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Ray Williams
NYK · Guard · 1979-80 · age 25
20.9 PPG5.0 RPG6.2 APG3.1 TPG31.5 MPG
Ray Williams, 1979-80 with NYK: 20.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.2 assists in 31.5 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are PER (96th percentile), Box Plus/Minus (96th) and Assist % (95th); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (32nd percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (41st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 8 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 | 69 | 66 | 31.5 |
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| Minutes share | 75 | 71 | 65.3% |
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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 % | 71 | 80 | .546 |
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| Effective FG% | 66 | 81 | .499 |
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| Points per shot | 68 | 77 | 1.24 |
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| 3-point % | 51 | 35 | 18.9% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 82 | 64 | 0.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 71 | 41 | 2.7% |
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| 2-point % | 72 | 87 | 50.5% |
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| Free throw % | 60 | 44 | 78.7% |
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| FT attempts / g | 86 | 88 | 5.2 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 57 | 66 | 30.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 68 | 40 | 1.2% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 93 | 91 | 22.4 |
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| Assist % | 95 | 88 | 28.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 91 | 77 | 6.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 83 | 61 | 2.00 |
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| Usage % | 94 | 92 | 27.2% |
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| Turnover % | 65 | 61 | 14.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 13 | 14 | 3.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 46 | 93 | 6.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 41 | 94 | 5.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 43 | 94 | 11.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 94 | 86 | 2.2 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 32 | 59 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 75 | 84 | 2.5 |
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| Steal % | 93 | 84 | 2.9% |
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| Block % | 32 | 59 | 0.5% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 96 | 97 | 21.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 87 | 94 | .152 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 96 | 96 | +3.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 95 | 96 | +3.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 65 | 76 | +0.3 |
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| VORP | 95 | 94 | 3.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 93 | 93 | 16.3 |
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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★ | NYK | 25 | 82 | 31.5 | 20.9 | 5.0 | 6.2 | .546 | +3.9 | 96 | |
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| 1980-81 | NYK | 26 | 79 | 34.7 | 19.7 | 4.1 | 5.5 | .519 | +3.0 | 91 | |
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| 1981-82 | NJN | 27 | 82 | 33.3 | 20.4 | 4.0 | 6.0 | .527 | +3.6 | 92 | |
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| 1982-83 | KCK | 28 | 72 | 30.1 | 15.4 | 4.5 | 7.9 | .457 | −1.1 | 36 | |
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| 1983-84 | NYK | 29 | 76 | 29.3 | 14.8 | 3.5 | 5.9 | .521 | +3.1 | 93 | |
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| 1984-85 | BOS | 30 | 23 | 20.0 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | .450 | −1.6 | 25 | |
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| 1985-86 | SAS | 31 | 47 | 17.6 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 4.0 | .491 | −0.8 | 42 | |
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| 1986-87 | NJN | 32 | 32 | 25.0 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 5.8 | .503 | −1.9 | 25 | |
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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.