LaSalle Thompson
- Seasons
- 1982-83 to 1996-97
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Born
- Jun 23, 1961
- College
- Texas
- Draft
- 1982, round 1, pick 5
Career advanced
- PER
- 13.6
- True shooting
- .535
- Effective FG
- .492
- Usage rate
- 17.2
- Win shares
- 35.0
- WS per 48
- .079
- Box plus/minus
- -1.5
- VORP
- 2.7
- Best season, WS
- 5.6
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | KCK | 21 | 71 | 987 | 14.7 | .551 | .512 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .110 | -1.9 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 0.2 | 101 | 99 |
| 1983-84 | KCK | 22 | 80 | 1,915 | 16.9 | .562 | .523 | 19.0 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 | .122 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 106 | 102 |
| 1984-85 | KCK | 23 | 82 | 2,458 | 15.6 | .579 | .531 | 16.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | .103 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 108 | 106 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 24 | 80 | 2,377 | 16.4 | .559 | .518 | 18.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.6 | .113 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 108 | 105 |
| 1986-87 | SAC | 25 | 82 | 2,166 | 15.7 | .528 | .481 | 18.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | .100 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 108 | 107 |
| 1987-88 | SAC | 26 | 69 | 1,257 | 15.3 | .521 | .474 | 20.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .074 | -2.5 | 0.4 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 101 | 106 |
| 1988-89 | 2+ teams | 27 | 76 | 2,329 | 15.6 | .544 | .489 | 20.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | .090 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -1.4 | 0.4 | 104 | 106 |
| 1989-90 | IND | 28 | 82 | 2,126 | 10.3 | .523 | .475 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | .055 | -2.9 | 0.3 | -2.6 | -0.3 | 99 | 107 |
| 1990-91 | IND | 29 | 82 | 1,946 | 11.2 | .512 | .489 | 16.8 | -0.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .030 | -2.5 | -0.1 | -2.7 | -0.3 | 96 | 108 |
| 1991-92 | IND | 30 | 80 | 1,299 | 10.9 | .505 | .468 | 15.8 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | .058 | -3.2 | 0.6 | -2.5 | -0.2 | 98 | 106 |
| 1992-93 | IND | 31 | 63 | 730 | 10.7 | .515 | .488 | 16.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | .061 | -3.5 | 0.7 | -2.8 | -0.1 | 100 | 107 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 32 | 30 | 282 | 6.1 | .388 | .351 | 17.6 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.005 | -6.8 | 0.2 | -6.5 | -0.3 | 82 | 101 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 33 | 38 | 453 | 6.8 | .448 | .415 | 16.0 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | .015 | -6.0 | 0.7 | -5.3 | -0.4 | 86 | 104 |
| 1995-96 | PHI | 34 | 44 | 773 | 6.2 | .454 | .398 | 7.5 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .013 | -6.0 | 0.2 | -5.8 | -0.7 | 92 | 111 |
| 1996-97 | 2+ teams | 35 | 26 | 140 | -0.5 | .231 | .158 | 9.9 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.086 | -10.4 | 0.3 | -10.1 | -0.3 | 51 | 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.