Professional DNA
John Wall: PURE PLAYMAKER
Playmaking · 2022-23 · 34 games
90
percentil

The question
What kind of player is John Wall?
The evidence
John Wall · Playmaking: 90th percentile (5.2 assists per game)
John Wall: what moved most is Rebounding
The read
What they are, the role they held and what sets them apart. Every line comes from a figure further down this same page.
- What they arePURE PLAYMAKER
- RoleFull rotation: 22.2 minutes per game across 34 games
- What sets them apartPlaymaking · 90th percentile
5.2 assists per game
The axes, one by one
Every axis with its percentile against 436 players with a sample in 2022-23. An axis without enough sample says «no data» and is not filled in.
- Scoring68th percentile
11.4 points per game
- Playmaking90th percentile
5.2 assists per game
- Outside shooting33th percentile
- Defensive impact37th percentile
DBPM -0.4: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player
- Finishing at the rim11th percentile
57.1 % · 91 attempts
- Rebounding33th percentile
2.7 rebounds per game
Strengths
- Playmaking90th percentile
Elite · 5.2 assists per game
Limitations
- Defensive impact37th percentile
Low · DBPM -0.4: defensive impact per 100 possessions compared with an average player
- Outside shooting33th percentile
Low
- Rebounding33th percentile
Low · 2.7 rebounds per game
- Finishing at the rim11th percentile
Very low · 57.1 % · 91 attempts
Recent change
Scoring: 95th percentile → 68th percentile (-27) · Playmaking: 100th percentile → 90th percentile (-10) · Rebounding: 73th percentile → 33th percentile (-40)
- 2015-1673th percentile
77 games · 36.2 minutes per game
- Scoring
- 95th percentile
- Playmaking
- 100th percentile
- Rebounding
- 73th percentile
- 2016-1765th percentile
78 games · 36.4 minutes per game
- Scoring
- 96th percentile
- Playmaking
- 100th percentile
- Rebounding
- 65th percentile
- 2017-1854th percentile
41 games · 34.4 minutes per game
- Scoring
- 93th percentile
- Playmaking
- 100th percentile
- Rebounding
- 54th percentile
- 2018-1950th percentile
32 games · 34.5 minutes per game
- Scoring
- 93th percentile
- Playmaking
- 100th percentile
- Rebounding
- 50th percentile
- 2020-2141th percentile
40 games · 32.2 minutes per game
- Scoring
- 92th percentile
- Playmaking
- 97th percentile
- Rebounding
- 41th percentile
- 2022-2333th percentile
34 games · 22.2 minutes per game
- Scoring
- 68th percentile
- Playmaking
- 90th percentile
- Rebounding
- 33th percentile
Context
2022-23 · 34 games · 22.2 minutes per game · Percentile against 436 measured players in 2022-23 · SportiveWorld own data
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What this does not prove
- Percentiles compare inside the NBA. Outside it they do not mean the same thing.
- It portrays the 2022-23 season, already closed. It is not what comes next.
- This DNA profile does not include movement or touch data.
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This answer
2026-10-13
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