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Mahdi Abdul-Rahman

Mahdi Abdul-Rahman (Walt)

born Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr.

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: April 15, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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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All-Star

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:39AM
All-Time Rank: #481. Greg Anthony… #482. MAHDI ABDUL-RAHMAN… #483. Ed Pinckney… #484. Don Buse… 

Totals

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 22 LAL NBA 66 919 117 306 .382 46 71 .648 111 140 132 280
1965-66 23 LAL NBA 80 2198 458 1003 .457 182 257 .708 219 393 224 1098
1966-67 24 LAL NBA 79 1642 301 706 .426 129 177 .729 231 323 203 731
1967-68 25 SEA NBA 79 2666 733 1662 .441 428 553 .774 332 493 246 1894
1968-69 26 ATL NBA 80 2420 345 869 .397 208 294 .707 266 474 264 898
1969-70 27 ATL NBA 82 2757 493 1056 .467 267 330 .809 329 561 264 1253
1970-71 28 ATL NBA 82 2877 517 1126 .459 315 415 .759 300 514 276 1349
1971-72 29 BUF NBA 72 2389 450 998 .451 237 303 .782 213 406 230 1137
1972-73 30 TOT NBA 55 763 107 256 .418 47 57 .825 88 129 110 261
1972-73 30 BUF NBA 9 134 25 60 .417 3 6 .500 10 17 19 53
1972-73 30 GSW NBA 46 629 82 196 .418 44 51 .863 78 112 91 208
1973-74 31 SEA NBA 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 G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 22 LAL NBA 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1964-65 22 LAL NBA 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1964-65 22 LAL NBA 66 919 9.3 .415 .382 20.7 -0.3 0.6 0.2 .013
1965-66 23 LAL NBA 80 2198 14.9 .492 .457 24.6 2.8 1.7 4.5 .099
1966-67 24 LAL NBA 79 1642 13.8 .466 .426 25.1 0.7 1.5 2.2 .064
1967-68 25 SEA NBA 79 2666 19.4 .497 .441 27.2 3.9 1.4 5.3 .096
1968-69 26 ATL NBA 80 2420 12.6 .450 .397 25.4 0.3 2.2 2.5 .050
1969-70 27 ATL NBA 82 2757 15.7 .522 .467 25.9 3.5 1.5 5.0 .088
1970-71 28 ATL NBA 82 2877 15.5 .515 .459 4.7 24.3 4.2 1.2 5.4 .090
1971-72 29 BUF NBA 72 2389 15.9 .503 .451 4.3 25.3 2.7 0.6 3.3 .067
1972-73 30 TOT NBA 55 763 11.5 .464 .418 5.3 21.2 0.2 0.9 1.1 .070
1972-73 30 BUF NBA 9 134 8.7 .423 .417 3.5 17.9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.036
1972-73 30 GSW NBA 46 629 12.1 .476 .418 5.6 22.0 0.3 0.9 1.2 .092
1973-74 31 SEA NBA 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 Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1964-65 22 LAL NBA 7 118 19 57 15 20 18 30 18 53 .333 .750 16.9 7.6 2.6 4.3
1965-66 23 LAL NBA 14 340 70 142 26 42 41 44 40 166 .493 .619 24.3 11.9 2.9 3.1
1966-67 24 LAL NBA 3 86 6 25 8 10 8 16 11 20 .240 .800 28.7 6.7 2.7 5.3
1968-69 26 ATL NBA 11 360 53 135 48 61 33 43 38 154 .393 .787 32.7 14.0 3.0 3.9
1969-70 27 ATL NBA 7 255 65 130 20 32 24 54 23 150 .500 .625 36.4 21.4 3.4 7.7
1970-71 28 ATL NBA 5 202 25 76 20 25 25 27 22 70 .329 .800 40.4 14.0 5.0 5.4
1972-73 30 GSW NBA 11 215 30 84 12 12 20 28 24 72 .357 1.000 19.5 6.5 1.8 2.5
Career NBA 58 1576 268 649 149 202 169 242 176 685 .413 .738 27.2 11.8 2.9 4.2

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1964-65 22 LAL NBA 7 118 13.6 .403 .333 35.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.059
1965-66 23 LAL NBA 14 340 14.5 .517 .493 17.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 .099
1966-67 24 LAL NBA 3 86 6.6 .340 .240 22.9 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.072
1968-69 26 ATL NBA 11 360 13.4 .476 .393 17.1 0.4 0.4 0.8 .102
1969-70 27 ATL NBA 7 255 19.3 .521 .500 30.2 0.5 0.3 0.8 .159
1970-71 28 ATL NBA 5 202 10.1 .402 .329 5.5 18.4 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.020
1972-73 30 GSW NBA 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 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 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 2010-11)
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
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
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 0.0
Matt Guokas 86.9 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.2 2.5 2.3 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.3
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
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
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
Quentin Richardson 87.4 5.8 5.8 5.6 3.5 3.0 2.4 2.1 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.3
Matt Guokas 86.9 5.2 4.7 4.3 4.2 2.5 2.3 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.3
Luke Ridnour 86.6 6.2 5.4 4.4 4.0 3.4 2.3 1.2 0.9

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 (98)
Player Efficiency Rating
1967-68 NBA 19.4 (6)
Assist Pct
1965-66 NBA 24.6 (3)
1967-68 NBA 27.2 (3)
1968-69 NBA 25.4 (8)
1969-70 NBA 25.9 (8)
1970-71 NBA 24.3 (6)
1971-72 NBA 25.3 (8)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.005 (352)
NBA Elo Player Rating
482nd (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 6:39AM

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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