Marcus Thornton
- Seasons
- 2009-10 to 2016-17
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Born
- Jun 5, 1987
- College
- LSU
- Draft
- 2009, round 2, pick 43
Career advanced
- PER
- 15.5
- True shooting
- .531
- Effective FG
- .498
- Usage rate
- 23.2
- Win shares
- 19.9
- WS per 48
- .085
- Box plus/minus
- 0.2
- VORP
- 6.2
- Best season, WS
- 4.0
- Best season, BPM
- 1.1
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | NOH | 22 | 73 | 1,872 | 17.4 | .550 | .517 | 25.3 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 4.0 | .103 | 2.3 | -1.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 111 | 112 |
| 2010-11 | 2+ teams | 23 | 73 | 1,775 | 16.5 | .525 | .488 | 24.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | .095 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 106 | 108 |
| 2011-12 | SAC | 24 | 51 | 1,780 | 17.4 | .544 | .505 | 23.4 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 3.8 | .103 | 2.4 | -1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 111 | 112 |
| 2012-13 | SAC | 25 | 72 | 1,726 | 16.3 | .552 | .520 | 23.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 3.2 | .089 | 2.3 | -2.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 111 | 114 |
| 2013-14 | 2+ teams | 26 | 72 | 1,741 | 12.0 | .511 | .480 | 19.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .055 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -1.5 | 0.2 | 103 | 110 |
| 2014-15 | 2+ teams | 27 | 48 | 721 | 15.0 | .514 | .484 | 24.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .083 | 1.6 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 103 | 106 |
| 2015-16 | 2+ teams | 28 | 61 | 1,109 | 14.7 | .511 | .482 | 24.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .074 | 0.9 | -1.4 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 104 | 110 |
| 2016-17 | WAS | 29 | 33 | 575 | 10.4 | .494 | .467 | 18.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .042 | -1.7 | -0.7 | -2.4 | -0.1 | 102 | 112 |
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.