Brian Taylor
- Seasons
- 1972-73 to 1981-82
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Born
- Jun 9, 1951
- College
- Princeton
- Draft
- 1972, round 2, pick 23
2Championships
1All-League teams
2All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.8
- True shooting
- .547
- Effective FG
- .518
- Usage rate
- 16.9
- Win shares
- 46.8
- WS per 48
- .117
- Box plus/minus
- 1.4
- VORP
- 14.7
- Best season, WS
- 8.3
- Best season, BPM
- 3.0
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 ABA | NYA | 21 | 63 | 2,038 | 13.2 | .555 | .518 | 20.2 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 3.6 | .085 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 ABA | NYA | 22 | 75 | 2,505 | 12.7 | .506 | .482 | 15.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.3 | .102 | -1.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 103 | 101 |
| 1974-75 ABA | NYA | 23 | 79 | 2,611 | 16.0 | .549 | .518 | 17.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 8.3 | .153 | -0.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 109 | 99 |
| 1975-76 ABA | NYA | 24 | 54 | 1,733 | 17.2 | .555 | .511 | 21.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 4.8 | .133 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 108 | 103 |
| 1976-77 | KCK | 25 | 72 | 2,488 | 17.6 | .550 | .504 | – | 5.1 | 2.8 | 7.9 | .152 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | – | 99 |
| 1977-78 | DEN | 26 | 39 | 1,222 | 11.6 | .498 | .452 | 16.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | .071 | -1.8 | 0.3 | -1.4 | 0.2 | 100 | 103 |
| 1978-79 | SDC | 27 | 20 | 212 | 11.1 | .418 | .361 | 19.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .032 | -3.8 | 1.9 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 92 | 104 |
| 1979-80 | SDC | 28 | 78 | 2,754 | 13.9 | .546 | .517 | 16.1 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 5.6 | .098 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 114 | 111 |
| 1980-81 | SDC | 29 | 80 | 2,312 | 15.9 | .602 | .562 | 13.8 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 7.1 | .146 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 124 | 109 |
| 1981-82 | SDC | 30 | 41 | 1,274 | 13.7 | .588 | .538 | 14.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | .085 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 117 | 115 |
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.