James Donaldson
- Seasons
- 1980-81 to 1994-95
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′2″
- Weight
- 275 lb
- Born
- Aug 16, 1957
- College
- Washington State
- Draft
- 1979, round 4, pick 73
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 13.8
- True shooting
- .618
- Effective FG
- .571
- Usage rate
- 12.8
- Win shares
- 62.1
- WS per 48
- .114
- Box plus/minus
- -0.1
- VORP
- 12.4
- Best season, WS
- 10.4
- Best season, BPM
- 1.7
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | SEA | 23 | 68 | 980 | 15.9 | .574 | .542 | 15.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | .124 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 108 | 102 |
| 1981-82 | SEA | 24 | 82 | 1,710 | 16.0 | .630 | .609 | 15.5 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | .156 | -0.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 112 | 99 |
| 1982-83 | SEA | 25 | 82 | 1,789 | 15.6 | .615 | .583 | 16.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 5.1 | .138 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 110 | 101 |
| 1983-84 | SDC | 26 | 82 | 2,525 | 15.3 | .648 | .596 | 14.5 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 5.8 | .110 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 117 | 110 |
| 1984-85 | LAC | 27 | 82 | 2,392 | 14.6 | .679 | .637 | 15.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | .101 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 111 | 108 |
| 1985-86 | 2+ teams | 28 | 83 | 2,682 | 13.0 | .627 | .558 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 5.7 | .103 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 118 | 108 |
| 1986-87 | DAL | 29 | 82 | 3,028 | 15.3 | .658 | .586 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 10.4 | .166 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 132 | 106 |
| 1987-88 | DAL | 30 | 81 | 2,523 | 12.4 | .616 | .558 | 9.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 6.2 | .119 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 119 | 106 |
| 1988-89 | DAL | 31 | 53 | 1,746 | 14.2 | .614 | .573 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.4 | .122 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 115 | 105 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 32 | 73 | 2,265 | 12.2 | .581 | .539 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 | .094 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 109 | 107 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 33 | 82 | 2,800 | 12.3 | .572 | .532 | 13.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | .074 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 107 | 109 |
| 1991-92 | 2+ teams | 34 | 58 | 1,075 | 11.1 | .504 | .457 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .061 | -2.8 | -0.5 | -3.4 | -0.4 | 104 | 110 |
| 1992-93 | UTA | 35 | 6 | 94 | 10.7 | .585 | .571 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .099 | -3.2 | 0.8 | -2.3 | 0.0 | 107 | 103 |
| 1994-95 | UTA | 37 | 43 | 613 | 7.9 | .628 | .595 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .080 | -2.4 | 0.9 | -1.5 | 0.1 | 109 | 107 |
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.