Brian Cardinal
- Seasons
- 2000-01 to 2011-12
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′8″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Born
- May 2, 1977
- College
- Purdue
- Draft
- 2000, round 2, pick 44
1Championships
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.7
- True shooting
- .554
- Effective FG
- .482
- Usage rate
- 15.9
- Win shares
- 15.4
- WS per 48
- .114
- Box plus/minus
- -0.1
- VORP
- 3.1
- Best season, WS
- 7.2
- Best season, BPM
- 3.2
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | DET | 23 | 15 | 126 | 4.7 | .398 | .323 | 16.5 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.009 | -7.7 | 1.4 | -6.3 | -0.1 | 79 | 100 |
| 2001-02 | DET | 24 | 8 | 43 | 15.9 | .612 | .577 | 15.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .201 | 2.4 | -0.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 134 | 106 |
| 2002-03 | WAS | 25 | 5 | 15 | 13.8 | .410 | .250 | 18.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .051 | 1.7 | -4.5 | -2.8 | 0.0 | 100 | 109 |
| 2003-04 | GSW | 26 | 76 | 1,634 | 19.4 | .626 | .531 | 18.9 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 7.2 | .212 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 123 | 103 |
| 2004-05 | MEM | 27 | 58 | 1,433 | 14.0 | .510 | .421 | 19.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | .116 | -1.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 104 | 101 |
| 2005-06 | MEM | 28 | 36 | 402 | 10.0 | .505 | .473 | 18.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .074 | -4.6 | 1.7 | -2.9 | -0.1 | 96 | 100 |
| 2006-07 | MEM | 29 | 28 | 313 | 17.7 | .655 | .600 | 17.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .144 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 118 | 108 |
| 2007-08 | MEM | 30 | 37 | 440 | 7.3 | .461 | .440 | 15.9 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .003 | -3.9 | -1.3 | -5.2 | -0.4 | 94 | 112 |
| 2008-09 | MIN | 31 | 64 | 909 | 8.1 | .515 | .473 | 11.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .045 | -3.6 | 1.2 | -2.4 | -0.1 | 102 | 110 |
| 2009-10 | MIN | 32 | 29 | 267 | 6.9 | .546 | .431 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .071 | -5.3 | 0.9 | -4.4 | -0.2 | 118 | 113 |
| 2010-11 | DAL | 33 | 56 | 618 | 9.7 | .672 | .640 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .132 | -1.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 126 | 106 |
| 2011-12 | DAL | 34 | 44 | 277 | 3.3 | .373 | .345 | 11.0 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .004 | -5.9 | 0.8 | -5.2 | -0.2 | 82 | 105 |
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.