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Mychal Thompson
POR · Big · 1983-84 · age 29
15.7 PPG8.7 RPG3.9 APG3.0 TPG33.5 MPG
Mychal Thompson, 1983-84 with POR: 15.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 33.5 minutes a game. Against the 199 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are VORP (91st percentile), Box Plus/Minus (90th) and Offensive rebound % (89th); his lowest are Free throw % (14th percentile) and Turnover % (25th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 199 qualified players in 1983-84; the second number is his rank among the 40 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 | 83 | 84 | 33.5 |
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| Minutes share | 82 | 83 | 66.9% |
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| Availability | 51 | 44 | 96.3% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 71 | 48 | .561 |
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| Effective FG% | 78 | 64 | .524 |
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| Points per shot | 75 | 63 | 1.33 |
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| 3-point % | 15 | 32 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 15 | 35 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 15 | 39 | 0.2% |
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| 2-point % | 77 | 64 | 52.5% |
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| Free throw % | 14 | 21 | 66.7% |
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| FT attempts / g | 82 | 76 | 5.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 82 | 74 | 42.9% |
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| % points from 3 | 18 | 36 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 57 | 56 | 16.7 |
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| Assist % | 61 | 91 | 15.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 65 | 94 | 4.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 48 | 83 | 1.31 |
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| Usage % | 53 | 53 | 20.4% |
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| Turnover % | 25 | 29 | 17.5% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 14 | 19 | 3.2 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 89 | 73 | 10.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 83 | 54 | 9.3 |
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| Def. rebound % | 85 | 60 | 20.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 46 | 83 | 1.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 83 | 51 | 1.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 79 | 66 | 2.6 |
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| Steal % | 45 | 83 | 1.5% |
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| Block % | 84 | 54 | 2.4% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 81 | 73 | 17.9 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 80 | 69 | .125 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 90 | 94 | +2.7 |
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| Offensive BPM | 85 | 88 | +1.9 |
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| Defensive BPM | 76 | 66 | +0.8 |
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| VORP | 91 | 91 | 3.1 |
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| Game Score / g | 81 | 74 | 13.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1980-81 | POR | 26 | 79 | 35.3 | 17.0 | 8.7 | 3.6 | .520 | +0.9 | 69 | |
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| 1981-82 | POR | 27 | 79 | 39.6 | 20.8 | 11.7 | 4.0 | .548 | +2.3 | 87 | |
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| 1982-83 | POR | 28 | 80 | 37.7 | 15.7 | 9.4 | 4.8 | .520 | +1.5 | 74 | |
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| 1983-84★ | POR | 29 | 79 | 33.5 | 15.7 | 8.7 | 3.9 | .561 | +2.7 | 90 | |
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| 1984-85 | POR | 30 | 79 | 33.1 | 18.4 | 7.8 | 2.6 | .554 | +0.7 | 70 | |
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| 1985-86 | POR | 31 | 82 | 31.3 | 14.7 | 7.4 | 2.1 | .525 | −1.9 | 22 | |
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| 1986-87 | SAS | 32 | 82 | 23.0 | 11.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | .506 | −2.6 | 14 | Champion |
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| 1987-88 | LAL | 33 | 80 | 25.1 | 11.6 | 6.1 | 0.8 | .544 | −2.4 | 19 | Champion |
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| 1988-89 | LAL | 34 | 80 | 24.9 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 0.6 | .593 | −1.0 | 44 | |
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| 1989-90 | LAL | 35 | 70 | 26.9 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 0.6 | .542 | −2.0 | 26 | |
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| 1990-91 | LAL | 36 | 72 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0.3 | .540 | −2.2 | 22 | |
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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.