Herb Williams
C · 18 seasons · 1981-82 – 1998-99
Herb Williams was worth +23.4 in blocks alone, more than his entire career total of -5.2 once everything else is counted against him. 1985-86 was the high-water mark, worth +4.8, 42nd that season and 3294th of 24,555 player-seasons on record. On the credit side, blocks (+23.4), rebounds (+9.0) and points (+1.5). On the debit side, free-throw percentage (-9.6), three-pointers (-9.0) and steals (-6.6). The 1071-place difference between his two bases is not noise: it is what he was worth per night set against how many nights he played.
Season totals
Every Season
Best Season
4.85
1985-86 · #3,294 all-time
Career Z
-5.2
summed
Avg / Season
-0.29
longevity-neutral
Seasons
18
| Season ↑ | Tm | GP | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | IND | 82 | 3.36 | #54 | #4,909 |
| 1982-83 | IND | 78 | 4.45 | #50 | #3,684 |
| 1983-84 | IND | 69 | 0.97 | #109 | #8,576 |
| 1984-85 | IND | 75 | 0.30 | #124 | #9,846 |
| 1985-86★ | IND | 78 | 4.85 | #42 | #3,294 |
| 1986-87 | IND | 74 | 2.42 | #84 | #6,206 |
| 1987-88 | IND | 75 | 0.68 | #119 | #9,129 |
| 1988-89 | DAL | 76 | 0.40 | #138 | #9,643 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 81 | 0.10 | #156 | #10,195 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 60 | 0.44 | #150 | #9,583 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 75 | -0.42 | #160 | #11,194 |
| 1992-93 | NYK | 55 | -2.92 | #267 | #16,766 |
| 1993-94 | NYK | 70 | -2.27 | #249 | #15,134 |
| 1994-95 | NYK | 56 | -2.57 | #269 | #15,840 |
| 1995-96 | NYK | 44 | -2.99 | #293 | #16,945 |
| 1996-97 | NYK | 21 | -3.95 | #367 | #20,185 |
| 1997-98 | NYK | 27 | -4.12 | #367 | #20,988 |
| 1998-99 | NYK | 6 | -3.96 | #357 | #20,232 |
★ Best season by Z (season totals)