Dan Issel
- Seasons
- 1970-71 to 1984-85
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Born
- Oct 25, 1948
- College
- Kentucky
- Draft
- 1970, round 8, pick 122
1Championships
5All-League teams
7All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 21.5
- True shooting
- .559
- Effective FG
- .497
- Usage rate
- 24.7
- Win shares
- 158.0
- WS per 48
- .181
- Box plus/minus
- 2.3
- VORP
- 33.9
- Best season, WS
- 15.8
- Best season, BPM
- 3.3
- MVP vote shares
- 0.58
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 ABA | KEN | 22 | 83 | 3,274 | 25.0 | .548 | .485 | 26.9 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 10.7 | .157 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 ABA | KEN | 23 | 83 | 3,570 | 23.3 | .544 | .487 | 27.8 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 13.5 | .181 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 ABA | KEN | 24 | 84 | 3,531 | 23.5 | .563 | .514 | 24.9 | 8.8 | 6.9 | 15.8 | .214 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 ABA | KEN | 25 | 83 | 3,347 | 20.7 | .534 | .481 | 24.9 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 13.8 | .197 | 3.4 | -0.8 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 114 | 101 |
| 1974-75 ABA | KEN | 26 | 83 | 2,864 | 16.9 | .507 | .471 | 22.0 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 9.3 | .156 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 108 | 99 |
| 1975-76 ABA | DNA | 27 | 84 | 2,856 | 21.8 | .567 | .511 | 24.7 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 12.5 | .209 | 3.3 | -0.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 116 | 102 |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 28 | 79 | 2,507 | 21.2 | .578 | .515 | – | 7.1 | 3.8 | 10.9 | .208 | 3.1 | -0.4 | 2.7 | 3.0 | – | 96 |
| 1977-78 | DEN | 29 | 82 | 2,851 | 21.5 | .571 | .512 | 23.9 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 11.1 | .186 | 3.4 | -0.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 111 | 100 |
| 1978-79 | DEN | 30 | 81 | 2,742 | 18.3 | .568 | .517 | 19.5 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 9.8 | .172 | 2.5 | -0.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 116 | 103 |
| 1979-80 | DEN | 31 | 82 | 2,938 | 22.2 | .571 | .506 | 25.0 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 11.5 | .188 | 4.1 | -0.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 118 | 107 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 32 | 80 | 2,641 | 21.7 | .575 | .504 | 23.2 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 10.5 | .190 | 3.7 | -1.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 121 | 109 |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 33 | 81 | 2,472 | 23.1 | .608 | .528 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 9.8 | .190 | 4.0 | -1.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 123 | 113 |
| 1982-83 | DEN | 34 | 80 | 2,431 | 21.6 | .573 | .512 | 25.5 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 8.4 | .165 | 3.2 | -1.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 115 | 108 |
| 1983-84 | DEN | 35 | 76 | 2,076 | 21.1 | .561 | .495 | 26.6 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 6.1 | .141 | 2.6 | -1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 114 | 111 |
| 1984-85 | DEN | 36 | 77 | 1,684 | 16.9 | .528 | .460 | 23.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 4.3 | .124 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 111 | 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.