Louie Nelson
- Seasons
- 1973-74 to 1977-78
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- May 28, 1951
- College
- Washington
- Draft
- 1973, round 2, pick 19
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.6
- True shooting
- .490
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- 27.0
- Win shares
- 6.3
- WS per 48
- .061
- Box plus/minus
- -1.7
- VORP
- 0.3
- Best season, WS
- 2.9
- Best season, BPM
- -1.4
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | CAP | 22 | 49 | 556 | 13.7 | .484 | .433 | – | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .091 | -1.8 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 0.2 | – | 95 |
| 1974-75 | NOJ | 23 | 72 | 1,898 | 12.8 | .511 | .452 | – | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .059 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -2.2 | -0.1 | – | 102 |
| 1975-76 | NOJ | 24 | 66 | 2,030 | 12.3 | .481 | .433 | – | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | .069 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -1.4 | 0.3 | – | 100 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 25 | 4 | 57 | 8.4 | .527 | .500 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .032 | -3.6 | -0.3 | -3.9 | 0.0 | – | 105 |
| 1977-78 | 2+ teams | 26 | 33 | 406 | 12.5 | .458 | .403 | 27.0 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.001 | -1.9 | -0.3 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 87 | 101 |
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.