Herb Williams
- Seasons
- 1981-82 to 1998-99
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′11″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Born
- Feb 16, 1958
- College
- Ohio State
- Draft
- 1981, round 1, pick 14
Career advanced
- PER
- 13.6
- True shooting
- .499
- Effective FG
- .468
- Usage rate
- 20.4
- Win shares
- 36.1
- WS per 48
- .061
- Box plus/minus
- -0.9
- VORP
- 7.8
- Best season, WS
- 6.2
- Best season, BPM
- 1.4
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | IND | 23 | 82 | 2,277 | 16.1 | .503 | .478 | 19.7 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 4.6 | .097 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 101 | 101 |
| 1982-83 | IND | 24 | 78 | 2,513 | 17.4 | .522 | .499 | 23.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | .067 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 101 | 107 |
| 1983-84 | IND | 25 | 69 | 2,279 | 14.8 | .520 | .478 | 21.7 | -0.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | .059 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 98 | 105 |
| 1984-85 | IND | 26 | 75 | 2,557 | 15.5 | .505 | .475 | 25.0 | -1.0 | 3.1 | 2.2 | .041 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 97 | 106 |
| 1985-86 | IND | 27 | 78 | 2,770 | 17.9 | .533 | .492 | 24.6 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | .107 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 104 | 103 |
| 1986-87 | IND | 28 | 74 | 2,526 | 14.1 | .521 | .480 | 19.9 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | .090 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 104 | 106 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 29 | 75 | 1,966 | 12.0 | .463 | .425 | 19.9 | -1.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | .044 | -3.2 | 1.1 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 94 | 104 |
| 1988-89 | 2+ teams | 30 | 76 | 2,470 | 10.6 | .471 | .436 | 16.6 | -1.2 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .027 | -2.7 | 0.4 | -2.3 | -0.2 | 94 | 108 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 31 | 81 | 2,199 | 10.4 | .476 | .445 | 16.8 | -0.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | .048 | -3.1 | 1.1 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 97 | 106 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 32 | 60 | 1,832 | 13.1 | .524 | .507 | 19.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.7 | .045 | -2.1 | -0.1 | -2.1 | -0.1 | 100 | 109 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 33 | 75 | 2,040 | 12.6 | .464 | .432 | 21.9 | -1.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | .020 | -2.6 | -0.2 | -2.8 | -0.4 | 95 | 109 |
| 1992-93 | NYK | 34 | 55 | 571 | 10.1 | .429 | .411 | 15.6 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .095 | -3.7 | 2.4 | -1.3 | 0.1 | 94 | 96 |
| 1993-94 | NYK | 35 | 70 | 774 | 10.4 | .463 | .442 | 16.4 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | .098 | -4.3 | 1.6 | -2.7 | -0.1 | 96 | 97 |
| 1994-95 | NYK | 36 | 56 | 743 | 7.7 | .476 | .456 | 14.6 | -0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | .041 | -5.3 | 2.0 | -3.3 | -0.2 | 89 | 102 |
| 1995-96 | 2+ teams | 37 | 44 | 571 | 8.0 | .429 | .411 | 14.9 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .033 | -5.3 | 1.7 | -3.6 | -0.2 | 88 | 103 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 38 | 21 | 184 | 7.0 | .408 | .391 | 13.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .051 | -4.1 | 0.6 | -3.5 | -0.1 | 91 | 102 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 39 | 27 | 178 | 6.1 | .398 | .419 | 13.6 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .041 | -6.7 | 2.6 | -4.2 | -0.1 | 83 | 98 |
| 1998-99 | NYK | 40 | 6 | 34 | 12.2 | .563 | .500 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .094 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 102 | 101 |
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.