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Quinn Buckner
MIL · Guard · 1979-80 · age 25
10.7 PPG3.6 RPG5.7 APG2.2 TPG25.2 MPG
All-Def 2nd
Quinn Buckner, 1979-80 with MIL: 10.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 25.2 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (98th percentile), Steals / 75 (98th) and Assists / 75 (96th); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (5th percentile) and Points per shot (22nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 7 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 | 42 | 44 | 25.2 |
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| Minutes share | 36 | 41 | 42.7% |
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| Availability | 21 | 22 | 81.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 28 | 37 | .501 |
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| Effective FG% | 37 | 50 | .469 |
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| Points per shot | 22 | 30 | 1.10 |
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| 3-point % | 92 | 90 | 40.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 47 | 18 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 45 | 13 | 0.8% |
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| 2-point % | 34 | 46 | 46.8% |
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| Free throw % | 32 | 21 | 73.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 32 | 38 | 2.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 24 | 38 | 21.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 60 | 26 | 0.8% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 48 | 52 | 15.0 |
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| Assist % | 98 | 95 | 30.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 96 | 91 | 8.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 95 | 86 | 2.57 |
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| Usage % | 58 | 58 | 20.4% |
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| Turnover % | 33 | 38 | 17.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 23 | 24 | 3.1 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 34 | 76 | 4.6% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 41 | 93 | 5.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 40 | 93 | 10.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 98 | 94 | 2.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 5 | 13 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 86 | 93 | 2.9 |
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| Steal % | 98 | 96 | 3.8% |
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| Block % | 4 | 9 | 0.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 72 | 80 | 16.5 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 73 | 82 | .125 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 81 | 84 | +1.7 |
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| Offensive BPM | 51 | 57 | −0.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 94 | 97 | +1.9 |
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| VORP | 71 | 72 | 1.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 58 | 61 | 9.6 |
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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★ | MIL | 25 | 67 | 25.2 | 10.7 | 3.6 | 5.7 | .501 | +1.7 | 81 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1980-81 | MIL | 26 | 82 | 29.1 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | .522 | +0.8 | 67 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1981-82 | MIL | 27 | 70 | 30.8 | 12.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | .506 | +0.9 | 73 | All-Def 2nd |
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| 1982-83 | BOS | 28 | 72 | 21.7 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | .465 | −1.4 | 31 | |
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| 1983-84 | BOS | 29 | 79 | 15.8 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .456 | −1.8 | 19 | Champion |
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| 1984-85 | BOS | 30 | 75 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .419 | −3.1 | 8 | |
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| 1985-86 | IND | 31 | 32 | 13.1 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .505 | −1.6 | 28 | |
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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.