Sam Young
- Seasons
- 2009-10 to 2012-13
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- Jun 1, 1985
- College
- Pitt
- Draft
- 2009, round 2, pick 36
Career advanced
- PER
- 11.5
- True shooting
- .504
- Effective FG
- .462
- Usage rate
- 18.3
- Win shares
- 5.2
- WS per 48
- .063
- Box plus/minus
- -2.1
- VORP
- 0.0
- Best season, WS
- 2.9
- Best season, BPM
- -0.9
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | MEM | 24 | 80 | 1,321 | 13.0 | .518 | .462 | 22.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .044 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -3.1 | -0.4 | 102 | 112 |
| 2010-11 | MEM | 25 | 78 | 1,577 | 12.5 | .525 | .489 | 17.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | .088 | -1.6 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 106 | 106 |
| 2011-12 | 2+ teams | 26 | 35 | 375 | 9.7 | .412 | .374 | 18.9 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .030 | -2.9 | 0.6 | -2.3 | 0.0 | 89 | 101 |
| 2012-13 | IND | 27 | 56 | 693 | 7.5 | .464 | .446 | 13.2 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | .062 | -3.5 | 0.8 | -2.7 | -0.1 | 94 | 102 |
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.