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Steve Smith
MIA · Guard · 1993-94 · age 24
17.3 PPG4.5 RPG5.1 APG2.6 TPG35.6 MPG
Steve Smith, 1993-94 with MIA: 17.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 35.6 minutes a game. Against the 249 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (91st percentile), VORP (90th) and Free throw % (89th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (23rd percentile) and Stocks / 75 (24th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 5 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 249 qualified players in 1993-94; the second number is his rank among the 100 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 | 86 | 86 | 35.6 |
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| Minutes share | 87 | 84 | 70.1% |
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| Availability | 59 | 55 | 95.1% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 77 | 84 | .552 |
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| Effective FG% | 63 | 75 | .499 |
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| Points per shot | 68 | 79 | 1.25 |
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| 3-point % | 77 | 67 | 34.7% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 91 | 85 | 3.4 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 84 | 70 | 24.3% |
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| 2-point % | 60 | 72 | 49.1% |
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| Free throw % | 89 | 77 | 83.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 80 | 84 | 4.2 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 50 | 64 | 30.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 81 | 66 | 20.3% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 81 | 80 | 18.6 |
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| Assist % | 82 | 56 | 22.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 80 | 53 | 5.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 73 | 38 | 1.95 |
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| Usage % | 74 | 73 | 22.1% |
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| Turnover % | 45 | 53 | 14.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 24 | 32 | 2.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 53 | 93 | 6.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 37 | 81 | 4.9 |
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| Def. rebound % | 23 | 52 | 8.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 39 | 18 | 1.2 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 47 | 83 | 0.5 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 24 | 30 | 1.6 |
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| Steal % | 42 | 21 | 1.6% |
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| Block % | 50 | 87 | 0.9% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 81 | 83 | 17.2 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 81 | 87 | .141 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 88 | 86 | +2.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 94 | 94 | +3.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 31 | 35 | −0.6 |
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| VORP | 90 | 87 | 3.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 84 | 85 | 13.2 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1991-92 | MIA | 22 | 61 | 29.6 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 4.6 | .513 | −1.3 | 35 | |
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| 1992-93 | MIA | 23 | 48 | 33.5 | 16.0 | 4.1 | 5.6 | .543 | +1.6 | 78 | |
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| 1993-94★ | MIA | 24 | 78 | 35.6 | 17.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 | .552 | +2.6 | 88 | |
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| 1994-95 | ATL | 25 | 80 | 33.3 | 16.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | .559 | +1.1 | 69 | |
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| 1995-96 | ATL | 26 | 80 | 35.7 | 18.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 | .551 | +1.0 | 69 | |
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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.