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Wes Matthews
SAS · Guard · 1985-86 · age 26
10.9 PPG1.7 RPG6.3 APG3.1 TPG24.7 MPG
Wes Matthews, 1985-86 with SAS: 10.9 points, 1.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists in 24.7 minutes a game. Against the 216 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assist % (95th percentile), Assists / 75 (95th) and 2-point % (88th); his lowest are Turnover % (1st percentile) and Offensive rebound % (7th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 9 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 216 qualified players in 1985-86; the second number is his rank among the 84 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 | 41 | 38 | 24.7 |
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| Minutes share | 46 | 39 | 46.8% |
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| Availability | 40 | 39 | 91.5% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 85 | 90 | .587 |
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| Effective FG% | 83 | 92 | .534 |
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| Points per shot | 78 | 90 | 1.35 |
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| 3-point % | 46 | 28 | 16.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 64 | 35 | 0.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 73 | 50 | 4.1% |
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| 2-point % | 88 | 95 | 54.7% |
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| Free throw % | 76 | 59 | 82.0% |
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| FT attempts / g | 45 | 55 | 2.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 56 | 73 | 35.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 63 | 35 | 1.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 45 | 45 | 15.3 |
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| Assist % | 95 | 88 | 34.9% |
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| Assists / 75 | 95 | 86 | 8.9 |
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| Assist / turnover | 73 | 37 | 2.05 |
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| Usage % | 54 | 51 | 20.2% |
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| Turnover % | 1 | 1 | 25.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 1 | 2 | 4.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 7 | 17 | 1.9% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 7 | 18 | 2.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 11 | 27 | 6.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 80 | 60 | 1.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 57 | 93 | 0.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 69 | 76 | 2.2 |
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| Steal % | 81 | 61 | 2.2% |
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| Block % | 59 | 95 | 1.0% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 59 | 59 | 15.5 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 32 | 35 | .077 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 54 | 48 | +0.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 76 | 70 | +1.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 18 | 17 | −1.0 |
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| VORP | 57 | 51 | 1.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 55 | 52 | 9.4 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1980-81 | WSB | 21 | 79 | 28.7 | 12.4 | 1.8 | 5.2 | .549 | −1.2 | 32 | |
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| 1981-82 | ATL | 22 | 47 | 17.8 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 3.0 | .487 | −1.0 | 33 | |
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| 1982-83 | ATL | 23 | 64 | 18.5 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 3.9 | .467 | −2.0 | 22 | |
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| 1983-84 | PHI | 24 | 20 | 19.4 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .511 | −2.7 | 7 | |
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| 1984-85 | CHI | 25 | 78 | 19.5 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 4.5 | .523 | −1.2 | 32 | |
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| 1985-86★ | SAS | 26 | 75 | 24.7 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 6.3 | .587 | +0.1 | 54 | |
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| 1986-87 | LAL | 27 | 50 | 10.6 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | .513 | −3.0 | 9 | Champion |
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| 1987-88 | LAL | 28 | 51 | 13.8 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 | .522 | −2.5 | 18 | Champion |
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| 1989-90 | ATL | 30 | 1 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | .515 | +5.8 | 96 | |
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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.