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Paul Westphal
PHO · Guard · 1979-80 · age 29
21.9 PPG2.3 RPG5.1 APG2.5 TPG32.5 MPG
All-NBA 1stAll-Star
Paul Westphal, 1979-80 with PHO: 21.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 32.5 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Win Shares / 48 (97th percentile), Box Plus/Minus (96th) and VORP (96th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (4th percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (6th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 5 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 80 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 | 74 | 73 | 32.5 |
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| Minutes share | 82 | 83 | 67.5% |
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| Availability | 86 | 88 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 94 | 98 | .593 |
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| Effective FG% | 91 | 97 | .535 |
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| Points per shot | 87 | 91 | 1.36 |
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| 3-point % | 70 | 59 | 28.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 92 | 85 | 1.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 88 | 76 | 7.1% |
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| 2-point % | 94 | 99 | 54.4% |
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| Free throw % | 90 | 82 | 86.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 88 | 91 | 5.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 68 | 74 | 33.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 86 | 71 | 4.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 95 | 94 | 23.1 |
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| Assist % | 88 | 72 | 24.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 83 | 61 | 5.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 83 | 62 | 2.01 |
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| Usage % | 89 | 88 | 25.6% |
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| Turnover % | 82 | 83 | 12.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 48 | 56 | 2.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 4 | 11 | 1.9% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 6 | 14 | 2.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 13 | 34 | 5.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 70 | 52 | 1.5 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 45 | 80 | 0.5 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 52 | 63 | 2.0 |
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| Steal % | 72 | 55 | 2.1% |
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| Block % | 43 | 78 | 0.7% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 95 | 96 | 21.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 97 | 99 | .189 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 96 | 96 | +3.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 96 | 97 | +4.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 54 | 62 | +0.0 |
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| VORP | 96 | 96 | 4.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 94 | 94 | 16.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80★ | PHO | 29 | 82 | 32.5 | 21.9 | 2.3 | 5.1 | .593 | +3.9 | 96 | All-NBA 1st · All-Star |
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| 1980-81 | SEA | 30 | 36 | 29.9 | 16.7 | 1.9 | 4.1 | .517 | +0.8 | 67 | All-Star |
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| 1981-82 | NYK | 31 | 18 | 25.1 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 5.6 | .489 | −1.8 | 21 | |
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| 1982-83 | NYK | 32 | 80 | 24.7 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 5.5 | .516 | +0.4 | 60 | |
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| 1983-84 | PHO | 33 | 59 | 14.7 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 | .549 | −0.9 | 35 | |
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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.