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Willie Cauley-Stein
SAC · Big · 2018-19 · Kentucky · Year 4 · age 25 · born Aug 18, 1993
11.9 PPG8.4 RPG2.4 APG1.0 TPG27.3 MPG
- Height
- 7'0"
Weight240Willie Cauley-Stein, 2018-19 with SAC: 11.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 27.3 minutes a game. Against the 323 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Def. rebound % (89th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (87th) and Turnover % (84th); his lowest are Free throw % (2nd percentile) and Opp FG% on matchups (20th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 7 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 323 qualified players in 2018-19; the second number is his rank among the 63 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 62 | 66 | 27.3 |
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| Minutes share | 80 | 82 | 56.1% |
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| Availability | 90 | 90 | 98.8% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 59 | 25 | .566 |
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| Effective FG% | 78 | 48 | .557 |
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| Points per shot | 72 | 29 | 1.30 |
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| 3-point % | 99 | 97 | 50.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 3 | 12 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 4 | 18 | 0.3% |
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| 2-point % | 78 | 44 | 55.6% |
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| Free throw % | 2 | 6 | 55.1% |
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| FT attempts / g | 76 | 61 | 3.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 81 | 55 | 34.3% |
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| % points from 3 | 6 | 25 | 0.3% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 50 | 37 | 15.0 |
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| Assist % | 52 | 69 | 12.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 55 | 73 | 3.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 77 | 96 | 2.31 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 47 | 69 | 5.0 |
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| Usage % | 42 | 36 | 17.3% |
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| Turnover % | 84 | 91 | 9.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 79 | 91 | 1.3 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 83 | 30 | 7.4% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 21 | 61 | 2.1 |
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| Self-creation | 91 | 63 | elite |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 32 | 27 | 47 |
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| Defender difficulty | 97 | 85 | elite (+0.5) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 78 | 71 | 4.5 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 87 | 44 | 10.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 89 | 52 | 21.3% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 84 | 89 | 1.5 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 71 | 18 | 0.8 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 78 | 45 | 2.3 |
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| Steal % | 83 | 90 | 2.0% |
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| Block % | 73 | 24 | 2.0% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 34 | 4 | +1.8% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 84 | 86 | elite (13.5) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 20 | 17 | +2.0% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 82 | 88 | 2.7 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 93 | 69 | 7'0" |
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| Strength (weight) | 82 | 33 | 240 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 79 | 44 | 18.0 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 81 | 45 | .146 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 75 | 47 | +1.2 |
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| Offensive BPM | 64 | 43 | +0.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 84 | 64 | +1.1 |
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| VORP | 81 | 62 | 1.8 |
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| Game Score / g | 75 | 58 | 11.5 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2015-16 | SAC | 22 | 66 | 21.4 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 0.6 | .588 | −0.8 | 42 | All-Rookie 2nd |
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| 2016-17 | SAC | 23 | 75 | 18.9 | 8.1 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .558 | −1.0 | 44 | |
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| 2017-18 | SAC | 24 | 73 | 28.0 | 12.8 | 7.0 | 2.4 | .529 | −0.1 | 58 | |
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| 2018-19★ | SAC | 25 | 81 | 27.3 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 2.4 | .566 | +1.2 | 75 | |
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| 2019-20 | DAL | 26 | 54 | 20.3 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 1.3 | .589 | +0.5 | 63 | |
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| 2020-21 | DAL | 27 | 53 | 17.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 0.7 | .647 | −1.3 | 37 | |
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| 2021-22 | PHI | 28 | 20 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.5 | .474 | −3.0 | 13 | |
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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.