Ralph Simpson
- Seasons
- 1970-71 to 1979-80
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Born
- Aug 10, 1949
- College
- Michigan State
- Draft
- 1972, round 1, pick 11
3All-League teams
5All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.1
- True shooting
- .495
- Effective FG
- .461
- Usage rate
- 26.8
- Win shares
- 29.0
- WS per 48
- .071
- Box plus/minus
- -0.6
- VORP
- 4.2
- Best season, WS
- 7.2
- Best season, BPM
- 1.4
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 ABA | DNR | 21 | 81 | 1,820 | 14.4 | .467 | .423 | 27.3 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .029 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 ABA | DNR | 22 | 84 | 3,006 | 20.0 | .511 | .461 | 31.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 7.2 | .115 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 ABA | DNR | 23 | 81 | 2,589 | 19.2 | .494 | .440 | 32.7 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | .078 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 ABA | DNR | 24 | 75 | 2,244 | 15.4 | .463 | .429 | 29.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | .050 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 | 0.7 | 96 | 104 |
| 1974-75 ABA | DNA | 25 | 82 | 2,863 | 17.3 | .545 | .505 | 24.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 7.2 | .120 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 105 | 103 |
| 1975-76 ABA | DNA | 26 | 84 | 3,121 | 15.7 | .555 | .513 | 20.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 6.3 | .097 | 1.1 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 104 | 105 |
| 1976-77 | DET | 27 | 77 | 1,597 | 14.4 | .462 | .427 | – | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .037 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -2.1 | 0.0 | – | 104 |
| 1977-78 | 2+ teams | 28 | 64 | 1,323 | 10.1 | .416 | .375 | 21.6 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -0.007 | -2.8 | -0.7 | -3.4 | -0.5 | 86 | 103 |
| 1978-79 | 2+ teams | 29 | 69 | 979 | 9.7 | .440 | .402 | 22.7 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -0.010 | -2.7 | -1.3 | -4.0 | -0.5 | 87 | 105 |
| 1979-80 | NJN | 30 | 8 | 81 | 12.6 | .399 | .383 | 30.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.064 | -3.1 | 0.2 | -2.9 | 0.0 | 81 | 100 |
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.