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Zaza Pachulia
GSW · Big · 2016-17 · Ulkerspor · Year 14 · age 32 · born Feb 10, 1984
6.1 PPG5.9 RPG1.9 APG1.2 TPG18.1 MPG
Champion
- Height
- 6'11"
Weight275Zaza Pachulia, 2016-17 with GSW: 6.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 18.1 minutes a game. Against the 319 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Offensive rebound % (96th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (90th) and Win Shares / 48 (90th); his lowest are Turnover % (4th percentile) and Points / 75 (27th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 16 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 319 qualified players in 2016-17; the second number is his rank among the 76 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
PoorElite
Small sample
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 19 | 23 | 18.1 |
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| Minutes share | 28 | 32 | 32.1% |
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| Availability | 46 | 41 | 85.4% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 81 | 64 | .588 |
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| Effective FG% | 71 | 51 | .534 |
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| Points per shot | 88 | 71 | 1.39 |
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| 3-point % | 4 | 18 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 5 | 22 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 10 | 40 | 0.7% |
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| 2-point % | 80 | 52 | 53.8% |
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| Free throw % | 52 | 70 | 77.8% |
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| FT attempts / g | 47 | 37 | 1.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 87 | 73 | 41.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 6 | 23 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 27 | 23 | 11.9 |
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| Assist % | 58 | 75 | 13.1% |
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| Assists / 75 | 68 | 88 | 3.7 |
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| Assist / turnover | 47 | 78 | 1.52 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 61 | 82 | 6.5 |
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| Usage % | 25 | 24 | 15.0% |
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| Turnover % | 4 | 6 | 19.4% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 26 | 26 | 2.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 96 | 83 | 11.5% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 13 | 45 | 1.0 |
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| Self-creation | 84 | 45 | elite |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 14 | 16 | 37 |
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| Defender difficulty | 71 | 61 | high (+0.3) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 82 | 80 | 6.3 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 90 | 61 | 11.4 |
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| Def. rebound % | 88 | 58 | 20.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 86 | 90 | 1.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 72 | 22 | 0.9 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 82 | 61 | 2.6 |
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| Steal % | 85 | 89 | 2.2% |
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| Block % | 72 | 20 | 2.0% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 39 | 9 | +3.8% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 91 | 97 | elite (15.9) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 13 | 15 | +18.6% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 88 | 91 | 3.4 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 86 | 45 | 6'11" |
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| Strength (weight) | 99 | 95 | 275 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 69 | 43 | 16.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 90 | 79 | .178 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 70 | 55 | +0.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 39 | 29 | −1.1 |
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| Defensive BPM | 92 | 88 | +1.6 |
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| VORP | 61 | 45 | 0.8 |
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| Game Score / g | 44 | 37 | 6.7 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2003-04 | ORL | 19 | 59 | 11.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 | .452 | −5.8 | 1 | |
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| 2004-05 | MIL | 20 | 74 | 18.9 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 0.8 | .526 | −1.3 | 36 | |
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| 2005-06 | ATL | 21 | 78 | 31.4 | 11.7 | 7.9 | 1.7 | .530 | −2.1 | 21 | |
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| 2006-07 | ATL | 22 | 72 | 28.1 | 12.2 | 6.9 | 1.5 | .562 | −0.8 | 43 | |
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| 2007-08 | ATL | 23 | 62 | 15.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 0.6 | .515 | −5.1 | 3 | |
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| 2008-09 | ATL | 24 | 77 | 19.1 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 0.7 | .571 | −2.6 | 15 | |
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| 2009-10 | ATL | 25 | 78 | 14.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 0.5 | .539 | −2.5 | 14 | |
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| 2010-11 | ATL | 26 | 79 | 15.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.7 | .562 | −2.8 | 11 | |
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| 2011-12 | ATL | 27 | 58 | 28.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 1.4 | .557 | −0.7 | 43 | |
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| 2012-13 | ATL | 28 | 52 | 21.8 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 1.5 | .534 | −1.7 | 27 | |
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| 2013-14 | MIL | 29 | 53 | 25.0 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 2.6 | .502 | −1.8 | 24 | |
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| 2014-15 | MIL | 30 | 73 | 23.7 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 2.4 | .506 | +0.4 | 66 | |
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| 2015-16 | DAL | 31 | 76 | 26.4 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 1.7 | .550 | −0.2 | 53 | |
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| 2016-17★ | GSW | 32 | 70 | 18.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 1.9 | .588 | +0.6 | 70 | Champion |
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| 2017-18 | GSW | 33 | 69 | 14.1 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 1.6 | .612 | +0.0 | 60 | Champion |
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| 2018-19 | DET | 34 | 68 | 12.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.3 | .539 | −1.2 | 42 | |
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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.