Willie Norwood
- Seasons
- 1971-72 to 1977-78
- Position
- F
- Height
- 6′7″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Born
- Aug 8, 1947
- College
- Alcorn State
- Draft
- 1969, round 2, pick 19
Career advanced
- PER
- 13.9
- True shooting
- .538
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- 17.2
- Win shares
- 17.8
- WS per 48
- .116
- Box plus/minus
- -0.7
- VORP
- 1.5
- Best season, WS
- 3.8
- Best season, BPM
- 0.7
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | DET | 24 | 78 | 1,272 | 13.4 | .546 | .505 | – | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 | .097 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1972-73 | DET | 25 | 79 | 1,282 | 15.8 | .541 | .494 | – | 2.7 | 1.0 | 3.8 | .141 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1973-74 | DET | 26 | 74 | 1,178 | 15.8 | .538 | .510 | – | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.5 | .144 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | – | 94 |
| 1974-75 | DET | 27 | 24 | 347 | 17.3 | .562 | .520 | – | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .146 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | – | 96 |
| 1975-76 | SEA | 28 | 64 | 1,004 | 15.4 | .569 | .485 | – | 2.0 | 0.9 | 3.0 | .141 | 0.2 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 | – | 99 |
| 1976-77 | SEA | 29 | 76 | 1,647 | 12.0 | .528 | .469 | – | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | .095 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 0.3 | – | 101 |
| 1977-78 | 2+ teams | 30 | 35 | 611 | 8.2 | .463 | .409 | 17.2 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .037 | -3.6 | 0.0 | -3.5 | -0.3 | 89 | 99 |
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.