Ben McDonald
- Seasons
- 1985-86 to 1988-89
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′8″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Jul 20, 1962
- College
- University of California, Irvine
- Draft
- 1984, round 3, pick 50
Career advanced
- PER
- 8.3
- True shooting
- .498
- Effective FG
- .473
- Usage rate
- 13.3
- Win shares
- 2.5
- WS per 48
- .033
- Box plus/minus
- -4.3
- VORP
- -2.0
- Best season, WS
- 1.3
- Best season, BPM
- -4.2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | CLE | 23 | 21 | 266 | 6.7 | .496 | .483 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .033 | -3.2 | -0.8 | -4.0 | -0.1 | 100 | 111 |
| 1986-87 | GSW | 24 | 63 | 1,284 | 7.2 | .469 | .457 | 13.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .027 | -3.7 | -0.9 | -4.6 | -0.8 | 102 | 114 |
| 1987-88 | GSW | 25 | 81 | 2,039 | 9.0 | .509 | .476 | 13.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .031 | -2.4 | -1.8 | -4.2 | -1.1 | 105 | 116 |
| 1988-89 | GSW | 26 | 11 | 103 | 12.0 | .684 | .684 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .131 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 132 | 111 |
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.