Sam Bowie
- Seasons
- 1984-85 to 1994-95
- Position
- C-F
- Height
- 7′1″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Born
- Mar 17, 1961
- College
- Kentucky
- Draft
- 1984, round 1, pick 2
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.6
- True shooting
- .510
- Effective FG
- .456
- Usage rate
- 18.5
- Win shares
- 26.8
- WS per 48
- .091
- Box plus/minus
- -0.3
- VORP
- 6.0
- Best season, WS
- 5.7
- Best season, BPM
- 2.0
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | POR | 23 | 76 | 2,216 | 15.7 | .578 | .537 | 14.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.7 | .123 | -0.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 110 | 103 |
| 1985-86 | POR | 24 | 38 | 1,132 | 15.2 | .539 | .484 | 17.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .100 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 106 | 105 |
| 1986-87 | POR | 25 | 5 | 163 | 11.8 | .505 | .455 | 22.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .034 | -2.2 | -0.9 | -3.0 | 0.0 | 99 | 110 |
| 1988-89 | POR | 27 | 20 | 412 | 13.7 | .490 | .467 | 19.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .063 | -0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100 | 106 |
| 1989-90 | NJN | 28 | 68 | 2,207 | 16.2 | .499 | .422 | 20.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | .103 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 107 | 106 |
| 1990-91 | NJN | 29 | 62 | 1,916 | 14.1 | .486 | .437 | 20.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .066 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 101 | 107 |
| 1991-92 | NJN | 30 | 71 | 2,179 | 16.4 | .496 | .449 | 22.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.6 | .101 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 107 | 108 |
| 1992-93 | NJN | 31 | 79 | 2,092 | 13.2 | .500 | .451 | 16.8 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | .098 | -1.8 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 0.8 | 104 | 103 |
| 1993-94 | LAL | 32 | 25 | 556 | 13.6 | .535 | .439 | 19.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .073 | -1.8 | 0.0 | -1.8 | 0.0 | 104 | 108 |
| 1994-95 | LAL | 33 | 67 | 1,225 | 10.4 | .500 | .446 | 14.0 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .044 | -3.8 | 1.4 | -2.4 | -0.1 | 97 | 107 |
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.