John Williams
F · 8 seasons · 1986-87 – 1994-95
One category carried John Williams and the rest pulled him back: +3.7 from steals, against a career total of -5.6. 1988-89 was the high-water mark, worth +5.4, 40th that season and 2794th of 24,555 player-seasons on record. Career value accumulated in steals (+3.7), rebounds (+1.0) and turnovers (+0.7), and drained away in field-goal percentage (-4.0), free-throw percentage (-3.8) and three-pointers (-1.6). The 1756-place difference between his two bases is not noise: it is what he was worth per night set against how many nights he played. 1989-90 is the sharpest single case: -2.2 on totals against +3.8 per game, off 18 games.
Season totals
Every Season
Best Season
5.37
1988-89 · #2,794 all-time
Career Z
-5.6
summed
Avg / Season
-0.70
longevity-neutral
Seasons
8
| Season ↑ | Tm | GP | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | WAS | 78 | 0.27 | #131 | #9,898 |
| 1987-88 | WAS | 82 | 1.97 | #89 | #6,899 |
| 1988-89★ | WAS | 82 | 5.37 | #40 | #2,794 |
| 1989-90 | WAS | 18 | -2.21 | #225 | #14,997 |
| 1990-91 | WAS | 33 | -2.27 | #234 | #15,135 |
| 1992-93 | LAC | 74 | -1.75 | #219 | #13,910 |
| 1993-94 | LAC | 34 | -2.54 | #263 | #15,769 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 34 | -4.44 | #402 | #22,781 |
★ Best season by Z (season totals)