Alex English
- Seasons
- 1976-77 to 1990-91
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′8″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- Jan 5, 1954
- College
- South Carolina
- Draft
- 1976, round 2, pick 23
3All-League teams
8All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 19.9
- True shooting
- .550
- Effective FG
- .506
- Usage rate
- 26.5
- Win shares
- 100.7
- WS per 48
- .127
- Box plus/minus
- 2.0
- VORP
- 38.1
- Best season, WS
- 10.3
- Best season, BPM
- 4.6
- MVP vote shares
- 0.17
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | MIL | 23 | 60 | 648 | 14.8 | .511 | .477 | – | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .090 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -1.7 | 0.0 | – | 103 |
| 1977-78 | MIL | 24 | 82 | 1,552 | 17.4 | .568 | .542 | 20.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | .123 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 106 | 102 |
| 1978-79 | IND | 25 | 81 | 2,696 | 17.6 | .540 | .511 | 20.3 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 7.0 | .124 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 108 | 104 |
| 1979-80 | 2+ teams | 26 | 78 | 2,401 | 18.0 | .536 | .498 | 23.4 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 5.3 | .105 | 1.6 | -1.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 106 | 107 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 27 | 81 | 3,093 | 19.7 | .549 | .495 | 24.0 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 8.3 | .129 | 3.1 | -1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 112 | 110 |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 28 | 82 | 3,015 | 22.2 | .596 | .551 | 25.3 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 9.5 | .152 | 4.9 | -1.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 118 | 114 |
| 1982-83 | DEN | 29 | 82 | 2,988 | 24.1 | .561 | .517 | 28.9 | 8.7 | 1.6 | 10.3 | .166 | 5.4 | -0.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 113 | 109 |
| 1983-84 | DEN | 30 | 82 | 2,870 | 22.2 | .570 | .529 | 27.9 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 8.2 | .136 | 4.7 | -1.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 114 | 113 |
| 1984-85 | DEN | 31 | 81 | 2,924 | 21.6 | .561 | .518 | 29.3 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 8.9 | .146 | 4.1 | -1.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 113 | 111 |
| 1985-86 | DEN | 32 | 81 | 3,024 | 21.7 | .562 | .504 | 30.5 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 9.8 | .156 | 4.4 | -1.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 113 | 110 |
| 1986-87 | DEN | 33 | 82 | 3,085 | 20.5 | .549 | .504 | 29.2 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 8.1 | .126 | 4.0 | -2.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 113 | 114 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 34 | 80 | 2,818 | 19.8 | .535 | .495 | 28.4 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 7.6 | .129 | 3.4 | -1.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 111 | 110 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 35 | 82 | 2,990 | 19.0 | .531 | .492 | 28.8 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 6.8 | .110 | 3.0 | -2.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 109 | 112 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 36 | 80 | 2,211 | 17.9 | .522 | .492 | 26.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 5.1 | .110 | 2.5 | -1.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 110 | 110 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 37 | 79 | 1,748 | 12.2 | .480 | .439 | 22.7 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .017 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -3.7 | -0.8 | 98 | 113 |
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.