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Thurl Bailey
UTA · Wing · 1987-88 · age 26
19.6 PPG6.5 RPG1.9 APG2.3 TPG34.2 MPG
Thurl Bailey, 1987-88 with UTA: 19.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 34.2 minutes a game. Against the 208 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Blocks / 75 (88th percentile), FT attempts / g (86th) and Points / 75 (82nd); his lowest are Steals / 75 (9th percentile) and Assist / turnover (26th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 12 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 208 qualified players in 1987-88; the second number is his rank among the 82 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 | 80 | 79 | 34.2 |
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| Minutes share | 88 | 88 | 71.1% |
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| Availability | 89 | 89 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 66 | 63 | .547 |
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| Effective FG% | 61 | 60 | .493 |
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| Points per shot | 60 | 55 | 1.25 |
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| 3-point % | 75 | 82 | 33.3% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 15 | 20 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 13 | 12 | 0.2% |
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| 2-point % | 60 | 55 | 49.3% |
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| Free throw % | 76 | 83 | 82.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 86 | 81 | 5.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 48 | 40 | 31.7% |
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| % points from 3 | 35 | 43 | 0.2% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 82 | 75 | 20.3 |
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| Assist % | 31 | 42 | 8.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 30 | 40 | 2.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 26 | 32 | 0.83 |
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| Usage % | 81 | 77 | 24.2% |
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| Turnover % | 77 | 71 | 11.5% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 49 | 46 | 2.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 43 | 15 | 5.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 56 | 38 | 6.7 |
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| Def. rebound % | 59 | 46 | 14.6% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 9 | 4 | 0.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 88 | 92 | 1.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 69 | 75 | 2.2 |
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| Steal % | 8 | 4 | 0.8% |
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| Block % | 88 | 92 | 2.6% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 74 | 68 | 16.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 71 | 64 | .116 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 62 | 64 | +0.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 61 | 63 | +0.3 |
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| Defensive BPM | 51 | 58 | −0.1 |
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| VORP | 75 | 76 | 1.6 |
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| Game Score / g | 81 | 76 | 13.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1983-84 | UTA | 22 | 81 | 24.8 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 1.6 | .539 | −0.5 | 45 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1984-85 | UTA | 23 | 80 | 31.0 | 15.2 | 6.6 | 1.7 | .533 | −0.2 | 49 | |
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| 1985-86 | UTA | 24 | 82 | 28.8 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 1.9 | .499 | −0.9 | 40 | |
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| 1986-87 | UTA | 25 | 81 | 26.6 | 13.8 | 5.3 | 1.3 | .490 | −1.3 | 37 | |
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| 1987-88★ | UTA | 26 | 82 | 34.2 | 19.6 | 6.5 | 1.9 | .547 | +0.2 | 62 | |
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| 1988-89 | UTA | 27 | 82 | 33.9 | 19.5 | 5.5 | 1.7 | .544 | −0.3 | 53 | |
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| 1989-90 | UTA | 28 | 82 | 31.5 | 14.2 | 5.0 | 1.7 | .527 | −1.2 | 35 | |
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| 1990-91 | UTA | 29 | 82 | 30.3 | 12.4 | 5.0 | 1.5 | .513 | −1.4 | 34 | |
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| 1991-92 | MIN | 30 | 84 | 25.0 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 0.9 | .498 | −2.4 | 18 | |
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| 1992-93 | MIN | 31 | 70 | 18.2 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 0.9 | .516 | −2.5 | 18 | |
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| 1993-94 | MIN | 32 | 79 | 16.4 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | .560 | −0.3 | 50 | |
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| 1998-99 | UTA | 37 | 43 | 12.7 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | .476 | −2.6 | 15 | |
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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.