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Willie Smith
CLE · Guard · 1979-80 · age 26
4.8 PPG2.0 RPG4.2 APG1.5 TPG17.0 MPG
Willie Smith, 1979-80 with CLE: 4.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 17.0 minutes a game. Against the 202 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Assists / 75 (98th percentile), Assist / turnover (97th) and Assist % (96th); his lowest are Points per shot (1st percentile) and Blocks / 75 (1st).
Bars rank him against all 202 qualified players in 1979-80; the second number is his rank among the 80 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 | 7 | 9 | 17.0 |
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| Minutes share | 7 | 8 | 26.4% |
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| Availability | 14 | 16 | 75.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 3 | 4 | .442 |
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| Effective FG% | 6 | 10 | .411 |
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| Points per shot | 1 | 3 | 0.95 |
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| 3-point % | 62 | 46 | 23.9% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 92 | 85 | 1.1 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 98 | 96 | 22.5% |
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| 2-point % | 10 | 12 | 42.6% |
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| Free throw % | 49 | 33 | 76.9% |
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| FT attempts / g | 2 | 3 | 0.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 6 | 11 | 16.5% |
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| % points from 3 | 97 | 94 | 17.1% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 9 | 7 | 9.7 |
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| Assist % | 96 | 91 | 29.3% |
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| Assists / 75 | 98 | 96 | 8.4 |
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| Assist / turnover | 97 | 92 | 2.73 |
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| Usage % | 20 | 14 | 15.8% |
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| Turnover % | 10 | 12 | 21.9% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 23 | 24 | 3.1 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 40 | 86 | 5.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 32 | 77 | 3.9 |
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| Def. rebound % | 22 | 54 | 6.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 96 | 91 | 2.4 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 73 | 82 | 2.5 |
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| Steal % | 97 | 91 | 3.3% |
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| Block % | 4 | 9 | 0.1% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 27 | 31 | 12.2 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 15 | 26 | .047 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 55 | 59 | +0.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 43 | 46 | −0.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 75 | 81 | +0.7 |
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| VORP | 39 | 48 | 0.5 |
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| Game Score / g | 14 | 14 | 4.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1979-80★ | CLE | 26 | 62 | 17.0 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 4.2 | .442 | +0.0 | 55 | |
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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.