Billy Ray Bates
- Seasons
- 1979-80 to 1982-83
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- May 31, 1956
- College
- Kentucky State University
- Draft
- 1978, round 3, pick 47
Career advanced
- PER
- 18.1
- True shooting
- .525
- Effective FG
- .483
- Usage rate
- 28.7
- Win shares
- 6.9
- WS per 48
- .100
- Box plus/minus
- 0.5
- VORP
- 2.1
- Best season, WS
- 3.6
- Best season, BPM
- 1.3
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | POR | 23 | 16 | 235 | 24.1 | .552 | .521 | 32.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .188 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 112 | 104 |
| 1980-81 | POR | 24 | 77 | 1,560 | 19.3 | .537 | .494 | 28.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.6 | .111 | 2.3 | -0.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 106 | 107 |
| 1981-82 | POR | 25 | 75 | 1,229 | 17.8 | .530 | .481 | 29.4 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.4 | .094 | 1.5 | -2.0 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 107 | 111 |
| 1982-83 | 2+ teams | 26 | 19 | 304 | 8.4 | .398 | .386 | 22.6 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.005 | -3.2 | 0.3 | -2.9 | -0.2 | 86 | 103 |
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.