Jim Baechtold
- Seasons
- 1952-53 to 1956-57
- Position
- F-G
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Born
- Dec 9, 1927
- College
- Eastern Kentucky University
- Draft
- 1952, round 1, pick 2
Career advanced
- PER
- 13.2
- True shooting
- .463
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 14.8
- WS per 48
- .086
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 6.0
- Best season, BPM
- –
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | BLB | 25 | 64 | 1,893 | 12.9 | .455 | .390 | – | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | .067 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1953-54 | NYK | 26 | 70 | 1,627 | 10.5 | .437 | .366 | – | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | .062 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1954-55 | NYK | 27 | 72 | 2,536 | 14.2 | .479 | .403 | – | 4.1 | 1.8 | 6.0 | .113 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1955-56 | NYK | 28 | 70 | 1,738 | 14.2 | .467 | .386 | – | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.2 | .088 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1956-57 | NYK | 29 | 45 | 462 | 15.4 | .458 | .381 | – | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .096 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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.