Artis Gilmore
- Seasons
- 1971-72 to 1987-88
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′2″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Born
- Sep 21, 1949
- College
- Gardner-Webb University, Jacksonville University
- Draft
- 1971, round 7, pick 117
1Championships
1MVP awards
5All-League teams
11All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 21.4
- True shooting
- .623
- Effective FG
- .590
- Usage rate
- 20.3
- Win shares
- 189.8
- WS per 48
- .193
- Box plus/minus
- 3.1
- VORP
- 51.6
- Best season, WS
- 19.8
- Best season, BPM
- 4.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.92
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 4 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 ABA | KEN | 22 | 84 | 3,666 | 26.6 | .620 | .598 | 20.5 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 19.8 | .259 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 ABA | KEN | 23 | 84 | 3,502 | 24.5 | .589 | .560 | 19.7 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 18.5 | .253 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 ABA | KEN | 24 | 84 | 3,502 | 20.7 | .531 | .493 | 19.8 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 12.7 | .174 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 105 | 93 |
| 1974-75 ABA | KEN | 25 | 84 | 3,493 | 22.6 | .615 | .581 | 22.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 16.2 | .222 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 113 | 94 |
| 1975-76 ABA | KEN | 26 | 84 | 3,286 | 23.5 | .595 | .552 | 23.6 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 15.1 | .220 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 115 | 98 |
| 1976-77 | CHI | 27 | 82 | 2,877 | 21.6 | .566 | .522 | – | 6.7 | 5.5 | 12.2 | .203 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | – | 93 |
| 1977-78 | CHI | 28 | 82 | 3,067 | 23.5 | .604 | .559 | 25.3 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 11.5 | .180 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 108 | 99 |
| 1978-79 | CHI | 29 | 82 | 3,265 | 22.3 | .619 | .575 | 23.0 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 12.7 | .186 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 114 | 102 |
| 1979-80 | CHI | 30 | 48 | 1,568 | 19.9 | .643 | .595 | 20.7 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 5.6 | .172 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 117 | 105 |
| 1980-81 | CHI | 31 | 82 | 2,832 | 21.7 | .699 | .670 | 18.5 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 12.3 | .208 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 123 | 103 |
| 1981-82 | CHI | 32 | 82 | 2,796 | 22.4 | .702 | .653 | 19.6 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 12.1 | .208 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 124 | 104 |
| 1982-83 | SAS | 33 | 82 | 2,797 | 21.2 | .668 | .626 | 19.4 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 11.0 | .189 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 119 | 103 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 34 | 64 | 2,034 | 18.8 | .675 | .631 | 16.7 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 6.7 | .159 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 122 | 108 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 35 | 81 | 2,756 | 20.3 | .680 | .623 | 20.0 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 10.5 | .183 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 121 | 106 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 36 | 71 | 2,395 | 17.1 | .661 | .618 | 18.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 7.1 | .143 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 117 | 108 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 37 | 82 | 2,405 | 14.2 | .634 | .597 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.9 | .097 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.0 | 0.6 | 113 | 111 |
| 1987-88 | 2+ teams | 38 | 71 | 893 | 8.4 | .558 | .547 | 14.6 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | .048 | -4.5 | -0.8 | -5.3 | -0.7 | 98 | 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.