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Yao Ming
HOU · Big · 2008-09 · Shanghai · Year 7 · age 28 · born Sep 12, 1980
19.7 PPG9.9 RPG1.8 APG3.0 TPG33.6 MPG
All-NBA 2ndAll-Star
- Height
- 7'6"
Weight310Yao Ming, 2008-09 with HOU: 19.7 points, 9.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 33.6 minutes a game. Against the 276 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are True shooting % (98th percentile), Win Shares / 48 (97th) and PER (96th); his lowest are Steals / 75 (1st percentile) and Assist / turnover (6th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 8 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 276 qualified players in 2008-09; 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 | 73 | 85 | 33.6 |
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| Minutes share | 81 | 90 | 65.4% |
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| Availability | 61 | 66 | 93.9% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 98 | 93 | .618 |
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| Effective FG% | 87 | 66 | .549 |
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| Points per shot | 95 | 83 | 1.47 |
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| 3-point % | 99 | 99 | 100.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 9 | 30 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 8 | 28 | 0.1% |
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| 2-point % | 91 | 67 | 54.8% |
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| Free throw % | 87 | 99 | 86.6% |
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| FT attempts / g | 91 | 93 | 5.7 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 84 | 71 | 42.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 21 | 63 | 0.2% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 95 | 97 | 23.1 |
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| Assist % | 43 | 73 | 9.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 39 | 70 | 2.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 6 | 19 | 0.59 |
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| Usage % | 91 | 95 | 25.8% |
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| Turnover % | 18 | 29 | 16.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 1 | 1 | 3.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 83 | 44 | 8.7% |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 98 | 99 | 13.1 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 93 | 71 | 11.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 93 | 72 | 21.0% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 95 | 80 | 2.3 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 86 | 65 | 2.8 |
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| Steal % | 1 | 4 | 0.6% |
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| Block % | 94 | 77 | 4.2% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 99 | 99 | 7'6" |
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| Strength (weight) | 99 | 98 | 310 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 96 | 94 | 22.7 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 97 | 96 | .196 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 90 | 93 | +3.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 80 | 86 | +1.6 |
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| Defensive BPM | 89 | 85 | +1.6 |
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| VORP | 91 | 94 | 3.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 93 | 91 | 15.6 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2002-03 | HOU | 22 | 82 | 29.0 | 13.5 | 8.2 | 1.7 | .570 | +2.2 | 83 | All-Star · All-Rookie 1st |
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| 2003-04 | HOU | 23 | 82 | 32.9 | 17.5 | 9.0 | 1.5 | .586 | +2.8 | 89 | All-NBA 3rd · All-Star |
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| 2004-05 | HOU | 24 | 80 | 30.7 | 18.3 | 8.4 | 0.8 | .614 | +2.4 | 86 | All-Star |
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| 2005-06 | HOU | 25 | 57 | 34.2 | 22.3 | 10.2 | 1.5 | .592 | +4.4 | 92 | All-NBA 3rd · All-Star |
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| 2006-07 | HOU | 26 | 48 | 33.8 | 25.0 | 9.4 | 2.0 | .601 | +5.0 | 96 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 2007-08 | HOU | 27 | 55 | 37.2 | 22.0 | 10.8 | 2.3 | .587 | +3.4 | 91 | All-NBA 3rd · All-Star |
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| 2008-09★ | HOU | 28 | 77 | 33.6 | 19.7 | 9.9 | 1.8 | .618 | +3.1 | 90 | All-NBA 2nd · All-Star |
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| 2010-11 | HOU | 30 | 5 | 18.1 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 0.8 | .579 | +1.2 | 74 | All-Star |
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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.