Buck Williams
- Seasons
- 1981-82 to 1997-98
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′8″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- Mar 8, 1960
- College
- Maryland
- Draft
- 1981, round 1, pick 3
1All-League teams
3All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 15.3
- True shooting
- .587
- Effective FG
- .549
- Usage rate
- 16.4
- Win shares
- 120.1
- WS per 48
- .136
- Box plus/minus
- 0.0
- VORP
- 21.7
- Best season, WS
- 11.4
- Best season, BPM
- 2.0
- MVP vote shares
- 0.06
- Finals appearances
- 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | NJN | 21 | 82 | 2,825 | 17.2 | .603 | .582 | 18.2 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 8.9 | .152 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 110 | 100 |
| 1982-83 | NJN | 22 | 82 | 2,961 | 18.6 | .611 | .588 | 18.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 11.4 | .185 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 112 | 97 |
| 1983-84 | NJN | 23 | 81 | 3,003 | 15.8 | .556 | .535 | 18.3 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 7.3 | .117 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 106 | 103 |
| 1984-85 | NJN | 24 | 82 | 3,182 | 16.7 | .562 | .530 | 19.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 7.7 | .116 | 0.4 | -0.6 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 109 | 106 |
| 1985-86 | NJN | 25 | 82 | 3,070 | 15.1 | .565 | .523 | 18.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 6.8 | .106 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 107 | 105 |
| 1986-87 | NJN | 26 | 82 | 2,976 | 17.6 | .616 | .557 | 20.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 7.9 | .127 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 112 | 107 |
| 1987-88 | NJN | 27 | 70 | 2,637 | 18.2 | .603 | .561 | 20.0 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 7.6 | .138 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 115 | 108 |
| 1988-89 | NJN | 28 | 74 | 2,446 | 14.6 | .569 | .531 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 5.2 | .101 | -0.5 | -0.8 | -1.2 | 0.5 | 112 | 109 |
| 1989-90 | POR | 29 | 82 | 2,801 | 14.3 | .597 | .548 | 15.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 8.7 | .149 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 116 | 104 |
| 1990-91 | POR | 30 | 80 | 2,582 | 14.3 | .639 | .602 | 13.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 8.5 | .158 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 121 | 104 |
| 1991-92 | POR | 31 | 80 | 2,519 | 15.0 | .651 | .604 | 13.3 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 9.2 | .175 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 125 | 104 |
| 1992-93 | POR | 32 | 82 | 2,498 | 11.9 | .545 | .511 | 11.9 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 6.1 | .117 | -1.8 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 0.6 | 112 | 104 |
| 1993-94 | POR | 33 | 81 | 2,636 | 14.0 | .598 | .555 | 11.8 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 7.9 | .143 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 121 | 105 |
| 1994-95 | POR | 34 | 82 | 2,422 | 13.6 | .545 | .512 | 14.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 6.1 | .121 | -1.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.7 | 112 | 105 |
| 1995-96 | POR | 35 | 70 | 1,672 | 12.3 | .548 | .503 | 14.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | .113 | -2.4 | 1.0 | -1.4 | 0.3 | 108 | 103 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 36 | 74 | 1,496 | 13.9 | .574 | .537 | 14.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.8 | .155 | -1.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 113 | 100 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 37 | 41 | 738 | 12.3 | .560 | .503 | 13.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.1 | .135 | -1.7 | 0.5 | -1.2 | 0.2 | 110 | 100 |
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.