Sam Smith
- Seasons
- 1967-68 to 1970-71
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Born
- Jan 27, 1944
- College
- Louisville, Kentucky Wesleyan College
- Draft
- 1967, round 3, pick 28
1Championships
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.5
- True shooting
- .450
- Effective FG
- .402
- Usage rate
- 15.1
- Win shares
- 9.5
- WS per 48
- .072
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 4.6
- Best season, BPM
- –
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 ABA | MNM | 24 | 77 | 2,175 | 12.9 | .432 | .380 | 15.7 | -0.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | .101 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1968-69 ABA | KEN | 25 | 62 | 1,421 | 12.0 | .450 | .397 | 15.2 | -0.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .048 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1969-70 ABA | KEN | 26 | 81 | 2,405 | 12.8 | .467 | .425 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | .066 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1970-71 ABA | 2+ teams | 27 | 35 | 302 | 10.6 | .468 | .425 | 15.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .037 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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.