Mike Gale
- Seasons
- 1971-72 to 1981-82
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Born
- Jul 18, 1950
- College
- Elizabeth City State University
- Draft
- 1971, round 3, pick 47
1Championships
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.5
- True shooting
- .503
- Effective FG
- .464
- Usage rate
- 14.3
- Win shares
- 34.5
- WS per 48
- .080
- Box plus/minus
- 0.7
- VORP
- 11.9
- Best season, WS
- 4.7
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 ABA | KEN | 21 | 78 | 1,701 | 9.1 | .489 | .450 | 14.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .073 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 ABA | KEN | 22 | 81 | 1,854 | 13.9 | .511 | .472 | 13.3 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .100 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 ABA | 2+ teams | 23 | 80 | 2,495 | 12.4 | .470 | .438 | 14.9 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | .090 | -1.5 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 96 | 97 |
| 1974-75 ABA | NYA | 24 | 72 | 1,624 | 12.7 | .503 | .471 | 15.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .100 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 101 | 100 |
| 1975-76 ABA | SAA | 25 | 78 | 1,782 | 11.2 | .487 | .458 | 14.8 | -0.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | .053 | -1.7 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 95 | 103 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 26 | 82 | 2,598 | 13.9 | .509 | .468 | – | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.0 | .075 | -0.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 | – | 101 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 27 | 70 | 2,091 | 13.3 | .510 | .473 | 14.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | .076 | -0.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 98 | 101 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 28 | 82 | 2,121 | 12.3 | .500 | .464 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | .082 | -1.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 100 | 102 |
| 1979-80 | SAS | 29 | 67 | 1,474 | 13.3 | .513 | .456 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | .073 | -0.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 104 | 107 |
| 1980-81 | 2+ teams | 30 | 77 | 1,112 | 13.7 | .547 | .511 | 14.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | .105 | -1.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 107 | 104 |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 31 | 75 | 1,793 | 10.9 | .524 | .496 | 11.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .063 | -2.0 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 101 | 106 |
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.