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Walter Davis
PHO · Wing · 1979-80 · age 25
21.5 PPG3.6 RPG4.5 APG3.2 TPG30.8 MPG
All-Star
Walter Davis, 1979-80 with PHO: 21.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 30.8 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are True shooting % (97th percentile), Effective FG% (97th) and 2-point % (97th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (27th percentile) and Blocks / 75 (29th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 13 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 84 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 | 67 | 70 | 30.8 |
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| Minutes share | 65 | 67 | 58.4% |
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| Availability | 35 | 36 | 91.5% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 97 | 96 | .608 |
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| Effective FG% | 97 | 96 | .563 |
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| Points per shot | 90 | 92 | 1.38 |
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| 3-point % | 16 | 18 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 47 | 55 | 0.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 20 | 18 | 0.3% |
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| 2-point % | 97 | 96 | 56.5% |
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| Free throw % | 77 | 84 | 81.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 83 | 84 | 4.9 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 61 | 58 | 31.3% |
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| % points from 3 | 19 | 20 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 97 | 96 | 24.0 |
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| Assist % | 86 | 99 | 23.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 77 | 92 | 5.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 54 | 78 | 1.39 |
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| Usage % | 94 | 95 | 27.0% |
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| Turnover % | 50 | 43 | 15.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 9 | 10 | 3.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 27 | 2 | 3.6% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 33 | 4 | 4.0 |
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| Def. rebound % | 38 | 7 | 9.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 78 | 86 | 1.7 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 29 | 15 | 0.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 50 | 46 | 2.0 |
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| Steal % | 78 | 85 | 2.3% |
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| Block % | 32 | 18 | 0.5% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 95 | 96 | 21.3 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 93 | 92 | .173 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 94 | 95 | +3.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 95 | 96 | +3.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 61 | 65 | +0.2 |
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| VORP | 92 | 93 | 3.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 92 | 95 | 15.8 |
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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★ | PHO | 25 | 75 | 30.8 | 21.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | .608 | +3.6 | 94 | All-Star |
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| 1980-81 | PHO | 26 | 78 | 28.0 | 18.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | .579 | +1.9 | 84 | All-Star |
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| 1981-82 | PHO | 27 | 55 | 21.5 | 14.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 | .553 | +0.8 | 72 | |
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| 1982-83 | PHO | 28 | 80 | 31.1 | 19.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | .548 | +2.3 | 87 | |
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| 1983-84 | PHO | 29 | 78 | 32.6 | 20.0 | 2.6 | 5.5 | .559 | +1.0 | 72 | All-Star |
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| 1984-85 | PHO | 30 | 23 | 24.8 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 4.3 | .506 | −2.7 | 10 | |
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| 1985-86 | PHO | 31 | 70 | 32.0 | 21.8 | 2.9 | 5.2 | .536 | +0.4 | 60 | |
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| 1986-87 | PHO | 32 | 79 | 33.5 | 23.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | .562 | +1.4 | 76 | All-Star |
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| 1987-88 | PHO | 33 | 68 | 28.7 | 17.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | .537 | +0.6 | 68 | |
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| 1988-89 | DEN | 34 | 81 | 22.9 | 15.6 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .544 | −0.6 | 49 | |
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| 1989-90 | DEN | 35 | 69 | 23.7 | 17.5 | 2.6 | 2.2 | .533 | +0.8 | 67 | |
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| 1990-91 | DEN | 36 | 71 | 20.9 | 13.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .506 | −1.7 | 29 | |
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| 1991-92 | DEN | 37 | 46 | 16.1 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | .514 | +0.1 | 58 | |
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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.