Willie Somerset

Seasons
1965-66 to 1968-69
Position
G
Height
5′8″
Weight
170 lb
Born
Mar 17, 1942
College
Duquesne
Draft
1965, round 7, pick 59
1All-Star selections
Each bar is one season, colored by era. The short lower row is the ABA. Select a bar to open that season.

Career advanced

PER
18.0
True shooting
.511
Effective FG
.439
Usage rate
23.0
Win shares
14.8
WS per 48
.128
Box plus/minus
–
VORP
–
Best season, WS
9.4
Best season, BPM
–
MVP vote shares
0.46
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

SeasonTeamAgeGMPPERTS%eFG%USG%OWSDWSWSWS/48OBPMDBPMBPMVORPORtgDRtg
1965-66BAL2389810.2.470.419–0.10.10.1.056––––––
1967-68 ABAHSM25612,33420.5.533.46422.96.62.89.4.193––––––
1968-69 ABA2+ teams26743,11816.3.498.42223.03.31.95.3.081––––––

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.