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Yuta Watanabe
BKN · Guard · 2022-23 · George Washington · Year 5 · age 28 · born Oct 13, 1994
5.6 PPG2.4 RPG0.8 APG0.4 TPG16.0 MPG
- Height
- 6'8"
Weight215Yuta Watanabe, 2022-23 with BKN: 5.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 16.0 minutes a game. Against the 322 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 3-point % (97th percentile), Turnover % (91st) and Effective FG% (90th); his lowest are Game Score / g (10th percentile) and FT attempts / g (13th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 6 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 322 qualified players in 2022-23; the second number is his rank among the 161 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 | 6 | 16.0 |
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| Minutes share | 15 | 15 | 23.5% |
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| Availability | 31 | 30 | 70.7% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 87 | 95 | .637 |
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| Effective FG% | 90 | 97 | .621 |
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| Points per shot | 78 | 89 | 1.39 |
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| 3-point % | 97 | 97 | 44.4% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 27 | 16 | 2.3 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 82 | 79 | 58.2% |
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| 2-point % | 61 | 79 | 55.7% |
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| Free throw % | 25 | 15 | 72.3% |
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| FT attempts / g | 13 | 15 | 0.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 38 | 47 | 20.3% |
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| % points from 3 | 86 | 84 | 55.9% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 20 | 20 | 12.3 |
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| Assist % | 17 | 7 | 7.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 17 | 6 | 1.8 |
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| Assist / turnover | 68 | 48 | 2.18 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 13 | 2 | 2.9 |
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| Usage % | 11 | 11 | 12.7% |
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| Turnover % | 91 | 93 | 8.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 97 | 97 | 0.8 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 52 | 78 | 3.4% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 23 | 8 | 3.0 |
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| Self-creation | 18 | 20 | low |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 86 | 85 | 70 |
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| Defender difficulty | 28 | 41 | low (−0.2) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 34 | 34 | -2.0 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 48 | 76 | 5.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 48 | 74 | 11.7% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 40 | 27 | 0.9 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 65 | 87 | 0.7 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 49 | 59 | 1.6 |
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| Steal % | 41 | 29 | 1.3% |
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| Block % | 65 | 87 | 1.6% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 41 | 57 | +0.4% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 17 | 18 | low (11.5) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 35 | 37 | +0.9% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 14 | 7 | 1.3 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 69 | 98 | 6'8" |
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| Strength (weight) | 50 | 82 | 215 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 32 | 37 | 12.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 63 | 73 | .111 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 48 | 49 | −0.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 52 | 54 | −0.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 46 | 53 | −0.2 |
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| VORP | 39 | 42 | 0.3 |
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| Game Score / g | 10 | 11 | 4.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2018-19 | MEM | 24 | 15 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | .352 | −9.1 | 1 | |
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| 2019-20 | MEM | 25 | 18 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .480 | −1.7 | 28 | |
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| 2020-21 | TOR | 26 | 50 | 14.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | .565 | −0.7 | 46 | |
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| 2021-22 | TOR | 27 | 38 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | .524 | −2.0 | 24 | |
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| 2022-23★ | BKN | 28 | 58 | 16.0 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | .637 | −0.6 | 48 | |
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| 2023-24 | MEM | 29 | 34 | 13.7 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .474 | −6.4 | 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.