John Long
- Seasons
- 1978-79 to 1996-97
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Born
- Aug 28, 1956
- College
- Detroit Mercy
- Draft
- 1978, round 2, pick 29
1Championships
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.2
- True shooting
- .512
- Effective FG
- .472
- Usage rate
- 23.5
- Win shares
- 32.1
- WS per 48
- .068
- Box plus/minus
- -1.3
- VORP
- 3.7
- Best season, WS
- 5.3
- Best season, BPM
- 0.3
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | DET | 22 | 82 | 2,498 | 13.6 | .498 | .469 | 22.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 3.6 | .070 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 103 | 108 |
| 1979-80 | DET | 23 | 69 | 2,364 | 16.4 | .535 | .506 | 23.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3.6 | .072 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 104 | 110 |
| 1980-81 | DET | 24 | 59 | 1,750 | 15.6 | .503 | .462 | 27.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .065 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 99 | 106 |
| 1981-82 | DET | 25 | 69 | 2,211 | 17.4 | .535 | .493 | 27.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 4.7 | .102 | 1.2 | -1.4 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 107 | 109 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 26 | 70 | 1,485 | 10.8 | .487 | .452 | 23.4 | -0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | .005 | -2.8 | -1.8 | -4.7 | -1.0 | 93 | 108 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 27 | 82 | 2,514 | 14.9 | .523 | .472 | 21.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 5.3 | .102 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 111 | 111 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 28 | 66 | 1,820 | 14.2 | .518 | .490 | 21.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.3 | .087 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -1.1 | 0.4 | 107 | 109 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 29 | 62 | 1,176 | 13.9 | .522 | .484 | 21.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .080 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -1.3 | 0.2 | 108 | 111 |
| 1986-87 | IND | 30 | 80 | 2,265 | 13.8 | .476 | .427 | 26.4 | -0.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | .044 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.6 | 0.1 | 99 | 108 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 31 | 81 | 2,022 | 15.2 | .539 | .494 | 22.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.9 | .093 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 107 | 109 |
| 1988-89 | 2+ teams | 32 | 68 | 919 | 9.5 | .474 | .421 | 20.5 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .011 | -3.2 | -0.8 | -4.1 | -0.5 | 97 | 113 |
| 1989-90 | ATL | 33 | 48 | 1,030 | 10.7 | .495 | .466 | 19.7 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .010 | -2.0 | -0.9 | -2.9 | -0.2 | 98 | 114 |
| 1990-91 | DET | 34 | 25 | 256 | 11.9 | .500 | .424 | 18.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .090 | -1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 104 | 105 |
| 1996-97 | TOR | 40 | 32 | 370 | 8.9 | .499 | .444 | 18.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .015 | -3.0 | -1.5 | -4.5 | -0.2 | 97 | 111 |
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.