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Steve Francis
HOU · Guard · 2000-01 · Maryland · Year 2 · age 23 · born Feb 21, 1977
19.9 PPG6.9 RPG6.5 APG3.3 TPG39.9 MPG
- Height
- 6'3"
Weight193Steve Francis, 2000-01 with HOU: 19.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists in 39.9 minutes a game. Against the 277 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are VORP (97th percentile), Box Plus/Minus (95th) and 3-point attempts / g (94th); his lowest are Turnover % (31st percentile) and Blocks / 75 (41st). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 9 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 277 qualified players in 2000-01; the second number is his rank among the 117 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 | 95 | 95 | 39.9 |
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| Minutes share | 97 | 97 | 80.5% |
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| Availability | 75 | 76 | 97.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 89 | 87 | .563 |
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| Effective FG% | 85 | 83 | .506 |
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| Points per shot | 89 | 92 | 1.31 |
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| 3-point % | 86 | 83 | 39.6% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 94 | 89 | 4.2 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 72 | 56 | 27.6% |
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| 2-point % | 64 | 79 | 47.2% |
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| Free throw % | 74 | 61 | 81.7% |
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| FT attempts / g | 92 | 95 | 5.5 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 70 | 85 | 35.9% |
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| % points from 3 | 72 | 56 | 25.1% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 88 | 89 | 19.4 |
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| Assist % | 89 | 74 | 27.8% |
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| Assists / 75 | 89 | 74 | 6.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 75 | 48 | 1.95 |
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| Usage % | 86 | 86 | 23.8% |
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| Turnover % | 31 | 38 | 15.8% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 7 | 9 | 3.2 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 67 | 97 | 6.3% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 55 | 96 | 6.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 49 | 89 | 11.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 85 | 73 | 1.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 41 | 78 | 0.4 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 58 | 75 | 2.1 |
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| Steal % | 85 | 72 | 2.3% |
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| Block % | 40 | 76 | 0.7% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 17 | 41 | 6'3" |
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| Strength (weight) | 18 | 43 | 193 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 93 | 94 | 21.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 94 | 94 | .184 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 95 | 95 | +5.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 95 | 94 | +4.5 |
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| Defensive BPM | 67 | 71 | +0.5 |
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| VORP | 97 | 96 | 5.7 |
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| Game Score / g | 94 | 94 | 16.5 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1999-00 | HOU | 22 | 77 | 36.0 | 18.0 | 5.3 | 6.6 | .543 | +2.0 | 84 | ROY · All-Rookie 1st |
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| 2000-01★ | HOU | 23 | 80 | 39.9 | 19.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 | .563 | +5.0 | 95 | |
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| 2001-02 | HOU | 24 | 57 | 41.1 | 21.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | .517 | +1.7 | 80 | All-Star |
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| 2002-03 | HOU | 25 | 81 | 41.0 | 21.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | .541 | +3.8 | 92 | All-Star |
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| 2003-04 | HOU | 26 | 79 | 40.5 | 16.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | .501 | +1.4 | 74 | All-Star |
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| 2004-05 | ORL | 27 | 78 | 38.1 | 21.3 | 5.8 | 7.0 | .521 | +1.2 | 74 | |
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| 2005-06 | NYK | 28 | 70 | 34.2 | 14.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | .534 | +0.0 | 58 | |
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| 2006-07 | NYK | 29 | 44 | 28.1 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | .570 | +0.7 | 68 | |
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| 2007-08 | HOU | 30 | 10 | 19.9 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .410 | −2.0 | 23 | |
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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.