James Silas
- Seasons
- 1972-73 to 1981-82
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Born
- Feb 11, 1949
- College
- Stephen F. Austin
- Draft
- 1972, round 5, pick 70
2All-League teams
2All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.9
- True shooting
- .576
- Effective FG
- .496
- Usage rate
- 21.6
- Win shares
- 60.1
- WS per 48
- .142
- Box plus/minus
- 0.8
- VORP
- 12.7
- Best season, WS
- 13.1
- Best season, BPM
- 3.4
- MVP vote shares
- 0.03
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 ABA | DLC | 23 | 78 | 2,417 | 14.1 | .605 | .502 | 17.4 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 7.4 | .147 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 ABA | SAA | 24 | 84 | 3,096 | 14.6 | .550 | .478 | 19.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 7.9 | .123 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 107 | 103 |
| 1974-75 ABA | SAA | 25 | 82 | 3,105 | 17.2 | .587 | .509 | 19.9 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 9.8 | .152 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 117 | 108 |
| 1975-76 ABA | SAA | 26 | 84 | 3,112 | 21.2 | .599 | .519 | 23.8 | 10.5 | 2.7 | 13.1 | .202 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 119 | 106 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 27 | 22 | 356 | 17.1 | .553 | .430 | – | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .099 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -1.7 | 0.0 | – | 105 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 28 | 37 | 311 | 13.3 | .565 | .443 | 19.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .095 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -2.6 | 0.0 | 105 | 105 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 29 | 79 | 2,171 | 16.0 | .576 | .505 | 22.6 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 5.7 | .126 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 109 | 106 |
| 1979-80 | SAS | 30 | 77 | 2,293 | 16.7 | .585 | .514 | 22.4 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 5.5 | .116 | 1.4 | -1.9 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 114 | 113 |
| 1980-81 | SAS | 31 | 75 | 2,055 | 19.4 | .557 | .477 | 26.1 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 7.0 | .164 | 2.6 | -1.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 115 | 109 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 32 | 67 | 1,447 | 15.7 | .535 | .438 | 22.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | .078 | 0.9 | -1.6 | -0.7 | 0.5 | 109 | 115 |
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.