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Xavier McDaniel
SEA · Wing · 1987-88 · age 24
21.4 PPG6.6 RPG3.4 APG2.9 TPG34.7 MPG
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Xavier McDaniel, 1987-88 with SEA: 21.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 34.7 minutes a game. Against the 208 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Points / 75 (90th percentile), Game Score / g (87th) and FT attempts / g (86th); his lowest are Free throw % (20th percentile) and Points per shot (42nd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 12 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 208 qualified players in 1987-88; the second number is his rank among the 82 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 | 83 | 82 | 34.7 |
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| Minutes share | 82 | 85 | 68.1% |
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| Availability | 55 | 60 | 95.1% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 44 | 38 | .528 |
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| Effective FG% | 61 | 60 | .493 |
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| Points per shot | 42 | 38 | 1.19 |
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| 3-point % | 62 | 70 | 28.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 68 | 79 | 0.6 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 57 | 70 | 3.6% |
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| 2-point % | 64 | 60 | 49.6% |
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| Free throw % | 20 | 24 | 71.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 86 | 81 | 5.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 36 | 27 | 27.9% |
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| % points from 3 | 63 | 75 | 2.5% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 90 | 85 | 22.2 |
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| Assist % | 65 | 90 | 15.2% |
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| Assists / 75 | 60 | 84 | 3.5 |
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| Assist / turnover | 44 | 62 | 1.18 |
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| Usage % | 93 | 90 | 26.8% |
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| Turnover % | 67 | 61 | 12.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 17 | 10 | 3.0 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 70 | 57 | 8.4% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 57 | 41 | 6.9 |
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| Def. rebound % | 56 | 37 | 13.3% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 60 | 73 | 1.3 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 61 | 49 | 0.7 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 56 | 60 | 2.0 |
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| Steal % | 60 | 75 | 1.7% |
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| Block % | 64 | 56 | 1.2% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 86 | 80 | 18.2 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 63 | 57 | .110 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 78 | 80 | +1.4 |
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| Offensive BPM | 87 | 86 | +2.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 29 | 33 | −0.8 |
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| VORP | 81 | 82 | 2.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 87 | 84 | 14.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1985-86 | SEA | 22 | 82 | 33.0 | 17.1 | 8.0 | 2.4 | .525 | −0.3 | 50 | All-Rookie 1st |
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| 1986-87 | SEA | 23 | 82 | 37.0 | 23.0 | 8.6 | 2.5 | .538 | +0.8 | 69 | |
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| 1987-88★ | SEA | 24 | 78 | 34.7 | 21.4 | 6.6 | 3.4 | .528 | +1.4 | 78 | All-Star |
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| 1988-89 | SEA | 25 | 82 | 29.1 | 20.5 | 5.3 | 1.6 | .533 | −0.6 | 49 | |
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| 1989-90 | SEA | 26 | 69 | 35.2 | 21.3 | 6.5 | 2.5 | .533 | +0.6 | 63 | |
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| 1990-91 | PHO | 27 | 81 | 32.5 | 17.0 | 6.9 | 2.3 | .527 | −0.5 | 48 | |
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| 1991-92 | NYK | 28 | 82 | 28.6 | 13.7 | 5.6 | 1.8 | .509 | −1.3 | 35 | |
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| 1992-93 | BOS | 29 | 82 | 27.0 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | .539 | −0.1 | 54 | |
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| 1993-94 | BOS | 30 | 82 | 24.0 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 | .497 | −1.8 | 27 | |
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| 1994-95 | BOS | 31 | 68 | 21.0 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | .488 | −2.3 | 25 | |
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| 1996-97 | NJN | 33 | 62 | 18.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | .439 | −4.3 | 5 | |
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| 1997-98 | SEA | 34 | 20 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | .373 | −5.9 | 1 | |
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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.