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Willie Anderson
SAS · Wing · 1988-89 · age 22
18.6 PPG5.1 RPG4.6 APG3.2 TPG33.8 MPG
All-Rookie 1st
Willie Anderson, 1988-89 with SAS: 18.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 33.8 minutes a game. Against the 223 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Steals / 75 (85th percentile), Stocks / 75 (83rd) and Game Score / g (82nd); his lowest are Points per shot (37th percentile) and Turnover % (39th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 9 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 223 qualified players in 1988-89; the second number is his rank among the 89 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 | 78 | 77 | 33.8 |
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| Minutes share | 84 | 81 | 69.3% |
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| Availability | 78 | 75 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 52 | 46 | .534 |
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| Effective FG% | 63 | 63 | .500 |
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| Points per shot | 37 | 27 | 1.17 |
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| 3-point % | 37 | 42 | 19.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 50 | 65 | 0.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 38 | 52 | 1.6% |
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| 2-point % | 67 | 65 | 50.3% |
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| Free throw % | 48 | 53 | 77.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 63 | 56 | 3.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 24 | 24 | 22.5% |
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| % points from 3 | 40 | 51 | 0.8% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 79 | 74 | 19.0 |
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| Assist % | 77 | 99 | 21.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 74 | 98 | 4.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 58 | 83 | 1.43 |
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| Usage % | 83 | 79 | 23.8% |
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| Turnover % | 39 | 29 | 15.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 10 | 8 | 3.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 44 | 20 | 5.8% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 42 | 16 | 5.3 |
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| Def. rebound % | 44 | 23 | 11.1% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 85 | 95 | 1.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 65 | 54 | 0.8 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 83 | 84 | 2.7 |
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| Steal % | 84 | 95 | 2.5% |
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| Block % | 68 | 60 | 1.4% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 74 | 74 | 16.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 43 | 40 | .085 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 74 | 79 | +1.3 |
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| Offensive BPM | 69 | 71 | +0.8 |
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| Defensive BPM | 71 | 81 | +0.4 |
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| VORP | 81 | 86 | 2.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 82 | 83 | 13.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1988-89★ | SAS | 22 | 81 | 33.8 | 18.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | .534 | +1.3 | 74 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1989-90 | SAS | 23 | 82 | 34.0 | 15.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | .532 | +1.3 | 75 | |
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| 1990-91 | SAS | 24 | 75 | 34.6 | 14.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | .499 | +0.1 | 59 | |
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| 1991-92 | SAS | 25 | 57 | 33.1 | 13.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | .499 | +0.9 | 70 | |
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| 1992-93 | SAS | 26 | 38 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .461 | −4.7 | 4 | |
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| 1993-94 | SAS | 27 | 80 | 31.1 | 11.9 | 3.0 | 4.3 | .523 | +0.3 | 61 | |
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| 1994-95 | SAS | 28 | 38 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | .514 | −1.1 | 39 | |
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| 1995-96 | TOR | 29 | 76 | 27.1 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | .507 | −2.2 | 24 | |
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| 1996-97 | MIA | 30 | 28 | 10.7 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .570 | +0.9 | 69 | |
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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.