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Walter Palmer
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Walter Palmer, 1992-93 with DAL: 3.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 6.2 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 248 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 248 qualified players in 1992-93; the second number is his rank among the 39 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
Small sample
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes / game | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 3.1% |
| Availability | 1 | 1 | 24.4% |
Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shooting | |||
| True shooting % | 13 | 21 | .492 |
| Effective FG% | 34 | 31 | .474 |
| Points per shot | 8 | 10 | 1.05 |
| 3-point attempts / g | 9 | 31 | 0.0 |
| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 3 | 15 | 0.0% |
| 2-point % | 37 | 31 | 47.4% |
| Free throw % | 16 | 31 | 66.7% |
| FT attempts / g | 1 | 1 | 0.4 |
| FT rate (of FGA) | 6 | 1 | 15.8% |
| % points from 3 | 14 | 35 | 0.0% |
| Creation & playmaking | |||
| Points / 75 | 65 | 72 | 17.5 |
| Assist % | 16 | 46 | 6.9% |
| Assists / 75 | 11 | 38 | 1.5 |
| Assist / turnover | 5 | 19 | 0.50 |
| Usage % | 81 | 82 | 23.3% |
| Turnover % | 45 | 54 | 14.1% |
| Turnovers / 75 | 18 | 23 | 2.9 |
| Offensive rebound % | 82 | 56 | 9.6% |
Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rebounding | |||
| Rebounds / 75 | 97 | 87 | 12.8 |
| Def. rebound % | 99 | 99 | 30.6% |
| Activity & outcomes | |||
| Steals / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Blocks / 75 | 86 | 44 | 1.5 |
| Stocks / 75 | 40 | 21 | 1.8 |
| Steal % | 1 | 1 | 0.4% |
| Block % | 86 | 44 | 2.6% |
Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall value | |||
| PER | 30 | 38 | 12.8 |
| Win Shares / 48 | 3 | 3 | .006 |
| Box Plus/Minus | 1 | 3 | −5.9 |
| Offensive BPM | 3 | 10 | −4.1 |
| Defensive BPM | 4 | 1 | −1.8 |
| VORP | 22 | 38 | -0.1 |
| Game Score / g | 1 | 1 | 1.7 |
Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-91 | UTA | 22 | 28 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .388 | −7.8 | 1 | |
| 1992-93 | DAL | 24 | 20 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | .492 | −5.9 | 1 |
BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.