Gus Williams

Seasons
1975-76 to 1986-87
Position
G
Height
6′2″
Weight
175 lb
Born
Oct 10, 1953
College
USC
Draft
1975, round 2, pick 20
1Championships
2All-League teams
2All-Star selections
Each bar is one season, colored by era. The short lower row is the ABA. Select a bar to open that season.

Career advanced

PER
18.5
True shooting
.505
Effective FG
.467
Usage rate
25.5
Win shares
68.0
WS per 48
.127
Box plus/minus
2.9
VORP
31.9
Best season, WS
11.6
Best season, BPM
5.1
MVP vote shares
0.18
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

SeasonTeamAgeGMPPERTS%eFG%USG%OWSDWSWSWS/48OBPMDBPMBPMVORPORtgDRtg
1975-76GSW22771,72817.0.473.428–1.62.64.2.1170.51.41.91.7–95
1976-77GSW23821,93014.2.497.464–1.61.93.6.088-0.70.70.01.0–100
1977-78SEA24792,57218.1.491.45124.43.83.97.7.1431.21.93.13.310397
1978-79SEA25762,26621.1.534.49526.94.73.58.3.1753.11.84.94.0108100
1979-80SEA26822,96920.6.529.48425.27.24.411.6.1873.11.64.75.0113102
1981-82SEA28802,87621.8.526.48828.55.94.310.2.1714.11.05.15.2111103
1982-83SEA29802,76120.5.517.47825.85.23.38.5.1483.60.64.24.3108104
1983-84SEA30802,81818.9.506.45925.23.02.95.9.1012.40.32.73.4106108
1984-85WSB31792,96017.3.482.44726.01.23.95.1.0831.60.42.13.1102105
1985-86WSB32772,28415.0.473.44323.00.72.22.8.0600.6-0.9-0.31.0101108
1986-87ATL33334819.6.422.38018.6-0.40.50.1.007-1.6-0.8-2.5-0.192108

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.