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Ricky Sobers
CHI · Guard · 1980-81 · age 28
13.5 PPG2.0 RPG4.0 APG2.9 TPG25.4 MPG
Ricky Sobers, 1980-81 with CHI: 13.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 25.4 minutes a game. Against the 211 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Free throw % (99th percentile), Steals / 75 (88th) and Assist % (85th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (12th percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (18th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 7 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 211 qualified players in 1980-81; the second number is his rank among the 85 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 | 39 | 25.4 |
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| Minutes share | 41 | 45 | 45.6% |
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| Availability | 26 | 28 | 86.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 67 | 72 | .546 |
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| Effective FG% | 37 | 42 | .473 |
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| Points per shot | 65 | 70 | 1.25 |
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| 3-point % | 73 | 69 | 25.8% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 93 | 86 | 0.9 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 94 | 85 | 8.6% |
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| 2-point % | 42 | 48 | 48.1% |
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| Free throw % | 99 | 98 | 93.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 63 | 72 | 3.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 54 | 64 | 32.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 93 | 84 | 5.3% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 80 | 72 | 19.0 |
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| Assist % | 85 | 65 | 23.3% |
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| Assists / 75 | 83 | 62 | 5.6 |
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| Assist / turnover | 57 | 24 | 1.38 |
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| Usage % | 86 | 79 | 24.5% |
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| Turnover % | 23 | 30 | 19.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 2 | 2 | 4.1 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 21 | 51 | 3.0% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 18 | 44 | 2.9 |
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| Def. rebound % | 12 | 29 | 5.9% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 88 | 77 | 1.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 35 | 68 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 67 | 77 | 2.3 |
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| Steal % | 88 | 77 | 2.6% |
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| Block % | 32 | 65 | 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 | 63 | 64 | 15.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 57 | 63 | .101 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 45 | 49 | −0.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 53 | 51 | −0.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 38 | 44 | −0.5 |
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| VORP | 42 | 46 | 0.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 53 | 54 | 8.9 |
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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 | CHI | 27 | 82 | 32.6 | 14.2 | 3.0 | 5.2 | .524 | −1.9 | 20 | |
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| 1980-81★ | CHI | 28 | 71 | 25.4 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | .546 | −0.6 | 45 | |
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| 1981-82 | CHI | 29 | 80 | 24.2 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .515 | −3.4 | 7 | |
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| 1982-83 | WSB | 30 | 41 | 35.1 | 15.7 | 2.5 | 5.3 | .524 | −0.7 | 42 | |
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| 1983-84 | WSB | 31 | 81 | 32.4 | 15.6 | 2.2 | 4.7 | .514 | −1.6 | 23 | |
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| 1984-85 | SEA | 32 | 71 | 21.0 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 3.5 | .501 | −3.7 | 4 | |
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| 1985-86 | SEA | 33 | 78 | 16.4 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .506 | −1.3 | 33 | |
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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.