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Rafer Alston
MIA · Guard · 2003-04 · Fresno State · Year 5 · age 27 · born Jul 24, 1976
10.2 PPG2.8 RPG4.5 APG1.6 TPG31.5 MPG
- Height
- 6'2"
Weight175Rafer Alston, 2003-04 with MIA: 10.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 31.5 minutes a game. Against the 265 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (97th percentile), Assist / turnover (96th) and Assists / 75 (86th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (2nd percentile) and 2-point % (4th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 265 qualified players in 2003-04; the second number is his rank among the 112 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 | 66 | 64 | 31.5 |
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| Minutes share | 78 | 75 | 65.4% |
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| Availability | 92 | 91 | 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 % | 42 | 49 | .509 |
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| Effective FG% | 61 | 67 | .481 |
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| Points per shot | 32 | 41 | 1.10 |
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| 3-point % | 78 | 69 | 37.1% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 97 | 93 | 5.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 98 | 97 | 56.8% |
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| 2-point % | 4 | 7 | 38.2% |
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| Free throw % | 57 | 34 | 76.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 29 | 34 | 1.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 14 | 21 | 17.5% |
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| % points from 3 | 99 | 99 | 57.6% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 37 | 32 | 13.0 |
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| Assist % | 83 | 61 | 25.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 86 | 67 | 5.8 |
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| Assist / turnover | 96 | 92 | 2.91 |
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| Usage % | 34 | 29 | 17.1% |
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| Turnover % | 53 | 54 | 13.5% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 63 | 72 | 2.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 2 | 5 | 1.0% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 11 | 25 | 3.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 20 | 44 | 8.1% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 85 | 76 | 1.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 30 | 58 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 56 | 68 | 2.0 |
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| Steal % | 85 | 75 | 2.4% |
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| Block % | 33 | 63 | 0.6% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 11 | 27 | 6'2" |
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| Strength (weight) | 5 | 13 | 175 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 42 | 48 | 13.7 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 61 | 67 | .110 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 69 | 64 | +0.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 59 | 51 | +0.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 75 | 81 | +0.7 |
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| VORP | 74 | 72 | 1.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 56 | 51 | 8.0 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1999-00 | MIL | 23 | 27 | 13.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 2.6 | .310 | −7.3 | 1 | |
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| 2000-01 | MIL | 24 | 37 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | .429 | −2.1 | 26 | |
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| 2001-02 | MIL | 25 | 50 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.9 | .434 | −0.7 | 47 | |
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| 2002-03 | GSW | 26 | 47 | 20.9 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 4.1 | .510 | −0.8 | 43 | |
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| 2003-04★ | MIA | 27 | 82 | 31.5 | 10.2 | 2.8 | 4.5 | .509 | +0.9 | 69 | |
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| 2004-05 | TOR | 28 | 80 | 34.0 | 14.2 | 3.5 | 6.4 | .522 | +0.9 | 70 | |
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| 2005-06 | HOU | 29 | 63 | 38.6 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 6.7 | .475 | −0.4 | 51 | |
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| 2006-07 | HOU | 30 | 82 | 37.1 | 13.3 | 3.4 | 5.4 | .496 | +0.6 | 67 | |
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| 2007-08 | HOU | 31 | 74 | 34.1 | 13.1 | 3.5 | 5.3 | .492 | +0.5 | 65 | |
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| 2008-09 | ORL | 32 | 77 | 31.8 | 11.7 | 2.9 | 5.3 | .494 | +0.8 | 68 | |
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| 2009-10 | MIA | 33 | 52 | 27.3 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 3.4 | .443 | −3.8 | 4 | |
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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.