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Marvin Barnes

Marvin Jerome Barnes (Good News, The Magnificent)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-8    Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: July 27, 1952 in Providence, Rhode Island
High School: Central in Providence, Rhode Island
College: Providence College

Drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall) of the 1974 NBA draft.

24
Spirits of St. Louis
1975-1976		 24
Detroit Pistons
1977-1978		 8
Buffalo Braves
1978		 27
Boston Celtics
1979		 27
San Diego Clippers
1980

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
1974-75 22 SSL ABA 77 3076 777 1561 .498 0 3 .000 295 440 .670 419 783 1202 250 96 137 307 328 1849
1975-76 23 SSL ABA 67 2487 681 1355 .503 3 11 .273 251 339 .740 263 462 725 149 124 134 230 273 1616
1976-77 24 DET NBA 53 989 202 452 .447 106 156 .679 69 184 253 45 38 33 139 510
1977-78 25 TOT NBA 60 1646 279 661 .422 128 182 .703 135 304 439 136 64 83 136 241 686
1977-78 25 DET NBA 12 269 53 118 .449 14 29 .483 28 63 91 19 7 11 29 43 120
1977-78 25 BUF NBA 48 1377 226 543 .416 114 153 .745 107 241 348 117 57 72 107 198 566
1978-79 26 BOS NBA 38 796 133 271 .491 43 66 .652 57 120 177 53 38 39 68 144 309
1979-80 27 SDC NBA 20 287 24 60 .400 0 0 16 32 .500 34 43 77 18 5 12 18 52 64
Career TOT 315 9281 2096 4360 .481 3 14 .214 839 1215 .691 977 1896 2873 651 365 438 759 1177 5034
NBA 171 3718 638 1444 .442 0 0 293 436 .672 295 651 946 252 145 167 222 576 1569
ABA 144 5563 1458 2916 .500 3 14 .214 546 779 .701 682 1245 1927 399 220 271 537 601 3465

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
1974-75 22 SSL ABA 77 39.9 10.1 20.3 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 5.7 .670 5.4 10.2 15.6 3.2 1.2 1.8 4.0 4.3 24.0
1975-76 23 SSL ABA 67 37.1 10.2 20.2 .503 0.0 0.2 .273 3.7 5.1 .740 3.9 6.9 10.8 2.2 1.9 2.0 3.4 4.1 24.1
1976-77 24 DET NBA 53 18.7 3.8 8.5 .447 2.0 2.9 .679 1.3 3.5 4.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 2.6 9.6
1977-78 25 TOT NBA 60 27.4 4.7 11.0 .422 2.1 3.0 .703 2.3 5.1 7.3 2.3 1.1 1.4 2.3 4.0 11.4
1977-78 25 DET NBA 12 22.4 4.4 9.8 .449 1.2 2.4 .483 2.3 5.3 7.6 1.6 0.6 0.9 2.4 3.6 10.0
1977-78 25 BUF NBA 48 28.7 4.7 11.3 .416 2.4 3.2 .745 2.2 5.0 7.3 2.4 1.2 1.5 2.2 4.1 11.8
1978-79 26 BOS NBA 38 20.9 3.5 7.1 .491 1.1 1.7 .652 1.5 3.2 4.7 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.8 3.8 8.1
1979-80 27 SDC NBA 20 14.4 1.2 3.0 .400 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.6 .500 1.7 2.2 3.9 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.9 2.6 3.2
Career TOT 315 29.5 6.7 13.8 .481 0.0 0.1 .214 2.7 3.9 .691 3.1 6.0 9.1 2.1 1.2 1.4 2.9 3.7 16.0
NBA 171 21.7 3.7 8.4 .442 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.5 .672 1.7 3.8 5.5 1.5 0.8 1.0 1.9 3.4 9.2
ABA 144 38.6 10.1 20.3 .500 0.0 0.1 .214 3.8 5.4 .701 4.7 8.6 13.4 2.8 1.5 1.9 3.7 4.2 24.1

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
1974-75 22 SSL ABA 77 3076 9.1 18.3 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 5.1 .670 4.9 9.2 14.1 2.9 1.1 1.6 3.6 3.8 21.6
1975-76 23 SSL ABA 67 2487 9.9 19.6 .503 0.0 0.2 .273 3.6 4.9 .740 3.8 6.7 10.5 2.2 1.8 1.9 3.3 4.0 23.4
1976-77 24 DET NBA 53 989 7.4 16.5 .447 3.9 5.7 .679 2.5 6.7 9.2 1.6 1.4 1.2 5.1 18.6
1977-78 25 TOT NBA 60 1646 6.1 14.5 .422 2.8 4.0 .703 3.0 6.6 9.6 3.0 1.4 1.8 3.0 5.3 15.0
1977-78 25 DET NBA 12 269 7.1 15.8 .449 1.9 3.9 .483 3.7 8.4 12.2 2.5 0.9 1.5 3.9 5.8 16.1
1977-78 25 BUF NBA 48 1377 5.9 14.2 .416 3.0 4.0 .745 2.8 6.3 9.1 3.1 1.5 1.9 2.8 5.2 14.8
1978-79 26 BOS NBA 38 796 6.0 12.3 .491 1.9 3.0 .652 2.6 5.4 8.0 2.4 1.7 1.8 3.1 6.5 14.0
1979-80 27 SDC NBA 20 287 3.0 7.5 .400 0.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 .500 4.3 5.4 9.7 2.3 0.6 1.5 2.3 6.5 8.0
Career TOT 315 9281 8.1 16.9 .481 0.0 0.1 .214 3.3 4.7 .691 3.8 7.4 11.1 2.5 1.4 1.7 3.3 4.6 19.5
NBA 171 3718 6.2 14.0 .442 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.2 .672 2.9 6.3 9.2 2.4 1.4 1.6 2.9 5.6 15.2
ABA 144 5563 9.4 18.9 .500 0.0 0.1 .214 3.5 5.0 .701 4.4 8.1 12.5 2.6 1.4 1.8 3.5 3.9 22.4

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 LS WSAA
1974-75 22 SSL ABA 77 3076 20.8 .527 .498 13.3 25.9 19.5 12.0 1.4 2.3 14.9 25.4 106 103 11.0 11.7 23 18 2.5
1975-76 23 SSL ABA 67 2487 21.6 .537 .504 10.2 18.0 14.1 9.2 2.3 2.9 13.3 26.6 106 101 11.7 10.4 22 12 5.0
1976-77 24 DET NBA 53 989 15.0 .490 .447 7.2 19.3 13.3 6.1 1.7 1.7 99 0.9 3.5 4 8 -2.0
1977-78 25 TOT NBA 60 1646 13.9 .463 .422 8.8 19.6 14.2 11.8 1.8 2.6 15.5 21.1 93 100 0.6 5.1 6 17 -5.5
1977-78 25 DET NBA 12 269 13.0 .459 .449 11.1 24.2 17.8 10.1 1.2 2.1 18.2 22.7 89 99 0.0 1.0 1 3 -1.0
1977-78 25 BUF NBA 48 1377 14.1 .464 .416 8.4 18.7 13.6 12.2 1.9 2.7 14.9 20.8 94 100 0.6 4.1 5 14 -4.5
1978-79 26 BOS NBA 38 796 12.3 .515 .491 7.9 16.9 12.3 9.1 2.2 2.5 18.5 18.1 96 103 0.2 2.8 3 6 -1.5
1979-80 27 SDC NBA 20 287 8.2 .432 .400 12.4 16.8 14.5 7.8 0.8 2.3 19.5 12.8 95 109 0.0 0.6 1 3 -1.0
Career TOT 315 9281 18.1 .514 .481 10.6 20.9 15.7 10.2 1.8 2.5 14.8 23.8 103 102 24.3 34.1 59 64 -2.5
NBA 171 3718 13.4 .480 .442 8.5 18.7 13.6 9.4 1.8 2.3 16.6 19.4 94 101 1.6 12.0 14 34 -10.0
ABA 144 5563 21.2 .532 .501 12.0 22.4 17.1 10.7 1.8 2.6 14.1 26.0 106 102 22.7 22.1 45 30 7.5

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
1974-75 22 SSL ABA 10 444 124 249 0 1 60 77 53 141 16 20 19 38 45 308 .498 .000 .779 44.4 30.8 14.1 1.6
Career ABA 10 444 124 249 0 1 60 77 53 141 16 20 19 38 45 308 .498 .000 .779 44.4 30.8 14.1 1.6

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1974-75 22 SSL ABA 1 21 6 13 .462 0 0 4 4 1.000 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 16
1975-76 23 SSL ABA 1 13 3 5 .600 0 0 1 1 1.000 0 1 3 7
Career ABA 2 34 9 18 .500 0 0 5 5 1.000 0 1 2 0 0 2 5 23

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1975 ABA
1976 ABA

Awards

1974-75 ABA Rookie of the Year

Honors

1973-74 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1974-75 ABA All-ABA (2nd)
1974-75 ABA All-Rookie (1st)

Field Goals

1974-75 ABA 777 (6)
1975-76 ABA 681 (9)
Career ABA 1458 (78)

Field Goal Attempts

1974-75 ABA 1561 (6)
1975-76 ABA 1355 (9)
Career ABA 2916 (89)

Free Throw Attempts

1974-75 ABA 440 (8)

Offensive Rebounds

1974-75 ABA 419 (3)
1975-76 ABA 263 (9)
Career ABA 682 (56)

Defensive Rebounds

1974-75 ABA 783 (3)
Career ABA 1245 (54)

Total Rebounds

1974-75 ABA 1202 (4)
Career ABA 1927 (60)

Steals

Career ABA 220 (32)

Blocks

1974-75 ABA 137 (7)
1975-76 ABA 134 (7)
Career ABA 271 (12)

Turnovers

1974-75 ABA 307 (6)
Career ABA 537 (94)

Personal Fouls

1974-75 ABA 328 (3)

Points

1974-75 ABA 1849 (6)
1975-76 ABA 1616 (9)
Career ABA 3465 (84)

Minutes Per Game

1974-75 ABA 39.9 (6)
1975-76 ABA 37.1 (8)

Points Per Game

1974-75 ABA 24.0 (5)
1975-76 ABA 24.1 (5)

Rebounds Per Game

1974-75 ABA 15.6 (3)
1975-76 ABA 10.8 (7)

Steals Per Game

1975-76 ABA 1.9 (8)

Blocks Per Game

1974-75 ABA 1.8 (6)
1975-76 ABA 2.0 (6)

Player Efficiency Rating

1974-75 ABA 20.8 (4)
1975-76 ABA 21.6 (4)

Offensive Rebound Pct

1974-75 ABA 13.3 (3)
1975-76 ABA 10.2 (5)

Defensive Rebound Pct

1974-75 ABA 25.9 (4)

Total Rebound Pct

1974-75 ABA 19.5 (3)
1975-76 ABA 14.1 (9)

Steal Pct

1975-76 ABA 2.3 (9)

Block Pct

1974-75 ABA 2.3 (10)
1975-76 ABA 2.9 (7)

Usage Pct

1974-75 ABA 25.4 (6)
1975-76 ABA 26.6 (5)

Defensive Rating

1975-76 ABA 101.1 (9)

Offensive Win Shares

Career ABA 22.7 (29)

Defensive Win Shares

Career ABA 22.1 (24)

Win Shares

1975-76 ABA 22 (10)
Career ABA 45 (25)

Loss Shares

Career ABA 30 (41)

Win Shares Above Average

Career ABA 7.5 (27)