Bob Thornton
- Seasons
- 1985-86 to 1995-96
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- Jul 10, 1962
- College
- University of California, Irvine
- Draft
- 1984, round 4, pick 87
Career advanced
- PER
- 6.2
- True shooting
- .480
- Effective FG
- .446
- Usage rate
- 13.5
- Win shares
- 1.2
- WS per 48
- .017
- Box plus/minus
- -6.0
- VORP
- -3.5
- Best season, WS
- 0.9
- Best season, BPM
- -5.1
- 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 | NYK | 23 | 71 | 1,323 | 6.9 | .487 | .456 | 13.6 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | .034 | -4.8 | -0.3 | -5.1 | -1.0 | 93 | 106 |
| 1986-87 | NYK | 24 | 33 | 282 | 4.1 | .468 | .433 | 14.8 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.044 | -6.4 | -1.5 | -7.9 | -0.4 | 83 | 112 |
| 1987-88 | 2+ teams | 25 | 48 | 593 | 7.0 | .532 | .500 | 13.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .034 | -4.4 | -1.3 | -5.7 | -0.6 | 101 | 112 |
| 1988-89 | PHI | 26 | 54 | 449 | 6.4 | .462 | .428 | 14.8 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .010 | -5.0 | -1.7 | -6.7 | -0.5 | 97 | 113 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 27 | 56 | 592 | 6.1 | .457 | .433 | 12.1 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .022 | -5.2 | 0.1 | -5.1 | -0.5 | 91 | 107 |
| 1990-91 | MIN | 28 | 12 | 110 | -0.5 | .460 | .308 | 10.3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.079 | -9.8 | -1.5 | -11.3 | -0.3 | 68 | 114 |
| 1991-92 | UTA | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1.7 | .254 | .143 | 56.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.288 | -17.1 | -18.7 | -35.8 | -0.1 | 79 | 115 |
| 1995-96 | WSB | 33 | 7 | 31 | 4.1 | .218 | .167 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .001 | -7.8 | -4.6 | -12.4 | -0.1 | 83 | 105 |
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.