Adrian Dantley
- Seasons
- 1976-77 to 1990-91
- Position
- F-G
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Born
- Feb 28, 1955
- College
- Notre Dame
- Draft
- 1976, round 1, pick 6
2All-League teams
6All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 21.5
- True shooting
- .617
- Effective FG
- .547
- Usage rate
- 26.1
- Win shares
- 134.4
- WS per 48
- .189
- Box plus/minus
- 3.1
- VORP
- 43.6
- Best season, WS
- 14.6
- Best season, BPM
- 4.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.15
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | BUF | 21 | 77 | 2,816 | 18.3 | .601 | .520 | – | 8.2 | 1.6 | 9.8 | .167 | 2.7 | -1.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | – | 103 |
| 1977-78 | 2+ teams | 22 | 79 | 2,933 | 20.9 | .595 | .512 | 21.7 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 12.2 | .199 | 3.9 | -0.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 116 | 102 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 23 | 60 | 1,775 | 18.4 | .589 | .510 | 23.4 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 5.7 | .153 | 1.7 | -1.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 111 | 105 |
| 1979-80 | UTA | 24 | 68 | 2,674 | 24.3 | .635 | .576 | 27.8 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 10.5 | .189 | 5.3 | -1.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 119 | 110 |
| 1980-81 | UTA | 25 | 80 | 3,417 | 24.3 | .622 | .559 | 28.4 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 13.6 | .191 | 5.7 | -1.4 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 118 | 111 |
| 1981-82 | UTA | 26 | 81 | 3,222 | 24.2 | .631 | .570 | 27.9 | 11.9 | 0.7 | 12.6 | .187 | 5.8 | -1.7 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 121 | 114 |
| 1982-83 | UTA | 27 | 22 | 887 | 24.4 | .661 | .580 | 26.1 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 4.3 | .232 | 6.0 | -1.2 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 124 | 109 |
| 1983-84 | UTA | 28 | 79 | 2,984 | 24.6 | .652 | .558 | 28.2 | 13.0 | 1.6 | 14.6 | .235 | 5.8 | -1.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 126 | 112 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 29 | 55 | 1,971 | 21.9 | .607 | .531 | 27.7 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 8.0 | .194 | 4.2 | -0.5 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 117 | 107 |
| 1985-86 | UTA | 30 | 76 | 2,744 | 24.6 | .629 | .563 | 30.0 | 10.4 | 2.3 | 12.8 | .223 | 6.0 | -1.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 121 | 109 |
| 1986-87 | DET | 31 | 81 | 2,736 | 18.6 | .614 | .534 | 23.7 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 10.3 | .181 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 121 | 109 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 32 | 69 | 2,144 | 19.9 | .619 | .514 | 24.2 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 9.4 | .210 | 3.7 | -0.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 124 | 109 |
| 1988-89 | 2+ teams | 33 | 73 | 2,422 | 17.4 | .581 | .493 | 24.3 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 7.4 | .147 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 115 | 110 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 34 | 45 | 1,300 | 15.4 | .556 | .477 | 22.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 3.1 | .113 | 0.9 | -1.4 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 113 | 112 |
| 1990-91 | MIL | 35 | 10 | 126 | 12.1 | .464 | .390 | 23.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .052 | -2.0 | -2.2 | -4.2 | -0.1 | 103 | 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.