Rafer Alston
- Seasons
- 1999-00 to 2009-10
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 171 lb
- Born
- Jul 24, 1976
- College
- Fresno State
- Draft
- 1998, round 2, pick 39
Career advanced
- PER
- 13.2
- True shooting
- .490
- Effective FG
- .461
- Usage rate
- 19.4
- Win shares
- 32.8
- WS per 48
- .081
- Box plus/minus
- -0.1
- VORP
- 9.7
- Best season, WS
- 6.6
- Best season, BPM
- 0.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | MIL | 23 | 27 | 361 | 4.3 | .310 | .300 | 15.5 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -0.095 | -5.0 | -2.3 | -7.3 | -0.5 | 76 | 112 |
| 2000-01 | MIL | 24 | 37 | 288 | 12.1 | .429 | .405 | 17.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .055 | -1.6 | -0.5 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 98 | 106 |
| 2001-02 | MIL | 25 | 50 | 600 | 13.9 | .434 | .416 | 19.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .059 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 99 | 106 |
| 2002-03 | TOR | 26 | 47 | 980 | 14.4 | .510 | .491 | 20.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .059 | 0.2 | -1.0 | -0.8 | 0.3 | 100 | 108 |
| 2003-04 | MIA | 27 | 82 | 2,581 | 13.7 | .509 | .481 | 17.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 5.9 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 105 | 102 |
| 2004-05 | TOR | 28 | 80 | 2,717 | 16.5 | .522 | .485 | 21.2 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 5.5 | .098 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 108 | 109 |
| 2005-06 | HOU | 29 | 63 | 2,431 | 12.6 | .475 | .449 | 18.8 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | .067 | -1.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 99 | 104 |
| 2006-07 | HOU | 30 | 82 | 3,040 | 12.9 | .496 | .470 | 19.4 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 6.6 | .104 | -0.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 103 | 102 |
| 2007-08 | HOU | 31 | 74 | 2,526 | 13.2 | .492 | .471 | 20.7 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | .095 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 102 | 103 |
| 2008-09 | 2+ teams | 32 | 77 | 2,447 | 13.8 | .494 | .454 | 19.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.3 | .104 | -0.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 105 | 104 |
| 2009-10 | 2+ teams | 33 | 52 | 1,421 | 8.2 | .443 | .413 | 18.8 | -1.6 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -0.013 | -3.3 | -0.5 | -3.8 | -0.6 | 89 | 109 |
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.