Danny Ainge
- Seasons
- 1981-82 to 1994-95
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Born
- Mar 17, 1959
- College
- BYU
- Draft
- 1981, round 2, pick 31
2Championships
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.7
- True shooting
- .555
- Effective FG
- .519
- Usage rate
- 18.5
- Win shares
- 71.5
- WS per 48
- .124
- Box plus/minus
- 1.1
- VORP
- 21.9
- Best season, WS
- 8.6
- Best season, BPM
- 3.7
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 6
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 | BOS | 22 | 53 | 564 | 10.1 | .439 | .369 | 21.5 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .042 | -3.7 | 1.0 | -2.7 | -0.1 | 94 | 104 |
| 1982-83 | BOS | 23 | 80 | 2,048 | 13.2 | .519 | .499 | 16.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 5.2 | .121 | -1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 110 | 104 |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 24 | 71 | 1,154 | 10.4 | .498 | .468 | 16.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .076 | -2.2 | 0.4 | -1.8 | 0.0 | 104 | 107 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 25 | 75 | 2,564 | 14.2 | .570 | .539 | 15.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 6.6 | .124 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 115 | 108 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 26 | 80 | 2,407 | 13.6 | .562 | .522 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 6.8 | .136 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 115 | 105 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 27 | 71 | 2,499 | 15.2 | .574 | .536 | 18.0 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 6.7 | .128 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 115 | 109 |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 28 | 81 | 3,018 | 15.9 | .598 | .566 | 17.3 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 8.6 | .136 | 2.7 | -0.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 121 | 112 |
| 1988-89 | 2+ teams | 29 | 73 | 2,377 | 18.0 | .554 | .512 | 22.6 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 6.7 | .135 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 116 | 111 |
| 1989-90 | SAC | 30 | 75 | 2,727 | 16.1 | .528 | .485 | 23.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 4.8 | .085 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 107 | 110 |
| 1990-91 | POR | 31 | 80 | 1,710 | 17.0 | .574 | .543 | 20.8 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 6.2 | .175 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 119 | 106 |
| 1991-92 | POR | 32 | 81 | 1,595 | 15.4 | .534 | .500 | 20.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 5.2 | .155 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 116 | 106 |
| 1992-93 | PHO | 33 | 80 | 2,163 | 14.3 | .596 | .564 | 17.3 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 6.2 | .139 | 1.8 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 120 | 110 |
| 1993-94 | PHO | 34 | 68 | 1,555 | 11.8 | .524 | .492 | 17.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.8 | .087 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -1.3 | 0.3 | 109 | 110 |
| 1994-95 | PHO | 35 | 74 | 1,374 | 14.3 | .596 | .552 | 17.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 3.4 | .118 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 119 | 113 |
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.