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Ron Anderson

Ronald Gene Anderson (Ron)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: October 15, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois
High School: Bowen in Chicago, Illinois
College: California State University, Fresno
Draft: Cleveland Cavaliers, 2nd round (3rd pick, 27th overall), 1984 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 26, 1984

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 26 CLE NBA SF 36 7 520 84 195 .431 1 2 .500 41 50 .820 39 49 88 34 9 7 34 40 210
1985-86 27 TOT NBA SF 77 30 1676 310 628 .494 2 9 .222 85 127 .669 130 144 274 144 56 6 82 125 707
1985-86 27 CLE NBA SF 17 3 207 37 74 .500 0 1 .000 12 16 .750 5 21 26 8 1 0 6 20 86
1985-86 27 IND NBA SF 60 27 1469 273 554 .493 2 8 .250 73 111 .658 125 123 248 136 55 6 76 105 621
1986-87 28 IND NBA SF 63 0 721 139 294 .473 0 5 .000 85 108 .787 73 78 151 54 31 3 55 65 363
1987-88 29 IND NBA SF 74 1 1097 217 436 .498 0 2 .000 108 141 .766 89 127 216 78 41 6 73 98 542
1988-89 30 PHI NBA SF 82 12 2618 566 1152 .491 2 11 .182 196 229 .856 167 239 406 139 71 23 126 166 1330
1989-90 31 PHI NBA SF 78 3 2089 379 841 .451 3 21 .143 165 197 .838 81 214 295 143 72 13 78 143 926
1990-91 32 PHI NBA SF 82 13 2340 512 1055 .485 9 43 .209 165 198 .833 103 264 367 115 65 13 100 163 1198
1991-92 33 PHI NBA SF 82 11 2432 469 1008 .465 42 127 .331 143 163 .877 96 182 278 135 86 11 109 128 1123
1992-93 34 PHI NBA SF 69 0 1263 225 544 .414 39 120 .325 72 89 .809 62 122 184 93 31 5 63 75 561
1993-94 35 TOT NBA SF 21 2 356 35 86 .407 7 26 .269 19 23 .826 16 37 53 17 8 3 10 16 96
1993-94 35 NJN NBA SF 11 2 176 15 43 .349 4 12 .333 10 12 .833 8 18 26 6 5 2 1 9 44
1993-94 35 WSB NBA SF 10 0 180 20 43 .465 3 14 .214 9 11 .818 8 19 27 11 3 1 9 7 52
Career NBA 664 79 15112 2936 6239 .471 105 366 .287 1079 1325 .814 856 1456 2312 952 470 90 730 1019 7056

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 26 CLE NBA SF 36 7 14.4 2.3 5.4 .431 0.0 0.1 .500 1.1 1.4 .820 1.1 1.4 2.4 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.1 5.8
1985-86 27 TOT NBA SF 77 30 21.8 4.0 8.2 .494 0.0 0.1 .222 1.1 1.6 .669 1.7 1.9 3.6 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.1 1.6 9.2
1985-86 27 CLE NBA SF 17 3 12.2 2.2 4.4 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 0.9 .750 0.3 1.2 1.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.4 1.2 5.1
1985-86 27 IND NBA SF 60 27 24.5 4.6 9.2 .493 0.0 0.1 .250 1.2 1.9 .658 2.1 2.1 4.1 2.3 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.8 10.4
1986-87 28 IND NBA SF 63 0 11.4 2.2 4.7 .473 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.7 .787 1.2 1.2 2.4 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.0 5.8
1987-88 29 IND NBA SF 74 1 14.8 2.9 5.9 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.9 .766 1.2 1.7 2.9 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.3 7.3
1988-89 30 PHI NBA SF 82 12 31.9 6.9 14.0 .491 0.0 0.1 .182 2.4 2.8 .856 2.0 2.9 5.0 1.7 0.9 0.3 1.5 2.0 16.2
1989-90 31 PHI NBA SF 78 3 26.8 4.9 10.8 .451 0.0 0.3 .143 2.1 2.5 .838 1.0 2.7 3.8 1.8 0.9 0.2 1.0 1.8 11.9
1990-91 32 PHI NBA SF 82 13 28.5 6.2 12.9 .485 0.1 0.5 .209 2.0 2.4 .833 1.3 3.2 4.5 1.4 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 14.6
1991-92 33 PHI NBA SF 82 11 29.7 5.7 12.3 .465 0.5 1.5 .331 1.7 2.0 .877 1.2 2.2 3.4 1.6 1.0 0.1 1.3 1.6 13.7
1992-93 34 PHI NBA SF 69 0 18.3 3.3 7.9 .414 0.6 1.7 .325 1.0 1.3 .809 0.9 1.8 2.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.1 8.1
1993-94 35 TOT NBA SF 21 2 17.0 1.7 4.1 .407 0.3 1.2 .269 0.9 1.1 .826 0.8 1.8 2.5 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.8 4.6
1993-94 35 NJN NBA SF 11 2 16.0 1.4 3.9 .349 0.4 1.1 .333 0.9 1.1 .833 0.7 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.8 4.0
1993-94 35 WSB NBA SF 10 0 18.0 2.0 4.3 .465 0.3 1.4 .214 0.9 1.1 .818 0.8 1.9 2.7 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.9 0.7 5.2
Career NBA 664 79 22.8 4.4 9.4 .471 0.2 0.6 .287 1.6 2.0 .814 1.3 2.2 3.5 1.4 0.7 0.1 1.1 1.5 10.6

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 26 CLE NBA SF 36 7 520 5.8 13.5 .431 0.1 0.1 .500 2.8 3.5 .820 2.7 3.4 6.1 2.4 0.6 0.5 2.4 2.8 14.5
1985-86 27 TOT NBA SF 77 30 1676 6.7 13.5 .494 0.0 0.2 .222 1.8 2.7 .669 2.8 3.1 5.9 3.1 1.2 0.1 1.8 2.7 15.2
1985-86 27 CLE NBA SF 17 3 207 6.4 12.9 .500 0.0 0.2 .000 2.1 2.8 .750 0.9 3.7 4.5 1.4 0.2 0.0 1.0 3.5 15.0
1985-86 27 IND NBA SF 60 27 1469 6.7 13.6 .493 0.0 0.2 .250 1.8 2.7 .658 3.1 3.0 6.1 3.3 1.3 0.1 1.9 2.6 15.2
1986-87 28 IND NBA SF 63 0 721 6.9 14.7 .473 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 5.4 .787 3.6 3.9 7.5 2.7 1.5 0.1 2.7 3.2 18.1
1987-88 29 IND NBA SF 74 1 1097 7.1 14.3 .498 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 4.6 .766 2.9 4.2 7.1 2.6 1.3 0.2 2.4 3.2 17.8
1988-89 30 PHI NBA SF 82 12 2618 7.8 15.8 .491 0.0 0.2 .182 2.7 3.1 .856 2.3 3.3 5.6 1.9 1.0 0.3 1.7 2.3 18.3
1989-90 31 PHI NBA SF 78 3 2089 6.5 14.5 .451 0.1 0.4 .143 2.8 3.4 .838 1.4 3.7 5.1 2.5 1.2 0.2 1.3 2.5 16.0
1990-91 32 PHI NBA SF 82 13 2340 7.9 16.2 .485 0.1 0.7 .209 2.5 3.0 .833 1.6 4.1 5.6 1.8 1.0 0.2 1.5 2.5 18.4
1991-92 33 PHI NBA SF 82 11 2432 6.9 14.9 .465 0.6 1.9 .331 2.1 2.4 .877 1.4 2.7 4.1 2.0 1.3 0.2 1.6 1.9 16.6
1992-93 34 PHI NBA SF 69 0 1263 6.4 15.5 .414 1.1 3.4 .325 2.1 2.5 .809 1.8 3.5 5.2 2.7 0.9 0.1 1.8 2.1 16.0
1993-94 35 TOT NBA SF 21 2 356 3.5 8.7 .407 0.7 2.6 .269 1.9 2.3 .826 1.6 3.7 5.4 1.7 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.6 9.7
1993-94 35 NJN NBA SF 11 2 176 3.1 8.8 .349 0.8 2.5 .333 2.0 2.5 .833 1.6 3.7 5.3 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.2 1.8 9.0
1993-94 35 WSB NBA SF 10 0 180 4.0 8.6 .465 0.6 2.8 .214 1.8 2.2 .818 1.6 3.8 5.4 2.2 0.6 0.2 1.8 1.4 10.4
Career NBA 664 79 15112 7.0 14.9 .471 0.3 0.9 .287 2.6 3.2 .814 2.0 3.5 5.5 2.3 1.1 0.2 1.7 2.4 16.8

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1984-85 26 CLE NBA SF 36 520 10.7 .484 .433 8.1 10.2 9.2 9.1 0.8 0.7 13.5 19.4 100 112 0.0 0.3 0.3 .032
1985-86 27 TOT NBA SF 77 1676 14.0 .517 .495 8.5 9.3 8.9 12.5 1.6 0.2 10.7 18.7 107 108 1.6 1.5 3.1 .090
1985-86 27 CLE NBA SF 17 207 10.4 .531 .500 2.7 11.2 6.9 5.5 0.2 0.0 6.9 17.2 109 113 0.2 0.1 0.3 .064
1985-86 27 IND NBA SF 60 1469 14.5 .515 .495 9.3 9.0 9.2 13.5 1.8 0.2 11.2 19.0 107 108 1.4 1.4 2.9 .094
1986-87 28 IND NBA SF 63 721 16.0 .531 .473 10.9 12.0 11.4 11.1 2.1 0.3 13.9 22.9 106 107 0.6 0.9 1.5 .100
1987-88 29 IND NBA SF 74 1097 16.2 .544 .498 8.9 12.6 10.8 10.5 1.8 0.3 12.8 22.0 108 108 1.3 1.2 2.5 .108
1988-89 30 PHI NBA SF 82 2618 15.3 .531 .492 7.1 10.3 8.7 7.9 1.3 0.5 9.1 21.9 110 114 3.5 0.9 4.4 .081
1989-90 31 PHI NBA SF 78 2089 13.9 .499 .452 4.4 11.5 8.0 10.0 1.7 0.4 7.8 20.4 108 110 2.0 1.7 3.8 .086
1990-91 32 PHI NBA SF 82 2340 15.5 .524 .490 5.0 12.4 8.8 8.2 1.4 0.3 8.1 23.2 107 110 2.3 1.8 4.1 .085
1991-92 33 PHI NBA SF 82 2432 14.1 .520 .486 4.6 8.5 6.5 9.0 1.8 0.3 9.2 21.5 107 112 2.2 1.3 3.5 .070
1992-93 34 PHI NBA SF 69 1263 11.8 .481 .449 5.3 10.4 7.9 11.7 1.2 0.2 9.7 21.6 99 113 0.0 0.5 0.5 .019
1993-94 35 TOT NBA SF 21 356 9.9 .499 .448 4.9 11.8 8.3 6.8 1.1 0.5 9.4 12.7 109 111 0.3 0.2 0.5 .061
1993-94 35 NJN NBA SF 11 176 9.5 .456 .395 4.7 11.0 7.8 4.8 1.4 0.7 2.0 11.8 112 107 0.2 0.2 0.3 .090
1993-94 35 WSB NBA SF 10 180 10.2 .543 .500 5.1 12.6 8.8 8.7 0.8 0.3 15.8 13.6 106 115 0.1 0.0 0.1 .033
Career NBA 664 15112 14.3 .517 .479 6.3 10.7 8.5 9.6 1.5 0.4 9.7 21.2 107 111 14.0 10.2 24.2 .077

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 26 CLE NBA SF 2 0 9 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986-87 28 IND NBA SF 4 0 24 2 4 .500 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 4
1988-89 30 PHI NBA SF 3 0 109 29 51 .569 0 1 .000 4 5 .800 7 9 16 13 1 2 2 10 62
1989-90 31 PHI NBA SF 10 0 256 40 93 .430 3 5 .600 29 30 .967 6 31 37 14 4 0 15 22 112
1990-91 32 PHI NBA SF 8 0 223 35 88 .398 1 5 .200 17 19 .895 9 12 21 19 6 0 12 24 88
Career NBA 27 0 621 106 239 .444 4 11 .364 50 54 .926 25 55 80 46 11 2 29 58 266

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 26 CLE NBA SF 2 0 4.5 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986-87 28 IND NBA SF 4 0 6.0 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0
1988-89 30 PHI NBA SF 3 0 36.3 9.7 17.0 .569 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.7 .800 2.3 3.0 5.3 4.3 0.3 0.7 0.7 3.3 20.7
1989-90 31 PHI NBA SF 10 0 25.6 4.0 9.3 .430 0.3 0.5 .600 2.9 3.0 .967 0.6 3.1 3.7 1.4 0.4 0.0 1.5 2.2 11.2
1990-91 32 PHI NBA SF 8 0 27.9 4.4 11.0 .398 0.1 0.6 .200 2.1 2.4 .895 1.1 1.5 2.6 2.4 0.8 0.0 1.5 3.0 11.0
Career NBA 27 0 23.0 3.9 8.9 .444 0.1 0.4 .364 1.9 2.0 .926 0.9 2.0 3.0 1.7 0.4 0.1 1.1 2.1 9.9

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1984-85 26 CLE NBA SF 2 0 9 0.0 12.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 8.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986-87 28 IND NBA SF 4 0 24 3.0 6.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 1.5 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 6.0
1988-89 30 PHI NBA SF 3 0 109 9.6 16.8 .569 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 1.7 .800 2.3 3.0 5.3 4.3 0.3 0.7 0.7 3.3 20.5
1989-90 31 PHI NBA SF 10 0 256 5.6 13.1 .430 0.4 0.7 .600 4.1 4.2 .967 0.8 4.4 5.2 2.0 0.6 0.0 2.1 3.1 15.8
1990-91 32 PHI NBA SF 8 0 223 5.7 14.2 .398 0.2 0.8 .200 2.7 3.1 .895 1.5 1.9 3.4 3.1 1.0 0.0 1.9 3.9 14.2
Career NBA 27 0 621 6.1 13.9 .444 0.2 0.6 .364 2.9 3.1 .926 1.4 3.2 4.6 2.7 0.6 0.1 1.7 3.4 15.4

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1984-85 26 CLE NBA SF 2 9 -3.4 .000 .000 13.7 26.2 20.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.6 28 112 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.213
1986-87 28 IND NBA SF 4 24 5.8 .500 .500 10.3 5.1 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.8 120 112 0.0 0.0 0.0 .089
1988-89 30 PHI NBA SF 3 109 20.5 .583 .569 7.2 9.1 8.2 20.1 0.5 1.2 3.6 22.3 122 113 0.3 0.1 0.4 .161
1989-90 31 PHI NBA SF 10 256 11.6 .527 .446 2.7 15.3 8.7 8.6 0.8 0.0 12.4 21.0 104 117 0.1 0.0 0.1 .026
1990-91 32 PHI NBA SF 8 223 9.2 .457 .403 5.2 6.5 5.9 14.5 1.4 0.0 11.1 23.0 96 116 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.017
Career NBA 27 621 11.9 .506 .452 4.8 10.8 7.7 12.3 0.9 0.2 9.9 21.3 104 116 0.2 0.2 0.4 .033

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
Ron Anderson 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.1 2.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.3
Nate Williams 90.1 4.5 4.3 4.0 2.9 2.8 2.5 1.9 0.4
Alvin Scott 88.7 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.8 2.9 1.7 1.2 0.8
Len Chappell 88.4 4.7 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1
Jan Van Breda Kolff 88.3 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.1
Austin Croshere 87.6 5.4 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.2 2.6 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.0
Malik Rose 87.6 5.2 4.4 3.8 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.6 1.1 0.5 0.4
Popeye Jones 87.1 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.6 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.0
Allan Bristow 87.0 4.4 4.3 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.9 1.9 0.5 0.2
Danny Fortson 86.2 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.5 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.0
Vladimir Radmanovic 86.1 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.5 2.7 2.1 2.1 1.9 0.8 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Ron Anderson 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.1 2.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.3
Nate Williams 90.1 4.5 4.3 4.0 2.9 2.8 2.5 1.9 0.4
Alvin Scott 88.7 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.8 2.9 1.7 1.2 0.8
Len Chappell 88.4 4.7 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1
Jan Van Breda Kolff 88.3 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.1
Allan Bristow 87.0 4.4 4.3 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.9 1.9 0.5 0.2
Popeye Jones 87.0 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.6 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0
Austin Croshere 87.0 5.4 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.2 2.6 2.0 1.3 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0
Danny Fortson 86.2 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.5 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.0
Gary Trent 85.5 5.5 4.0 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.3 1.7 0.4 0.1
Malik Rose 85.4 5.2 4.4 3.8 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.6 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 -0.4 -0.5

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1982-83 24 FRESNOST 35 1303 234 426 104 128 204 54 22 76 91 572 .549 .813 37.2 16.3 5.8
1983-84 25 FRESNOST 33 1197 249 437 82 104 200 49 11 67 76 580 .570 .788 36.3 17.6 6.1
Career 68 2500 483 863 186 232 404 103 33 143 167 1152 .560 .802 36.8 16.9 5.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1988-89 NBA 82 (1)
 1990-91 NBA 82 (1)
 1991-92 NBA 82 (2)
Free Throw Pct
1991-92 NBA .877 (10)
Turnover Pct
1988-89 NBA 9.1 (10)
1989-90 NBA 7.8 (4)
1990-91 NBA 8.1 (4)
Career NBA 9.7 (25)
Career 9.7 (27)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (753)

Transactions

June 19, 1984: Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round (27th pick) of the 1984 NBA Draft.

December 10, 1985: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Indiana Pacers for a 1987 4th round draft pick (Carven Holcomb).

October 4, 1988: Traded by the Indiana Pacers to the Philadelphia 76ers for Everette Stephens.

July 28, 1993: Released by the Philadelphia 76ers.

November 11, 1993: Signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets.

December 6, 1993: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.

February 17, 1994: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Washington Bullets.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $115,000
1987-88 Indiana Pacers NBA $200,000
1988-89 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $300,000
1990-91 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $425,000
1991-92 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $1,000,000
1992-93 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $950,000
1993-94 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $300,000
Career (may be incomplete) $3,290,000

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