Sam Cassell
- Seasons
- 1993-94 to 2007-08
- Position
- G
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Born
- Nov 18, 1969
- College
- Florida State
- Draft
- 1993, round 1, pick 24
3Championships
1All-League teams
1All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 19.5
- True shooting
- .544
- Effective FG
- .480
- Usage rate
- 25.7
- Win shares
- 87.8
- WS per 48
- .141
- Box plus/minus
- 1.8
- VORP
- 28.9
- Best season, WS
- 12.1
- Best season, BPM
- 4.4
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | HOU | 24 | 66 | 1,122 | 13.1 | .506 | .451 | 20.9 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .093 | -2.1 | 1.3 | -0.7 | 0.4 | 100 | 102 |
| 1994-95 | HOU | 25 | 82 | 1,882 | 15.9 | .556 | .480 | 20.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 4.7 | .120 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 111 | 108 |
| 1995-96 | HOU | 26 | 61 | 1,682 | 16.8 | .565 | .495 | 25.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 3.9 | .110 | 1.2 | -0.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 109 | 110 |
| 1996-97 | 2+ teams | 27 | 61 | 1,714 | 18.4 | .541 | .482 | 27.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 3.9 | .108 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 108 | 110 |
| 1997-98 | NJN | 28 | 75 | 2,606 | 21.0 | .533 | .448 | 27.5 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 8.3 | .152 | 3.7 | -0.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 111 | 108 |
| 1998-99 | 2+ teams | 29 | 8 | 199 | 23.1 | .552 | .430 | 31.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | .187 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 111 | 106 |
| 1999-00 | MIL | 30 | 81 | 2,899 | 21.1 | .551 | .477 | 25.0 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 9.2 | .152 | 3.6 | -1.4 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 113 | 110 |
| 2000-01 | MIL | 31 | 76 | 2,709 | 20.1 | .542 | .488 | 24.9 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 8.5 | .150 | 2.5 | -1.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 111 | 107 |
| 2001-02 | MIL | 32 | 74 | 2,605 | 21.3 | .545 | .492 | 27.3 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 8.6 | .158 | 3.5 | -1.1 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 112 | 109 |
| 2002-03 | MIL | 33 | 78 | 2,700 | 22.3 | .565 | .495 | 26.5 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 9.6 | .171 | 3.9 | -1.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 115 | 110 |
| 2003-04 | MIN | 34 | 81 | 2,838 | 22.8 | .566 | .517 | 27.2 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 12.1 | .205 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 113 | 102 |
| 2004-05 | MIN | 35 | 59 | 1,522 | 18.6 | .529 | .484 | 26.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 | .119 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 109 | 109 |
| 2005-06 | LAC | 36 | 78 | 2,653 | 18.5 | .534 | .475 | 25.0 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 7.6 | .137 | 2.1 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 109 | 106 |
| 2006-07 | LAC | 37 | 58 | 1,407 | 17.1 | .506 | .443 | 26.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | .095 | 1.4 | -1.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 106 | 109 |
| 2007-08 | 2+ teams | 38 | 55 | 1,274 | 15.4 | .517 | .460 | 25.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .067 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -0.9 | 0.3 | 102 | 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.