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William Bedford

William Bedford

Position: Center
Height: 7-0    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: December 14, 1963 in Memphis, Tennessee
High School: Melrose in Memphis, Tennessee
College: University of Memphis

Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall) of the 1986 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
1986-87 23 PHO NBA 50 18 979 142 358 .397 0 1 .000 50 86 .581 79 167 246 57 18 37 85 125 334
1987-88 24 DET NBA 38 0 298 44 101 .436 0 0 13 23 .565 27 38 65 4 8 17 19 47 101
1989-90 26 DET NBA 42 0 246 54 125 .432 1 6 .167 9 22 .409 15 43 58 4 3 17 21 39 118
1990-91 27 DET NBA 60 4 562 106 242 .438 5 13 .385 55 78 .705 55 76 131 32 2 36 32 76 272
1991-92 28 DET NBA 32 8 363 50 121 .413 0 1 .000 14 22 .636 24 39 63 12 6 18 15 56 114
1992-93 29 SAS NBA 16 0 66 9 27 .333 1 1 1.000 6 12 .500 1 9 10 0 0 1 1 15 25
Career NBA 238 30 2514 405 974 .416 7 22 .318 147 243 .605 201 372 573 109 37 126 173 358 964

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
1986-87 23 PHO NBA 50 18 19.6 2.8 7.2 .397 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.7 .581 1.6 3.3 4.9 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.7 2.5 6.7
1987-88 24 DET NBA 38 0 7.8 1.2 2.7 .436 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 .565 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.2 2.7
1989-90 26 DET NBA 42 0 5.9 1.3 3.0 .432 0.0 0.1 .167 0.2 0.5 .409 0.4 1.0 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.9 2.8
1990-91 27 DET NBA 60 4 9.4 1.8 4.0 .438 0.1 0.2 .385 0.9 1.3 .705 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.3 4.5
1991-92 28 DET NBA 32 8 11.3 1.6 3.8 .413 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.7 .636 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.5 1.8 3.6
1992-93 29 SAS NBA 16 0 4.1 0.6 1.7 .333 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.4 0.8 .500 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.9 1.6
Career NBA 238 30 10.6 1.7 4.1 .416 0.0 0.1 .318 0.6 1.0 .605 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.5 4.1

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
1986-87 23 PHO NBA 50 18 979 5.2 13.2 .397 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.2 .581 2.9 6.1 9.0 2.1 0.7 1.4 3.1 4.6 12.3
1987-88 24 DET NBA 38 0 298 5.3 12.2 .436 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.8 .565 3.3 4.6 7.9 0.5 1.0 2.1 2.3 5.7 12.2
1989-90 26 DET NBA 42 0 246 7.9 18.3 .432 0.1 0.9 .167 1.3 3.2 .409 2.2 6.3 8.5 0.6 0.4 2.5 3.1 5.7 17.3
1990-91 27 DET NBA 60 4 562 6.8 15.5 .438 0.3 0.8 .385 3.5 5.0 .705 3.5 4.9 8.4 2.0 0.1 2.3 2.0 4.9 17.4
1991-92 28 DET NBA 32 8 363 5.0 12.0 .413 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.2 .636 2.4 3.9 6.2 1.2 0.6 1.8 1.5 5.6 11.3
1992-93 29 SAS NBA 16 0 66 4.9 14.7 .333 0.5 0.5 1.000 3.3 6.5 .500 0.5 4.9 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 8.2 13.6
Career NBA 238 30 2514 5.8 13.9 .416 0.1 0.3 .318 2.1 3.5 .605 2.9 5.3 8.2 1.6 0.5 1.8 2.5 5.1 13.8

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
1986-87 23 PHO NBA 50 979 7.6 .422 .397 9.2 18.8 14.1 7.7 0.9 2.2 17.7 19.9 85 109 -1.7 0.9 -0.8
1987-88 24 DET NBA 38 298 9.0 .454 .436 10.4 13.9 12.2 1.8 1.3 3.3 14.6 18.2 92 104 -0.2 0.5 0.2
1989-90 26 DET NBA 42 246 9.5 .438 .436 7.0 19.8 13.4 2.6 0.6 4.4 13.5 27.2 85 101 -0.5 0.5 -0.1
1990-91 27 DET NBA 60 562 15.5 .492 .448 11.1 15.5 13.3 9.2 0.2 4.1 10.4 24.1 106 104 0.5 0.8 1.3
1991-92 28 DET NBA 32 363 8.4 .436 .413 7.5 12.0 9.8 4.9 0.9 3.1 10.3 17.6 95 106 -0.2 0.5 0.3
1992-93 29 SAS NBA 16 66 3.0 .387 .352 1.8 14.9 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.9 3.0 22.2 84 110 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Career NBA 238 2514 9.7 .446 .419 9.1 16.5 12.9 6.3 0.7 3.0 13.8 21.1 92 106 -2.3 3.2 0.9

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
1989-90 26 DET NBA 5 19 1 6 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 4 .167 1.000 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.0
1990-91 27 DET NBA 8 65 5 24 0 2 9 14 9 22 4 2 4 4 14 19 .208 .000 .643 8.1 2.4 2.8 0.5
1991-92 28 DET NBA 1 9 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6 .500 9.0 6.0 2.0 0.0
Career NBA 14 93 9 36 0 2 11 16 9 26 4 3 5 4 19 29 .250 .000 .688 6.6 2.1 1.9 0.3

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
1989-90 26 DET NBA 5 19 -0.4 .291 .167 0.0 12.1 6.1 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.0 15.9 75 104 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990-91 27 DET NBA 8 65 7.4 .315 .208 14.6 23.2 18.7 8.6 1.6 4.0 11.7 22.9 83 106 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
1991-92 28 DET NBA 1 9 22.7 .500 .500 0.0 24.5 12.8 0.0 6.2 0.0 0.0 32.1 99 90 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 14 93 7.3 .337 .250 10.2 21.0 15.6 6.0 1.7 3.6 8.5 22.4 83 104 -0.2 0.2 0.0

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
1983-84 20 MEMPHIS 26 684 108 187 30 56 137 16 8 57 30 72 246 .578 .536 26.3 9.5 5.3 0.6
1984-85 21 MEMPHIS 35 1099 179 330 68 101 265 33 14 91 67 89 426 .542 .673 31.4 12.2 7.6 0.9
1985-86 22 MEMPHIS 32 1038 227 389 98 156 273 18 10 86 51 73 552 .584 .628 32.4 17.3 8.5 0.6
Career 93 2821 514 906 196 313 675 67 32 234 148 234 1224 .567 .626 30.3 13.2 7.3 0.7

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1985-86 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)

Transactions

June 17, 1986: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1986 NBA Draft.

June 21, 1987: Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Detroit Pistons for a 1988 1st round draft pick (Randolph Keys).

June 24, 1992: Traded by the Detroit Pistons with Don MacLean to the Los Angeles Clippers for Olden Polynice, a 1996 2nd round draft pick (Russ Millard) and a 1997 2nd round draft pick (Eddie Elisma).

October 8, 1992: Traded by the Los Angeles Clippers with Don MacLean to the Washington Bullets for John Williams.

October 12, 1992: Waived by the Washington Bullets.

October 26, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

January 4, 1993: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 Detroit Pistons NBA $637,500
1988-89 Detroit Pistons NBA $687,500
1989-90 Detroit Pistons NBA *$768,750
1990-91 Detroit Pistons NBA $850,000
1991-92 Detroit Pistons NBA $900,000
1992-93 San Antonio Spurs NBA $925,000
Career (may be incomplete) $4,768,750
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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