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Sam Mack
HOU · Guard · 1998-99 · Houston · Year 7 · age 28 · born May 26, 1970
10.7 PPG2.2 RPG1.2 APG0.8 TPG24.6 MPG
- Height
- 6'7"
Weight220Sam Mack, 1998-99 with HOU: 10.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 24.6 minutes a game. Against the 256 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (99th percentile), Effective FG% (96th) and 3-point attempts / g (96th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (7th percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (13th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 7 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 256 qualified players in 1998-99; the second number is his rank among the 107 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 | 39 | 34 | 24.6 |
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| Minutes share | 38 | 36 | 44.9% |
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| Availability | 33 | 33 | 88.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 93 | 93 | .576 |
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| Effective FG% | 96 | 97 | .548 |
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| Points per shot | 68 | 79 | 1.23 |
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| 3-point % | 88 | 86 | 39.7% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 96 | 91 | 5.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 98 | 95 | 57.0% |
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| 2-point % | 75 | 85 | 48.5% |
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| Free throw % | 95 | 89 | 87.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 17 | 21 | 1.3 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 7 | 11 | 15.1% |
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| % points from 3 | 98 | 95 | 55.3% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 76 | 81 | 17.2 |
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| Assist % | 36 | 6 | 9.4% |
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| Assists / 75 | 34 | 5 | 2.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 67 | 33 | 1.67 |
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| Usage % | 46 | 48 | 18.4% |
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| Turnover % | 99 | 99 | 7.5% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 94 | 96 | 1.2 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 7 | 14 | 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 | 13 | 29 | 3.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 19 | 37 | 7.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 50 | 32 | 1.3 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 14 | 32 | 0.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 19 | 26 | 1.4 |
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| Steal % | 49 | 30 | 1.7% |
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| Block % | 15 | 34 | 0.3% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 46 | 92 | 6'7" |
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| Strength (weight) | 47 | 96 | 220 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 61 | 66 | 15.4 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 69 | 75 | .126 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 65 | 59 | +0.9 |
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| Offensive BPM | 80 | 75 | +1.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 27 | 29 | −0.8 |
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| VORP | 61 | 54 | 0.8 |
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| Game Score / g | 50 | 47 | 7.0 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1992-93 | SAS | 22 | 40 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .495 | −4.0 | 7 | |
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| 1995-96 | HOU | 25 | 31 | 28.0 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | .545 | −1.6 | 30 | |
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| 1996-97 | HOU | 26 | 52 | 17.4 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .521 | −1.8 | 29 | |
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| 1997-98 | HOU | 27 | 57 | 24.8 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | .519 | −1.9 | 27 | |
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| 1998-99★ | HOU | 28 | 44 | 24.6 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .576 | +0.9 | 65 | |
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| 1999-00 | HOU | 29 | 23 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .436 | −4.4 | 4 | |
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| 2001-02 | HOU | 31 | 12 | 13.4 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .384 | −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.