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Rick Brunson
LAC · Guard · 2004-05 · Temple · Year 8 · age 32 · born Jun 14, 1972
5.5 PPG2.3 RPG5.1 APG1.6 TPG24.2 MPG
- Height
- 6'4"
Weight190Rick Brunson, 2004-05 with LAC: 5.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 24.2 minutes a game. Against the 293 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assists / 75 (98th percentile), Assist / turnover (96th) and Assist % (95th); his lowest are 2-point % (3rd percentile) and Points per shot (4th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 9 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 293 qualified players in 2004-05; the second number is his rank among the 121 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 | 41 | 37 | 24.2 |
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| Minutes share | 58 | 52 | 48.3% |
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| Availability | 81 | 78 | 97.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 6 | 7 | .460 |
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| Effective FG% | 11 | 14 | .430 |
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| Points per shot | 4 | 5 | 0.99 |
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| 3-point % | 73 | 64 | 36.9% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 54 | 30 | 1.6 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 71 | 52 | 29.4% |
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| 2-point % | 3 | 4 | 37.8% |
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| Free throw % | 51 | 33 | 77.0% |
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| FT attempts / g | 7 | 6 | 0.9 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 10 | 11 | 16.7% |
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| % points from 3 | 80 | 67 | 33.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 6 | 5 | 8.8 |
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| Assist % | 95 | 88 | 33.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 98 | 95 | 8.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 96 | 90 | 3.28 |
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| Usage % | 14 | 12 | 14.1% |
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| Turnover % | 4 | 4 | 20.8% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 31 | 33 | 2.5 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 8 | 18 | 1.3% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 15 | 34 | 3.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 22 | 49 | 8.6% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 85 | 76 | 1.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 15 | 31 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 52 | 67 | 1.8 |
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| Steal % | 85 | 76 | 2.2% |
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| Block % | 16 | 33 | 0.3% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 22 | 52 | 6'4" |
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| Strength (weight) | 14 | 33 | 190 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 24 | 22 | 11.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 15 | 15 | .048 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 44 | 37 | −0.8 |
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| Offensive BPM | 41 | 30 | −0.8 |
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| Defensive BPM | 54 | 60 | +0.0 |
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| VORP | 49 | 43 | 0.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 37 | 36 | 5.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1997-98 | POR | 25 | 38 | 16.3 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | .481 | −2.4 | 20 | |
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| 1998-99 | NYK | 26 | 17 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .294 | −3.3 | 9 | |
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| 1999-00 | NYK | 27 | 37 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .456 | −4.8 | 3 | |
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| 2000-01 | NYK | 28 | 22 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .380 | −5.1 | 3 | |
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| 2001-02 | POR | 29 | 59 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .481 | −1.1 | 38 | |
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| 2002-03 | CHI | 30 | 17 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | .543 | −1.0 | 40 | |
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| 2003-04 | POR | 31 | 40 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | .497 | −0.1 | 54 | |
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| 2004-05★ | LAC | 32 | 80 | 24.2 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 5.1 | .460 | −0.8 | 44 | |
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| 2005-06 | HOU | 33 | 27 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .455 | −5.2 | 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.