Mel Hutchins
- Seasons
- 1951-52 to 1957-58
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Born
- Nov 22, 1928
- College
- BYU
- Draft
- 1951, round 1, pick 2
4All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.8
- True shooting
- .432
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 27.9
- WS per 48
- .081
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 6.9
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.13
- 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
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | MLH | 23 | 66 | 2,618 | 16.8 | .415 | .365 | – | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | .069 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1952-53 | MLH | 24 | 71 | 2,891 | 17.2 | .428 | .379 | – | 1.4 | 5.5 | 6.9 | .115 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1953-54 | FTW | 25 | 72 | 2,934 | 14.7 | .444 | .401 | – | 2.5 | 3.4 | 5.8 | .096 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1954-55 | FTW | 26 | 72 | 2,860 | 13.0 | .425 | .378 | – | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | .065 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 27 | 66 | 2,240 | 14.4 | .460 | .425 | – | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.4 | .095 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1956-57 | FTW | 28 | 72 | 2,647 | 13.1 | .426 | .387 | – | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .050 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1957-58 | NYK | 29 | 18 | 384 | 11.3 | .420 | .389 | – | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .041 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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.