Tom Boswell
- Seasons
- 1975-76 to 1983-84
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- Oct 2, 1953
- College
- South Carolina State, South Carolina
- Draft
- 1975, round 1, pick 17
1Championships
Career advanced
- PER
- 13.7
- True shooting
- .579
- Effective FG
- .567
- Usage rate
- 16.9
- Win shares
- 15.2
- WS per 48
- .104
- Box plus/minus
- -1.1
- VORP
- 1.5
- Best season, WS
- 5.6
- Best season, BPM
- 0.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | BOS | 22 | 35 | 275 | 8.8 | .463 | .441 | – | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .029 | -5.1 | -0.5 | -5.6 | -0.3 | – | 98 |
| 1976-77 | BOS | 23 | 70 | 1,083 | 13.6 | .558 | .515 | – | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | .107 | -2.2 | 0.6 | -1.7 | 0.1 | – | 98 |
| 1977-78 | BOS | 24 | 65 | 1,149 | 12.9 | .563 | .518 | 17.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .111 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -1.5 | 0.1 | 105 | 102 |
| 1978-79 | DEN | 25 | 79 | 2,201 | 14.6 | .577 | .532 | 16.0 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 5.6 | .122 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 110 | 104 |
| 1979-80 | 2+ teams | 26 | 79 | 2,077 | 14.3 | .616 | .569 | 18.5 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 3.7 | .086 | -0.4 | -1.4 | -1.8 | 0.1 | 110 | 111 |
| 1983-84 | UTA | 30 | 38 | 261 | 10.2 | .596 | .548 | 11.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .115 | -3.0 | -0.1 | -3.1 | -0.1 | 118 | 108 |
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.