Gus Gerard
- Seasons
- 1974-75 to 1980-81
- Position
- F-G
- Height
- 6′8″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Born
- Jul 27, 1953
- College
- Virginia
- Draft
- 1975, round 3, pick 50
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 13.8
- True shooting
- .477
- Effective FG
- .440
- Usage rate
- 22.1
- Win shares
- 11.1
- WS per 48
- .067
- Box plus/minus
- -1.6
- VORP
- 0.8
- Best season, WS
- 4.3
- Best season, BPM
- -0.8
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 ABA | SSL | 21 | 84 | 2,702 | 14.8 | .490 | .455 | 21.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | .076 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 103 | 107 |
| 1975-76 ABA | 2+ teams | 22 | 82 | 1,727 | 12.7 | .468 | .420 | 23.5 | -0.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .042 | -2.5 | -0.3 | -2.8 | -0.4 | 93 | 102 |
| 1976-77 | 2+ teams | 23 | 65 | 1,048 | 14.4 | .475 | .443 | – | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .060 | -1.5 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 0.3 | – | 98 |
| 1977-78 | 2+ teams | 24 | 57 | 890 | 13.2 | .469 | .430 | 21.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .068 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 97 | 102 |
| 1978-79 | 2+ teams | 25 | 58 | 465 | 11.6 | .466 | .433 | 22.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .055 | -2.8 | -0.4 | -3.1 | -0.1 | 94 | 101 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 26 | 73 | 869 | 14.1 | .491 | .458 | 20.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .104 | -0.8 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 101 | 100 |
| 1980-81 | 2+ teams | 27 | 27 | 252 | 12.5 | .424 | .369 | 23.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .058 | -3.2 | -0.5 | -3.7 | -0.1 | 97 | 104 |
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.