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Richard Anderson

Richard Andrew Anderson

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-10    Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: November 19, 1960 in San Pedro, California
High School: Rancho Alamitos in Garden Grove, California
College: University of California, Santa Barbara

Drafted by the San Diego Clippers in the 2nd round (9th pick, 32nd overall) of the 1982 NBA draft.

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Totals

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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
1982-83 22 SDC NBA 78 5 1274 174 431 .404 7 19 .368 48 69 .696 111 161 272 120 57 26 93 170 403
1983-84 23 DEN NBA 78 17 1380 272 638 .426 3 19 .158 116 150 .773 136 270 406 193 46 28 109 183 663
1986-87 26 HOU NBA 51 0 312 59 139 .424 4 16 .250 22 29 .759 24 55 79 33 7 3 19 37 144
1987-88 27 TOT NBA 74 3 1350 171 439 .390 48 150 .320 58 77 .753 91 212 303 112 51 16 61 137 448
1987-88 27 HOU NBA 12 0 53 11 26 .423 6 15 .400 4 5 .800 9 8 17 4 1 0 1 4 32
1987-88 27 POR NBA 62 3 1297 160 413 .387 42 135 .311 54 72 .750 82 204 286 108 50 16 60 133 416
1988-89 28 POR NBA 72 3 1082 145 348 .417 49 141 .348 32 38 .842 62 169 231 98 44 12 54 100 371
1989-90 29 CHH NBA 54 2 604 88 211 .417 37 100 .370 18 23 .783 33 94 127 55 20 9 26 64 231
Career NBA 407 30 6002 909 2206 .412 148 445 .333 294 386 .762 457 961 1418 611 225 94 362 691 2260

Per Game

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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
1982-83 22 SDC NBA 78 5 16.3 2.2 5.5 .404 0.1 0.2 .368 0.6 0.9 .696 1.4 2.1 3.5 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.2 2.2 5.2
1983-84 23 DEN NBA 78 17 17.7 3.5 8.2 .426 0.0 0.2 .158 1.5 1.9 .773 1.7 3.5 5.2 2.5 0.6 0.4 1.4 2.3 8.5
1986-87 26 HOU NBA 51 0 6.1 1.2 2.7 .424 0.1 0.3 .250 0.4 0.6 .759 0.5 1.1 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.7 2.8
1987-88 27 TOT NBA 74 3 18.2 2.3 5.9 .390 0.6 2.0 .320 0.8 1.0 .753 1.2 2.9 4.1 1.5 0.7 0.2 0.8 1.9 6.1
1987-88 27 HOU NBA 12 0 4.4 0.9 2.2 .423 0.5 1.3 .400 0.3 0.4 .800 0.8 0.7 1.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 2.7
1987-88 27 POR NBA 62 3 20.9 2.6 6.7 .387 0.7 2.2 .311 0.9 1.2 .750 1.3 3.3 4.6 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.0 2.1 6.7
1988-89 28 POR NBA 72 3 15.0 2.0 4.8 .417 0.7 2.0 .348 0.4 0.5 .842 0.9 2.3 3.2 1.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.4 5.2
1989-90 29 CHH NBA 54 2 11.2 1.6 3.9 .417 0.7 1.9 .370 0.3 0.4 .783 0.6 1.7 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.2 4.3
Career NBA 407 30 14.7 2.2 5.4 .412 0.4 1.1 .333 0.7 0.9 .762 1.1 2.4 3.5 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.7 5.6

Per 36 Minutes

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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
1982-83 22 SDC NBA 78 5 1274 4.9 12.2 .404 0.2 0.5 .368 1.4 1.9 .696 3.1 4.5 7.7 3.4 1.6 0.7 2.6 4.8 11.4
1983-84 23 DEN NBA 78 17 1380 7.1 16.6 .426 0.1 0.5 .158 3.0 3.9 .773 3.5 7.0 10.6 5.0 1.2 0.7 2.8 4.8 17.3
1986-87 26 HOU NBA 51 0 312 6.8 16.0 .424 0.5 1.8 .250 2.5 3.3 .759 2.8 6.3 9.1 3.8 0.8 0.3 2.2 4.3 16.6
1987-88 27 TOT NBA 74 3 1350 4.6 11.7 .390 1.3 4.0 .320 1.5 2.1 .753 2.4 5.7 8.1 3.0 1.4 0.4 1.6 3.7 11.9
1987-88 27 HOU NBA 12 0 53 7.5 17.7 .423 4.1 10.2 .400 2.7 3.4 .800 6.1 5.4 11.5 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 2.7 21.7
1987-88 27 POR NBA 62 3 1297 4.4 11.5 .387 1.2 3.7 .311 1.5 2.0 .750 2.3 5.7 7.9 3.0 1.4 0.4 1.7 3.7 11.5
1988-89 28 POR NBA 72 3 1082 4.8 11.6 .417 1.6 4.7 .348 1.1 1.3 .842 2.1 5.6 7.7 3.3 1.5 0.4 1.8 3.3 12.3
1989-90 29 CHH NBA 54 2 604 5.2 12.6 .417 2.2 6.0 .370 1.1 1.4 .783 2.0 5.6 7.6 3.3 1.2 0.5 1.5 3.8 13.8
Career NBA 407 30 6002 5.5 13.2 .412 0.9 2.7 .333 1.8 2.3 .762 2.7 5.8 8.5 3.7 1.3 0.6 2.2 4.1 13.6

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1982-83 22 SDC NBA 78 1274 10.4 .437 .412 9.2 15.6 12.2 12.1 2.1 1.2 16.8 16.9 94 108 -0.3 0.8 0.5
1983-84 23 DEN NBA 78 1380 14.6 .471 .429 10.1 21.1 15.5 17.6 1.4 1.1 13.4 22.2 101 110 0.3 1.0 1.3
1986-87 26 HOU NBA 51 312 13.6 .474 .439 8.6 19.1 13.9 15.4 1.1 0.6 11.1 22.4 102 106 0.1 0.4 0.5
1987-88 27 TOT NBA 74 1350 11.1 .474 .444 7.3 17.0 12.1 10.4 1.8 0.7 11.4 15.6 105 107 0.7 1.6 2.3
1987-88 27 HOU NBA 12 53 22.9 .567 .538 17.8 15.7 16.8 11.2 0.9 0.0 3.4 22.1 132 108 0.2 0.1 0.3
1987-88 27 POR NBA 62 1297 10.7 .468 .438 6.8 17.0 11.9 10.4 1.8 0.7 11.9 15.4 103 107 0.4 1.6 2.0
1988-89 28 POR NBA 72 1082 12.0 .509 .487 6.0 17.5 11.6 11.4 1.9 0.6 12.9 14.9 109 107 0.9 1.2 2.1
1989-90 29 CHH NBA 54 604 13.3 .522 .505 5.9 18.8 11.9 13.4 1.6 0.9 10.5 17.4 106 109 0.4 0.5 1.0
Career NBA 407 6002 12.3 .476 .446 8.0 18.0 12.9 13.1 1.7 0.9 13.2 17.8 102 108 2.1 5.5 7.6

Playoffs

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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
1983-84 23 DEN NBA 4 37 6 15 0 1 4 6 1 9 5 0 1 1 6 16 .400 .000 .667 9.3 4.0 2.3 1.3
1986-87 26 HOU NBA 5 5 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 .333 .500 1.000 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.0
1987-88 27 POR NBA 3 63 11 24 6 14 4 4 5 13 1 2 1 2 11 32 .458 .429 1.000 21.0 10.7 4.3 0.3
1988-89 28 POR NBA 3 35 2 6 1 4 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 2 5 .333 .250 11.7 1.7 1.0 1.3
Career NBA 15 140 20 48 8 21 10 12 7 26 10 2 3 4 20 58 .417 .381 .833 9.3 3.9 1.7 0.7

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1983-84 23 DEN NBA 4 37 12.7 .454 .400 3.0 25.4 13.9 16.1 0.0 1.5 5.4 19.8 106 116 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986-87 26 HOU NBA 5 5 20.2 .644 .500 23.9 0.0 11.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.5 41.4 115 117 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987-88 27 POR NBA 3 63 15.5 .621 .583 7.6 16.4 11.3 2.3 1.5 1.1 7.2 17.1 131 108 0.2 0.1 0.3
1988-89 28 POR NBA 3 35 6.6 .417 .417 0.0 10.8 4.7 13.7 0.0 1.9 0.0 7.0 118 125 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 15 140 12.7 .544 .500 5.1 16.8 10.4 8.7 0.7 1.4 7.0 16.1 120 115 0.2 0.1 0.3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (938)

Transactions

October 7, 1980: Traded by the Detroit Pistons (as a 1982 2nd round draft pick) to the Houston Rockets for Paul Mokeski.

June 28, 1982: Traded by the Houston Rockets (as a 1982 2nd round draft pick) to the San Diego Clippers for Joe Bryant and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Taylor).

June 29, 1982: Drafted by the San Diego Clippers in the 2nd round (32nd pick) of the 1982 NBA Draft.

October 4, 1983: Traded by the San Diego Clippers to the Denver Nuggets for Billy McKinney.

October 11, 1986: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Houston Rockets; the Denver Nuggets received a 1988 3rd round draft pick (Dwight Boyd) as compensation.

December 7, 1987: Waived by the Houston Rockets.

December 9, 1987: Claimed on waivers by the Portland Trail Blazers from the Houston Rockets

October 17, 1989: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Charlotte Hornets for Robert Reid.

October 30, 1990: Waived by the Charlotte Hornets.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 Total NBA $150,000
1988-89 Portland Trail Blazers NBA $375,000
Career (may be incomplete) $525,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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