Pau Gasol

MEM · Big · 2005-06 · FC Barcelona · Year 5 · age 25 · born Jul 6, 1980

20.4 PPG8.9 RPG4.6 APG2.9 TPG39.2 MPG

All-Star

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Height: 7'0"
Weight: 240

Pau Gasol, 2005-06 with MEM: 20.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 39.2 minutes a game. Against the 281 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Box Plus/Minus (97th percentile), VORP (97th) and FT attempts / g (96th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (9th percentile) and Free throw % (28th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 18 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 281 qualified players in 2005-06; the second number is his rank among the 74 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Minutes / game	96	99	39.2
Minutes share	97	99	79.0%
Availability	79	78	97.6%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	72	66	.555
Effective FG%	62	45	.504
Points per shot	85	75	1.36
3-point %	26	64	25.0%
3-point attempts / g	25	72	0.1
3PA rate (of FGA)	23	68	1.0%
2-point %	73	48	50.5%
Free throw %	28	59	68.9%
FT attempts / g	96	98	7.7
FT rate (of FGA)	88	75	51.7%
% points from 3	25	75	0.6%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	91	93	21.2
Assist %	83	98	23.4%
Assists / 75	79	97	4.8
Assist / turnover	62	89	1.58
Usage %	91	93	26.1%
Turnover %	44	55	13.8%
Turnovers / 75	9	7	3.1
Offensive rebound %	68	18	6.7%

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	80	39	9.3
Def. rebound %	83	55	17.6%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	9	28	0.6
Blocks / 75	90	68	2.0
Stocks / 75	83	60	2.6
Steal %	9	28	0.8%
Block %	90	68	3.9%
Physical ingredients
Height	95	80	7'0"
Strength (weight)	73	24	240

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Overall value
PER	94	95	22.7
Win Shares / 48	95	96	.184
Box Plus/Minus	97	99	+5.5
Offensive BPM	94	99	+3.9
Defensive BPM	91	84	+1.7
VORP	97	99	6.0
Game Score / g	94	98	16.9

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
2001-02	MEM	21	82	36.6	17.6	8.9	2.7	.566	+1.7	80	ROY · All-Rookie 1st
2002-03	MEM	22	82	35.9	19.0	8.8	2.8	.570	+1.8	80
2003-04	MEM	23	78	31.4	17.7	7.7	2.5	.542	+2.9	90
2004-05	MEM	24	56	31.8	17.8	7.3	2.4	.582	+4.0	91
2005-06★	MEM	25	80	39.2	20.4	8.9	4.6	.555	+5.5	97	All-Star
2006-07	MEM	26	59	36.1	20.8	9.8	3.4	.593	+3.6	90
2007-08	LAL	27	66	35.6	18.9	8.4	3.2	.594	+3.4	91
2008-09	LAL	28	81	37.0	18.9	9.6	3.5	.617	+4.5	96	Champion · All-NBA 3rd · All-Star
2009-10	LAL	29	65	37.0	18.3	11.3	3.4	.593	+4.9	97	Champion · All-NBA 3rd · All-Star
2010-11	LAL	30	82	37.0	18.8	10.2	3.3	.589	+4.8	97	All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2011-12	LAL	31	65	37.4	17.4	10.4	3.6	.547	+3.4	90
2012-13	LAL	32	49	33.8	13.7	8.6	4.1	.512	+2.0	81
2013-14	LAL	33	60	31.4	17.4	9.7	3.4	.522	+1.2	76
2014-15	CHI	34	78	34.4	18.5	11.8	2.7	.550	+3.5	93	All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2015-16	CHI	35	72	31.8	16.5	11.0	4.1	.529	+4.9	97	All-Star
2016-17	SAS	36	64	25.4	12.4	7.8	2.3	.578	+4.0	92
2017-18	SAS	37	77	23.5	10.1	8.0	3.1	.539	+3.4	93
2018-19	MIL	38	30	12.0	3.9	4.6	1.7	.529	+3.1	91

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.