Nat Clifton
- Seasons
- 1950-51 to 1957-58
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- Oct 13, 1922
- College
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- Draft
- Undrafted or not recorded
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.3
- True shooting
- .409
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 15.0
- WS per 48
- .051
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 3.7
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | NYK | 28 | 65 | – | – | .364 | .322 | – | -1.7 | 1.2 | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1951-52 | NYK | 29 | 62 | 2,101 | 16.5 | .391 | .335 | – | -0.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | .036 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1952-53 | NYK | 30 | 70 | 2,496 | 15.4 | .394 | .343 | – | -1.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | .064 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 31 | 72 | 2,179 | 14.9 | .419 | .368 | – | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.4 | .054 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1954-55 | NYK | 32 | 72 | 2,390 | 15.4 | .439 | .386 | – | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | .074 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 33 | 64 | 1,537 | 13.9 | .449 | .394 | – | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | .067 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1956-57 | NYK | 34 | 71 | 2,231 | 12.2 | .417 | .377 | – | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | .040 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1957-58 | DET | 35 | 68 | 1,435 | 10.4 | .397 | .363 | – | -0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .017 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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.