North Carolina Tar Heels

1981 PLAYER RATINGS

< 1980 Ratings * 1982 Ratings >

 

Player         Yr  Pos

Barlow, Jeb    JR  F

Black, Jimmy   JR  G

Braddock, Jim  SO  G

Brust, Chris   JR  F

Budko, Pete    SR  F

Doherty, Matt  FR  F

Exum, Cecil    FR  F

Kenny, Eric    SR  F

Pepper, Mike   SR  G

Perkins, Sam   FR  C/F

Shaffer, Dean  FR  G

Wood, Al       SR  F

Worthy, James  SO  F

 

ALL GAMES

 

Regulars

Wood         .770 A

Perkins      .756 A

Worthy       .704 B

Black        .451 C

Doherty      .406 C

Pepper       .372 C

Budko        .315 C

Reserves

Kenny        .587 B

Shaffer      .570 B

Braddock     .309 C

Barlow       .242 D

Exum         .089 D

Brust        .082 D

Team Ratings

UNC          .566 B

Opp          .420 C

ACC GAMES

 

Regulars

Wood         .799 A

Perkins      .711 B

Worthy       .625 B

Black        .508 B

Pepper       .345 C

Doherty      .340 C

Budko        .307 C

Reserves

Shaffer      .510 B

Kenny        .417 C

Barlow       .309 C

Braddock     .232 D

Brust        .127 D

Exum        -.064 F

Team Ratings

UNC          .553 B

Opp          .437 C

LAST GAME

 

NCAA5:INDIANA

03/30/81

 

LOST 50-63

(29-8, 15-5)

 

Regulars

Wood         .717 B

Black        .585 B

Perkins      .487 C

Pepper       .319 C

Worthy       .053 D

Doherty     -.568 F

Reserves

Budko        .000 D

Kenny        .000 D

Braddock    -.310 F

Brust       -.619 F

Opp Top 3

I.Thomas    1.031 A+

Risley       .666 B

Turner       .570 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .324 C

Opp          .586 B

***Also check out the Archived Ratings and Top 10 Ratings Pages***

EXPLANATION:

Using player stats, I came up with a way to rate player productivity based on stats per minute played.

 

Based on the official box score, players get various positive rating points for rebounds, points scored, blocks, assists, and steals. They lose rating points for fouls and turnovers. Shooting percentages also effect the ratings, factored by how many shots are attempted. Basically, shooting exactly 50% 2pt-FGs, 33% 3pt-FGs, or 75% FTs equals 0 rating points. Anything above those percentages will increase rating points and anything below those percentages will reduce rating points. The total rating points are then divided by the minutes played and the resulting numbers are game-pace adjusted.

 

I also like to grade the players based on these ratings.

 

A+ is 1.000+ (Star Player!)

A is .750 to .999

B is .500 to .749

C is .250 to .499

D is .000 to .249

F is for a negative rating (doing more bad than good)


INDIVIDUAL GAME RATINGS

ALASKA

11/28/80

 

WON 69-50

(1-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Perkins     1.348 A+

Wood         .893 A

Black        .766 A

Doherty      .587 B

Braddock     .316 C

Pepper       .250 C

Budko        .119 D

Worthy       .117 D

Reserves

Shaffer     1.898 A+

Kenny       1.581 A+

Barlow       .000 D

Brust       -.237 F

Exum        -.316 F

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .588 B

Opp          .231 D

GEORGETOWN

11/29/80

 

WON 83-71

(2-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Wood        1.211 A+

Perkins      .835 A

Worthy       .757 A

Black        .688 B

Braddock     .645 B

Doherty      .582 B

Pepper       .430 C

Budko        .310 C

Reserves

Kenny       2.580 A+

Brust       1.892 A+

Exum        1.548 A+

Barlow       .000 D

Opp Top 3

Brown        .917 A

Knight       .734 B

Spriggs      .725 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .736 B

Opp          .458 C

ARKANSAS

11/30/80

 

WON 64-58

(3-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Worthy       .963 A

Wood         .888 A

Budko        .521 B

Black        .378 C

Doherty      .324 C

Pepper       .314 C

Perkins      .175 D

Braddock     .000 D

Reserves

Kenny       2.199 A+

Barlow      1.100 A+

Exum        1.100 A+

Brust       -.733 F

Opp Top 3

Hastings     .989 A

Walker       .517 B

Brown        .328 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .533 B

Opp          .396 C

MERCER

12/02/80

 

WON 89-74

(4-0, 0-0)

 

Regulars

Perkins     1.211 A+

Worthy      1.204 A+

Doherty      .765 A

Pepper       .559 B

Wood         .521 B

Black        .350 C

Braddock     .206 D

Budko        .109 D

Reserves

Brust        .926 A

Kenny        .000 D

Barlow      -.926 F

Exum       -2.779 F

Opp Top 3

Wade         .627 B

Talbott      .609 B

Jones        .597 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .665 B

Opp          .445 C

dook

12/05/80

 

WON 78-76

(5-0, 1-0)

 

Regulars

Worthy      1.139 A+

Black        .609 B

Pepper       .495 C

Budko        .392 C

Wood         .189 D

Perkins      .151 D

Doherty      .150 D

Braddock     .109 D

Reserves

Kenny        .490 C

Barlow       .000 D

Brust        .000 D

Exum       -1.961 F

Opp Top 3

Engelland    .884 A

Dennard      .684 B

Tissaw       .403 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .446 C

Opp          .394 C

WAKE FOREST

12/06/80

 

LOST 71-82

(5-1, 1-1)

 

Regulars

Perkins     1.074 A+

Budko        .953 A

Worthy       .530 B

Doherty      .390 C

Pepper       .194 D

Black       -.102 F

Braddock    -.307 F

Wood        -.345 F

Reserves

Barlow       .000 D

Brust        .000 D

Exum         .000 D

Kenny        .000 D

Opp Top 3

Rogers      1.073 A+

Morgan       .845 A

Young        .647 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .371 C

Opp          .593 B

SOUTH FLORIDA

12/13/80

 

WON 73-64

(6-1, 1-1)

 

Regulars

Perkins     1.004 A+

Worthy       .939 A

Wood         .492 C

Black        .470 C

Doherty      .202 D

Pepper       .195 D

Budko        .174 D

Reserves

Barlow      2.256 A+

Exum         .000 D

Kenny        .000 D

Braddock    -.578 F

Brust       -.781 F

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .545 B

Opp          .368 C

INDIANA

12/20/80

 

WON 65-56

(7-1, 1-1)

 

Regulars

Budko        .822 A

Wood         .797 A

Black        .596 B

Worthy       .570 B

Perkins      .512 B

Pepper       .469 C

Reserves

Brust        .270 D

Barlow       .000 D

Braddock    -.540 F

Kenny       -.720 F

Exum       -1.079 F

Opp Top 3

Kitchel      .704 B

I.Thomas     .632 B

Wittman      .512 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .549 B

Opp          .381 C

RUTGERS

12/22/80

 

WON 71-64

(8-1, 1-1)

 

Regulars

Perkins     1.676 A+

Pepper       .695 B

Braddock     .637 B

Worthy       .508 B

Budko        .402 C

Black        .325 C

Wood         .242 D

Reserves

Kenny        .335 C

Barlow       .000 D

Brust        .000 D

Exum         .000 D

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .637 B

Opp          .489 C

LOUISVILLE

12/29/80

 

WON 86-64

(9-1, 1-1)

 

Regulars

Braddock    1.685 A+

Wood        1.208 A+

Worthy       .905 A

Budko        .850 A

Perkins      .757 A

Black        .451 C

Pepper       .319 C

Reserves

Kenny       1.148 A+

Shaffer      .000 D

Brust       -.239 F

Exum        -.239 F

Barlow      -.717 F

Opp Top 3

Smith        .560 B

R.McCray     .489 C

Jones        .382 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .748 B

Opp          .266 C

MINNESOTA

12/30/80

 

LOST 60-76

(9-2, 1-1)

 

Regulars

Perkins     1.112 A+

Worthy       .554 B

Pepper       .320 C

Budko        .162 D

Braddock     .000 D

Wood        -.019 F

Black       -.149 F

Reserves

Barlow       .467 C

Exum         .000 D

Brust       -.498 F

Kenny       -.622 F

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .288 C

Opp          .692 B

KANSAS

01/03/81

 

LOST 55-56

(9-3, 1-1)

 

Regulars

Worthy       .949 A

Braddock     .540 B

Wood         .416 C

Perkins      .397 C

Budko        .162 D

Black       -.013 F

Pepper      -.040 F

Reserves

Brust        .360 C

Shaffer      .000 D

Barlow      -.360 F

Kenny       -.360 F

Exum       -2.159 F

Opp Top 3

Crawford     .887 A

Guy          .602 B

Magley       .529 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .322 C

Opp          .455 C

MARYLAND

01/07/81

 

WON 75-66

(10-3, 2-1)

 

Regulars

Worthy       .883 A+

Black        .845 A

Wood         .761 A

Perkins      .522 B

Budko        .060 D

Pepper      -.031 F

Reserves

Kenny       3.550 A+

Barlow       .000 D

Brust        .000 D

Braddock    -.145 F

Exum       -1.014 F

Opp Top 3

King         .614 B

Manning      .548 B

Williams     .481 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .548 B

Opp          .402 C

VIRGINIA

01/10/81

 

LOST 57-63

(10-4, 2-2)

 

Regulars

Black        .610 B

Wood         .598 B

Pepper       .569 B

Perkins      .432 C

Worthy       .282 C

Budko        .125 D

Kenny        .000 D

Reserves

Brust        .417 C

Exum         .417 C

Barlow       .000 D

Braddock   -2.503 F

Opp Top 3

Wilson      1.123 A+

Sampson     1.060 A+

Lamp         .834 A

Team Ratings

UNC          .448 C

Opp          .738 B

NC STATE

01/14/81

 

WON 73-70

(11-4, 3-2)

 

Regulars

Perkins     1.152 A+

Black        .749 B

Worthy       .703 B

Wood         .467 C

Budko        .347 C

Braddock    -.195 F

Pepper      -.284 F

Reserves

Barlow       .000 D

Exum         .000 D

Kenny        .000 D

Brust       -.208 F

Opp Top 3

Matthews     .902 A

Bailey       .845 A

Parzych      .572 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .515 B

Opp          .540 B

dook

01/17/81

 

WON 80-65

(12-4, 4-2)

 

Regulars

Wood        1.294 A+

Perkins     1.211 A+

Worthy      1.183 A+

Black        .609 B

Braddock     .559 B

Pepper       .335 C

Budko        .320 C

Brust      -1.511 F

Reserves

Barlow       .663 B

Shaffer      .426 C

Exum       -1.598 F

Opp Top 3

Suddath      .639 B

Engelland    .601 B

Banks        .398 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .676 B

Opp          .307 C

WAKE FOREST

01/22/81

 

WON 74-60

(13-4, 5-2)

 

Regulars

Wood        1.207 A+

Worthy       .754 A

Perkins      .443 C

Doherty      .253 C

Black        .188 D

Pepper       .031 D

Budko        .000 D

Reserves

Barlow       .000 D

Braddock     .000 D

Brust        .000 D

Exum       -1.023 F

Kenny      -2.046 F

Opp Top 3

Johnstone    .816 A

Helms        .623 B

Morgan       .487 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .517 B

Opp          .365 C

GEORGIA TECH

01/24/81

 

WON 100-60

(14-4, 6-2)

 

Regulars

Wood        1.354 A+

Black       1.084 A+

Kenny        .964 A

Perkins      .935 A

Barlow       .695 B

Pepper       .665 B

Worthy       .621 B

Brust        .525 B

Doherty      .465 C

Braddock     .307 C

Reserves

Exum        1.424 A+

Shaffer      .499 C

Opp Top 3

Lyon        1.093 A+

Thomas       .311 C

Hall         .240 D

Team Ratings

UNC          .829 A

Opp          .143 D

CLEMSON

01/28/81

 

WON 61-47

(15-4, 7-2)

 

Regulars

Perkins     1.100 A+

Wood         .749 B

Pepper       .659 B

Doherty      .466 C

Black        .288 C

Worthy       .213 D

Reserves

Brust        .548 B

Braddock     .000 D

Exum         .000 D

Kenny        .000 D

Barlow     -2.558 F

Opp Top 3

Nance       1.091 A+

Dodds        .564 B

Campbell     .554 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .546 B

Opp          .277 C

NC STATE

01/31/81

 

WON 57-54

(16-4, 8-2)

 

Regulars

Perkins      .765 A

Wood         .755 A

Black        .531 B

Doherty      .394 C

Worthy       .078 D

Reserves

Barlow       .728 B

Braddock     .728 B

Brust        .000 D

Kenny        .000 D

Exum        -.606 F

Opp Top 3

Parzych      .898 A

Watts        .679 B

Bailey       .531 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .513 B

Opp          .477 C

VIRGINIA

02/03/81

 

LOST 79-80 (OT)

(16-5, 8-3)

 

Regulars

Wood        1.402 A+

Worthy       .896 A

Perkins      .334 C

Doherty      .255 C

Pepper       .076 D

Black        .000 D

Braddock    -.452 F

Reserves

Barlow      2.170 A+

Brust       2.170 A+

Exum        1.085 A+

Kenny      -1.085 F

Opp Top 3

Sampson     1.564 A+

Stokes       .868 A

Lamp         .593 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .543 B

Opp          .498 C

ST JOSEPH’S

02/06/81

 

WON 87-64

(17-5, 8-3)

 

Regulars

Wood        1.529 A+

Worthy      1.008 A+

Pepper       .995 A

Perkins      .885 A

Brust        .702 B

Black        .396 C

Doherty      .317 C

Braddock     .183 D

Reserves

Shaffer     2.443 A+

Kenny       1.414 A+

Exum        1.026 A+

Barlow       .105 D

Opp Top 3

Williams     .778 A

McFarlan     .692 B

Mitchell     .517 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .854 A

Opp          .286 C

FURMAN

02/07/81

 

WON 79-64

(18-5, 8-3)

 

Regulars

Worthy       .996 A

Pepper       .934 A

Doherty      .903 A

Perkins      .622 B

Wood         .477 C

Black        .350 C

Reserves

Braddock    1.423 A+

Barlow       .000 D

Exum         .000 D

Kenny       -.233 F

Brust       -.778 F

Shaffer     -.934 F

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .644 B

Opp          .321 C

WAKE FOREST

02/11/81

 

LOST 68-84

(18-6, 8-4)

 

Regulars

Wood         .822 A

Perkins      .657 B

Braddock     .553 B

Doherty      .507 B

Pepper       .362 C

Black        .325 C

Worthy       .099 D

Reserves

Barlow       .507 B

Kenny        .000 D

Exum       -1.014 F

Brust      -1.521 F

Opp Top 3

Johnstone    .984 A

Helms        .906 A

Johnson      .895 A

Team Ratings

UNC          .439 C

Opp          .703 B

MARYLAND

02/15/81

 

WON 76-63

(19-6, 9-4)

 

Regulars

Pepper       .885 A

Wood         .878 A

Perkins      .689 B

Worthy       .592 B

Black        .468 C

Doherty      .148 D

Reserves

Brust        .817 A

Braddock    -.545 F

Opp Top 3

Pittman      .856 A

Williams     .706 B

King         .499 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .601 B

Opp          .385 C

WILLIAM & MARY

02/18/81

 

WON 81-55

(20-6, 9-4)

 

Regulars

Black        .918 A

Worthy       .871 A

Perkins      .685 B

Wood         .533 B

Doherty      .363 C

Pepper       .288 C

Reserves

Kenny       3.631 A+

Exum        2.179 A+

Brust        .799 A

Shaffer      .363 C

Barlow       .000 D

Braddock     .000 D

Opp Top 3

Insufficient Data

Team Ratings

UNC          .681 B

Opp          .247 D

CLEMSON

02/21/81

 

WON 75-61

(21-6, 10-4)

 

Regulars

Wood        1.104 A+

Worthy       .779 A

Perkins      .723 B

Black        .700 B

Pepper       .293 C

Doherty      .239 D

Reserves

Braddock     .838 A

Barlow       .000 D

Brust       -.126 F

Kenny       -.670 F

Opp Top 3

Ross         .655 B

Bynum        .640 B

Nance        .521 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .637 B

Opp          .342 C

GEORGIA TECH

02/25/81

 

WON 76-51

(22-6, 11-4)

 

Regulars

Worthy       .947 A

Wood         .865 A

Doherty      .821 A

Braddock     .494 C

Black        .424 C

Pepper       .399 C

Perkins      .384 C

Reserves

Brust       1.025 A+

Kenny        .913 A

Shaffer      .577 B

Exum         .231 D

Barlow      -.043 F

Opp Top 3

Kowalski     .516 B

Hall         .373 C

Goza         .331 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .638 B

Opp          .188 D

dook

02/28/81

 

LOST 65-66 (OT)

(22-7, 11-5)

 

Regulars

Perkins      .944 A

Black        .607 B

Wood         .592 B

Pepper       .337 C

Doherty      .267 C

Brust       -.187 F

Reserves

Braddock     .324 C

Kenny       -.405 F

Barlow      -.607 F

Opp Top 3

Banks        .818 A

Taylor       .710 B

Dennard      .637 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .470 C

Opp          .461 C

ACC1:NC STATE

03/05/81

 

WON 69-54

(23-7, 12-5)

 

Regulars

Perkins      .997 A

Black        .936 A

Pepper       .709 B

Worthy       .479 C

Wood         .321 C

Doherty      .176 D

Reserves

Braddock     .761 A

Brust        .000 D

Kenny        .000 D

Budko       -.254 F

Opp Top 3

Jones        .978 A

Whittenburg  .974 A

Nevitt       .761 A

Team Ratings

UNC          .636 B

Opp          .423 C

ACC2:WAKE FOREST

03/06/81

 

WON 58-57

(24-7, 13-5)

 

Regulars

Perkins     1.071 A+

Worthy       .698 B

Pepper       .508 B

Doherty      .190 D

Wood         .180 D

Black        .067 D

Reserves

Braddock    1.713 A+

Brust        .653 B

Kenny        .000 D

Opp Top 3

Helms        .878 A

Johnson      .698 B

Rogers       .516 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .503 B

Opp          .499 C

ACC3:MARYLAND

03/07/81

 

WON 61-60

(25-7, 14-5)

 

Regulars

Worthy       .821 A

Wood         .761 A

Black        .614 B

Perkins      .444 C

Doherty      .295 C

Pepper       .230 D

Reserves

Braddock    1.687 A+

Kenny       1.265 A+

Budko       1.012 A+

Opp Top 3

Graham      1.370 A+

Williams     .702 B

Jackson      .612 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .607 B

Opp          .567 B

NCAA1:PITTSBURGH

03/15/81

 

WON 74-57

(26-7, 14-5)

 

Regulars

Wood        1.385 A+

Worthy      1.319 A+

Doherty      .584 B

Perkins      .432 C

Pepper       .224 D

Black        .052 D

Reserves

Barlow      2.428 A+

Exum        1.120 A+

Budko        .280 C

Kenny        .000 D

Braddock    -.373 F

Shaffer     -.560 F

Brust       -.640 F

Opp Top 3

Vaughan     1.263 A+

Clancy       .825 A

Neverson     .736 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .530 B

Opp          .310 C

NCAA2:UTAH

03/19/81

 

WON 61-56

(27-7, 14-5)

 

Regulars

Worthy      1.076 A+

Wood         .626 B

Perkins      .612 B

Doherty      .513 B

Black        .200 D

Pepper       .000 D

Reserves

Brust       1.165 A+

Braddock     .000 D

Kenny        .000 D

Budko       -.259 F

Opp Top 3

Chambers     .825 A

Martin       .757 A

Vranes       .669 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .501 B

Opp          .450 C

NCAA3:KANSAS STATE

03/21/81

 

WON 82-68

(28-7, 14-5)

 

Regulars

Doherty     1.077 A+

Wood        1.060 A+

Perkins      .868 A

Worthy       .658 B

Pepper       .517 B

Black        .213 D

Budko       -.090 F

Reserves

Braddock     .452 C

Barlow       .000 D

Brust        .000 D

Exum         .000 D

Kenny        .000 D

Opp Top 3

Blackman     .889 A

Nealey       .808 A

Reed         .625 B

Team Ratings

UNC          .680 B

Opp          .431 C

NCAA4:VIRGINIA

03/28/81

 

WON 78-65

(29-7, 15-5)

 

Regulars

Wood        1.775 A+

Black        .567 B

Perkins      .408 C

Doherty      .397 C

Worthy       .145 D

Pepper      -.495 F

Reserves

Kenny       4.357 A+

Braddock     .136 D

Opp Top 3

Raker        .828 A

Lamp         .819 A

Jones        .434 C

Team Ratings

UNC          .595 B

Opp          .448 C