 76.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 99 | 99 | 10.2 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 86 | 75 | 45.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 20 | 36 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 99 | 99 | 27.5 |
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| Assist % | 16 | 38 | 6.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 10 | 21 | 1.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 4 | 12 | 0.48 |
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| Usage % | 99 | 99 | 29.9% |
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| Turnover % | 84 | 91 | 11.9% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 13 | 13 | 3.2 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 99 | 99 | 17.5% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 99 | 99 | 12.9 |
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| Def. rebound % | 86 | 57 | 21.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 19 | 59 | 0.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 82 | 42 | 1.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 66 | 38 | 2.2 |
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| Steal % | 19 | 58 | 1.1% |
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| Block % | 82 | 42 | 2.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 99 | 99 | 26.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 99 | 99 | .218 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 97 | 96 | +4.5 |
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| Offensive BPM | 99 | 99 | +6.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 7 | 3 | −1.8 |
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| VORP | 98 | 99 | 5.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 99 | 99 | 24.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80 | HOU | 24 | 82 | 38.3 | 25.8 | 14.5 | 1.8 | .560 | +2.1 | 86 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1980-81 | HOU | 25 | 80 | 40.6 | 27.8 | 14.8 | 1.8 | .585 | +3.3 | 93 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1981-82★ | HOU | 26 | 81 | 42.0 | 31.1 | 14.7 | 1.8 | .576 | +4.5 | 97 | MVP · All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1982-83 | PHI | 27 | 78 | 37.5 | 24.5 | 15.3 | 1.3 | .578 | +3.7 | 94 | MVP · Finals MVP · Champion · All-NBA 1st · All-Def 1st · All-Star |
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| 1983-84 | PHI | 28 | 71 | 36.8 | 22.7 | 13.4 | 1.4 | .566 | +0.8 | 69 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1984-85 | PHI | 29 | 79 | 37.4 | 24.6 | 13.1 | 1.6 | .577 | +1.6 | 81 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1985-86 | PHI | 30 | 74 | 36.6 | 23.8 | 11.8 | 1.2 | .553 | −0.1 | 52 | All-Star |
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| 1986-87 | WSB | 31 | 73 | 34.1 | 24.1 | 11.3 | 1.6 | .545 | +2.8 | 90 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1987-88 | WSB | 32 | 79 | 34.1 | 20.3 | 11.2 | 1.4 | .577 | +1.6 | 80 | All-Star |
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| 1988-89 | ATL | 33 | 81 | 35.5 | 20.2 | 11.8 | 1.4 | .581 | +1.8 | 78 | All-Star |
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| 1989-90 | ATL | 34 | 81 | 33.8 | 18.9 | 10.0 | 1.6 | .564 | +0.3 | 58 | |
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| 1990-91 | ATL | 35 | 82 | 23.3 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 0.8 | .570 | −0.5 | 48 | |
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| 1991-92 | MIL | 36 | 82 | 30.6 | 15.6 | 9.1 | 1.1 | .556 | +0.1 | 58 | |
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| 1992-93 | MIL | 37 | 11 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.6 | .449 | −3.2 | 12 | |
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| 1993-94 | PHI | 38 | 55 | 11.2 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 0.6 | .519 | −2.1 | 23 | |
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| 1994-95 | SAS | 39 | 17 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.4 | .499 | −3.3 | 11 | |
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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.