Donald Royal
- Seasons
- 1989-90 to 1997-98
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′8″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- May 22, 1966
- College
- Notre Dame
- Draft
- 1987, round 3, pick 52
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.8
- True shooting
- .577
- Effective FG
- .473
- Usage rate
- 16.9
- Win shares
- 19.1
- WS per 48
- .109
- Box plus/minus
- -1.6
- VORP
- 0.9
- Best season, WS
- 5.1
- Best season, BPM
- 0.0
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | MIN | 23 | 66 | 746 | 15.2 | .566 | .459 | 25.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .087 | -1.1 | -0.6 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 105 | 109 |
| 1991-92 | SAS | 25 | 60 | 718 | 11.7 | .533 | .449 | 16.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .105 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -1.6 | 0.1 | 110 | 107 |
| 1992-93 | ORL | 26 | 77 | 1,636 | 14.5 | .627 | .496 | 17.8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 5.1 | .149 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 119 | 109 |
| 1993-94 | ORL | 27 | 74 | 1,357 | 14.6 | .588 | .501 | 17.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 3.8 | .135 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 116 | 108 |
| 1994-95 | ORL | 28 | 70 | 1,841 | 12.2 | .561 | .475 | 16.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .094 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 111 | 110 |
| 1995-96 | ORL | 29 | 64 | 963 | 12.7 | .585 | .491 | 16.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | .113 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -0.1 | 114 | 108 |
| 1996-97 | 2+ teams | 30 | 62 | 858 | 9.1 | .552 | .425 | 12.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .054 | -3.3 | -1.0 | -4.3 | -0.5 | 106 | 111 |
| 1997-98 | 2+ teams | 31 | 31 | 323 | 8.3 | .473 | .362 | 13.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .065 | -2.9 | -1.1 | -4.0 | -0.2 | 107 | 109 |
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.