Michael Cage
- Seasons
- 1984-85 to 1999-00
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 224 lb
- Born
- Jan 28, 1962
- College
- San Diego State
- Draft
- 1984, round 1, pick 14
Career advanced
- PER
- 13.9
- True shooting
- .549
- Effective FG
- .515
- Usage rate
- 12.3
- Win shares
- 74.4
- WS per 48
- .120
- Box plus/minus
- -0.2
- VORP
- 13.5
- Best season, WS
- 8.1
- Best season, BPM
- 1.3
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 1 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 | LAC | 23 | 75 | 1,610 | 12.5 | .582 | .543 | 13.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 3.2 | .096 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -1.5 | 0.2 | 113 | 109 |
| 1985-86 | LAC | 24 | 78 | 1,566 | 12.3 | .518 | .479 | 15.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .052 | -1.6 | -0.8 | -2.4 | -0.2 | 103 | 110 |
| 1986-87 | LAC | 25 | 80 | 2,922 | 17.1 | .579 | .521 | 17.1 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 7.2 | .119 | 0.8 | -1.1 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 115 | 110 |
| 1987-88 | LAC | 26 | 72 | 2,660 | 16.4 | .537 | .470 | 17.3 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 6.7 | .121 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 109 | 105 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 27 | 80 | 2,536 | 14.7 | .553 | .498 | 13.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 6.7 | .126 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 116 | 107 |
| 1989-90 | SEA | 28 | 82 | 2,595 | 14.5 | .540 | .504 | 13.4 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 6.8 | .125 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 118 | 108 |
| 1990-91 | SEA | 29 | 82 | 2,141 | 12.0 | .528 | .508 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.3 | .097 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 110 | 106 |
| 1991-92 | SEA | 30 | 82 | 2,461 | 15.0 | .583 | .566 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 7.6 | .148 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 124 | 106 |
| 1992-93 | SEA | 31 | 82 | 2,156 | 13.2 | .527 | .526 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 6.2 | .137 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 119 | 104 |
| 1993-94 | SEA | 32 | 82 | 1,708 | 11.9 | .545 | .545 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.9 | .137 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 115 | 100 |
| 1994-95 | CLE | 33 | 82 | 2,040 | 13.5 | .537 | .521 | 10.2 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.8 | .137 | -1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 115 | 102 |
| 1995-96 | CLE | 34 | 82 | 2,631 | 14.1 | .561 | .556 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 8.1 | .148 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 124 | 104 |
| 1996-97 | PHI | 35 | 82 | 1,247 | 10.3 | .475 | .468 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .078 | -1.8 | 1.0 | -0.8 | 0.4 | 118 | 109 |
| 1997-98 | NJN | 36 | 79 | 1,201 | 10.1 | .531 | .512 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | .100 | -0.9 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 122 | 104 |
| 1999-00 | NJN | 38 | 20 | 242 | 12.6 | .533 | .500 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .140 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 134 | 103 |
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.