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Sly Williams
NYK · Wing · 1981-82 · age 24
13.8 PPG3.8 RPG2.4 APG1.9 TPG25.4 MPG
Sly Williams, 1981-82 with NYK: 13.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 25.4 minutes a game. Against the 212 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 2-point % (92nd percentile), Effective FG% (91st) and Box Plus/Minus (89th); his lowest are Blocks / 75 (39th percentile) and Def. rebound % (40th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 7 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 212 qualified players in 1981-82; the second number is his rank among the 93 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 | 49 | 52 | 25.4 |
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| Minutes share | 29 | 35 | 38.4% |
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| Availability | 14 | 18 | 73.2% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 88 | 87 | .590 |
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| Effective FG% | 91 | 91 | .557 |
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| Points per shot | 78 | 75 | 1.32 |
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| 3-point % | 56 | 65 | 22.2% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 64 | 80 | 0.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 54 | 72 | 1.4% |
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| 2-point % | 92 | 91 | 56.1% |
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| Free throw % | 53 | 65 | 75.7% |
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| FT attempts / g | 56 | 52 | 2.9 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 36 | 28 | 27.5% |
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| % points from 3 | 58 | 73 | 0.7% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 83 | 82 | 19.8 |
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| Assist % | 58 | 79 | 14.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 55 | 74 | 3.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 46 | 59 | 1.25 |
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| Usage % | 70 | 74 | 22.2% |
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| Turnover % | 64 | 62 | 13.9% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 40 | 38 | 2.7 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 55 | 33 | 7.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 43 | 15 | 5.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 40 | 11 | 9.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 87 | 92 | 1.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 39 | 27 | 0.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 66 | 70 | 2.2 |
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| Steal % | 87 | 94 | 2.5% |
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| Block % | 39 | 27 | 0.6% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 88 | 88 | 18.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 79 | 76 | .133 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 89 | 91 | +2.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 90 | 89 | +2.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 61 | 62 | +0.2 |
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| VORP | 77 | 81 | 1.7 |
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| Game Score / g | 68 | 68 | 10.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80 | NYK | 22 | 57 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | .434 | −5.9 | 1 | |
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| 1980-81 | NYK | 23 | 67 | 29.5 | 13.2 | 6.2 | 2.7 | .536 | +1.7 | 81 | |
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| 1981-82★ | NYK | 24 | 60 | 25.4 | 13.8 | 3.8 | 2.4 | .590 | +2.6 | 89 | |
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| 1982-83 | NYK | 25 | 68 | 20.4 | 11.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | .530 | +2.2 | 86 | |
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| 1983-84 | ATL | 26 | 13 | 19.8 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 1.2 | .391 | −4.9 | 1 | |
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| 1984-85 | ATL | 27 | 34 | 25.5 | 12.3 | 4.9 | 2.8 | .480 | −1.6 | 25 | |
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| 1985-86 | BOS | 28 | 6 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | .323 | −12.3 | 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.