Sly Williams
- Seasons
- 1979-80 to 1985-86
- Position
- F-G
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Jan 26, 1958
- College
- Rhode Island
- Draft
- 1979, round 1, pick 21
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.0
- True shooting
- .521
- Effective FG
- .480
- Usage rate
- 23.3
- Win shares
- 13.2
- WS per 48
- .096
- Box plus/minus
- 0.6
- VORP
- 4.4
- Best season, WS
- 5.1
- Best season, BPM
- 2.6
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | NYK | 22 | 57 | 556 | 10.7 | .434 | .390 | 24.6 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.006 | -3.1 | -2.8 | -5.9 | -0.5 | 92 | 109 |
| 1980-81 | NYK | 23 | 67 | 1,976 | 16.6 | .536 | .494 | 19.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 5.1 | .124 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 107 | 103 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 24 | 60 | 1,521 | 18.6 | .590 | .557 | 22.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 4.2 | .133 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 113 | 109 |
| 1982-83 | NYK | 25 | 68 | 1,385 | 18.2 | .530 | .487 | 27.5 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | .132 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 102 | 98 |
| 1983-84 | ATL | 26 | 13 | 258 | 9.3 | .391 | .303 | 25.5 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.021 | -4.1 | -0.8 | -4.9 | -0.2 | 87 | 105 |
| 1984-85 | ATL | 27 | 34 | 867 | 12.9 | .480 | .445 | 24.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .030 | -1.1 | -0.5 | -1.6 | 0.1 | 96 | 107 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 28 | 6 | 54 | -0.6 | .323 | .238 | 25.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.136 | -10.5 | -1.7 | -12.3 | -0.1 | 71 | 103 |
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.