Ben Wallace
- Seasons
- 1996-97 to 2011-12
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Born
- Sep 10, 1974
- College
- Cuyahoga Community College, Virginia Union University
- Draft
- Undrafted or not recorded
1Championships
5All-League teams
4All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 15.5
- True shooting
- .474
- Effective FG
- .475
- Usage rate
- 11.0
- Win shares
- 93.5
- WS per 48
- .140
- Box plus/minus
- 2.4
- VORP
- 36.2
- Best season, WS
- 11.6
- Best season, BPM
- 4.4
- MVP vote shares
- 0.07
- Finals appearances
- 2
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 2 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | WSB | 22 | 34 | 197 | 6.0 | .347 | .348 | 16.6 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.052 | -7.6 | -0.7 | -8.3 | -0.3 | 72 | 101 |
| 1997-98 | WAS | 23 | 67 | 1,124 | 13.4 | .495 | .518 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .125 | -1.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 107 | 98 |
| 1998-99 | WAS | 24 | 46 | 1,231 | 16.2 | .539 | .578 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.6 | .142 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 111 | 97 |
| 1999-00 | ORL | 25 | 81 | 1,959 | 14.4 | .508 | .503 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 5.6 | .138 | -0.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 109 | 96 |
| 2000-01 | DET | 26 | 80 | 2,760 | 14.8 | .470 | .491 | 10.4 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | .121 | -0.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 100 | 94 |
| 2001-02 | DET | 27 | 80 | 2,921 | 18.6 | .522 | .531 | 10.5 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 11.6 | .190 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 117 | 93 |
| 2002-03 | DET | 28 | 73 | 2,873 | 17.2 | .486 | .482 | 10.2 | 2.7 | 7.9 | 10.6 | .176 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 108 | 90 |
| 2003-04 | DET | 29 | 81 | 3,050 | 17.3 | .441 | .422 | 15.3 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 10.2 | .160 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 98 | 87 |
| 2004-05 | DET | 30 | 74 | 2,671 | 17.4 | .459 | .454 | 15.2 | 1.8 | 6.7 | 8.5 | .153 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 105 | 94 |
| 2005-06 | DET | 31 | 82 | 2,890 | 17.5 | .501 | .510 | 11.2 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 10.1 | .168 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 112 | 95 |
| 2006-07 | CHI | 32 | 77 | 2,697 | 14.6 | .456 | .454 | 10.6 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 8.2 | .146 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 106 | 95 |
| 2007-08 | 2+ teams | 33 | 72 | 2,205 | 12.0 | .408 | .392 | 10.0 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | .078 | -1.7 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 100 | 103 |
| 2008-09 | CLE | 34 | 56 | 1,314 | 12.2 | .450 | .445 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 | .138 | -0.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 111 | 98 |
| 2009-10 | DET | 35 | 69 | 1,975 | 15.8 | .526 | .541 | 10.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.7 | .115 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 116 | 106 |
| 2010-11 | DET | 36 | 54 | 1,238 | 12.3 | .442 | .453 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .072 | -1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 105 | 107 |
| 2011-12 | DET | 37 | 62 | 980 | 10.7 | .398 | .401 | 6.6 | -0.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .070 | -1.8 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 93 | 100 |
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.