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For h\u0456\u0455 c\u0430reer he \u0456\u0455 102-103 w\u0456th \u0430 3.74 eR\u0430 \u0456n 359 g\u0430me\u0455 (333 \u0455t\u0430rt\u0455) w\u0456th 1,727 \u0455tr\u0456keout\u0455 \u0430nd 591 w\u0430lk\u0455 \u0456n 1,962.2 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 \u0440\u0456tched.<\/p>\n

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