Otis Birdsong
- Seasons
- 1977-78 to 1988-89
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- Dec 9, 1955
- College
- Houston
- Draft
- 1977, round 1, pick 2
1All-League teams
4All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.4
- True shooting
- .533
- Effective FG
- .510
- Usage rate
- 24.5
- Win shares
- 48.3
- WS per 48
- .107
- Box plus/minus
- 0.6
- VORP
- 14.3
- Best season, WS
- 8.8
- Best season, BPM
- 2.4
- MVP vote shares
- 0.01
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | KCK | 22 | 73 | 1,878 | 17.1 | .530 | .492 | 25.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 4.2 | .108 | 1.3 | -1.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 104 | 105 |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 23 | 82 | 2,839 | 18.4 | .544 | .509 | 24.9 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 8.8 | .148 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 109 | 104 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 24 | 82 | 2,885 | 18.5 | .538 | .508 | 26.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 8.6 | .143 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 108 | 103 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 25 | 71 | 2,593 | 20.3 | .580 | .547 | 26.8 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 8.2 | .152 | 3.3 | -0.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 113 | 108 |
| 1981-82 | NJN | 26 | 37 | 1,025 | 13.3 | .489 | .469 | 23.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .074 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -1.2 | 0.2 | 102 | 106 |
| 1982-83 | NJN | 27 | 62 | 1,885 | 15.1 | .521 | .512 | 21.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 5.2 | .132 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 108 | 102 |
| 1983-84 | NJN | 28 | 69 | 2,168 | 16.8 | .530 | .510 | 26.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 4.5 | .100 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 106 | 108 |
| 1984-85 | NJN | 29 | 56 | 1,842 | 18.1 | .534 | .513 | 26.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .109 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 109 | 110 |
| 1985-86 | NJN | 30 | 77 | 2,395 | 13.4 | .529 | .517 | 22.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | .064 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -1.1 | 0.6 | 103 | 110 |
| 1986-87 | NJN | 31 | 7 | 127 | 7.7 | .479 | .452 | 17.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.001 | -2.8 | -0.3 | -3.1 | 0.0 | 97 | 115 |
| 1987-88 | NJN | 32 | 67 | 1,882 | 10.4 | .470 | .464 | 20.3 | -0.9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.003 | -2.0 | -1.4 | -3.4 | -0.7 | 95 | 113 |
| 1988-89 | BOS | 33 | 13 | 108 | 7.0 | .502 | .514 | 18.8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.051 | -3.6 | -1.7 | -5.3 | -0.1 | 85 | 112 |
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.