Billy Paultz
- Seasons
- 1970-71 to 1984-85
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′11″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Born
- Jul 30, 1948
- College
- Cameron University, St. John's
- Draft
- 1970, round 7, pick 103
1Championships
4All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.2
- True shooting
- .530
- Effective FG
- .494
- Usage rate
- 18.3
- Win shares
- 70.6
- WS per 48
- .112
- Box plus/minus
- 0.7
- VORP
- 15.5
- Best season, WS
- 9.0
- Best season, BPM
- 3.7
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 ABA | NYA | 22 | 83 | 2,758 | 17.2 | .559 | .524 | 17.9 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 7.0 | .122 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 ABA | NYA | 23 | 83 | 2,824 | 15.3 | .522 | .488 | 18.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 5.0 | .085 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 ABA | NYA | 24 | 81 | 2,800 | 21.1 | .560 | .518 | 20.7 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 5.6 | .095 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 ABA | NYA | 25 | 77 | 2,596 | 18.2 | .531 | .494 | 20.3 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 8.9 | .165 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 107 | 96 |
| 1974-75 ABA | NYA | 26 | 80 | 2,826 | 16.3 | .523 | .485 | 19.2 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 9.0 | .152 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 107 | 98 |
| 1975-76 ABA | SAA | 27 | 83 | 2,958 | 18.6 | .541 | .504 | 19.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 8.7 | .141 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 108 | 100 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 28 | 82 | 2,694 | 15.8 | .515 | .473 | – | 3.0 | 2.3 | 5.3 | .095 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | – | 101 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 29 | 80 | 2,479 | 19.8 | .568 | .529 | 20.0 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 8.6 | .166 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 111 | 100 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 30 | 79 | 2,122 | 15.5 | .541 | .526 | 17.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 5.1 | .114 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 104 | 101 |
| 1979-80 | 2+ teams | 31 | 84 | 2,193 | 13.9 | .507 | .486 | 15.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 | .088 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 107 | 107 |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 32 | 81 | 1,659 | 12.9 | .513 | .507 | 16.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .077 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 103 | 106 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 33 | 65 | 807 | 7.7 | .416 | .394 | 15.2 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | .007 | -4.1 | -0.4 | -4.5 | -0.5 | 90 | 108 |
| 1982-83 | 2+ teams | 34 | 64 | 820 | 9.5 | .453 | .445 | 14.6 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .020 | -2.9 | -0.5 | -3.4 | -0.3 | 94 | 108 |
| 1983-84 | ATL | 35 | 40 | 486 | 6.6 | .434 | .409 | 11.1 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .027 | -3.5 | -0.4 | -3.9 | -0.2 | 91 | 107 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 36 | 62 | 370 | 5.0 | .413 | .368 | 13.9 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.006 | -6.5 | 0.2 | -6.3 | -0.4 | 79 | 103 |
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.