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Yi Jianlian
NJN · Wing · 2008-09 · Guangdong · Year 2 · age 21 · born Oct 27, 1987
8.6 PPG5.3 RPG1.0 APG1.1 TPG23.3 MPG
- Height
- 7'0"
Weight238Yi Jianlian, 2008-09 with NJN: 8.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 23.3 minutes a game. Against the 276 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Def. rebound % (90th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (77th) and Blocks / 75 (71st); his lowest are Effective FG% (3rd percentile) and 2-point % (3rd). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 5 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 276 qualified players in 2008-09; the second number is his rank among the 94 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 | 31 | 27 | 23.3 |
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| Minutes share | 26 | 21 | 35.8% |
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| Availability | 21 | 21 | 74.4% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 5 | 5 | .474 |
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| Effective FG% | 3 | 3 | .430 |
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| Points per shot | 7 | 6 | 1.05 |
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| 3-point % | 46 | 49 | 34.3% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 54 | 52 | 2.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 58 | 64 | 28.0% |
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| 2-point % | 3 | 3 | 39.7% |
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| Free throw % | 43 | 47 | 77.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 39 | 32 | 2.0 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 38 | 32 | 24.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 61 | 68 | 27.4% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 44 | 34 | 14.6 |
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| Assist % | 25 | 32 | 7.0% |
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| Assists / 75 | 26 | 34 | 1.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 20 | 23 | 0.86 |
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| Usage % | 64 | 61 | 20.5% |
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| Turnover % | 66 | 53 | 11.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 59 | 53 | 1.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 62 | 59 | 4.9% |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 34 | 36 | -1.6 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 77 | 80 | 9.1 |
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| Def. rebound % | 90 | 93 | 19.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 19 | 18 | 0.8 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 71 | 73 | 1.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 52 | 49 | 1.8 |
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| Steal % | 21 | 19 | 1.1% |
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| Block % | 74 | 77 | 2.1% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 95 | 99 | 7'0" |
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| Strength (weight) | 71 | 70 | 238 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 19 | 13 | 10.9 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 7 | 5 | .024 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 5 | 4 | −3.8 |
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| Offensive BPM | 12 | 9 | −2.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 15 | 16 | −1.1 |
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| VORP | 3 | 3 | -0.7 |
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| Game Score / g | 24 | 19 | 5.4 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2007-08 | MIL | 20 | 66 | 24.9 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 0.8 | .485 | −3.9 | 8 | |
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| 2008-09★ | NJN | 21 | 61 | 23.3 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | .474 | −3.8 | 5 | |
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| 2009-10 | NJN | 22 | 52 | 31.8 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 0.9 | .481 | −4.1 | 2 | |
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| 2010-11 | WAS | 23 | 63 | 17.6 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 | .459 | −5.3 | 2 | |
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| 2011-12 | DAL | 24 | 30 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | .433 | −5.7 | 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.