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Sam Mitchell
MIN · Wing · 1997-98 · Mercer · Year 9 · age 34 · born Sep 2, 1963
12.3 PPG4.8 RPG1.3 APG0.8 TPG27.6 MPG
- Height
- 6'7"
Weight215Sam Mitchell, 1997-98 with MIN: 12.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 27.6 minutes a game. Against the 269 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (99th percentile), Free throw % (83rd) and Win Shares / 48 (70th); his lowest are Stocks / 75 (21st percentile) and Assist % (22nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 269 qualified players in 1997-98; the second number is his rank among the 84 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 | 50 | 47 | 27.6 |
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| Minutes share | 63 | 55 | 56.2% |
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| Availability | 78 | 77 | 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 % | 68 | 70 | .539 |
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| Effective FG% | 46 | 45 | .473 |
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| Points per shot | 69 | 65 | 1.25 |
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| 3-point % | 70 | 75 | 34.9% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 44 | 53 | 0.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 42 | 52 | 5.4% |
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| 2-point % | 55 | 49 | 47.0% |
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| Free throw % | 83 | 89 | 83.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 69 | 63 | 3.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 65 | 60 | 36.5% |
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| % points from 3 | 46 | 55 | 4.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 67 | 61 | 17.1 |
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| Assist % | 22 | 22 | 7.8% |
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| Assists / 75 | 23 | 22 | 1.8 |
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| Assist / turnover | 64 | 86 | 1.62 |
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| Usage % | 53 | 48 | 19.5% |
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| Turnover % | 99 | 99 | 6.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 98 | 98 | 1.1 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 53 | 35 | 5.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 56 | 42 | 6.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 56 | 43 | 11.6% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 35 | 36 | 1.1 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 40 | 18 | 0.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 21 | 20 | 1.5 |
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| Steal % | 38 | 39 | 1.5% |
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| Block % | 38 | 18 | 0.7% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 46 | 23 | 6'7" |
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| Strength (weight) | 39 | 12 | 215 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 66 | 62 | 15.8 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 70 | 75 | .131 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 44 | 45 | −0.5 |
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| Offensive BPM | 59 | 63 | +0.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 26 | 26 | −0.9 |
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| VORP | 52 | 55 | 0.8 |
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| Game Score / g | 63 | 60 | 9.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1989-90 | MIN | 26 | 80 | 30.2 | 12.7 | 5.8 | 1.1 | .512 | −2.4 | 20 | |
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| 1990-91 | MIN | 27 | 82 | 38.1 | 14.6 | 6.3 | 1.6 | .505 | −3.2 | 14 | |
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| 1991-92 | MIN | 28 | 82 | 26.2 | 10.1 | 5.8 | 1.1 | .490 | −3.9 | 5 | |
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| 1992-93 | IND | 29 | 81 | 17.3 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | .517 | −3.2 | 12 | |
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| 1993-94 | IND | 30 | 75 | 14.5 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | .511 | −2.4 | 17 | |
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| 1994-95 | IND | 31 | 81 | 17.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0.8 | .540 | −1.1 | 39 | |
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| 1995-96 | MIN | 32 | 78 | 27.5 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 0.9 | .566 | −2.2 | 24 | |
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| 1996-97 | MIN | 33 | 82 | 25.0 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .523 | −3.7 | 7 | |
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| 1997-98★ | MIN | 34 | 81 | 27.6 | 12.3 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .539 | −0.5 | 44 | |
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| 1998-99 | MIN | 35 | 50 | 26.9 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | .472 | −0.9 | 38 | |
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| 1999-00 | MIN | 36 | 66 | 18.6 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | .513 | −1.7 | 29 | |
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| 2000-01 | MIN | 37 | 82 | 12.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .455 | −4.6 | 4 | |
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| 2001-02 | MIN | 38 | 74 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | .491 | −3.8 | 9 | |
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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.