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Sam Cassell
MIN · Guard · 2003-04 · Florida State · Year 11 · age 34 · born Nov 18, 1969
19.8 PPG3.3 RPG7.3 APG2.7 TPG35.2 MPG
All-NBA 2ndAll-Star
- Height
- 6'3"
Weight185Sam Cassell, 2003-04 with MIN: 19.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 7.3 assists in 35.2 minutes a game. Against the 265 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are PER (98th percentile), Win Shares / 48 (98th) and Assists / 75 (97th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (15th percentile) and Offensive rebound % (16th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 15 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 265 qualified players in 2003-04; the second number is his rank among the 112 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 | 78 | 75 | 35.2 |
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| Minutes share | 88 | 86 | 72.1% |
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| Availability | 81 | 79 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 90 | 93 | .566 |
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| Effective FG% | 88 | 89 | .517 |
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| Points per shot | 78 | 88 | 1.26 |
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| 3-point % | 90 | 87 | 39.8% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 66 | 46 | 2.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 49 | 18 | 14.6% |
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| 2-point % | 89 | 96 | 50.4% |
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| Free throw % | 96 | 93 | 87.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 80 | 84 | 4.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 45 | 63 | 26.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 52 | 22 | 13.8% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 95 | 93 | 22.2 |
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| Assist % | 96 | 91 | 35.4% |
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| Assists / 75 | 97 | 92 | 8.2 |
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| Assist / turnover | 91 | 79 | 2.69 |
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| Usage % | 93 | 93 | 26.4% |
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| Turnover % | 53 | 54 | 13.5% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 13 | 18 | 3.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 16 | 37 | 1.7% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 16 | 36 | 3.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 15 | 32 | 7.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 63 | 49 | 1.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 25 | 49 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 35 | 47 | 1.7 |
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| Steal % | 63 | 50 | 1.9% |
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| Block % | 27 | 53 | 0.5% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 18 | 42 | 6'3" |
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| Strength (weight) | 11 | 26 | 185 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 98 | 99 | 22.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 98 | 99 | .205 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 96 | 96 | +4.4 |
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| Offensive BPM | 96 | 95 | +4.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 63 | 69 | +0.3 |
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| VORP | 97 | 97 | 4.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 95 | 94 | 15.5 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1993-94 | HOU | 24 | 66 | 17.0 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 | .506 | −0.7 | 44 | Champion |
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| 1994-95 | HOU | 25 | 82 | 23.0 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 4.9 | .556 | +0.3 | 57 | Champion |
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| 1995-96 | HOU | 26 | 61 | 27.6 | 14.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | .565 | +0.3 | 60 | |
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| 1996-97 | NJN | 27 | 61 | 28.1 | 15.9 | 3.0 | 5.0 | .541 | +2.2 | 82 | |
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| 1997-98 | NJN | 28 | 75 | 34.7 | 19.6 | 3.0 | 8.0 | .533 | +3.6 | 91 | |
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| 1998-99 | MIL | 29 | 8 | 24.9 | 15.9 | 1.9 | 4.5 | .552 | +4.6 | 96 | |
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| 1999-00 | MIL | 30 | 81 | 35.8 | 18.6 | 3.7 | 9.0 | .551 | +2.2 | 86 | |
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| 2000-01 | MIL | 31 | 76 | 35.7 | 18.2 | 3.8 | 7.6 | .542 | +1.1 | 73 | |
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| 2001-02 | MIL | 32 | 74 | 35.2 | 19.7 | 4.2 | 6.7 | .545 | +2.4 | 85 | |
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| 2002-03 | MIL | 33 | 78 | 34.6 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 5.8 | .565 | +2.7 | 86 | |
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| 2003-04★ | MIN | 34 | 81 | 35.2 | 19.8 | 3.3 | 7.3 | .566 | +4.4 | 96 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 2004-05 | MIN | 35 | 59 | 25.8 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 5.1 | .529 | +1.2 | 74 | |
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| 2005-06 | LAC | 36 | 78 | 34.0 | 17.2 | 3.7 | 6.3 | .534 | +1.6 | 79 | |
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| 2006-07 | LAC | 37 | 58 | 24.3 | 12.3 | 2.9 | 4.7 | .506 | +0.1 | 56 | |
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| 2007-08 | BOS | 38 | 55 | 23.2 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 3.9 | .517 | −0.9 | 39 | Champion |
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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.