Swen Nater
- Seasons
- 1973-74 to 1983-84
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′11″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Born
- Jan 14, 1950
- College
- Cypress College, UCLA
- Draft
- 1973, round 1, pick 16
2All-League teams
2All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 17.6
- True shooting
- .572
- Effective FG
- .539
- Usage rate
- 18.1
- Win shares
- 58.4
- WS per 48
- .135
- Box plus/minus
- 0.4
- VORP
- 12.5
- Best season, WS
- 9.7
- Best season, BPM
- 2.6
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 1
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 ABA | 2+ teams | 24 | 79 | 2,375 | 20.6 | .582 | .552 | 20.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 8.7 | .176 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 109 | 97 |
| 1974-75 ABA | SAA | 25 | 78 | 2,713 | 19.3 | .575 | .542 | 17.4 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 9.7 | .172 | 2.3 | -0.6 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 114 | 100 |
| 1975-76 ABA | 2+ teams | 26 | 76 | 1,790 | 14.4 | .520 | .492 | 18.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .084 | -1.6 | -1.1 | -2.7 | -0.3 | 98 | 101 |
| 1976-77 | MIL | 27 | 72 | 1,960 | 19.1 | .568 | .528 | – | 4.5 | 2.4 | 6.9 | .168 | 2.4 | -1.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | – | 98 |
| 1977-78 | BUF | 28 | 78 | 2,778 | 16.9 | .543 | .504 | 19.2 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 6.8 | .117 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 104 | 101 |
| 1978-79 | SDC | 29 | 79 | 2,006 | 16.9 | .605 | .569 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 5.5 | .133 | 1.4 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 114 | 106 |
| 1979-80 | SDC | 30 | 81 | 2,860 | 17.2 | .589 | .554 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 6.8 | .115 | 0.9 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 109 | 106 |
| 1980-81 | SDC | 31 | 82 | 2,809 | 18.2 | .597 | .553 | 18.6 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 8.6 | .147 | 1.5 | -0.8 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 114 | 105 |
| 1981-82 | SDC | 32 | 21 | 575 | 16.4 | .625 | .580 | 18.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | .098 | 0.8 | -1.5 | -0.7 | 0.2 | 113 | 112 |
| 1982-83 | SDC | 33 | 7 | 51 | 6.6 | .368 | .300 | 18.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.053 | -4.0 | -1.0 | -5.0 | -0.1 | 81 | 109 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 34 | 69 | 829 | 10.8 | .531 | .490 | 17.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .071 | -3.8 | -1.1 | -4.9 | -0.6 | 100 | 105 |
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.