Caldwell Jones
- Seasons
- 1973-74 to 1989-90
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′11″
- Weight
- 217 lb
- Born
- Aug 4, 1950
- College
- Albany State University
- Draft
- 1973, round 2, pick 32
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.1
- True shooting
- .521
- Effective FG
- .473
- Usage rate
- 13.5
- Win shares
- 66.2
- WS per 48
- .091
- Box plus/minus
- -0.8
- VORP
- 10.3
- Best season, WS
- 8.1
- Best season, BPM
- 1.6
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 3
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 ABA | SDA | 23 | 79 | 2,929 | 17.7 | .498 | .466 | 16.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 7.6 | .125 | -0.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 105 | 99 |
| 1974-75 ABA | SDA | 24 | 76 | 3,004 | 19.2 | .533 | .490 | 20.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 8.1 | .130 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 108 | 103 |
| 1975-76 ABA | 2+ teams | 25 | 76 | 2,674 | 15.3 | .502 | .470 | 16.5 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 6.2 | .110 | -0.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 103 | 100 |
| 1976-77 | PHI | 26 | 82 | 2,023 | 12.3 | .520 | .507 | – | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | .103 | -1.7 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 1.2 | – | 93 |
| 1977-78 | PHI | 27 | 80 | 1,636 | 11.3 | .509 | .471 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .090 | -2.1 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 0.4 | 97 | 97 |
| 1978-79 | PHI | 28 | 78 | 2,171 | 13.4 | .512 | .474 | 15.5 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | .111 | -1.8 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 99 | 97 |
| 1979-80 | PHI | 29 | 80 | 2,771 | 9.7 | .482 | .436 | 11.9 | -1.5 | 5.4 | 3.9 | .068 | -3.1 | 1.5 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 90 | 98 |
| 1980-81 | PHI | 30 | 81 | 2,639 | 10.1 | .512 | .449 | 11.3 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | .100 | -2.1 | 1.5 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 98 | 97 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 31 | 81 | 2,446 | 11.3 | .571 | .497 | 12.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .102 | -2.1 | 1.0 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 104 | 102 |
| 1982-83 | HOU | 32 | 82 | 2,440 | 12.3 | .505 | .453 | 15.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .050 | -2.2 | 0.0 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 98 | 106 |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 33 | 81 | 2,506 | 10.9 | .557 | .503 | 13.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | .078 | -2.0 | 0.4 | -1.7 | 0.2 | 106 | 108 |
| 1984-85 | CHI | 34 | 42 | 885 | 6.9 | .523 | .461 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | .048 | -3.3 | 0.7 | -2.6 | -0.1 | 101 | 109 |
| 1985-86 | POR | 35 | 80 | 1,437 | 9.7 | .588 | .496 | 11.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | .078 | -2.8 | 0.6 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 106 | 107 |
| 1986-87 | POR | 36 | 78 | 1,578 | 8.7 | .573 | .496 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .078 | -2.6 | 0.8 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 106 | 107 |
| 1987-88 | POR | 37 | 79 | 1,778 | 8.0 | .539 | .487 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .073 | -3.0 | 1.4 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 104 | 106 |
| 1988-89 | POR | 38 | 72 | 1,279 | 6.8 | .481 | .421 | 8.8 | -0.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | .031 | -4.4 | 1.3 | -3.1 | -0.3 | 90 | 107 |
| 1989-90 | SAS | 39 | 72 | 885 | 7.2 | .516 | .469 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .072 | -4.6 | 0.5 | -4.0 | -0.5 | 99 | 104 |
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.