Joe Caldwell
- Seasons
- 1964-65 to 1974-75
- Position
- F-G
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Born
- Nov 1, 1941
- College
- Arizona State
- Draft
- 1964, round 1, pick 2
1All-League teams
4All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.7
- True shooting
- .489
- Effective FG
- .477
- Usage rate
- 21.7
- Win shares
- 37.9
- WS per 48
- .072
- Box plus/minus
- 0.9
- VORP
- 2.5
- Best season, WS
- 7.9
- Best season, BPM
- 1.2
- MVP vote shares
- 0.03
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | DET | 23 | 66 | 1,543 | 13.0 | .408 | .374 | – | -1.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | .008 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | 2+ teams | 24 | 79 | 1,857 | 15.3 | .477 | .438 | – | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.3 | .087 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | STL | 25 | 81 | 2,256 | 13.2 | .461 | .426 | – | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | .043 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | STL | 26 | 79 | 2,641 | 13.2 | .480 | .463 | – | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.7 | .068 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 | ATL | 27 | 81 | 2,720 | 14.5 | .518 | .507 | – | 4.7 | 2.0 | 6.7 | .118 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 | ATL | 28 | 82 | 2,857 | 17.3 | .549 | .507 | – | 6.6 | 1.3 | 7.9 | .132 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 ABA | CAR | 29 | 72 | 3,008 | 15.0 | .475 | .450 | 24.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | .036 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 ABA | CAR | 30 | 61 | 2,145 | 13.9 | .486 | .473 | 21.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | .057 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 ABA | CAR | 31 | 77 | 2,739 | 15.3 | .495 | .497 | 21.2 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .064 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 ABA | CAR | 32 | 79 | 2,654 | 14.9 | .498 | .490 | 20.4 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | .079 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 99 | 102 |
| 1974-75 ABA | SSL | 33 | 25 | 841 | 14.1 | .500 | .498 | 19.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .061 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 100 | 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.