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Vinnie Johnson
DET · Guard · 1988-89 · age 32
13.8 PPG3.1 RPG3.0 APG1.3 TPG25.3 MPG
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Vinnie Johnson, 1988-89 with DET: 13.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 25.3 minutes a game. Against the 223 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Turnover % (96th percentile), Box Plus/Minus (86th) and Points / 75 (85th); his lowest are Def. rebound % (19th percentile) and Points per shot (26th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 223 qualified players in 1988-89; the second number is his rank among the 91 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 | 45 | 45 | 25.3 |
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| Minutes share | 50 | 49 | 52.3% |
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| Availability | 92 | 93 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 27 | 35 | .508 |
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| Effective FG% | 31 | 38 | .470 |
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| Points per shot | 26 | 34 | 1.13 |
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| 3-point % | 64 | 51 | 29.5% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 61 | 32 | 0.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 56 | 25 | 4.4% |
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| 2-point % | 33 | 41 | 47.2% |
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| Free throw % | 27 | 13 | 73.4% |
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| FT attempts / g | 55 | 60 | 3.2 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 36 | 46 | 26.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 61 | 34 | 3.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 85 | 87 | 20.5 |
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| Assist % | 72 | 36 | 18.4% |
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| Assists / 75 | 72 | 34 | 4.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 80 | 54 | 2.30 |
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| Usage % | 88 | 87 | 25.1% |
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| Turnover % | 96 | 97 | 8.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 78 | 83 | 1.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 49 | 90 | 6.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 34 | 76 | 4.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 19 | 43 | 7.6% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 57 | 29 | 1.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 34 | 67 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 30 | 29 | 1.6 |
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| Steal % | 56 | 26 | 1.8% |
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| Block % | 34 | 67 | 0.5% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 80 | 80 | 17.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 81 | 81 | .136 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 86 | 79 | +2.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 80 | 74 | +1.6 |
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| Defensive BPM | 75 | 70 | +0.6 |
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| VORP | 78 | 73 | 2.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 54 | 54 | 9.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80 | SEA | 23 | 38 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | .458 | −2.2 | 17 | |
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| 1980-81 | SEA | 24 | 81 | 28.5 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | .583 | +1.9 | 84 | |
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| 1981-82 | DET | 25 | 74 | 17.5 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | .537 | +1.0 | 74 | |
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| 1982-83 | DET | 26 | 82 | 30.6 | 15.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | .563 | +2.1 | 85 | |
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| 1983-84 | DET | 27 | 82 | 23.3 | 13.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | .520 | +0.3 | 60 | |
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| 1984-85 | DET | 28 | 82 | 25.5 | 12.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 | .500 | +0.3 | 61 | |
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| 1985-86 | DET | 29 | 79 | 25.0 | 13.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | .503 | +1.4 | 79 | |
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| 1986-87 | DET | 30 | 78 | 27.8 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | .494 | +1.6 | 78 | |
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| 1987-88 | DET | 31 | 82 | 23.6 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .475 | −0.9 | 40 | |
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| 1988-89★ | DET | 32 | 82 | 25.3 | 13.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | .508 | +2.3 | 86 | Champion |
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| 1989-90 | DET | 33 | 82 | 24.0 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | .467 | −0.1 | 53 | Champion |
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| 1990-91 | DET | 34 | 82 | 29.1 | 11.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | .466 | −0.2 | 54 | |
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| 1991-92 | SAS | 35 | 60 | 22.5 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | .446 | −2.4 | 18 | |
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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.