Paul Westphal
- Seasons
- 1972-73 to 1983-84
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Born
- Nov 30, 1950
- College
- USC
- Draft
- 1972, round 1, pick 10
1Championships
4All-League teams
5All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 19.4
- True shooting
- .558
- Effective FG
- .493
- Usage rate
- 26.0
- Win shares
- 67.5
- WS per 48
- .155
- Box plus/minus
- 2.8
- VORP
- 24.7
- Best season, WS
- 10.5
- Best season, BPM
- 4.7
- MVP vote shares
- 0.01
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | BOS | 22 | 60 | 482 | 14.2 | .490 | .420 | – | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .140 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | BOS | 23 | 82 | 1,165 | 16.1 | .542 | .501 | – | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3.2 | .132 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | – | 96 |
| 1974-75 | BOS | 24 | 82 | 1,581 | 17.3 | .544 | .510 | – | 3.0 | 2.2 | 5.1 | .156 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | – | 95 |
| 1975-76 | PHO | 25 | 82 | 2,960 | 19.9 | .551 | .494 | – | 6.3 | 3.2 | 9.6 | .155 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.8 | – | 98 |
| 1976-77 | PHO | 26 | 81 | 2,600 | 21.4 | .571 | .518 | – | 6.9 | 2.7 | 9.6 | .178 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | – | 99 |
| 1977-78 | PHO | 27 | 80 | 2,481 | 23.8 | .565 | .516 | 30.9 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 9.8 | .190 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 107 | 100 |
| 1978-79 | PHO | 28 | 81 | 2,641 | 22.6 | .580 | .535 | 27.8 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 10.4 | .189 | 4.6 | -0.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 114 | 106 |
| 1979-80 | PHO | 29 | 82 | 2,665 | 21.1 | .593 | .535 | 25.6 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 10.5 | .189 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 116 | 105 |
| 1980-81 | SEA | 30 | 36 | 1,078 | 16.5 | .517 | .448 | 24.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | .106 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 106 | 107 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 31 | 18 | 451 | 13.3 | .489 | .448 | 23.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .032 | -0.5 | -1.2 | -1.8 | 0.0 | 99 | 111 |
| 1982-83 | NYK | 32 | 80 | 1,978 | 14.1 | .516 | .469 | 20.9 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | .091 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 100 | 102 |
| 1983-84 | PHO | 33 | 59 | 865 | 14.6 | .549 | .471 | 21.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | .086 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 107 | 110 |
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.