Billy Knight
- Seasons
- 1974-75 to 1984-85
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Born
- Jun 9, 1952
- College
- Pitt
- Draft
- 1974, round 2, pick 21
1All-League teams
3All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 18.2
- True shooting
- .566
- Effective FG
- .513
- Usage rate
- 23.1
- Win shares
- 63.9
- WS per 48
- .129
- Box plus/minus
- 1.2
- VORP
- 19.1
- Best season, WS
- 10.7
- Best season, BPM
- 2.8
- 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 ABA | INA | 22 | 80 | 2,559 | 18.5 | .571 | .535 | 21.1 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 7.1 | .133 | 2.1 | -0.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 110 | 106 |
| 1975-76 ABA | INA | 23 | 70 | 2,775 | 21.1 | .551 | .496 | 27.9 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 8.3 | .143 | 3.8 | -1.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 108 | 105 |
| 1976-77 | IND | 24 | 78 | 3,117 | 20.1 | .543 | .493 | – | 8.8 | 1.9 | 10.7 | .164 | 3.9 | -1.3 | 2.7 | 3.7 | – | 103 |
| 1977-78 | BUF | 25 | 53 | 2,155 | 18.7 | .558 | .494 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 6.0 | .133 | 2.5 | -0.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 108 | 104 |
| 1978-79 | 2+ teams | 26 | 79 | 2,095 | 15.3 | .586 | .528 | 22.2 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 | .085 | 0.3 | -1.0 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 104 | 107 |
| 1979-80 | IND | 27 | 75 | 1,910 | 18.0 | .589 | .536 | 19.7 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 5.8 | .145 | 2.2 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 116 | 107 |
| 1980-81 | IND | 28 | 82 | 2,385 | 19.9 | .596 | .534 | 23.2 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 8.4 | .170 | 3.4 | -1.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 117 | 107 |
| 1981-82 | IND | 29 | 81 | 1,803 | 16.7 | .562 | .501 | 23.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 4.3 | .115 | 1.1 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 108 | 107 |
| 1982-83 | IND | 30 | 80 | 2,262 | 18.7 | .589 | .522 | 23.6 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 5.8 | .123 | 2.8 | -2.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 114 | 112 |
| 1983-84 | KCK | 31 | 75 | 1,885 | 14.3 | .564 | .494 | 21.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.4 | .086 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 108 | 110 |
| 1984-85 | 2+ teams | 32 | 68 | 800 | 11.7 | .501 | .456 | 22.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .025 | -0.8 | -2.6 | -3.4 | -0.3 | 100 | 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.