Phil Ford

Seasons
1978-79 to 1984-85
Position
G
Height
6′2″
Weight
175 lb
Born
Feb 9, 1956
College
UNC
Draft
1978, round 1, pick 2
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Career advanced

PER
13.9
True shooting
.531
Effective FG
.471
Usage rate
19.6
Win shares
23.4
WS per 48
.083
Box plus/minus
-0.8
VORP
4.0
Best season, WS
6.1
Best season, BPM
0.9
MVP vote shares
0.04
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

SeasonTeamAgeGMPPERTS%eFG%USG%OWSDWSWSWS/48OBPMDBPMBPMVORPORtgDRtg
1978-79KCK22792,72315.8.534.46521.22.53.25.7.1010.90.00.92.0102103
1979-80KCK23822,62116.5.534.46423.32.73.46.1.1111.0-0.20.81.8104103
1980-81KCK24662,28717.3.553.48423.33.41.95.2.1101.8-1.30.51.4107107
1981-82KCK25721,95211.4.494.44519.2-0.21.10.9.021-1.0-2.0-3.0-0.598111
1982-832+ teams26771,61010.4.525.48016.20.71.62.4.070-2.2-0.4-2.6-0.3101105
1983-84HOU27812,02010.4.548.50412.81.71.12.9.068-2.1-0.5-2.6-0.3109112
1984-85HOU28252906.4.401.2989.80.00.20.2.033-3.60.5-3.1-0.198110

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.