Don Buse
- Seasons
- 1972-73 to 1984-85
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- Aug 10, 1950
- College
- University of Evansville
- Draft
- 1972, round 3, pick 34
1Championships
1All-League teams
2All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 13.3
- True shooting
- .500
- Effective FG
- .470
- Usage rate
- 12.0
- Win shares
- 57.2
- WS per 48
- .105
- Box plus/minus
- 1.7
- VORP
- 22.9
- Best season, WS
- 10.6
- Best season, BPM
- 4.4
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 2 assists, 2 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 | INA | 22 | 77 | 1,484 | 15.1 | .506 | .460 | 12.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .084 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 ABA | INA | 23 | 77 | 1,877 | 12.9 | .463 | .440 | 11.1 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.4 | .113 | -0.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 106 | 99 |
| 1974-75 ABA | INA | 24 | 80 | 2,369 | 11.7 | .491 | .470 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 4.6 | .094 | -1.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 111 | 105 |
| 1975-76 ABA | INA | 25 | 84 | 3,380 | 16.7 | .534 | .492 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 10.6 | .150 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 117 | 101 |
| 1976-77 | IND | 26 | 81 | 2,947 | 14.1 | .460 | .416 | – | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.7 | .076 | -0.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.7 | – | 99 |
| 1977-78 | PHO | 27 | 82 | 2,547 | 12.5 | .500 | .458 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.0 | .113 | -1.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 105 | 98 |
| 1978-79 | PHO | 28 | 82 | 2,544 | 11.5 | .519 | .495 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 5.4 | .101 | -0.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 110 | 103 |
| 1979-80 | PHO | 29 | 81 | 2,499 | 10.7 | .485 | .459 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.6 | .088 | -1.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 106 | 104 |
| 1980-81 | IND | 30 | 58 | 1,095 | 11.7 | .471 | .430 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .089 | -1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 107 | 105 |
| 1981-82 | IND | 31 | 82 | 2,529 | 14.8 | .539 | .509 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 7.1 | .135 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 115 | 104 |
| 1982-83 | POR | 32 | 41 | 643 | 13.8 | .480 | .420 | 14.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .124 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 112 | 104 |
| 1983-84 | KCK | 33 | 76 | 1,327 | 13.4 | .492 | .452 | 14.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .080 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 106 | 108 |
| 1984-85 | KCK | 34 | 65 | 939 | 10.5 | .504 | .480 | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | .064 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 114 | 114 |
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.