Bob Lanier
- Seasons
- 1970-71 to 1983-84
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′11″
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Born
- Sep 10, 1948
- College
- St. Bonaventure
- Draft
- 1970, round 1, pick 1
8All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 21.7
- True shooting
- .559
- Effective FG
- .542
- Usage rate
- 22.6
- Win shares
- 117.2
- WS per 48
- .175
- Box plus/minus
- 4.5
- VORP
- 39.4
- Best season, WS
- 14.4
- Best season, BPM
- 7.1
- MVP vote shares
- 0.53
- 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
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | DET | 22 | 82 | 2,017 | 20.0 | .503 | .455 | – | 3.0 | 2.2 | 5.2 | .124 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1971-72 | DET | 23 | 80 | 3,092 | 23.1 | .538 | .493 | – | 7.7 | 0.7 | 8.4 | .130 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | DET | 24 | 81 | 3,150 | 22.1 | .527 | .490 | – | 6.9 | 3.6 | 10.6 | .161 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | DET | 25 | 81 | 3,047 | 23.9 | .548 | .504 | – | 7.3 | 7.1 | 14.4 | .227 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | – | 88 |
| 1974-75 | DET | 26 | 76 | 2,987 | 24.4 | .559 | .510 | – | 8.6 | 3.8 | 12.4 | .199 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | – | 96 |
| 1975-76 | DET | 27 | 64 | 2,363 | 22.7 | .579 | .532 | – | 7.3 | 2.8 | 10.1 | .205 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 | – | 97 |
| 1976-77 | DET | 28 | 64 | 2,446 | 23.0 | .573 | .534 | – | 7.5 | 2.8 | 10.3 | .203 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 4.6 | – | 99 |
| 1977-78 | DET | 29 | 63 | 2,311 | 24.8 | .580 | .537 | 25.7 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 10.1 | .209 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 112 | 99 |
| 1978-79 | DET | 30 | 53 | 1,835 | 21.7 | .564 | .515 | 26.7 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | .155 | 3.2 | -0.2 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 109 | 104 |
| 1979-80 | 2+ teams | 31 | 63 | 2,131 | 20.4 | .592 | .538 | 21.6 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 7.4 | .168 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 115 | 105 |
| 1980-81 | MIL | 32 | 67 | 1,753 | 19.7 | .573 | .526 | 21.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 6.8 | .185 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 113 | 100 |
| 1981-82 | MIL | 33 | 74 | 1,986 | 17.4 | .596 | .558 | 20.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 6.6 | .160 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 112 | 101 |
| 1982-83 | MIL | 34 | 39 | 978 | 14.5 | .534 | .491 | 20.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .112 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 103 | 101 |
| 1983-84 | MIL | 35 | 72 | 2,007 | 17.7 | .607 | .572 | 20.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 6.7 | .160 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 113 | 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.