Michael Ray Richardson
- Seasons
- 1978-79 to 1985-86
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 189 lb
- Born
- Apr 11, 1955
- College
- Montana
- Draft
- 1978, round 1, pick 4
4All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.9
- True shooting
- .497
- Effective FG
- .469
- Usage rate
- 21.8
- Win shares
- 35.1
- WS per 48
- .091
- Box plus/minus
- 2.5
- VORP
- 21.2
- Best season, WS
- 8.7
- Best season, BPM
- 4.1
- MVP vote shares
- 0.02
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 1 assists, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | NYK | 23 | 72 | 1,218 | 12.4 | .435 | .414 | 21.9 | -1.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | .013 | -2.7 | 1.6 | -1.1 | 0.3 | 88 | 101 |
| 1979-80 | NYK | 24 | 82 | 3,060 | 17.8 | .517 | .485 | 19.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 6.0 | .094 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 103 | 104 |
| 1980-81 | NYK | 25 | 79 | 3,175 | 17.1 | .511 | .479 | 20.0 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.9 | .104 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 102 | 102 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 26 | 82 | 3,044 | 17.7 | .498 | .468 | 23.9 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.5 | .086 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 102 | 105 |
| 1982-83 | 2+ teams | 27 | 64 | 2,076 | 13.9 | .454 | .429 | 21.4 | -1.1 | 3.2 | 2.0 | .047 | -1.2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 92 | 101 |
| 1983-84 | NJN | 28 | 48 | 1,285 | 15.1 | .500 | .473 | 21.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .090 | -0.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 101 | 103 |
| 1984-85 | NJN | 29 | 82 | 3,127 | 19.8 | .513 | .479 | 24.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 8.7 | .134 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 109 | 105 |
| 1985-86 | NJN | 30 | 47 | 1,604 | 16.9 | .498 | .451 | 22.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | .099 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 103 | 104 |
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.