Joe Meriweather
- Seasons
- 1975-76 to 1984-85
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Born
- Oct 26, 1953
- College
- Southern Illinois
- Draft
- 1975, round 1, pick 11
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.7
- True shooting
- .550
- Effective FG
- .528
- Usage rate
- 15.3
- Win shares
- 27.6
- WS per 48
- .089
- Box plus/minus
- -1.7
- VORP
- 1.3
- Best season, WS
- 4.8
- Best season, BPM
- -0.7
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | HOU | 22 | 81 | 2,042 | 14.4 | .526 | .494 | – | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.8 | .090 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.9 | 0.6 | – | 100 |
| 1976-77 | ATL | 23 | 74 | 2,068 | 14.5 | .570 | .526 | – | 2.9 | 1.9 | 4.8 | .112 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.9 | 0.6 | – | 100 |
| 1977-78 | NOJ | 24 | 54 | 1,277 | 13.7 | .506 | .472 | 16.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | .096 | -2.0 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 0.3 | 99 | 98 |
| 1978-79 | 2+ teams | 25 | 77 | 1,693 | 11.4 | .524 | .484 | 16.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .064 | -3.0 | 0.2 | -2.8 | -0.3 | 99 | 104 |
| 1979-80 | NYK | 26 | 65 | 1,565 | 12.2 | .549 | .528 | 15.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .068 | -2.3 | 0.2 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 102 | 107 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 27 | 74 | 1,514 | 12.4 | .550 | .496 | 17.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .083 | -2.7 | 0.3 | -2.4 | -0.2 | 101 | 103 |
| 1981-82 | KCK | 28 | 18 | 380 | 12.2 | .576 | .516 | 14.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .097 | -2.6 | 1.3 | -1.2 | 0.1 | 106 | 104 |
| 1982-83 | KCK | 29 | 78 | 1,706 | 12.8 | .589 | .570 | 14.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | .108 | -1.4 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 108 | 103 |
| 1983-84 | KCK | 30 | 73 | 1,501 | 10.9 | .575 | .532 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | .092 | -2.7 | 0.5 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 109 | 107 |
| 1984-85 | KCK | 31 | 76 | 1,061 | 10.2 | .570 | .500 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | .083 | -2.2 | -1.0 | -3.2 | -0.3 | 114 | 112 |
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.