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Wesley Person
CLE · Guard · 1997-98 · Auburn · Year 4 · age 26 · born Mar 28, 1971
14.7 PPG4.4 RPG2.3 APG1.3 TPG39.0 MPG
- Height
- 6'6"
Weight195Wesley Person, 1997-98 with CLE: 14.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 39.0 minutes a game. Against the 269 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point attempts / g (99th percentile), Effective FG% (98th) and VORP (96th); his lowest are Offensive rebound % (20th percentile) and Rebounds / 75 (32nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 269 qualified players in 1997-98; the second number is his rank among the 113 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 | 95 | 94 | 39.0 |
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| Minutes share | 97 | 98 | 80.7% |
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| Availability | 91 | 88 | 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 % | 94 | 91 | .583 |
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| Effective FG% | 98 | 98 | .560 |
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| Points per shot | 72 | 83 | 1.26 |
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| 3-point % | 95 | 95 | 43.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 99 | 97 | 5.5 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 95 | 92 | 46.7% |
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| 2-point % | 69 | 84 | 48.6% |
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| Free throw % | 59 | 35 | 77.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 38 | 46 | 2.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 11 | 17 | 17.8% |
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| % points from 3 | 96 | 93 | 47.8% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 49 | 50 | 14.6 |
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| Assist % | 34 | 5 | 10.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 34 | 5 | 2.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 67 | 33 | 1.71 |
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| Usage % | 25 | 21 | 15.9% |
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| Turnover % | 93 | 90 | 9.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 95 | 97 | 1.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 20 | 42 | 2.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 32 | 68 | 4.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 41 | 80 | 9.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 72 | 56 | 1.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 55 | 92 | 0.6 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 62 | 76 | 2.2 |
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| Steal % | 72 | 54 | 2.1% |
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| Block % | 58 | 93 | 1.2% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 36 | 81 | 6'6" |
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| Strength (weight) | 21 | 49 | 195 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 57 | 61 | 15.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 86 | 89 | .155 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 92 | 93 | +3.8 |
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| Offensive BPM | 86 | 82 | +2.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 85 | 88 | +1.4 |
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| VORP | 96 | 96 | 4.7 |
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| Game Score / g | 80 | 79 | 11.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1994-95 | PHO | 23 | 78 | 23.1 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 1.3 | .596 | +0.0 | 52 | All-Rookie 2nd |
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| 1995-96 | PHO | 24 | 82 | 31.8 | 12.7 | 3.9 | 1.7 | .543 | −1.2 | 36 | |
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| 1996-97 | PHX | 25 | 80 | 29.1 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | .567 | +1.9 | 81 | |
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| 1997-98★ | CLE | 26 | 82 | 39.0 | 14.7 | 4.4 | 2.3 | .583 | +3.8 | 92 | |
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| 1998-99 | CLE | 27 | 45 | 29.8 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 1.8 | .546 | +1.9 | 78 | |
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| 1999-00 | CLE | 28 | 79 | 26.0 | 9.2 | 3.4 | 1.8 | .528 | +0.3 | 58 | |
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| 2000-01 | CLE | 29 | 44 | 21.8 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 1.5 | .514 | −1.1 | 42 | |
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| 2001-02 | CLE | 30 | 78 | 35.8 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 2.2 | .589 | +1.8 | 81 | |
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| 2002-03 | MEM | 31 | 66 | 29.4 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | .565 | −0.6 | 47 | |
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| 2003-04 | ATL | 32 | 58 | 17.8 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .510 | −1.3 | 37 | |
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| 2004-05 | DEN | 33 | 41 | 16.4 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .570 | +0.6 | 65 | |
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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.