Ricky Sobers
- Seasons
- 1975-76 to 1985-86
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 198 lb
- Born
- Jan 15, 1953
- College
- UNLV
- Draft
- 1975, round 1, pick 16
Career advanced
- PER
- 13.9
- True shooting
- .522
- Effective FG
- .467
- Usage rate
- 22.9
- Win shares
- 32.0
- WS per 48
- .067
- Box plus/minus
- -1.3
- VORP
- 4.2
- Best season, WS
- 5.3
- Best season, BPM
- 0.5
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | PHO | 23 | 78 | 1,898 | 13.1 | .507 | .449 | – | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .072 | -2.0 | 0.4 | -1.6 | 0.2 | – | 98 |
| 1976-77 | PHO | 24 | 79 | 2,005 | 16.5 | .557 | .496 | – | 3.0 | 2.2 | 5.3 | .126 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 | – | 99 |
| 1977-78 | IND | 25 | 79 | 3,019 | 15.4 | .514 | .453 | 21.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4.8 | .076 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 98 | 103 |
| 1978-79 | IND | 26 | 81 | 2,825 | 14.8 | .523 | .463 | 22.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 4.3 | .074 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.7 | 1.0 | 101 | 106 |
| 1979-80 | CHI | 27 | 82 | 2,673 | 12.5 | .524 | .480 | 21.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .044 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 98 | 108 |
| 1980-81 | CHI | 28 | 71 | 1,803 | 15.6 | .546 | .473 | 24.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.8 | .101 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 105 | 107 |
| 1981-82 | CHI | 29 | 80 | 1,938 | 12.2 | .515 | .465 | 24.4 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .024 | -2.0 | -1.4 | -3.4 | -0.7 | 98 | 111 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 30 | 41 | 1,438 | 12.8 | .524 | .460 | 22.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | .080 | -1.2 | 0.6 | -0.7 | 0.5 | 98 | 102 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 31 | 81 | 2,624 | 13.2 | .514 | .469 | 23.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | .053 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -1.6 | 0.3 | 100 | 108 |
| 1984-85 | SEA | 32 | 71 | 1,490 | 11.3 | .501 | .452 | 24.1 | -0.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | .002 | -2.3 | -1.3 | -3.7 | -0.6 | 95 | 111 |
| 1985-86 | SEA | 33 | 78 | 1,279 | 13.4 | .506 | .456 | 22.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | .081 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -1.3 | 0.2 | 105 | 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.