Melvin Turpin
- Seasons
- 1984-85 to 1989-90
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′11″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Born
- Dec 28, 1960
- College
- Kentucky
- Draft
- 1984, round 1, pick 6
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.3
- True shooting
- .552
- Effective FG
- .516
- Usage rate
- 19.0
- Win shares
- 13.8
- WS per 48
- .096
- Box plus/minus
- -1.3
- VORP
- 1.2
- Best season, WS
- 6.0
- Best season, BPM
- 0.4
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | CLE | 24 | 79 | 1,949 | 13.1 | .541 | .511 | 18.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | .075 | -1.4 | -0.3 | -1.7 | 0.2 | 105 | 108 |
| 1985-86 | CLE | 25 | 80 | 2,292 | 16.4 | .585 | .544 | 19.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 6.0 | .125 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 112 | 106 |
| 1986-87 | CLE | 26 | 64 | 801 | 13.0 | .491 | .462 | 23.1 | -0.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .046 | -2.7 | -0.6 | -3.4 | -0.3 | 97 | 106 |
| 1987-88 | UTA | 27 | 79 | 1,011 | 13.8 | .544 | .513 | 20.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .100 | -2.2 | 0.6 | -1.6 | 0.1 | 103 | 102 |
| 1989-90 | WSB | 29 | 59 | 818 | 12.8 | .574 | .526 | 14.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | .105 | -2.6 | -0.1 | -2.8 | -0.2 | 112 | 108 |
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.