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Sam Perkins
SEA · Big · 1996-97 · North Carolina · Year 13 · age 35 · born Jun 14, 1961
11.0 PPG3.7 RPG1.3 APG1.0 TPG24.4 MPG
- Height
- 6'9"
Weight255Sam Perkins, 1996-97 with SEA: 11.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 24.4 minutes a game. Against the 263 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (96th percentile), Box Plus/Minus (90th) and True shooting % (89th); his lowest are Assists / 75 (30th percentile) and Assist % (32nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 17 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 263 qualified players in 1996-97; the second number is his rank among the 66 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 36 | 34 | 24.4 |
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| Minutes share | 52 | 60 | 49.9% |
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| Availability | 79 | 83 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 89 | 89 | .584 |
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| Effective FG% | 82 | 76 | .531 |
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| Points per shot | 84 | 75 | 1.34 |
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| 3-point % | 84 | 93 | 39.5% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 81 | 96 | 3.8 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 89 | 98 | 46.7% |
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| 2-point % | 48 | 30 | 47.7% |
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| Free throw % | 78 | 98 | 81.7% |
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| FT attempts / g | 57 | 54 | 2.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 64 | 49 | 34.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 85 | 98 | 41.2% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 71 | 72 | 17.5 |
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| Assist % | 32 | 70 | 8.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 30 | 69 | 2.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 49 | 89 | 1.34 |
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| Usage % | 52 | 50 | 19.3% |
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| Turnover % | 96 | 98 | 9.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 91 | 89 | 1.5 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 48 | 4 | 4.1% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 52 | 2 | 5.9 |
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| Def. rebound % | 59 | 7 | 12.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 59 | 83 | 1.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 74 | 21 | 1.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 67 | 42 | 2.3 |
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| Steal % | 57 | 80 | 1.8% |
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| Block % | 77 | 28 | 2.1% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 69 | 9 | 6'9" |
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| Strength (weight) | 90 | 71 | 255 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 77 | 71 | 17.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 89 | 90 | .173 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 90 | 93 | +3.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 91 | 95 | +3.0 |
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| Defensive BPM | 62 | 55 | +0.3 |
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| VORP | 82 | 84 | 2.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 53 | 48 | 8.5 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1984-85 | DAL | 23 | 82 | 28.3 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 1.6 | .535 | +0.0 | 55 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1985-86 | DAL | 24 | 80 | 32.8 | 15.4 | 8.6 | 1.9 | .573 | +1.0 | 72 | |
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| 1986-87 | DAL | 25 | 80 | 33.6 | 14.8 | 7.7 | 1.8 | .545 | +1.2 | 75 | |
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| 1987-88 | DAL | 26 | 75 | 33.3 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 1.6 | .521 | −0.3 | 52 | |
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| 1988-89 | DAL | 27 | 78 | 36.7 | 15.0 | 8.8 | 1.6 | .530 | −0.5 | 51 | |
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| 1989-90 | DAL | 28 | 76 | 35.1 | 15.9 | 7.5 | 2.3 | .564 | +1.7 | 80 | |
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| 1990-91 | LAL | 29 | 73 | 34.3 | 13.5 | 7.4 | 1.5 | .567 | +0.9 | 69 | |
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| 1991-92 | LAL | 30 | 63 | 37.0 | 16.5 | 8.8 | 2.2 | .538 | +1.4 | 78 | |
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| 1992-93 | LAL | 31 | 79 | 29.8 | 13.1 | 6.6 | 2.0 | .555 | +1.4 | 75 | |
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| 1993-94 | SEA | 32 | 81 | 26.8 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 1.4 | .556 | +1.0 | 74 | |
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| 1994-95 | SEA | 33 | 82 | 28.7 | 12.7 | 4.9 | 1.6 | .606 | +2.9 | 89 | |
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| 1995-96 | SEA | 34 | 82 | 26.5 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 1.5 | .537 | +2.0 | 80 | |
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| 1996-97★ | SEA | 35 | 81 | 24.4 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .584 | +3.3 | 90 | |
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| 1997-98 | SEA | 36 | 81 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 1.4 | .550 | +1.4 | 76 | |
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| 1998-99 | IND | 37 | 48 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | .526 | +0.7 | 62 | |
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| 1999-00 | IND | 38 | 81 | 20.0 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 | .555 | +0.6 | 62 | |
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| 2000-01 | IND | 39 | 64 | 15.6 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | .499 | +1.0 | 72 | |
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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.