Earl Tatum
- Seasons
- 1976-77 to 1979-80
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Born
- Jul 26, 1953
- College
- Marquette
- Draft
- 1976, round 2, pick 21
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.2
- True shooting
- .485
- Effective FG
- .394
- Usage rate
- 21.3
- Win shares
- 7.7
- WS per 48
- .071
- Box plus/minus
- -0.4
- VORP
- 2.1
- Best season, WS
- 4.4
- Best season, BPM
- 0.6
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | LAL | 23 | 68 | 1,249 | 16.5 | .490 | .466 | – | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | .101 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | – | 97 |
| 1977-78 | 2+ teams | 24 | 82 | 2,522 | 14.7 | .500 | .469 | 20.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.4 | .085 | -0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 100 | 102 |
| 1978-79 | 2+ teams | 25 | 79 | 1,233 | 11.9 | .465 | .447 | 23.1 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | .028 | -2.9 | 0.6 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 93 | 105 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 26 | 33 | 225 | 9.3 | .415 | .394 | 20.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.005 | -3.6 | 0.8 | -2.8 | 0.0 | 87 | 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.