Ray Williams
- Seasons
- 1977-78 to 1986-87
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 188 lb
- Born
- Oct 14, 1954
- College
- Minnesota
- Draft
- 1977, round 1, pick 10
Career advanced
- PER
- 17.3
- True shooting
- .509
- Effective FG
- .457
- Usage rate
- 25.9
- Win shares
- 37.1
- WS per 48
- .096
- Box plus/minus
- 1.6
- VORP
- 17.0
- Best season, WS
- 8.2
- Best season, BPM
- 3.9
- MVP vote shares
- 0.01
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | NYK | 23 | 81 | 1,550 | 14.5 | .485 | .443 | 25.0 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .031 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1.3 | 0.3 | 91 | 102 |
| 1978-79 | NYK | 24 | 81 | 2,370 | 17.7 | .502 | .457 | 27.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 3.9 | .078 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 100 | 106 |
| 1979-80 | NYK | 25 | 82 | 2,582 | 21.6 | .546 | .499 | 27.2 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 8.2 | .152 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 111 | 107 |
| 1980-81 | NYK | 26 | 79 | 2,742 | 19.0 | .519 | .467 | 25.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 7.2 | .127 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 106 | 104 |
| 1981-82 | NJN | 27 | 82 | 2,732 | 19.0 | .527 | .465 | 27.4 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.9 | .139 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 106 | 101 |
| 1982-83 | KCK | 28 | 72 | 2,170 | 14.4 | .457 | .399 | 27.5 | -1.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | .021 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 93 | 104 |
| 1983-84 | NYK | 29 | 76 | 2,230 | 17.4 | .521 | .458 | 24.3 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 6.2 | .132 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 105 | 101 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 30 | 23 | 459 | 10.9 | .450 | .406 | 18.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .042 | -2.8 | 1.2 | -1.6 | 0.1 | 95 | 105 |
| 1985-86 | 2+ teams | 31 | 47 | 827 | 13.5 | .491 | .392 | 22.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .058 | -1.3 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.3 | 99 | 106 |
| 1986-87 | NJN | 32 | 32 | 800 | 11.9 | .503 | .464 | 20.7 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .022 | -1.0 | -0.9 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 98 | 111 |
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.