Tom Burleson
- Seasons
- 1974-75 to 1980-81
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′2″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Born
- Feb 24, 1952
- College
- NC State
- Draft
- 1974, round 1, pick 3
Career advanced
- PER
- 16.1
- True shooting
- .503
- Effective FG
- .379
- Usage rate
- 19.1
- Win shares
- 23.0
- WS per 48
- .117
- Box plus/minus
- 0.2
- VORP
- 5.1
- Best season, WS
- 8.2
- Best season, BPM
- 1.6
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | SEA | 22 | 82 | 1,888 | 16.1 | .465 | .417 | – | 0.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | .083 | -1.2 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0.8 | – | 93 |
| 1975-76 | SEA | 23 | 82 | 2,647 | 17.8 | .533 | .481 | – | 5.0 | 3.2 | 8.2 | .148 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | – | 97 |
| 1976-77 | SEA | 24 | 82 | 1,803 | 16.3 | .507 | .442 | – | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | .117 | -1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | – | 95 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 25 | 76 | 1,525 | 16.5 | .515 | .434 | 18.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | .134 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 104 | 98 |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 26 | 56 | 927 | 15.3 | .522 | .459 | 19.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .140 | -1.4 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 105 | 98 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 27 | 37 | 272 | 7.8 | .391 | .346 | 21.5 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.012 | -5.7 | 0.4 | -5.3 | -0.2 | 82 | 99 |
| 1980-81 | ATL | 28 | 31 | 363 | 8.5 | .436 | .414 | 16.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .021 | -4.4 | -0.6 | -4.9 | -0.3 | 92 | 106 |
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.