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Greg Ballard

Gregory Ballard (Greg)

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: January 29, 1955 in Los Angeles, California
High School: Garey in Pomona, California
College: University of Oregon
Draft: Washington Bullets, 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall), 1977 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 21, 1977

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 6:38AM
All-Time Rank: #393. Mike Woodson… #394. GREG BALLARD… #394. Craig Ehlo… #394. Raef LaFrentz… 

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
1977-78 23 WSB NBA 76 936 142 334 .425 88 114 .772 102 164 266 62 30 13 64 90 372
1978-79 24 WSB NBA 82 1552 260 559 .465 119 172 .692 143 307 450 116 58 30 97 167 639
1979-80 25 WSB NBA 82 2438 545 1101 .495 16 47 .340 171 227 .753 240 398 638 159 90 36 133 197 1277
1980-81 26 WSB NBA 82 2610 549 1186 .463 7 32 .219 166 196 .847 167 413 580 195 118 39 117 194 1271
1981-82 27 WSB NBA 79 79 2946 621 1307 .475 9 22 .409 235 283 .830 136 497 633 250 137 22 119 204 1486
1982-83 28 WSB NBA 78 78 2840 603 1274 .473 13 37 .351 182 233 .781 123 385 508 262 135 25 157 176 1401
1983-84 29 WSB NBA 82 82 2701 510 1061 .481 2 15 .133 166 208 .798 140 348 488 290 94 35 142 214 1188
1984-85 30 WSB NBA 82 77 2664 469 978 .480 14 46 .304 120 151 .795 150 381 531 208 100 33 106 221 1072
1985-86 31 GSW NBA 75 14 1792 272 570 .477 17 35 .486 101 126 .802 132 285 417 83 65 8 54 174 662
1986-87 32 GSW NBA 82 7 1579 248 564 .440 15 40 .375 68 91 .747 99 241 340 108 50 15 70 167 579
1988-89 34 SEA NBA 2 0 15 1 8 .125 0 1 .000 4 4 1.000 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 3 6
Career NBA 802 337 22073 4220 8942 .472 93 275 .338 1420 1805 .787 1434 3424 4858 1733 877 256 1059 1807 9953

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
1977-78 23 WSB NBA 76 12.3 1.9 4.4 .425 1.2 1.5 .772 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.2 4.9
1978-79 24 WSB NBA 82 18.9 3.2 6.8 .465 1.5 2.1 .692 1.7 3.7 5.5 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.2 2.0 7.8
1979-80 25 WSB NBA 82 29.7 6.6 13.4 .495 0.2 0.6 .340 2.1 2.8 .753 2.9 4.9 7.8 1.9 1.1 0.4 1.6 2.4 15.6
1980-81 26 WSB NBA 82 31.8 6.7 14.5 .463 0.1 0.4 .219 2.0 2.4 .847 2.0 5.0 7.1 2.4 1.4 0.5 1.4 2.4 15.5
1981-82 27 WSB NBA 79 79 37.3 7.9 16.5 .475 0.1 0.3 .409 3.0 3.6 .830 1.7 6.3 8.0 3.2 1.7 0.3 1.5 2.6 18.8
1982-83 28 WSB NBA 78 78 36.4 7.7 16.3 .473 0.2 0.5 .351 2.3 3.0 .781 1.6 4.9 6.5 3.4 1.7 0.3 2.0 2.3 18.0
1983-84 29 WSB NBA 82 82 32.9 6.2 12.9 .481 0.0 0.2 .133 2.0 2.5 .798 1.7 4.2 6.0 3.5 1.1 0.4 1.7 2.6 14.5
1984-85 30 WSB NBA 82 77 32.5 5.7 11.9 .480 0.2 0.6 .304 1.5 1.8 .795 1.8 4.6 6.5 2.5 1.2 0.4 1.3 2.7 13.1
1985-86 31 GSW NBA 75 14 23.9 3.6 7.6 .477 0.2 0.5 .486 1.3 1.7 .802 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.1 0.9 0.1 0.7 2.3 8.8
1986-87 32 GSW NBA 82 7 19.3 3.0 6.9 .440 0.2 0.5 .375 0.8 1.1 .747 1.2 2.9 4.1 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.9 2.0 7.1
1988-89 34 SEA NBA 2 0 7.5 0.5 4.0 .125 0.0 0.5 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000 1.0 2.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.0
Career NBA 802 337 27.5 5.3 11.1 .472 0.1 0.4 .338 1.8 2.3 .787 1.8 4.3 6.1 2.2 1.1 0.3 1.3 2.3 12.4

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
1977-78 23 WSB NBA 76 936 5.5 12.8 .425 3.4 4.4 .772 3.9 6.3 10.2 2.4 1.2 0.5 2.5 3.5 14.3
1978-79 24 WSB NBA 82 1552 6.0 13.0 .465 2.8 4.0 .692 3.3 7.1 10.4 2.7 1.3 0.7 2.3 3.9 14.8
1979-80 25 WSB NBA 82 2438 8.0 16.3 .495 0.2 0.7 .340 2.5 3.4 .753 3.5 5.9 9.4 2.3 1.3 0.5 2.0 2.9 18.9
1980-81 26 WSB NBA 82 2610 7.6 16.4 .463 0.1 0.4 .219 2.3 2.7 .847 2.3 5.7 8.0 2.7 1.6 0.5 1.6 2.7 17.5
1981-82 27 WSB NBA 79 79 2946 7.6 16.0 .475 0.1 0.3 .409 2.9 3.5 .830 1.7 6.1 7.7 3.1 1.7 0.3 1.5 2.5 18.2
1982-83 28 WSB NBA 78 78 2840 7.6 16.1 .473 0.2 0.5 .351 2.3 3.0 .781 1.6 4.9 6.4 3.3 1.7 0.3 2.0 2.2 17.8
1983-84 29 WSB NBA 82 82 2701 6.8 14.1 .481 0.0 0.2 .133 2.2 2.8 .798 1.9 4.6 6.5 3.9 1.3 0.5 1.9 2.9 15.8
1984-85 30 WSB NBA 82 77 2664 6.3 13.2 .480 0.2 0.6 .304 1.6 2.0 .795 2.0 5.1 7.2 2.8 1.4 0.4 1.4 3.0 14.5
1985-86 31 GSW NBA 75 14 1792 5.5 11.5 .477 0.3 0.7 .486 2.0 2.5 .802 2.7 5.7 8.4 1.7 1.3 0.2 1.1 3.5 13.3
1986-87 32 GSW NBA 82 7 1579 5.7 12.9 .440 0.3 0.9 .375 1.6 2.1 .747 2.3 5.5 7.8 2.5 1.1 0.3 1.6 3.8 13.2
1988-89 34 SEA NBA 2 0 15 2.4 19.2 .125 0.0 2.4 .000 9.6 9.6 1.000 4.8 12.0 16.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 14.4
Career NBA 802 337 22073 6.9 14.6 .472 0.2 0.5 .338 2.3 2.9 .787 2.3 5.6 7.9 2.8 1.4 0.4 1.7 2.9 16.2

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 WS/48
1977-78 23 WSB NBA 76 936 14.1 .484 .425 10.7 17.5 14.1 8.8 1.4 0.7 14.3 18.0 102 100 1.0 1.1 2.0 .104
1978-79 24 WSB NBA 82 1552 14.9 .503 .465 9.5 19.8 14.7 9.4 1.7 1.0 13.3 18.0 105 101 1.7 2.2 3.9 .120
1979-80 25 WSB NBA 82 2438 18.1 .532 .502 9.8 16.6 13.1 9.7 1.7 0.8 10.0 21.6 110 104 4.1 2.8 6.9 .136
1980-81 26 WSB NBA 82 2610 16.7 .500 .466 6.7 16.8 11.7 10.9 2.1 0.8 8.4 21.4 105 101 2.8 4.1 6.9 .127
1981-82 27 WSB NBA 79 2946 17.9 .519 .479 5.1 18.1 11.7 13.1 2.2 0.4 7.7 22.0 109 101 4.1 5.3 9.4 .154
1982-83 28 WSB NBA 78 2840 16.8 .509 .478 4.7 15.2 9.9 14.8 2.3 0.5 10.2 22.4 104 99 2.8 5.1 7.9 .133
1983-84 29 WSB NBA 82 2701 15.3 .515 .482 6.1 15.0 10.5 16.5 1.7 0.7 11.0 20.5 106 107 2.4 3.2 5.6 .099
1984-85 30 WSB NBA 82 2664 14.3 .513 .487 6.1 16.2 11.0 10.9 1.8 0.7 9.2 18.0 107 104 2.1 3.9 6.0 .109
1985-86 31 GSW NBA 75 1792 13.4 .529 .492 7.7 17.9 12.6 6.0 1.7 0.2 7.9 14.9 115 111 2.6 1.0 3.6 .097
1986-87 32 GSW NBA 82 1579 11.5 .479 .453 6.8 16.9 11.8 9.3 1.5 0.5 10.4 17.2 103 111 0.5 1.2 1.7 .052
1988-89 34 SEA NBA 2 15 7.1 .307 .125 14.5 38.5 26.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.9 93 106 0.0 0.0 0.0 .021
Career NBA 802 22073 15.7 .511 .477 6.9 16.8 11.8 11.5 1.9 0.6 9.8 19.9 107 104 24.1 29.9 54.0 .117

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
1977-78 23 WSB NBA 19 243 21 63 32 41 27 79 18 9 3 14 29 74 .333 .780 12.8 3.9 4.2 0.9
1978-79 24 WSB NBA 19 312 53 101 31 41 34 92 17 9 6 20 28 137 .525 .756 16.4 7.2 4.8 0.9
1979-80 25 WSB NBA 2 73 9 28 0 0 4 7 2 14 7 1 1 8 8 22 .321 .571 36.5 11.0 7.0 3.5
1981-82 27 WSB NBA 7 268 36 100 0 0 21 25 22 63 22 14 3 12 20 93 .360 .840 38.3 13.3 9.0 3.1
1983-84 29 WSB NBA 4 168 27 59 0 1 12 13 7 24 14 7 3 8 12 66 .458 .000 .923 42.0 16.5 6.0 3.5
1984-85 30 WSB NBA 4 65 11 24 0 2 8 9 4 14 6 3 0 5 7 30 .458 .000 .889 16.3 7.5 3.5 1.5
1986-87 32 GSW NBA 10 179 26 48 4 10 3 4 18 40 19 8 0 9 16 59 .542 .400 .750 17.9 5.9 4.0 1.9
Career NBA 65 1308 183 423 4 13 111 140 114 326 103 51 16 76 120 481 .433 .308 .793 20.1 7.4 5.0 1.6

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
1977-78 23 WSB NBA 19 243 13.2 .457 .333 11.0 22.0 16.4 9.2 1.7 0.7 14.7 15.2 103 97 0.2 0.4 0.6 .122
1978-79 24 WSB NBA 19 312 18.3 .575 .525 10.5 19.2 14.7 8.1 1.4 1.0 14.4 17.5 114 101 0.7 0.4 1.1 .164
1979-80 25 WSB NBA 2 73 3.4 .354 .321 2.9 18.1 10.3 13.3 0.7 0.8 20.5 21.9 70 113 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.170
1981-82 27 WSB NBA 7 268 13.4 .419 .360 9.0 17.7 13.2 12.9 2.6 0.7 9.8 19.2 97 99 0.0 0.5 0.5 .085
1983-84 29 WSB NBA 4 168 14.9 .510 .458 5.6 12.9 9.3 13.3 2.3 1.1 11.0 20.7 105 105 0.1 0.2 0.3 .094
1984-85 30 WSB NBA 4 65 15.2 .536 .458 6.6 18.5 12.2 13.8 2.3 0.0 15.2 21.3 107 106 0.0 0.1 0.1 .105
1986-87 32 GSW NBA 10 179 14.7 .593 .583 10.7 15.0 12.7 14.5 2.2 0.0 15.3 13.6 120 113 0.2 0.2 0.4 .111
Career NBA 65 1308 14.4 .496 .437 9.0 17.9 13.4 11.4 1.9 0.7 13.6 17.7 104 103 1.0 1.8 2.8 .102

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Greg Ballard 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0 1.7 0.0
Wally Szczerbiak 92.8 8.7 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.2 5.2 4.5 2.9 1.6 1.6
Antonio McDyess 92.0 9.4 7.8 6.2 6.0 5.7 4.6 4.2 3.6 1.8 1.2 0.8
Don Nelson 91.1 8.8 8.3 7.5 7.4 6.1 5.8 5.4 3.3 2.3 2.1 0.4
Bill Bridges 91.0 8.6 7.6 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.5 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.6 0.6
Rodney McCray 90.9 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9 2.5 0.9
Mickey Johnson 90.1 8.5 8.3 7.3 7.2 5.5 5.3 4.1 3.7 3.5 2.7 0.7
Jack Marin 90.0 9.1 8.5 8.3 7.5 6.1 5.4 3.9 3.6 3.1 2.5 1.3
Mike Mitchell 89.9 8.3 7.6 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.4 3.6 2.4 0.4
Corey Maggette 89.6 8.6 8.1 7.0 6.9 6.3 5.0 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.6
Danny Manning 89.5 9.8 7.9 6.5 5.3 5.2 5.2 3.5 3.4 2.6 0.7 0.4
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Greg Ballard 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0 1.7 0.0
Wally Szczerbiak 92.8 8.7 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.2 5.2 4.5 2.9 1.6 1.6
Rodney McCray 90.9 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9 2.5 0.9
Jack Marin 90.0 9.1 8.5 8.3 7.5 6.1 5.4 3.9 3.6 3.1 2.5 1.3
Mike Mitchell 89.9 8.3 7.6 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.4 3.6 2.4 0.4
Tayshaun Prince 89.3 9.4 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.2 3.3 3.2 0.8
Truck Robinson 89.0 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.1 4.3 3.3 3.2 2.7 -0.1
Hedo Turkoglu 88.4 9.0 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.7 5.2 4.9 3.4 3.4 2.8 2.6
Mickey Johnson 88.3 8.5 8.3 7.3 7.2 5.5 5.3 4.1 3.7 3.5 2.7 1.8 0.7
Troy Murphy 88.0 8.5 7.8 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.3 4.5 1.4 1.3 0.3
Bill Bridges 88.0 8.6 7.6 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.5 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.8 2.6 0.6 0.2

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
1973-74 19 OREGON 26 761 71 152 102 138 230 244 .467 .739 29.3 9.4 8.8
1974-75 20 OREGON 30 874 157 322 106 144 288 420 .488 .736 29.1 14.0 9.6
1975-76 21 OREGON 30 965 209 398 118 155 313 536 .525 .761 32.2 17.9 10.4
1976-77 22 OREGON 29 1017 238 452 153 179 283 629 .527 .855 35.1 21.7 9.8
Career 115 3617 675 1324 479 616 1114 1829 .510 .778 31.5 15.9 9.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1978 Washington Bullets (NBA)
Games
1978-79 NBA 82 (1)
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
1980-81 NBA 82 (3)
1983-84 NBA 82 (1)
1984-85 NBA 82 (1)
1986-87 NBA 82 (1)
Minutes Per Game
1981-82 NBA 37.3 (8)
Turnover Pct
1979-80 NBA 10.0 (9)
1980-81 NBA 8.4 (3)
1981-82 NBA 7.7 (1)
1982-83 NBA 10.2 (6)
1984-85 NBA 9.2 (8)
Career NBA 9.8 (30)
Career 9.8 (34)
Defensive Win Shares
1981-82 NBA 5.3 (4)
1982-83 NBA 5.1 (7)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.004 (379)
NBA Elo Player Rating
394th (overall) as of Feb 12, 2012, 6:38AM
 

Transactions

January 20, 1977: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks (as a 1977 1st round draft pick) with Tom Henderson to the Washington Bullets for Truck Robinson and a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tree Rollins).

June 10, 1977: Drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1977 NBA Draft.

June 17, 1985: Traded by the Washington Bullets to the Golden State Warriors for a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Manute Bol) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Duane Washington).

July 1, 1988: Released by the Golden State Warriors.

February 13, 1989: Signed a 10-day contract with the Seattle SuperSonics.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Golden State Warriors NBA $520,833
Career (may be incomplete) $520,833

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