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Wayne Sappleton

NJN · Wing · 1984-85 · age 24 · unqualified

2.9 PPG2.3 RPG0.2 APG0.6 TPG9.0 MPG

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Wayne Sappleton, 1984-85 with NJN: 2.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 9.0 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 213 players who cleared it.

Bars rank him against all 213 qualified players in 1984-85; the second number is his rank among the 85 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	1	1	9.0
Minutes share	1	1	7.5%
Availability	4	2	40.2%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	2	2	.471
Effective FG%	26	25	.471
Points per shot	10	9	1.10
3-point attempts / g	17	19	0.0
3PA rate (of FGA)	5	6	0.0%
2-point %	25	27	47.1%
Free throw %	1	1	41.2%
FT attempts / g	5	3	1.0
FT rate (of FGA)	72	65	39.1%
% points from 3	20	25	0.0%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	17	15	11.5
Assist %	2	1	3.0%
Assists / 75	2	1	0.8
Assist / turnover	2	1	0.33
Usage %	30	26	16.7%
Turnover %	30	25	17.1%
Turnovers / 75	53	51	2.5
Offensive rebound %	86	82	10.2%

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	77	71	9.0
Def. rebound %	74	68	18.3%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	26	25	0.8
Blocks / 75	52	42	0.5
Stocks / 75	19	24	1.3
Steal %	23	23	1.1%
Block %	53	45	0.8%

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs wings	Value
Overall value
PER	1	2	7.7
Win Shares / 48	1	1	.012
Box Plus/Minus	1	1	−6.3
Offensive BPM	1	2	−4.9
Defensive BPM	9	12	−1.5
VORP	9	11	-0.3
Game Score / g	1	1	1.5

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
1984-85	NJN	24	33	9.0	2.9	2.3	0.2	.471	−6.3	1

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.