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Purvis Short
GSW · Wing · 1981-82 · age 24
14.4 PPG3.5 RPG2.8 APG1.6 TPG23.4 MPG
Purvis Short, 1981-82 with GSW: 14.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 23.4 minutes a game. Against the 212 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (91st percentile), Points / 75 (90th) and PER (90th); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (22nd percentile) and Stocks / 75 (26th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 212 qualified players in 1981-82; the second number is his rank among the 93 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 38 | 42 | 23.4 |
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| Minutes share | 39 | 45 | 45.0% |
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| Availability | 44 | 50 | 92.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 45 | 37 | .530 |
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| Effective FG% | 50 | 42 | .491 |
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| Points per shot | 35 | 27 | 1.17 |
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| 3-point % | 54 | 63 | 21.4% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 82 | 95 | 0.4 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 75 | 88 | 3.0% |
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| 2-point % | 54 | 45 | 49.6% |
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| Free throw % | 75 | 84 | 80.1% |
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| FT attempts / g | 56 | 52 | 2.9 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 20 | 16 | 23.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 71 | 82 | 1.6% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 90 | 91 | 21.8 |
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| Assist % | 67 | 90 | 17.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 67 | 91 | 4.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 67 | 89 | 1.71 |
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| Usage % | 91 | 92 | 26.1% |
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| Turnover % | 91 | 94 | 10.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 59 | 53 | 2.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 55 | 33 | 7.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 42 | 13 | 5.3 |
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| Def. rebound % | 36 | 7 | 8.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 62 | 66 | 1.3 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 22 | 10 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 26 | 25 | 1.5 |
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| Steal % | 59 | 64 | 1.7% |
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| Block % | 21 | 9 | 0.3% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 90 | 90 | 18.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 81 | 79 | .135 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 79 | 81 | +1.5 |
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| Offensive BPM | 89 | 88 | +2.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 35 | 32 | −0.6 |
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| VORP | 74 | 77 | 1.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 63 | 65 | 9.8 |
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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 | GSW | 22 | 62 | 26.4 | 17.0 | 5.1 | 2.0 | .534 | +0.8 | 70 | |
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| 1980-81 | GSW | 23 | 79 | 29.2 | 16.1 | 4.9 | 3.2 | .509 | +0.6 | 65 | |
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| 1981-82★ | GSW | 24 | 76 | 23.4 | 14.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | .530 | +1.5 | 79 | |
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| 1982-83 | GSW | 25 | 67 | 35.8 | 21.4 | 5.3 | 3.4 | .534 | +0.1 | 55 | |
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| 1983-84 | GSW | 26 | 79 | 37.3 | 22.8 | 5.5 | 3.1 | .529 | +0.0 | 54 | |
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| 1984-85 | GSW | 27 | 78 | 39.5 | 28.0 | 5.1 | 3.0 | .533 | +0.6 | 68 | |
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| 1985-86 | GSW | 28 | 64 | 37.9 | 25.5 | 5.1 | 3.7 | .547 | +1.0 | 72 | |
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| 1986-87 | GSW | 29 | 34 | 27.9 | 18.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | .543 | +0.7 | 67 | |
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| 1987-88 | HOU | 30 | 81 | 24.1 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | .531 | −0.6 | 46 | |
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| 1988-89 | HOU | 31 | 65 | 17.8 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | .464 | −1.9 | 28 | |
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| 1989-90 | NJN | 32 | 82 | 27.0 | 13.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | .508 | −2.0 | 26 | |
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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.