John Lucas
- Seasons
- 1976-77 to 1989-90
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Born
- Oct 31, 1953
- College
- Maryland
- Draft
- 1976, round 1, pick 1
Career advanced
- PER
- 15.9
- True shooting
- .509
- Effective FG
- .466
- Usage rate
- 18.7
- Win shares
- 53.7
- WS per 48
- .101
- Box plus/minus
- 1.3
- VORP
- 21.2
- Best season, WS
- 7.9
- Best season, BPM
- 3.7
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | HOU | 23 | 82 | 2,531 | 15.0 | .512 | .477 | – | 3.6 | 1.2 | 4.8 | .091 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | – | 104 |
| 1977-78 | HOU | 24 | 82 | 2,933 | 16.4 | .481 | .435 | 17.3 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 5.2 | .085 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 105 | 107 |
| 1978-79 | GSW | 25 | 82 | 3,095 | 16.9 | .514 | .462 | 20.2 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 7.9 | .122 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 107 | 104 |
| 1979-80 | GSW | 26 | 80 | 2,763 | 15.3 | .528 | .475 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | .103 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 110 | 108 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 27 | 66 | 1,919 | 11.6 | .487 | .443 | 15.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .032 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -1.7 | 0.2 | 100 | 111 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 28 | 79 | 1,940 | 15.2 | .479 | .427 | 18.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | .095 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 103 | 104 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 29 | 35 | 386 | 14.4 | .485 | .473 | 21.1 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .055 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 93 | 100 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 30 | 63 | 1,807 | 18.1 | .519 | .478 | 17.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 4.3 | .114 | 3.2 | -0.7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 114 | 112 |
| 1984-85 | HOU | 31 | 47 | 1,158 | 17.4 | .533 | .485 | 20.6 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .134 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 113 | 108 |
| 1985-86 | HOU | 32 | 65 | 2,120 | 17.4 | .530 | .474 | 20.2 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 5.7 | .130 | 3.0 | -1.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 115 | 111 |
| 1986-87 | MIL | 33 | 43 | 1,358 | 19.4 | .537 | .494 | 23.8 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 4.3 | .152 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 113 | 107 |
| 1987-88 | MIL | 34 | 81 | 1,766 | 16.1 | .529 | .486 | 19.7 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 | .106 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 109 | 109 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 35 | 74 | 842 | 16.6 | .466 | .428 | 18.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .109 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 110 | 109 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 36 | 49 | 938 | 11.5 | .454 | .419 | 17.3 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .052 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 0.3 | 97 | 106 |
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.