Jerome James
- Seasons
- 1998-99 to 2008-09
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′1″
- Weight
- 300 lb
- Born
- Nov 17, 1975
- College
- Florida A&M
- Draft
- 1998, round 2, pick 36
Career advanced
- PER
- 10.6
- True shooting
- .510
- Effective FG
- .485
- Usage rate
- 18.5
- Win shares
- 2.9
- WS per 48
- .029
- Box plus/minus
- -4.9
- VORP
- -3.6
- Best season, WS
- 1.2
- Best season, BPM
- -3.8
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | SAC | 23 | 16 | 42 | 11.4 | .410 | .375 | 38.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.137 | -11.4 | 0.5 | -10.9 | -0.1 | 72 | 91 |
| 2001-02 | SEA | 26 | 56 | 949 | 11.9 | .498 | .491 | 18.3 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | .045 | -5.2 | 1.0 | -4.3 | -0.5 | 92 | 102 |
| 2002-03 | SEA | 27 | 51 | 766 | 13.1 | .506 | .478 | 21.3 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | .052 | -5.9 | 1.8 | -4.1 | -0.4 | 91 | 98 |
| 2003-04 | SEA | 28 | 65 | 990 | 11.3 | .535 | .498 | 18.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .036 | -4.6 | -0.1 | -4.7 | -0.7 | 96 | 106 |
| 2004-05 | SEA | 29 | 80 | 1,330 | 10.0 | .533 | .509 | 15.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .044 | -5.2 | 1.4 | -3.8 | -0.6 | 97 | 107 |
| 2005-06 | NYK | 30 | 45 | 406 | 6.3 | .494 | .463 | 21.2 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.062 | -8.2 | -1.1 | -9.3 | -0.8 | 84 | 110 |
| 2006-07 | NYK | 31 | 41 | 273 | 5.1 | .437 | .418 | 18.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.031 | -9.1 | 0.1 | -8.9 | -0.5 | 81 | 105 |
| 2007-08 | NYK | 32 | 2 | 5 | 45.3 | 1.064 | 1.000 | 16.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .613 | 16.5 | 4.6 | 21.2 | 0.0 | 228 | 100 |
| 2008-09 | NYK | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12.5 | .375 | .375 | 39.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.162 | -8.9 | 1.1 | -7.8 | 0.0 | 73 | 96 |
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.