Larry Costello
- Seasons
- 1954-55 to 1967-68
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 186 lb
- Born
- Jul 2, 1931
- College
- Niagara University
- Draft
- 1954, round 2, pick 12
1Championships
1All-League teams
6All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.5
- True shooting
- .517
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 62.7
- WS per 48
- .142
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 9.2
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.04
- Finals appearances
- 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | PHW | 23 | 19 | 463 | 10.7 | .385 | .331 | – | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .022 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1956-57 | PHW | 25 | 72 | 2,111 | 11.4 | .460 | .374 | – | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .077 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1957-58 | SYR | 26 | 72 | 2,746 | 15.1 | .510 | .426 | – | 6.4 | 2.9 | 9.2 | .162 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1958-59 | SYR | 27 | 70 | 2,750 | 15.0 | .503 | .437 | – | 5.5 | 3.0 | 8.5 | .149 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 28 | 71 | 2,469 | 15.6 | .523 | .453 | – | 5.4 | 2.6 | 8.0 | .156 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1960-61 | SYR | 29 | 75 | 2,167 | 17.2 | .546 | .482 | – | 6.3 | 2.3 | 8.6 | .190 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1961-62 | SYR | 30 | 63 | 1,854 | 15.7 | .507 | .427 | – | 3.3 | 2.6 | 5.9 | .153 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962-63 | SYR | 31 | 78 | 2,066 | 13.8 | .534 | .432 | – | 3.6 | 2.1 | 5.7 | .132 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963-64 | PHI | 32 | 45 | 1,137 | 15.1 | .548 | .468 | – | 2.8 | 0.7 | 3.5 | .147 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | PHI | 33 | 64 | 1,967 | 14.0 | .527 | .445 | – | 4.1 | 1.5 | 5.7 | .138 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1966-67 | PHI | 35 | 49 | 976 | 11.9 | .541 | .444 | – | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .125 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1967-68 | PHI | 36 | 28 | 492 | 12.8 | .547 | .453 | – | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .150 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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.