Michael Olowokandi

Seasons
1998-99 to 2006-07
Position
C
Height
7′0″
Weight
269 lb
Born
Apr 3, 1975
College
University of the Pacific
Draft
1998, round 1, pick 1
Each bar is one season, colored by era. The short lower row is the ABA. Select a bar to open that season.

Career advanced

PER
10.7
True shooting
.457
Effective FG
.435
Usage rate
18.8
Win shares
2.5
WS per 48
.009
Box plus/minus
-4.5
VORP
-8.6
Best season, WS
1.6
Best season, BPM
-2.8
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

SeasonTeamAgeGMPPERTS%eFG%USG%OWSDWSWSWS/48OBPMDBPMBPMVORPORtgDRtg
1998-99LAC23451,27911.8.445.43119.0-0.80.5-0.3-0.010-2.9-2.1-5.0-1.089107
1999-00LAC24802,49310.4.467.43718.1-2.21.4-0.8-0.016-4.6-1.4-6.0-2.688108
2000-01LAC25822,12710.0.451.43520.5-2.62.2-0.4-0.008-4.7-0.8-5.5-1.985103
2001-02LAC26802,56812.4.457.43320.1-1.93.51.6.029-3.10.3-2.8-0.590102
2002-03LAC27361,36910.5.457.42719.2-1.51.3-0.2-0.006-3.40.3-3.1-0.486104
2003-04MIN284392511.2.446.42518.6-0.51.71.2.061-4.61.0-3.5-0.49096
2004-05MIN29621,21510.4.480.45617.2-0.31.51.2.048-4.6-0.3-4.9-0.996105
2005-062+ teams30489198.3.456.44616.2-1.11.40.3.014-5.30.3-5.0-0.785102
2006-07BOS31242344.5.423.41312.5-0.40.3-0.1-0.017-7.62.1-5.5-0.275103

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.