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Ronnie Lester
CHI · Guard · 1981-82 · age 23
11.6 PPG2.8 RPG4.8 APG2.5 TPG30.0 MPG
Ronnie Lester, 1981-82 with CHI: 11.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 30.0 minutes a game. Against the 212 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (84th percentile), Assists / 75 (84th) and Free throw % (81st); his lowest are Turnover % (9th percentile) and Def. rebound % (16th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 212 qualified players in 1981-82; the second number is his rank among the 81 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 | 65 | 62 | 30.0 |
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| Minutes share | 68 | 65 | 56.6% |
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| Availability | 38 | 36 | 91.5% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 78 | 86 | .565 |
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| Effective FG% | 63 | 76 | .504 |
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| Points per shot | 78 | 91 | 1.32 |
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| 3-point % | 96 | 99 | 50.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 47 | 13 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 50 | 11 | 1.2% |
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| 2-point % | 59 | 72 | 50.1% |
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| Free throw % | 81 | 69 | 81.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 67 | 71 | 3.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 72 | 81 | 39.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 69 | 41 | 1.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 35 | 28 | 14.0 |
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| Assist % | 84 | 60 | 22.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 84 | 60 | 5.8 |
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| Assist / turnover | 77 | 46 | 1.96 |
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| Usage % | 33 | 25 | 17.8% |
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| Turnover % | 9 | 7 | 19.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 22 | 22 | 3.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 29 | 71 | 4.0% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 25 | 65 | 3.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 16 | 41 | 6.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 61 | 41 | 1.3 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 25 | 50 | 0.2 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 30 | 39 | 1.5 |
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| Steal % | 59 | 38 | 1.7% |
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| Block % | 21 | 44 | 0.3% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 42 | 40 | 13.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 38 | 46 | .084 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 48 | 48 | −0.4 |
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| Offensive BPM | 55 | 46 | +0.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 35 | 44 | −0.6 |
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| VORP | 54 | 51 | 0.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 60 | 59 | 9.5 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1980-81 | CHI | 22 | 8 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .520 | −4.1 | 2 | |
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| 1981-82★ | CHI | 23 | 75 | 30.0 | 11.6 | 2.8 | 4.8 | .565 | −0.4 | 48 | |
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| 1982-83 | CHI | 24 | 65 | 22.1 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 5.1 | .506 | −1.4 | 31 | |
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| 1983-84 | CHI | 25 | 43 | 16.0 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 3.9 | .513 | −1.2 | 30 | |
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| 1984-85 | LAL | 26 | 32 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | .465 | −3.2 | 8 | Champion |
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| 1985-86 | LAL | 27 | 27 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 | .555 | −6.2 | 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.