Chris Ford
- Seasons
- 1972-73 to 1981-82
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- Jan 11, 1949
- College
- Villanova
- Draft
- 1972, round 2, pick 17
1Championships
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.2
- True shooting
- .494
- Effective FG
- .480
- Usage rate
- 16.1
- Win shares
- 35.5
- WS per 48
- .077
- Box plus/minus
- 0.3
- VORP
- 11.7
- Best season, WS
- 5.6
- Best season, BPM
- 2.0
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | DET | 24 | 74 | 1,537 | 12.1 | .501 | .479 | – | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | .079 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | DET | 25 | 82 | 2,059 | 12.9 | .465 | .444 | – | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | .100 | -0.9 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | – | 93 |
| 1974-75 | DET | 26 | 80 | 1,962 | 12.0 | .498 | .474 | – | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.8 | .069 | -1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | – | 99 |
| 1975-76 | DET | 27 | 82 | 2,198 | 13.0 | .452 | .426 | – | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | .058 | -1.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | – | 98 |
| 1976-77 | DET | 28 | 82 | 2,539 | 14.6 | .506 | .476 | – | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.7 | .090 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.1 | – | 101 |
| 1977-78 | DET | 29 | 82 | 2,582 | 12.9 | .510 | .481 | 16.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | .067 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 98 | 102 |
| 1978-79 | 2+ teams | 30 | 81 | 2,737 | 14.0 | .502 | .471 | 20.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.5 | .062 | 0.1 | -0.6 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 102 | 108 |
| 1979-80 | BOS | 31 | 73 | 2,115 | 13.0 | .537 | .515 | 16.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 5.6 | .126 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 111 | 104 |
| 1980-81 | BOS | 32 | 82 | 2,723 | 8.8 | .488 | .470 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | .066 | -1.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 0.7 | 103 | 107 |
| 1981-82 | BOS | 33 | 76 | 1,591 | 7.8 | .458 | .440 | 13.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .063 | -2.2 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 104 | 108 |
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.