Walter Dukes
- Seasons
- 1955-56 to 1962-63
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′0″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- Jun 23, 1930
- College
- Seton Hall
- Draft
- 1953, round 1, pick 8
2All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 14.4
- True shooting
- .451
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 24.0
- WS per 48
- .079
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 4.2
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.02
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 | NYK | 25 | 60 | 1,290 | 13.8 | .491 | .403 | – | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.8 | .104 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1956-57 | MNL | 26 | 71 | 1,866 | 15.8 | .453 | .364 | – | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.2 | .108 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1957-58 | DET | 27 | 72 | 2,184 | 13.6 | .420 | .349 | – | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | .052 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1958-59 | DET | 28 | 72 | 2,338 | 13.9 | .423 | .352 | – | -0.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | .066 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1959-60 | DET | 29 | 66 | 2,140 | 15.5 | .459 | .361 | – | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 | .087 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1960-61 | DET | 30 | 73 | 2,044 | 16.3 | .484 | .405 | – | 2.4 | 1.4 | 3.7 | .088 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1961-62 | DET | 31 | 77 | 1,896 | 13.7 | .464 | .396 | – | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | .084 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1962-63 | DET | 32 | 62 | 913 | 10.0 | .423 | .325 | – | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .027 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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.