Major Jones
- Seasons
- 1979-80 to 1984-85
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- Jul 9, 1953
- College
- Albany State University
- Draft
- 1976, round 2, pick 20
Career advanced
- PER
- 11.3
- True shooting
- .514
- Effective FG
- .490
- Usage rate
- 15.5
- Win shares
- 5.5
- WS per 48
- .052
- Box plus/minus
- -2.6
- VORP
- -0.7
- Best season, WS
- 1.3
- Best season, BPM
- -2.3
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | HOU | 26 | 82 | 1,545 | 10.3 | .498 | .481 | 14.1 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .041 | -2.3 | 0.0 | -2.3 | -0.1 | 96 | 106 |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 27 | 68 | 1,003 | 10.3 | .503 | .464 | 14.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .060 | -1.9 | -1.0 | -2.9 | -0.2 | 102 | 108 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 28 | 60 | 746 | 13.4 | .543 | .531 | 16.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .084 | -1.5 | -0.2 | -1.7 | 0.1 | 105 | 107 |
| 1982-83 | HOU | 29 | 60 | 878 | 11.9 | .478 | .457 | 20.0 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .004 | -2.7 | -1.8 | -4.4 | -0.5 | 91 | 107 |
| 1983-84 | HOU | 30 | 57 | 473 | 12.4 | .561 | .538 | 15.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .088 | -1.5 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 106 | 107 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 31 | 47 | 418 | 11.1 | .589 | .552 | 13.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .081 | -2.6 | -0.2 | -2.8 | -0.1 | 104 | 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.