Manu Ginobili is a player where the advanced stats tell a
far different story than the traditional per-game statistics.
The Argentinian didn’t come to the NBA until he was 25.
Spurs coach Greg Popovich didn’t make him a full-time starter until he was 27, and
right away Popovich began restricting his minutes to prolong Ginobili’s career.
He only averaged more than 30 minutes per game twice in 16 seasons and didn’t
average more than 24 minutes in any of his final seven seasons.
Because of the Spurs’ philosophy on playing time, Ginobili
never averaged more than 19.5 points, 4.8 rebounds or 4.9 assists in any of his
regular seasons. His career marks of 13.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists
per game hardly scream NBA Top 40. He made only two all-star teams and got just
a handful of MVP votes in just three seasons.
His advanced stats are far more positive. He topped 20.0 PER
in nine regular seasons and was above 24.0 PER in three. The limited minutes
cut into his win shares, but he still had six of over 9.0. His career Box +/-
of 4.95 ranks 21st all-time. He’s ahead of Hakeem Olajuwon (22nd),
Dwyane Wade (24th) and Scottie Pippen (25th) to name a few.
His career VORP ranks 36th, immediately ahead of Moses Malone.
The kid gloves came off in the playoffs and you got a better
picture of Ginobili’s worth. Twice he led the NBA in steals in the playoffs. He
averaged more than 20 points per game twice. His strongest run was the
2004-2005 title season when he averaged 20.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.2 assists
and 1.2 steals in 33.6 minutes per game as the Spurs won 16 of 23 postseason
games.
Then we get to his career winning percentages. Ginobili was
fortunate to play almost his entire career on the Tim Duncan Spurs. He played
in five NBA Finals, winning four. The only season he didn’t play in the
playoffs was 2008-2009 when he was injured. The Spurs won 72.1 percent of the regular
season games Ginobili played in. Of the 69 players named to this list so far,
only Kawhi Leonard and Tom Heinsohn had better winning percentages. The Spurs won
61.9 percent of the playoff games he played in. So far, only John Havlicek, Sam
Jones, Stephy Curry, Horace Grant, George Mikan, Isiah Thomas, Leonard, Tom
Heinsohn, James Worthy, Robert Horry, Bill Walton and Dennis Rodman did better.
And, of course, he popularized the “Euro step.”
Add all those up and you have a player just outside the Top 30.
And, of course, he popularized the “Euro step.”
Add all those up and you have a player just outside the Top 30.
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Manu Ginobili
bio info
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Career
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2002-2018
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Games
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1,057
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Points
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13.3
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Rebounds
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3.5
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Assists
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3.8
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FG Pct.
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44.7%
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All-Star games
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2
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NBA MVPs
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0
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NBA titles
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4
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Playoff seasons
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15
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Playoff games
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218
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Points
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14.0
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Rebounds
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4.0
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Assists
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3.8
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FG Pct.
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43.3%
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Hall of Fame
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Top 100
rankings
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Points
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Top 100 ranking
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1-year
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321.59
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62nd
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5-year
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1,480.84
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41st
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10-year
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2,783.24
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31st
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Career
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3,932.38
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23rd
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Manu
Ginobili at his peak
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2006-2007
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Ginobili
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Top 5
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Points
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PER
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24.1
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27.02
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Win Shares
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10.6
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13.74
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Box +/-
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7.2
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7.36
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VORP
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4.8
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6.24
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Total Advanced Stats
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46.7
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54.36
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85.91
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Playoff PER
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21.9
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26.90
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Win Shares
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2.6
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2.90
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Box +/-
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6.3
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8.22
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VORP
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1.3
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1.60
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Total Advanced Stats
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32.1
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39.62
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81.02
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Reg. Season Win %
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74.67
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74.67
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Playoff Win %
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80.00
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80.00
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MVP Voting (75 points)
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0
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0
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Playoff MVP (25 points)
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0
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0
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Total Score
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321.59
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Ginobili’s 10 greatest seasons
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2006-2007
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321.59
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2004-2005
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318.73
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2003-2004
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283.74
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2011-2012
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279.79
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2013-2014
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276.99
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2010-2011
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270.59
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2005-2006
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267.90
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2007-2008
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263.40
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2012-2013
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253.20
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2009-2010
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247.31
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Career
winning percentage
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W
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L
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Pct.
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Regular Season
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762
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295
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72.09%
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Playoffs
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135
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83
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61.93%
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