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Otis Birdsong
KCK · Guard · 1980-81 · age 25
24.6 PPG3.6 RPG3.3 APG2.4 TPG36.5 MPG
All-NBA 2ndAll-Star
Otis Birdsong, 1980-81 with KCK: 24.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 36.5 minutes a game. Against the 211 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are FT attempts / g (95th percentile), Points / 75 (95th) and Game Score / g (95th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (12th percentile) and Free throw % (22nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 10 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 211 qualified players in 1980-81; the second number is his rank among the 85 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 | 94 | 94 | 36.5 |
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| Minutes share | 78 | 81 | 65.4% |
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| Availability | 26 | 28 | 86.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 87 | 90 | .580 |
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| Effective FG% | 93 | 96 | .547 |
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| Points per shot | 82 | 87 | 1.34 |
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| 3-point % | 78 | 75 | 28.6% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 87 | 72 | 0.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 74 | 45 | 2.7% |
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| 2-point % | 93 | 96 | 55.1% |
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| Free throw % | 22 | 11 | 69.7% |
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| FT attempts / g | 95 | 95 | 6.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 63 | 72 | 34.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 79 | 58 | 1.7% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 95 | 96 | 23.9 |
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| Assist % | 56 | 18 | 14.3% |
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| Assists / 75 | 49 | 15 | 3.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 53 | 21 | 1.35 |
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| Usage % | 93 | 91 | 26.8% |
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| Turnover % | 94 | 92 | 10.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 67 | 74 | 2.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 35 | 79 | 5.1% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 25 | 62 | 3.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 12 | 29 | 5.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 49 | 23 | 1.3 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 24 | 52 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 23 | 25 | 1.5 |
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| Steal % | 49 | 24 | 1.7% |
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| Block % | 25 | 52 | 0.4% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 94 | 97 | 20.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 87 | 89 | .152 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 89 | 92 | +2.4 |
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| Offensive BPM | 94 | 95 | +3.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 28 | 34 | −0.8 |
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| VORP | 90 | 92 | 2.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 95 | 97 | 17.1 |
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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 | KCK | 24 | 82 | 35.2 | 22.7 | 4.0 | 2.5 | .538 | +2.1 | 86 | All-Star |
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| 1980-81★ | KCK | 25 | 71 | 36.5 | 24.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | .580 | +2.4 | 89 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 1981-82 | NJN | 26 | 37 | 27.7 | 14.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .489 | −1.2 | 29 | |
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| 1982-83 | NJN | 27 | 62 | 30.4 | 15.1 | 2.4 | 3.9 | .521 | +1.0 | 71 | |
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| 1983-84 | NJN | 28 | 69 | 31.4 | 19.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | .530 | +0.6 | 65 | All-Star |
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| 1984-85 | NJN | 29 | 56 | 32.9 | 20.6 | 2.6 | 4.1 | .534 | +1.2 | 77 | |
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| 1985-86 | NJN | 30 | 77 | 31.1 | 15.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .529 | −1.1 | 37 | |
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| 1986-87 | NJN | 31 | 7 | 18.1 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 | .479 | −3.1 | 9 | |
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| 1987-88 | NJN | 32 | 67 | 28.1 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .470 | −3.4 | 10 | |
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| 1988-89 | BOS | 33 | 13 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .502 | −5.3 | 1 | |
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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.