Paul Long
G · 3 seasons · 1967-68 – 1970-71
Paul Long was worth +0.1 in field-goal percentage alone, more than his entire career total of -9.3 once everything else is counted against him. The peak came in 1970-71, -2.7, 145th that season and 16203rd of 24,555 player-seasons on record. The value came from field-goal percentage (+0.1) and free-throw percentage (+0.0). It leaked back out through points (-3.4), rebounds (-3.2) and assists (-2.9). He rates 311 places better per game than on totals, and that gap is the durability story in one number.