Mahdi Abdul-Rahman

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (Walt)
(born Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr.)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: April 15, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: November 18, 2011
High School: Overbrook in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: University of California, Los Angeles
Draft: Los Angeles Lakers, 1964 NBA Draft (territorial selection)
NBA Debut: October 28, 1964

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated Jun 18, 2013 7:17 PM

All-Time Rank: #403. Swen Nater… #404. Andy Phillip… #405. Troy Murphy… #406. MAHDI ABDUL-RAHMAN… #407. James Edwards… #408. Sam Bowie… #409. Walter Dukes…

All-Time Rank: #403. Swen Nater… #404. Andy Phillip… #405. Troy Murphy… #406. MAHDI ABDUL-RAHMAN… #407. James Edwards… #408. Sam Bowie… #409. Walter Dukes…

Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1964-65	22	LAL	NBA	SG	66	919	117	306	.382	46	71	.648			111	140			132	280
1965-66	23	LAL	NBA	SG	80	2198	458	1003	.457	182	257	.708			219	393			224	1098
1966-67	24	LAL	NBA	PG	79	1642	301	706	.426	129	177	.729			231	323			203	731
1967-68	25	SEA	NBA	PG	79	2666	733	1662	.441	428	553	.774			332	493			246	1894
1968-69	26	ATL	NBA	PG	80	2420	345	869	.397	208	294	.707			266	474			264	898
1969-70	27	ATL	NBA	PG	82	2757	493	1056	.467	267	330	.809			329	561			264	1253
1970-71	28	ATL	NBA	PG	82	2877	517	1126	.459	315	415	.759			300	514			276	1349
1971-72	29	BUF	NBA	PG	72	2389	450	998	.451	237	303	.782			213	406			230	1137
1972-73	30	TOT	NBA	PG	55	763	107	256	.418	47	57	.825			88	129			110	261
1972-73	30	BUF	NBA	PG	9	134	25	60	.417	3	6	.500			10	17			19	53
1972-73	30	GSW	NBA	PG	46	629	82	196	.418	44	51	.863			78	112			91	208
1973-74	31	SEA	NBA	PG	49	571	76	180	.422	34	45	.756	18	39	57	122	26	6	78	186
Career			NBA		724	19202	3597	8162	.441	1893	2502	.757	18	39	2146	3555	26	6	2027	9087

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1964-65	22	LAL	NBA	SG	66	13.9	1.8	4.6	.382	0.7	1.1	.648			1.7	2.1			2.0	4.2
1965-66	23	LAL	NBA	SG	80	27.5	5.7	12.5	.457	2.3	3.2	.708			2.7	4.9			2.8	13.7
1966-67	24	LAL	NBA	PG	79	20.8	3.8	8.9	.426	1.6	2.2	.729			2.9	4.1			2.6	9.3
1967-68	25	SEA	NBA	PG	79	33.7	9.3	21.0	.441	5.4	7.0	.774			4.2	6.2			3.1	24.0
1968-69	26	ATL	NBA	PG	80	30.3	4.3	10.9	.397	2.6	3.7	.707			3.3	5.9			3.3	11.2
1969-70	27	ATL	NBA	PG	82	33.6	6.0	12.9	.467	3.3	4.0	.809			4.0	6.8			3.2	15.3
1970-71	28	ATL	NBA	PG	82	35.1	6.3	13.7	.459	3.8	5.1	.759			3.7	6.3			3.4	16.5
1971-72	29	BUF	NBA	PG	72	33.2	6.3	13.9	.451	3.3	4.2	.782			3.0	5.6			3.2	15.8
1972-73	30	TOT	NBA	PG	55	13.9	1.9	4.7	.418	0.9	1.0	.825			1.6	2.3			2.0	4.7
1972-73	30	BUF	NBA	PG	9	14.9	2.8	6.7	.417	0.3	0.7	.500			1.1	1.9			2.1	5.9
1972-73	30	GSW	NBA	PG	46	13.7	1.8	4.3	.418	1.0	1.1	.863			1.7	2.4			2.0	4.5
1973-74	31	SEA	NBA	PG	49	11.7	1.6	3.7	.422	0.7	0.9	.756	0.4	0.8	1.2	2.5	0.5	0.1	1.6	3.8
Career			NBA		724	26.5	5.0	11.3	.441	2.6	3.5	.757	0.4	0.8	3.0	4.9	0.5	0.1	2.8	12.6

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1964-65	22	LAL	NBA	SG	66	919	4.6	12.0	.382	1.8	2.8	.648			4.3	5.5			5.2	11.0
1965-66	23	LAL	NBA	SG	80	2198	7.5	16.4	.457	3.0	4.2	.708			3.6	6.4			3.7	18.0
1966-67	24	LAL	NBA	PG	79	1642	6.6	15.5	.426	2.8	3.9	.729			5.1	7.1			4.5	16.0
1967-68	25	SEA	NBA	PG	79	2666	9.9	22.4	.441	5.8	7.5	.774			4.5	6.7			3.3	25.6
1968-69	26	ATL	NBA	PG	80	2420	5.1	12.9	.397	3.1	4.4	.707			4.0	7.1			3.9	13.4
1969-70	27	ATL	NBA	PG	82	2757	6.4	13.8	.467	3.5	4.3	.809			4.3	7.3			3.4	16.4
1970-71	28	ATL	NBA	PG	82	2877	6.5	14.1	.459	3.9	5.2	.759			3.8	6.4			3.5	16.9
1971-72	29	BUF	NBA	PG	72	2389	6.8	15.0	.451	3.6	4.6	.782			3.2	6.1			3.5	17.1
1972-73	30	TOT	NBA	PG	55	763	5.0	12.1	.418	2.2	2.7	.825			4.2	6.1			5.2	12.3
1972-73	30	BUF	NBA	PG	9	134	6.7	16.1	.417	0.8	1.6	.500			2.7	4.6			5.1	14.2
1972-73	30	GSW	NBA	PG	46	629	4.7	11.2	.418	2.5	2.9	.863			4.5	6.4			5.2	11.9
1973-74	31	SEA	NBA	PG	49	571	4.8	11.3	.422	2.1	2.8	.756	1.1	2.5	3.6	7.7	1.6	0.4	4.9	11.7
Career			NBA		724	19202	6.7	15.3	.441	3.5	4.7	.757	1.1	2.5	4.0	6.7	1.6	0.4	3.8	17.0

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1964-65	22	LAL	NBA	SG	66	919	9.3	.415	.382				20.7				-0.3	0.6	0.2	.013
1965-66	23	LAL	NBA	SG	80	2198	14.9	.492	.457				24.6				2.8	1.7	4.5	.099
1966-67	24	LAL	NBA	PG	79	1642	13.8	.466	.426				25.1				0.7	1.5	2.2	.064
1967-68	25	SEA	NBA	PG	79	2666	19.4	.497	.441				27.2				3.9	1.4	5.3	.096
1968-69	26	ATL	NBA	PG	80	2420	12.6	.450	.397				25.4				0.3	2.2	2.5	.050
1969-70	27	ATL	NBA	PG	82	2757	15.7	.522	.467				25.9				3.5	1.5	5.0	.088
1970-71	28	ATL	NBA	PG	82	2877	15.5	.515	.459			4.7	24.3				4.2	1.2	5.4	.090
1971-72	29	BUF	NBA	PG	72	2389	15.9	.503	.451			4.3	25.3				2.7	0.6	3.3	.067
1972-73	30	TOT	NBA	PG	55	763	11.5	.464	.418			5.3	21.2				0.2	0.9	1.1	.070
1972-73	30	BUF	NBA	PG	9	134	8.7	.423	.417			3.5	17.9				-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.036
1972-73	30	GSW	NBA	PG	46	629	12.1	.476	.418			5.6	22.0				0.3	0.9	1.2	.092
1973-74	31	SEA	NBA	PG	49	571	12.6	.465	.422	2.9	7.0	4.8	27.6	2.0	0.5	100	0.2	0.4	0.6	.051
Career			NBA		724	19202	15.0	.491	.441	2.9	7.0	4.6	25.1	2.0	0.5	100	18.2	12.1	30.3	.076

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1964-65	22	LAL	NBA	SG	7	118	19	57	.333	15	20	.750	18	30	18	53
1965-66	23	LAL	NBA	SG	14	340	70	142	.493	26	42	.619	41	44	40	166
1966-67	24	LAL	NBA	PG	3	86	6	25	.240	8	10	.800	8	16	11	20
1968-69	26	ATL	NBA	PG	11	360	53	135	.393	48	61	.787	33	43	38	154
1969-70	27	ATL	NBA	PG	7	255	65	130	.500	20	32	.625	24	54	23	150
1970-71	28	ATL	NBA	PG	5	202	25	76	.329	20	25	.800	25	27	22	70
1972-73	30	GSW	NBA	PG	11	215	30	84	.357	12	12	1.000	20	28	24	72
Career			NBA		58	1576	268	649	.413	149	202	.738	169	242	176	685

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1964-65	22	LAL	NBA	SG	7	16.9	2.7	8.1	.333	2.1	2.9	.750	2.6	4.3	2.6	7.6
1965-66	23	LAL	NBA	SG	14	24.3	5.0	10.1	.493	1.9	3.0	.619	2.9	3.1	2.9	11.9
1966-67	24	LAL	NBA	PG	3	28.7	2.0	8.3	.240	2.7	3.3	.800	2.7	5.3	3.7	6.7
1968-69	26	ATL	NBA	PG	11	32.7	4.8	12.3	.393	4.4	5.5	.787	3.0	3.9	3.5	14.0
1969-70	27	ATL	NBA	PG	7	36.4	9.3	18.6	.500	2.9	4.6	.625	3.4	7.7	3.3	21.4
1970-71	28	ATL	NBA	PG	5	40.4	5.0	15.2	.329	4.0	5.0	.800	5.0	5.4	4.4	14.0
1972-73	30	GSW	NBA	PG	11	19.5	2.7	7.6	.357	1.1	1.1	1.000	1.8	2.5	2.2	6.5
Career			NBA		58	27.2	4.6	11.2	.413	2.6	3.5	.738	2.9	4.2	3.0	11.8

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
1964-65	22	LAL	NBA	SG	7	118	5.8	17.4	.333	4.6	6.1	.750	5.5	9.2	5.5	16.2
1965-66	23	LAL	NBA	SG	14	340	7.4	15.0	.493	2.8	4.4	.619	4.3	4.7	4.2	17.6
1966-67	24	LAL	NBA	PG	3	86	2.5	10.5	.240	3.3	4.2	.800	3.3	6.7	4.6	8.4
1968-69	26	ATL	NBA	PG	11	360	5.3	13.5	.393	4.8	6.1	.787	3.3	4.3	3.8	15.4
1969-70	27	ATL	NBA	PG	7	255	9.2	18.4	.500	2.8	4.5	.625	3.4	7.6	3.2	21.2
1970-71	28	ATL	NBA	PG	5	202	4.5	13.5	.329	3.6	4.5	.800	4.5	4.8	3.9	12.5
1972-73	30	GSW	NBA	PG	11	215	5.0	14.1	.357	2.0	2.0	1.000	3.3	4.7	4.0	12.1
Career			NBA		58	1576	6.1	14.8	.413	3.4	4.6	.738	3.9	5.5	4.0	15.6

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	TRB%	AST%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1964-65	22	LAL	NBA	SG	7	118	13.6	.403	.333		35.6	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.059
1965-66	23	LAL	NBA	SG	14	340	14.5	.517	.493		17.7	0.5	0.2	0.7	.099
1966-67	24	LAL	NBA	PG	3	86	6.6	.340	.240		22.9	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.072
1968-69	26	ATL	NBA	PG	11	360	13.4	.476	.393		17.1	0.4	0.4	0.8	.102
1969-70	27	ATL	NBA	PG	7	255	19.3	.521	.500		30.2	0.5	0.3	0.8	.159
1970-71	28	ATL	NBA	PG	5	202	10.1	.402	.329	5.5	18.4	-0.2	0.1	-0.1	-0.020
1972-73	30	GSW	NBA	PG	11	215	9.5	.403	.357	4.4	18.5	-0.2	0.2	-0.1	-0.018
Career			NBA		58	1576	13.3	.464	.413	5.0	21.4	0.7	1.2	1.9	.057

All-Star Games

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1967-68	25	SEA	NBA	PG	1	0	20:00	4	12	.333				1	1	1.000		3	3				3	9
Career			NBA		1	0	20	4	12	.333				1	1	1.000		3	3				3	9

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 10 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman		5.4	5.3	5.0	4.5	3.3	2.5	2.2	1.1	0.6	0.2
Adrian Smith	92.4	6.1	5.2	5.1	4.4	3.4	2.6	1.9	1.8	0.8	0.5
Ricky Davis	90.2	5.7	5.0	4.4	4.2	3.0	2.8	1.9	1.1	0.2	0.2
Quentin Richardson	89.7	5.8	5.8	5.6	3.5	3.0	2.4	2.1	1.0	0.7	0.3
Austin Carr	89.5	5.9	5.4	5.3	5.0	3.4	2.9	2.6	2.0	1.0	-0.4
Jarrett Jack	89.0	5.6	4.8	4.8	4.1	3.8	3.2	2.4	1.2
Larry Steele	89.0	5.7	5.2	4.8	3.6	3.0	2.0	1.9	1.6	0.5
Bob Weiss	88.7	5.6	4.7	4.4	4.3	3.6	2.9	1.7	1.1	0.1	0.0
Bob Sura	88.6	5.2	4.9	4.8	4.6	4.1	1.8	1.6	0.7	0.4	0.1
Raymond Felton	88.1	6.5	5.4	4.3	4.2	3.4	2.6	2.3	1.7
Odie Spears	87.8	5.6	5.2	4.7	3.8	3.3	3.1	2.0

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman		5.4	5.3	5.0	4.5	3.3	2.5	2.2	1.1	0.6	0.2
Austin Carr	89.5	5.9	5.4	5.3	5.0	3.4	2.9	2.6	2.0	1.0	-0.4
Adrian Smith	89.4	6.1	5.2	5.1	4.4	3.4	2.6	1.9	1.8	1.5	0.8	0.5
Ricky Davis	89.2	5.7	5.0	4.4	4.2	3.0	2.8	1.9	1.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	-0.4
Jarrett Jack	89.0	5.6	4.8	4.8	4.1	3.8	3.2	2.4	1.2
Larry Steele	89.0	5.7	5.2	4.8	3.6	3.0	2.0	1.9	1.6	0.5
Bob Sura	88.6	5.2	4.9	4.8	4.6	4.1	1.8	1.6	0.7	0.4	0.1
Raymond Felton	88.1	6.5	5.4	4.3	4.2	3.4	2.6	2.3	1.7
Odie Spears	87.8	5.6	5.2	4.7	3.8	3.3	3.1	2.0
Jim Barnett	87.5	6.1	5.4	4.8	4.7	4.1	3.7	2.5	1.5	0.3	0.1	0.0
Louis Williams	87.2	6.1	5.2	5.1	4.4	3.4	2.4	1.1	-0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games 1968 NBA	Awards 1963-64 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player	Honors 1962-63 NCAA AP All-America (2nd) 1963-64 NCAA AP All-America (1st)	Games 1965-66 NBA 80 (1) 1969-70 NBA 82 (1) 1970-71 NBA 82 (2)
Field Goals 1967-68 NBA 733 (6)	Field Goal Attempts 1967-68 NBA 1662 (3)	Free Throws 1967-68 NBA 428 (8)	Free Throw Attempts 1967-68 NBA 553 (9)
Assists 1965-66 NBA 393 (8) 1967-68 NBA 493 (5) 1968-69 NBA 474 (8) 1969-70 NBA 561 (5) 1970-71 NBA 514 (7)	Points 1967-68 NBA 1894 (7)	Points Per Game 1967-68 NBA 24.0 (7)	Assists Per Game 1965-66 NBA 4.9 (8) 1967-68 NBA 6.2 (5) 1968-69 NBA 5.9 (8) 1969-70 NBA 6.8 (6) 1970-71 NBA 6.3 (6) 1971-72 NBA 5.6 (10) Career NBA 4.9 (100)
Player Efficiency Rating 1967-68 NBA 19.4 (7)	Assist Pct 1965-66 NBA 24.6 (3) 1966-67 NBA 25.1 (3) 1967-68 NBA 27.2 (6) 1968-69 NBA 25.4 (9) 1969-70 NBA 25.9 (8) 1970-71 NBA 24.3 (7) 1971-72 NBA 25.3 (8) Career NBA 25.1 (95) Career 25.1 (98)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.005 (356)	NBA Elo Player Rating 410th (overall) as of Jun 18, 2013, 4:52AM

Transactions

May 4, 1964: Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1964 NBA Draft.

May 1, 1967: Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics from the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA expansion draft.

October 12, 1968: Traded by the Seattle SuperSonics to the Atlanta Hawks for Lenny Wilkens.

July 26, 1971: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks with Jerry Chambers to the Buffalo Braves for Herm Gilliam and Don May.

November 9, 1972: Waived by the Buffalo Braves.

November 15, 1972: Signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.

July 25, 1973: Traded by the Golden State Warriors to the Seattle SuperSonics for Butch Beard.

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