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Nick Van Exel
LAL · Guard · 1997-98 · Cincinnati · Year 5 · age 26 · born Nov 27, 1971
13.8 PPG3.0 RPG6.9 APG1.6 TPG32.0 MPG
All-Star
- Height
- 6'1"
Weight190Nick Van Exel, 1997-98 with LAL: 13.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 6.9 assists in 32.0 minutes a game. Against the 269 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist / turnover (99th percentile), 3-point attempts / g (98th) and Assists / 75 (95th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (9th percentile) and Blocks / 75 (9th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 269 qualified players in 1997-98; the second number is his rank among the 113 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 | 70 | 72 | 32.0 |
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| Minutes share | 55 | 59 | 51.7% |
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| Availability | 28 | 27 | 78.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 67 | 69 | .538 |
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| Effective FG% | 72 | 74 | .501 |
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| Points per shot | 50 | 63 | 1.19 |
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| 3-point % | 84 | 77 | 38.9% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 98 | 96 | 4.9 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 91 | 83 | 42.5% |
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| 2-point % | 22 | 29 | 44.0% |
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| Free throw % | 68 | 47 | 79.1% |
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| FT attempts / g | 55 | 66 | 2.7 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 23 | 38 | 23.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 93 | 88 | 41.9% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 62 | 66 | 16.3 |
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| Assist % | 93 | 85 | 33.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 95 | 89 | 8.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 99 | 99 | 4.25 |
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| Usage % | 54 | 59 | 19.6% |
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| Turnover % | 80 | 75 | 11.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 73 | 73 | 1.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 9 | 19 | 1.5% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 17 | 38 | 3.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 22 | 47 | 7.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 42 | 23 | 1.2 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 9 | 19 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 12 | 17 | 1.3 |
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| Steal % | 43 | 23 | 1.6% |
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| Block % | 7 | 17 | 0.2% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 7 | 18 | 6'1" |
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| Strength (weight) | 16 | 37 | 190 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 82 | 86 | 17.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 91 | 94 | .166 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 84 | 80 | +2.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 96 | 94 | +3.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 24 | 27 | −1.0 |
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| VORP | 82 | 79 | 2.4 |
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| Game Score / g | 82 | 81 | 12.0 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1993-94 | LAL | 22 | 81 | 33.3 | 13.6 | 2.9 | 5.8 | .485 | −1.1 | 40 | All-Rookie 2nd |
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| 1994-95 | LAL | 23 | 80 | 36.8 | 16.9 | 2.8 | 8.2 | .544 | +0.5 | 60 | |
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| 1995-96 | LAL | 24 | 74 | 34.0 | 14.9 | 2.4 | 6.9 | .528 | +0.6 | 64 | |
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| 1996-97 | LAL | 25 | 79 | 37.3 | 15.3 | 2.9 | 8.5 | .518 | +1.1 | 73 | |
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| 1997-98★ | LAL | 26 | 64 | 32.0 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 6.9 | .538 | +2.6 | 84 | All-Star |
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| 1998-99 | DEN | 27 | 50 | 36.0 | 16.5 | 2.3 | 7.4 | .488 | −0.8 | 39 | |
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| 1999-00 | DEN | 28 | 79 | 37.3 | 16.1 | 3.9 | 9.0 | .483 | −0.2 | 50 | |
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| 2000-01 | DEN | 29 | 71 | 37.8 | 17.7 | 3.4 | 8.5 | .515 | +1.9 | 82 | |
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| 2001-02 | DAL | 30 | 72 | 34.7 | 18.4 | 3.5 | 6.6 | .495 | +1.7 | 80 | |
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| 2002-03 | DAL | 31 | 73 | 27.9 | 12.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | .509 | +0.2 | 61 | |
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| 2003-04 | GSW | 32 | 39 | 32.2 | 12.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | .469 | −1.4 | 35 | |
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| 2004-05 | LAL | 33 | 53 | 30.5 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 4.3 | .494 | −1.0 | 41 | |
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| 2005-06 | SAS | 34 | 65 | 15.2 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .492 | −1.1 | 40 | |
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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.