Don Ford
- Seasons
- 1975-76 to 1981-82
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- Dec 31, 1952
- College
- New Mexico, UC Santa Barbara
- Draft
- 1975, round 6, pick 92
Career advanced
- PER
- 10.8
- True shooting
- .495
- Effective FG
- .461
- Usage rate
- 13.6
- Win shares
- 12.8
- WS per 48
- .066
- Box plus/minus
- -1.8
- VORP
- 0.4
- Best season, WS
- 3.5
- Best season, BPM
- -0.4
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | LAL | 23 | 76 | 1,838 | 11.6 | .471 | .438 | – | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .051 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -0.4 | – | 101 |
| 1976-77 | LAL | 24 | 82 | 1,782 | 11.7 | .485 | .460 | – | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | .076 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -1.4 | 0.3 | – | 100 |
| 1977-78 | LAL | 25 | 79 | 1,945 | 11.6 | .497 | .472 | 14.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | .087 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 102 | 102 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 26 | 79 | 1,540 | 11.1 | .540 | .507 | 15.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .078 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 103 | 105 |
| 1979-80 | 2+ teams | 27 | 73 | 999 | 9.6 | .518 | .480 | 13.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .072 | -2.2 | 0.1 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 104 | 106 |
| 1980-81 | CLE | 28 | 64 | 996 | 8.2 | .473 | .446 | 11.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .028 | -2.0 | -0.8 | -2.8 | -0.2 | 101 | 112 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 29 | 21 | 201 | 3.7 | .432 | .375 | 8.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.035 | -4.8 | 0.0 | -4.8 | -0.2 | 79 | 112 |
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.