Sam Lacey
- Seasons
- 1970-71 to 1982-83
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Born
- Mar 28, 1948
- College
- New Mexico State
- Draft
- 1970, round 1, pick 5
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.3
- True shooting
- .480
- Effective FG
- .441
- Usage rate
- 14.9
- Win shares
- 50.8
- WS per 48
- .076
- Box plus/minus
- 2.4
- VORP
- 25.8
- Best season, WS
- 7.7
- Best season, BPM
- 3.9
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | CIN | 22 | 81 | 2,648 | 12.5 | .448 | .418 | – | -0.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .023 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | CIN | 23 | 81 | 2,832 | 12.1 | .449 | .422 | – | -1.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .004 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | KCO | 24 | 79 | 2,930 | 13.8 | .498 | .474 | – | 2.3 | 0.3 | 2.7 | .044 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | KCO | 25 | 79 | 3,107 | 17.5 | .513 | .476 | – | 3.2 | 4.6 | 7.7 | .119 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | – | 94 |
| 1974-75 | KCO | 26 | 81 | 3,378 | 15.3 | .464 | .427 | – | 1.1 | 6.3 | 7.4 | .105 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | – | 92 |
| 1975-76 | KCK | 27 | 81 | 3,083 | 15.5 | .452 | .401 | – | 0.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | .079 | -0.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | – | 95 |
| 1976-77 | KCK | 28 | 82 | 2,595 | 15.8 | .484 | .422 | – | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 | .104 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | – | 96 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 29 | 77 | 2,131 | 15.2 | .494 | .449 | 15.3 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | .098 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 97 | 97 |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 30 | 82 | 2,627 | 15.3 | .544 | .502 | 15.2 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | .119 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 103 | 98 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 31 | 81 | 2,412 | 14.9 | .490 | .448 | 16.1 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | .112 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 100 | 97 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 32 | 82 | 2,228 | 13.5 | .483 | .443 | 14.3 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | .086 | -0.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 98 | 100 |
| 1981-82 | 2+ teams | 33 | 56 | 670 | 7.4 | .473 | .435 | 13.5 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | .041 | -5.0 | 2.7 | -2.2 | 0.0 | 89 | 102 |
| 1982-83 | CLE | 34 | 60 | 1,232 | 6.5 | .451 | .424 | 12.9 | -1.1 | 1.0 | -0.1 | -0.004 | -4.6 | 0.7 | -3.9 | -0.6 | 86 | 107 |
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.