Mel Davis
- Seasons
- 1973-74 to 1976-77
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- Nov 9, 1950
- College
- St. John's
- Draft
- 1973, round 1, pick 14
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.0
- True shooting
- .407
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 0.2
- WS per 48
- .004
- Box plus/minus
- -3.8
- VORP
- -1.3
- Best season, WS
- 0.4
- Best season, BPM
- -4.7
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | NYK | 23 | 30 | 167 | 10.5 | .382 | .347 | – | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.045 | -5.7 | -1.1 | -6.7 | -0.3 | – | 93 |
| 1974-75 | NYK | 24 | 62 | 903 | 12.6 | .418 | .390 | – | -0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | .024 | -2.0 | -1.2 | -3.2 | -0.3 | – | 96 |
| 1975-76 | NYK | 25 | 42 | 408 | 14.8 | .423 | .394 | – | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .045 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -1.7 | 0.0 | – | 95 |
| 1976-77 | 2+ teams | 26 | 56 | 1,094 | 10.7 | .397 | .362 | – | -1.5 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -0.016 | -3.3 | -1.4 | -4.7 | -0.7 | – | 99 |
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.