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Samaki Walker
LAL · Wing · 2001-02 · Louisville · Year 6 · age 25 · born Feb 25, 1976
6.7 PPG7.0 RPG0.9 APG0.8 TPG24.0 MPG
Champion
- Height
- 6'9"
Weight260Samaki Walker, 2001-02 with LAL: 6.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 24.0 minutes a game. Against the 282 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Def. rebound % (95th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (93rd) and 2-point % (89th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (7th percentile) and Assist % (13th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 10 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 282 qualified players in 2001-02; the second number is his rank among the 92 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 | 41 | 38 | 24.0 |
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| Minutes share | 42 | 38 | 41.8% |
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| Availability | 40 | 42 | 84.1% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 75 | 79 | .545 |
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| Effective FG% | 79 | 83 | .512 |
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| Points per shot | 75 | 79 | 1.26 |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 12 | 8 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 5 | 3 | 0.0% |
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| 2-point % | 89 | 91 | 51.2% |
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| Free throw % | 18 | 18 | 66.7% |
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| FT attempts / g | 40 | 42 | 1.9 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 71 | 72 | 35.3% |
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| % points from 3 | 12 | 8 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 17 | 20 | 10.8 |
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| Assist % | 13 | 5 | 5.7% |
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| Assists / 75 | 18 | 10 | 1.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 43 | 49 | 1.21 |
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| Usage % | 10 | 13 | 12.9% |
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| Turnover % | 73 | 76 | 11.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 93 | 91 | 1.2 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 74 | 79 | 7.8% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 93 | 95 | 11.3 |
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| Def. rebound % | 95 | 95 | 20.3% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 7 | 4 | 0.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 89 | 97 | 2.1 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 83 | 91 | 2.7 |
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| Steal % | 8 | 4 | 0.9% |
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| Block % | 89 | 98 | 3.8% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 66 | 71 | 6'9" |
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| Strength (weight) | 89 | 95 | 260 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 55 | 64 | 14.5 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 85 | 90 | .153 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 58 | 61 | +0.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 44 | 46 | −0.9 |
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| Defensive BPM | 82 | 84 | +1.0 |
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| VORP | 58 | 65 | 0.9 |
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| Game Score / g | 45 | 48 | 6.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1996-97 | LAL | 20 | 43 | 14.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 0.4 | .485 | −4.4 | 5 | |
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| 1997-98 | DAL | 21 | 41 | 25.1 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 0.6 | .503 | −3.4 | 10 | |
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| 1998-99 | DAL | 22 | 39 | 14.5 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 0.2 | .491 | −4.7 | 2 | |
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| 1999-00 | SAS | 23 | 71 | 13.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 0.5 | .499 | −2.7 | 15 | |
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| 2000-01 | SAS | 24 | 61 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 0.5 | .524 | −2.6 | 21 | |
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| 2001-02★ | LAL | 25 | 69 | 24.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0.9 | .545 | +0.1 | 58 | Champion |
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| 2002-03 | LAL | 26 | 67 | 18.6 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 | .465 | −2.6 | 20 | |
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| 2003-04 | MIA | 27 | 33 | 12.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | .444 | −3.5 | 8 | |
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| 2004-05 | LAL | 28 | 14 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .371 | −7.0 | 1 | |
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| 2005-06 | LAL | 29 | 7 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .347 | −12.2 | 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.