Willie Naulls
- Seasons
- 1956-57 to 1965-66
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- Oct 7, 1934
- College
- UCLA
- Draft
- 1956, round 2, pick 10
3Championships
4All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.3
- True shooting
- .457
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 34.2
- WS per 48
- .080
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 5.7
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.01
- Finals appearances
- 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | 2+ teams | 22 | 71 | 1,778 | 13.9 | .396 | .357 | – | -1.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .012 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1957-58 | NYK | 23 | 68 | 2,369 | 17.1 | .458 | .397 | – | 3.1 | 1.6 | 4.6 | .094 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1958-59 | NYK | 24 | 68 | 2,061 | 16.5 | .442 | .378 | – | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | .061 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1959-60 | NYK | 25 | 65 | 2,250 | 20.1 | .483 | .428 | – | 4.1 | 1.2 | 5.3 | .113 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1960-61 | NYK | 26 | 79 | 2,976 | 19.1 | .480 | .428 | – | 4.6 | 1.2 | 5.7 | .092 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1961-62 | NYK | 27 | 75 | 2,978 | 17.9 | .470 | .415 | – | 2.8 | 2.7 | 5.5 | .089 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962-63 | 2+ teams | 28 | 70 | 1,901 | 13.4 | .463 | .417 | – | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .046 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1963-64 | BOS | 29 | 78 | 1,409 | 14.4 | .458 | .417 | – | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | .132 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1964-65 | BOS | 30 | 71 | 1,465 | 12.4 | .433 | .384 | – | -0.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 | .085 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1965-66 | BOS | 31 | 71 | 1,433 | 12.5 | .435 | .402 | – | -0.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | .059 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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.