Walter Davis
- Seasons
- 1977-78 to 1991-92
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 193 lb
- Born
- Sep 9, 1954
- College
- UNC
- Draft
- 1977, round 1, pick 5
2All-League teams
6All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 19.1
- True shooting
- .558
- Effective FG
- .511
- Usage rate
- 27.4
- Win shares
- 76.9
- WS per 48
- .128
- Box plus/minus
- 1.5
- VORP
- 25.2
- Best season, WS
- 10.1
- Best season, BPM
- 4.2
- MVP vote shares
- 0.03
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | PHO | 23 | 81 | 2,590 | 22.1 | .577 | .526 | 28.5 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 10.1 | .187 | 3.7 | -0.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 108 | 99 |
| 1978-79 | PHO | 24 | 79 | 2,437 | 23.0 | .606 | .561 | 29.0 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 9.4 | .184 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 110 | 102 |
| 1979-80 | PHO | 25 | 75 | 2,309 | 21.3 | .608 | .563 | 27.0 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 8.3 | .173 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 112 | 104 |
| 1980-81 | PHO | 26 | 78 | 2,182 | 18.4 | .579 | .542 | 25.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 7.1 | .157 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 109 | 102 |
| 1981-82 | PHO | 27 | 55 | 1,182 | 18.3 | .553 | .525 | 29.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | .109 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 105 | 105 |
| 1982-83 | PHO | 28 | 80 | 2,491 | 19.1 | .548 | .519 | 25.8 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 8.1 | .156 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 109 | 103 |
| 1983-84 | PHO | 29 | 78 | 2,546 | 18.5 | .559 | .520 | 25.9 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 6.2 | .118 | 1.9 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 110 | 110 |
| 1984-85 | PHO | 30 | 23 | 570 | 14.9 | .506 | .455 | 27.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .050 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -2.7 | -0.1 | 101 | 110 |
| 1985-86 | PHO | 31 | 70 | 2,239 | 18.1 | .536 | .492 | 29.2 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 4.2 | .091 | 1.7 | -1.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 105 | 109 |
| 1986-87 | PHO | 32 | 79 | 2,646 | 19.3 | .562 | .521 | 28.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 5.8 | .105 | 2.8 | -1.5 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 110 | 113 |
| 1987-88 | PHO | 33 | 68 | 1,951 | 17.8 | .537 | .491 | 26.3 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.8 | .094 | 1.8 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 110 | 113 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 34 | 81 | 1,857 | 16.7 | .544 | .507 | 26.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3.5 | .092 | 0.6 | -1.2 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 107 | 110 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 35 | 69 | 1,635 | 18.3 | .533 | .484 | 29.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 3.6 | .105 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 107 | 109 |
| 1990-91 | 2+ teams | 36 | 71 | 1,483 | 15.5 | .506 | .474 | 24.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | .064 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 106 | 113 |
| 1991-92 | DEN | 37 | 46 | 741 | 16.6 | .514 | .465 | 26.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .095 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 108 | 111 |
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.