Vin Baker

MIL · Wing · 1996-97 · Hartford · Year 4 · age 25 · born Nov 23, 1971

21.0 PPG10.3 RPG2.7 APG3.1 TPG40.5 MPG

All-NBA 3rdAll-Star

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Height: 6'11"
Weight: 245

Vin Baker, 1996-97 with MIL: 21.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 40.5 minutes a game. Against the 263 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are FT attempts / g (94th percentile), Game Score / g (93rd) and PER (91st); his lowest are Assist / turnover (27th percentile) and Free throw % (28th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.

Bars rank him against all 263 qualified players in 1996-97; the second number is his rank among the 81 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Minutes / game	98	96	40.5
Minutes share	97	96	80.0%
Availability	62	59	95.1%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	72	74	.553
Effective FG%	69	73	.511
Points per shot	79	75	1.31
3-point %	32	38	27.8%
3-point attempts / g	39	48	0.7
3PA rate (of FGA)	34	41	4.3%
2-point %	79	78	51.5%
Free throw %	28	27	68.7%
FT attempts / g	94	91	6.7
FT rate (of FGA)	80	66	41.6%
% points from 3	34	41	2.7%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	89	87	20.7
Assist %	48	62	12.0%
Assists / 75	47	60	2.7
Assist / turnover	27	32	0.86
Usage %	90	87	25.3%
Turnover %	49	46	14.2%
Turnovers / 75	17	13	3.1
Offensive rebound %	85	86	9.5%

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	82	82	10.1
Def. rebound %	85	80	18.2%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	35	35	1.0
Blocks / 75	83	91	1.4
Stocks / 75	75	81	2.5
Steal %	36	36	1.4%
Block %	83	91	2.7%
Physical ingredients
Height	88	97	6'11"
Strength (weight)	79	75	245

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Overall value
PER	91	92	20.1
Win Shares / 48	74	77	.127
Box Plus/Minus	82	87	+2.0
Offensive BPM	83	86	+2.1
Defensive BPM	49	53	−0.1
VORP	87	91	3.2
Game Score / g	93	92	16.0

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
1993-94	MIL	22	82	31.2	13.5	7.6	2.0	.526	−1.2	38	All-Rookie 1st
1994-95	MIL	23	82	41.0	17.7	10.3	3.6	.511	+0.2	55	All-Star
1995-96	MIL	24	82	40.5	21.1	9.9	2.6	.527	+0.1	57	All-Star
1996-97★	MIL	25	78	40.5	21.0	10.3	2.7	.553	+2.0	82	All-NBA 3rd · All-Star
1997-98	SEA	26	82	35.9	19.2	8.0	1.9	.564	+1.0	71	All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
1998-99	SEA	27	34	34.2	13.8	6.2	1.6	.461	−3.9	4
1999-00	SEA	28	79	36.0	16.6	7.7	1.9	.500	−3.0	13
2000-01	SEA	29	76	28.0	12.2	5.7	1.2	.481	−4.2	7
2001-02	SEA	30	55	31.1	14.1	6.4	1.3	.517	−3.7	10
2002-03	BOS	31	52	18.2	5.2	3.8	0.6	.531	−4.7	3
2003-04	NYK	32	54	24.5	9.8	5.2	1.2	.530	−2.1	23
2004-05	HOU	33	27	7.5	1.3	1.4	0.4	.354	−9.6	1
2005-06	LAC	34	8	10.6	3.4	2.4	0.5	.589	−2.4	18

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.