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Ralph Sampson
HOU · Big · 1983-84 · age 23
21.0 PPG11.1 RPG2.0 APG3.6 TPG32.8 MPG
ROYAll-StarAll-Rookie 1st
Ralph Sampson, 1983-84 with HOU: 21.0 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 32.8 minutes a game. Against the 199 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Rebounds / 75 (98th percentile), Blocks / 75 (96th) and Offensive rebound % (94th); his lowest are Assist / turnover (5th percentile) and Free throw % (13th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 9 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 199 qualified players in 1983-84; the second number is his rank among the 40 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 75 | 75 | 32.8 |
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| Minutes share | 87 | 86 | 68.2% |
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| Availability | 90 | 88 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 63 | 39 | .551 |
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| Effective FG% | 77 | 60 | .523 |
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| Points per shot | 62 | 38 | 1.26 |
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| 3-point % | 69 | 81 | 25.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 15 | 35 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 20 | 46 | 0.3% |
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| 2-point % | 75 | 61 | 52.4% |
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| Free throw % | 13 | 19 | 66.1% |
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| FT attempts / g | 84 | 79 | 5.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 45 | 29 | 31.7% |
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| % points from 3 | 38 | 76 | 0.2% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 90 | 91 | 22.0 |
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| Assist % | 29 | 56 | 8.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 23 | 50 | 2.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 5 | 19 | 0.55 |
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| Usage % | 94 | 96 | 27.1% |
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| Turnover % | 40 | 51 | 15.9% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 5 | 9 | 3.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 94 | 85 | 11.8% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 98 | 91 | 11.7 |
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| Def. rebound % | 94 | 81 | 24.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 26 | 59 | 0.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 96 | 89 | 2.5 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 93 | 89 | 3.4 |
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| Steal % | 26 | 58 | 1.2% |
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| Block % | 96 | 89 | 4.0% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 93 | 91 | 20.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 64 | 49 | .108 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 70 | 59 | +0.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 66 | 64 | +0.5 |
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| Defensive BPM | 67 | 51 | +0.4 |
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| VORP | 79 | 78 | 2.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 89 | 86 | 15.5 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1983-84★ | HOU | 23 | 82 | 32.8 | 21.0 | 11.1 | 2.0 | .551 | +0.9 | 70 | ROY · All-Star · All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1984-85 | HOU | 24 | 82 | 37.6 | 22.1 | 10.4 | 2.7 | .533 | +0.4 | 64 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star · ASG MVP |
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| 1985-86 | HOU | 25 | 79 | 36.3 | 18.9 | 11.1 | 3.6 | .516 | +0.4 | 60 | All-Star |
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| 1986-87 | HOU | 26 | 43 | 30.8 | 15.6 | 8.7 | 2.8 | .518 | −0.4 | 51 | All-Star |
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| 1987-88 | GSW | 27 | 48 | 34.6 | 15.6 | 9.6 | 2.5 | .487 | −2.2 | 20 | |
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| 1988-89 | GSW | 28 | 61 | 17.8 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.3 | .483 | −2.6 | 16 | |
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| 1989-90 | SAC | 29 | 26 | 16.0 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .392 | −5.7 | 1 | |
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| 1990-91 | SAC | 30 | 25 | 13.9 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 0.7 | .365 | −6.5 | 1 | |
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| 1991-92 | WSB | 31 | 10 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | .348 | −6.8 | 1 | |
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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.