Kenny Sears
- Seasons
- 1955-56 to 1963-64
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 198 lb
- Born
- Aug 17, 1933
- College
- Santa Clara
- Draft
- 1953
2All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 18.5
- True shooting
- .548
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 55.8
- WS per 48
- .179
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 13.3
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.05
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | NYK | 22 | 70 | 2,069 | 17.9 | .515 | .438 | – | 4.8 | 1.4 | 6.2 | .144 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1956-57 | NYK | 23 | 72 | 2,516 | 16.7 | .517 | .418 | – | 6.4 | 1.6 | 8.0 | .153 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1957-58 | NYK | 24 | 72 | 2,685 | 18.5 | .534 | .439 | – | 8.3 | 1.7 | 10.0 | .179 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1958-59 | NYK | 25 | 71 | 2,498 | 22.6 | .590 | .490 | – | 11.9 | 1.5 | 13.3 | .256 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1959-60 | NYK | 26 | 64 | 2,099 | 21.8 | .567 | .477 | – | 7.6 | 1.2 | 8.8 | .201 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 27 | 52 | 1,396 | 16.1 | .527 | .424 | – | 3.6 | 0.4 | 4.0 | .138 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962-63 | 2+ teams | 29 | 77 | 1,141 | 13.8 | .599 | .530 | – | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.7 | .155 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963-64 | SFW | 30 | 51 | 519 | 12.1 | .549 | .442 | – | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | .165 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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.