Bill Laimbeer
- Seasons
- 1980-81 to 1993-94
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′11″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Born
- May 19, 1957
- College
- Notre Dame
- Draft
- 1979, round 3, pick 65
2Championships
4All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.1
- True shooting
- .552
- Effective FG
- .507
- Usage rate
- 16.9
- Win shares
- 105.6
- WS per 48
- .149
- Box plus/minus
- 1.4
- VORP
- 29.2
- Best season, WS
- 10.8
- Best season, BPM
- 3.3
- MVP vote shares
- 0.01
- Finals appearances
- 3
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | CLE | 23 | 81 | 2,460 | 14.2 | .536 | .503 | 14.2 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 5.4 | .104 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 112 | 107 |
| 1981-82 | 2+ teams | 24 | 80 | 1,829 | 15.4 | .563 | .498 | 16.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 4.7 | .122 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 113 | 107 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 25 | 82 | 2,871 | 16.6 | .552 | .498 | 16.0 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 8.5 | .142 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 113 | 103 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 26 | 82 | 2,864 | 19.2 | .590 | .530 | 18.2 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 10.8 | .181 | 2.5 | -0.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 122 | 106 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 27 | 82 | 2,892 | 18.0 | .548 | .507 | 19.1 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 9.8 | .162 | 1.3 | -0.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 117 | 105 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 28 | 82 | 2,891 | 17.6 | .545 | .494 | 18.7 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 9.2 | .153 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 115 | 105 |
| 1986-87 | DET | 29 | 82 | 2,854 | 17.4 | .559 | .504 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 10.5 | .176 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 119 | 103 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 30 | 82 | 2,897 | 15.1 | .546 | .500 | 16.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 8.8 | .146 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 113 | 102 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 31 | 81 | 2,640 | 16.6 | .557 | .516 | 18.2 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | .164 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 114 | 101 |
| 1989-90 | DET | 32 | 81 | 2,675 | 15.8 | .564 | .520 | 15.6 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 10.1 | .182 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 119 | 100 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 33 | 82 | 2,668 | 14.2 | .536 | .502 | 15.5 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 8.0 | .144 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 114 | 103 |
| 1991-92 | DET | 34 | 81 | 2,234 | 12.6 | .515 | .492 | 16.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.9 | .105 | -1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 107 | 104 |
| 1992-93 | DET | 35 | 79 | 1,933 | 14.3 | .554 | .517 | 15.1 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 5.4 | .133 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 118 | 108 |
| 1993-94 | DET | 36 | 11 | 248 | 15.6 | .564 | .539 | 18.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .106 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 111 | 109 |
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.