Mychal Thompson
- Seasons
- 1978-79 to 1990-91
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 226 lb
- Born
- Jan 30, 1955
- College
- Minnesota
- Draft
- 1978, round 1, pick 1
2Championships
Career advanced
- PER
- 15.7
- True shooting
- .537
- Effective FG
- .505
- Usage rate
- 20.5
- Win shares
- 59.2
- WS per 48
- .102
- Box plus/minus
- 0.1
- VORP
- 14.4
- Best season, WS
- 8.2
- Best season, BPM
- 2.7
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-79 | POR | 24 | 73 | 2,144 | 17.0 | .508 | .490 | 23.2 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 4.4 | .098 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 99 | 100 |
| 1980-81 | POR | 26 | 79 | 2,790 | 16.6 | .520 | .494 | 21.8 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.3 | .092 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 103 | 104 |
| 1981-82 | POR | 27 | 79 | 3,129 | 19.2 | .548 | .523 | 22.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 8.2 | .125 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 109 | 106 |
| 1982-83 | POR | 28 | 80 | 3,017 | 15.4 | .520 | .489 | 20.1 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 5.4 | .086 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 100 | 103 |
| 1983-84 | POR | 29 | 79 | 2,648 | 17.9 | .561 | .524 | 20.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 6.9 | .125 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 110 | 106 |
| 1984-85 | POR | 30 | 79 | 2,616 | 17.5 | .554 | .515 | 23.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 6.1 | .111 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 107 | 107 |
| 1985-86 | POR | 31 | 82 | 2,569 | 13.7 | .525 | .498 | 20.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | .068 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 103 | 108 |
| 1986-87 | 2+ teams | 32 | 82 | 1,890 | 13.9 | .506 | .451 | 22.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .066 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -2.6 | -0.3 | 103 | 109 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 33 | 80 | 2,007 | 14.6 | .544 | .512 | 20.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.6 | .111 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -2.4 | -0.2 | 110 | 107 |
| 1988-89 | LAL | 34 | 80 | 1,994 | 13.3 | .593 | .559 | 14.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 5.2 | .126 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 0.5 | 115 | 106 |
| 1989-90 | LAL | 35 | 70 | 1,883 | 13.4 | .542 | .500 | 16.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 4.7 | .119 | -1.1 | -0.8 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 112 | 107 |
| 1990-91 | LAL | 36 | 72 | 1,077 | 9.6 | .540 | .496 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .091 | -2.6 | 0.4 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 107 | 105 |
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.