James Wiseman
James Wiseman's last three seasons: per-game and advanced stats, league percentiles and awards. Hover or tap any stat name to see what it means.
Played only 4 games in 2025-26. Showing 2023-24, his last full season.
James Wiseman's stats
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What do these stats mean?
- GGames
- Games played in the regular season. A full season is 82. Players need 65 to qualify for MVP and All-NBA.
- GSGames started
- Games he was in the starting lineup. Close to G means a full-time starter.
- MINMinutes per game
- Average minutes on the court per game. 30+ is a heavy starter's load. Under 20 is a bench role.
- PTSPoints per game
- Points scored per game. 20+ is a top scorer: 47 of 379 rotation players got there in 2025-26.
- REBRebounds per game
- Offensive plus defensive rebounds per game. 10+ is elite: only 13 rotation players averaged it in 2025-26.
- ASTAssists per game
- Passes that lead directly to a made basket, per game. 7+ is lead-playmaker territory: 14 players in 2025-26.
- STLSteals per game
- Times per game he takes the ball from the other team. 1.5+ is among the league leaders (20 players in 2025-26).
- BLKBlocks per game
- Opponent shots he blocks per game. 1.5+ is a real rim protector (17 players in 2025-26).
- TOVTurnovers per game
- Times per game he loses the ball to the other team. Lower is better, but stars who run the offense often average 3+.
- FG%Field-goal percentage
- Share of his shots that go in (2s and 3s). Depends on shot type: bigs near the rim often shoot 55%+, guards around 45%.
- 3P%Three-point percentage
- Share of his three-point attempts that go in. League average was 36.0% in 2025-26. 38%+ on real volume is very good.
- FT%Free-throw percentage
- Share of his free throws that go in. 80% is solid, 90% is elite.
- MPMinutes played
- Total minutes on the court that season. 2,000+ is a full-time starter. Percentiles use players with 500+.
- BPMBox plus/minus
- Points per 100 possessions he adds compared with an average player, estimated from the box score. 0 = average, −2 ≈ replacement level, +4.3 = the typical 2025-26 All-Star, +8 = MVP level.
- VORPValue over replacement player
- BPM turned into a season total, so it rewards playing a lot of minutes. 1 ≈ solid rotation player, 2+ ≈ good starter, 3.5 = the typical 2025-26 All-Star.
- WSWin shares
- An estimate of how many team wins he produced, offense plus defense. 8.0 = the typical 2025-26 All-Star. 12+ is MVP level.
- WS/48Win shares per 48 minutes
- Win shares per full game of playing time. League average is about .100. .200+ is elite.
- TS%True shooting percentage
- Scoring efficiency that counts 3s as worth more and includes free throws. League average was 58.2% in 2025-26. 62%+ is excellent, under 54% is inefficient.
- USG%Usage rate
- Share of his team's plays he finishes with a shot, free throws or a turnover while he's on the floor. The median rotation player is about 19%. Go-to stars are 28%+.
- On/offOn/off net rating
- How many points per 100 possessions better his team was with him on the court than off it. Noisy: it also depends on teammates and backups. ±5 or more is a big swing.
Stats via Basketball-Reference, last three regular seasons (traded players: combined line). On/off from Basketball-Reference play-by-play.
Awards
No major awards yet.
Years are the season's end year (2024 = the 2023-24 season). Awards and voting since 1980 via Basketball-Reference; All-Star selections via Wikipedia's list of NBA All-Stars.
How good was James Wiseman?
Missed most of 2025-26. In 2023-24: Top 10% in true shooting among rotation players in 2023-24.
Box score stats via Basketball-Reference. On/off = team net rating per 100 possessions with him on the court minus off. Percentiles and takes by Spreadsheet Sports.