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Roy Tarpley
DAL · Wing · 1987-88 · age 23
13.5 PPG11.8 RPG1.1 APG2.1 TPG28.5 MPG
6th Man
Roy Tarpley, 1987-88 with DAL: 13.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 28.5 minutes a game. Against the 208 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Offensive rebound % (99th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (99th) and Def. rebound % (99th); his lowest are Assist % (9th percentile) and Assists / 75 (9th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 208 qualified players in 1987-88; the second number is his rank among the 82 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 58 | 57 | 28.5 |
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| Minutes share | 68 | 68 | 58.4% |
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| Availability | 74 | 76 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 61 | 57 | .541 |
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| Effective FG% | 68 | 65 | .500 |
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| Points per shot | 55 | 49 | 1.23 |
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| 3-point % | 15 | 20 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 38 | 50 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 30 | 37 | 0.6% |
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| 2-point % | 71 | 70 | 50.3% |
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| Free throw % | 31 | 37 | 74.0% |
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| FT attempts / g | 62 | 53 | 3.4 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 46 | 36 | 31.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 17 | 21 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 69 | 63 | 17.6 |
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| Assist % | 9 | 8 | 5.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 9 | 9 | 1.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 5 | 4 | 0.50 |
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| Usage % | 64 | 62 | 21.2% |
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| Turnover % | 45 | 36 | 14.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 26 | 18 | 2.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 99 | 99 | 17.3% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 99 | 99 | 15.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 99 | 98 | 27.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 79 | 93 | 1.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 82 | 86 | 1.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 87 | 90 | 3.0 |
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| Steal % | 78 | 92 | 2.2% |
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| Block % | 81 | 84 | 2.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 90 | 86 | 19.5 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 93 | 91 | .163 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 62 | 64 | +0.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 61 | 63 | +0.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 51 | 58 | −0.1 |
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| VORP | 67 | 67 | 1.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 73 | 71 | 12.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1986-87 | DAL | 22 | 75 | 18.7 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 0.7 | .501 | −1.9 | 25 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1987-88★ | DAL | 23 | 81 | 28.5 | 13.5 | 11.8 | 1.1 | .541 | +0.2 | 62 | 6th Man |
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| 1988-89 | DAL | 24 | 19 | 31.1 | 17.3 | 11.5 | 0.9 | .577 | +2.2 | 84 | |
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| 1989-90 | DAL | 25 | 45 | 36.6 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 1.5 | .491 | −0.3 | 50 | |
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| 1990-91 | DAL | 26 | 5 | 34.2 | 20.4 | 11.0 | 2.4 | .587 | +3.6 | 91 | |
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| 1994-95 | DAL | 30 | 55 | 24.6 | 12.6 | 8.2 | 1.1 | .521 | −0.6 | 44 | |
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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.