Aaron James
- Seasons
- 1974-75 to 1978-79
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′8″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Oct 5, 1952
- College
- Grambling State University
- Draft
- 1974, round 2, pick 28
Career advanced
- PER
- 13.7
- True shooting
- .517
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- 20.0
- Win shares
- 13.2
- WS per 48
- .083
- Box plus/minus
- -2.3
- VORP
- -0.6
- Best season, WS
- 4.3
- Best season, BPM
- -1.7
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | NOJ | 22 | 76 | 1,731 | 14.4 | .516 | .477 | – | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.9 | .080 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -2.2 | -0.1 | – | 101 |
| 1975-76 | NOJ | 23 | 75 | 1,346 | 13.7 | .495 | .441 | – | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | .079 | -1.1 | -1.5 | -2.6 | -0.2 | – | 100 |
| 1976-77 | NOJ | 24 | 52 | 1,059 | 14.4 | .527 | .490 | – | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .095 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -1.7 | 0.1 | – | 102 |
| 1977-78 | NOJ | 25 | 80 | 2,118 | 13.3 | .523 | .497 | 19.0 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 4.3 | .096 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 104 | 103 |
| 1978-79 | NOJ | 26 | 73 | 1,417 | 12.7 | .526 | .494 | 21.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .057 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -3.5 | -0.5 | 101 | 108 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.