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Otis Birdsong

Otis Lee Birdsong (Bird)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: December 9, 1955 in Winter Haven, Florida
High School: Winter Haven in Winter Haven, Florida
College: University of Houston
Draft: Kansas City Kings, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1977 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 18, 1977

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All-Time Rank: #254. Ricky Pierce… #255. Arnie Risen… #256. Zelmo Beaty… #257. OTIS BIRDSONG… #258. Mark Eaton… #259. Dick Barnett… #260. Mike Mitchell… 

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
1977-78 22 KCK NBA SG 73 1878 470 955 .492 216 310 .697 70 105 175 174 74 12 145 179 1156
1978-79 23 KCK NBA SG 82 2839 741 1456 .509 296 408 .725 176 178 354 281 125 17 200 255 1778
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SG 82 2885 781 1546 .505 10 36 .278 286 412 .694 170 161 331 202 136 22 179 226 1858
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SG 71 2593 710 1306 .544 10 35 .286 317 455 .697 119 139 258 233 93 18 173 172 1747
1981-82 26 NJN NBA SG 37 22 1025 225 480 .469 0 10 .000 74 127 .583 30 67 97 124 30 5 64 74 524
1982-83 27 NJN NBA SG 62 54 1885 426 834 .511 2 6 .333 82 145 .566 53 97 150 239 85 16 114 155 936
1983-84 28 NJN NBA SG 69 57 2168 583 1147 .508 5 20 .250 194 319 .608 74 96 170 266 86 17 170 180 1365
1984-85 29 NJN NBA SG 56 45 1842 495 968 .511 4 21 .190 161 259 .622 60 88 148 232 84 7 117 145 1155
1985-86 30 NJN NBA SG 77 74 2395 542 1056 .513 8 22 .364 122 210 .581 88 114 202 261 85 17 179 228 1214
1986-87 31 NJN NBA SG 7 6 127 19 42 .452 0 1 .000 6 9 .667 3 4 7 17 3 0 9 16 44
1987-88 32 NJN NBA SG 67 59 1882 337 736 .458 9 25 .360 47 92 .511 73 94 167 222 54 11 129 143 730
1988-89 33 BOS NBA SG 13 0 108 18 36 .500 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 4 9 13 9 3 1 12 10 37
Career NBA 696 317 21627 5347 10562 .506 49 179 .274 1801 2748 .655 920 1152 2072 2260 858 143 1491 1783 12544

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
1977-78 22 KCK NBA SG 73 25.7 6.4 13.1 .492 3.0 4.2 .697 1.0 1.4 2.4 2.4 1.0 0.2 2.0 2.5 15.8
1978-79 23 KCK NBA SG 82 34.6 9.0 17.8 .509 3.6 5.0 .725 2.1 2.2 4.3 3.4 1.5 0.2 2.4 3.1 21.7
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SG 82 35.2 9.5 18.9 .505 0.1 0.4 .278 3.5 5.0 .694 2.1 2.0 4.0 2.5 1.7 0.3 2.2 2.8 22.7
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SG 71 36.5 10.0 18.4 .544 0.1 0.5 .286 4.5 6.4 .697 1.7 2.0 3.6 3.3 1.3 0.3 2.4 2.4 24.6
1981-82 26 NJN NBA SG 37 22 27.7 6.1 13.0 .469 0.0 0.3 .000 2.0 3.4 .583 0.8 1.8 2.6 3.4 0.8 0.1 1.7 2.0 14.2
1982-83 27 NJN NBA SG 62 54 30.4 6.9 13.5 .511 0.0 0.1 .333 1.3 2.3 .566 0.9 1.6 2.4 3.9 1.4 0.3 1.8 2.5 15.1
1983-84 28 NJN NBA SG 69 57 31.4 8.4 16.6 .508 0.1 0.3 .250 2.8 4.6 .608 1.1 1.4 2.5 3.9 1.2 0.2 2.5 2.6 19.8
1984-85 29 NJN NBA SG 56 45 32.9 8.8 17.3 .511 0.1 0.4 .190 2.9 4.6 .622 1.1 1.6 2.6 4.1 1.5 0.1 2.1 2.6 20.6
1985-86 30 NJN NBA SG 77 74 31.1 7.0 13.7 .513 0.1 0.3 .364 1.6 2.7 .581 1.1 1.5 2.6 3.4 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.0 15.8
1986-87 31 NJN NBA SG 7 6 18.1 2.7 6.0 .452 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.3 .667 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.4 0.4 0.0 1.3 2.3 6.3
1987-88 32 NJN NBA SG 67 59 28.1 5.0 11.0 .458 0.1 0.4 .360 0.7 1.4 .511 1.1 1.4 2.5 3.3 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.1 10.9
1988-89 33 BOS NBA SG 13 0 8.3 1.4 2.8 .500 0.1 0.2 .333 0.0 0.2 .000 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.9 0.8 2.8
Career NBA 696 317 31.1 7.7 15.2 .506 0.1 0.3 .274 2.6 3.9 .655 1.3 1.7 3.0 3.2 1.2 0.2 2.1 2.6 18.0

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
1977-78 22 KCK NBA SG 73 1878 9.0 18.3 .492 4.1 5.9 .697 1.3 2.0 3.4 3.3 1.4 0.2 2.8 3.4 22.2
1978-79 23 KCK NBA SG 82 2839 9.4 18.5 .509 3.8 5.2 .725 2.2 2.3 4.5 3.6 1.6 0.2 2.5 3.2 22.5
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SG 82 2885 9.7 19.3 .505 0.1 0.4 .278 3.6 5.1 .694 2.1 2.0 4.1 2.5 1.7 0.3 2.2 2.8 23.2
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SG 71 2593 9.9 18.1 .544 0.1 0.5 .286 4.4 6.3 .697 1.7 1.9 3.6 3.2 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.4 24.3
1981-82 26 NJN NBA SG 37 22 1025 7.9 16.9 .469 0.0 0.4 .000 2.6 4.5 .583 1.1 2.4 3.4 4.4 1.1 0.2 2.2 2.6 18.4
1982-83 27 NJN NBA SG 62 54 1885 8.1 15.9 .511 0.0 0.1 .333 1.6 2.8 .566 1.0 1.9 2.9 4.6 1.6 0.3 2.2 3.0 17.9
1983-84 28 NJN NBA SG 69 57 2168 9.7 19.0 .508 0.1 0.3 .250 3.2 5.3 .608 1.2 1.6 2.8 4.4 1.4 0.3 2.8 3.0 22.7
1984-85 29 NJN NBA SG 56 45 1842 9.7 18.9 .511 0.1 0.4 .190 3.1 5.1 .622 1.2 1.7 2.9 4.5 1.6 0.1 2.3 2.8 22.6
1985-86 30 NJN NBA SG 77 74 2395 8.1 15.9 .513 0.1 0.3 .364 1.8 3.2 .581 1.3 1.7 3.0 3.9 1.3 0.3 2.7 3.4 18.2
1986-87 31 NJN NBA SG 7 6 127 5.4 11.9 .452 0.0 0.3 .000 1.7 2.6 .667 0.9 1.1 2.0 4.8 0.9 0.0 2.6 4.5 12.5
1987-88 32 NJN NBA SG 67 59 1882 6.4 14.1 .458 0.2 0.5 .360 0.9 1.8 .511 1.4 1.8 3.2 4.2 1.0 0.2 2.5 2.7 14.0
1988-89 33 BOS NBA SG 13 0 108 6.0 12.0 .500 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.7 .000 1.3 3.0 4.3 3.0 1.0 0.3 4.0 3.3 12.3
Career NBA 696 317 21627 8.9 17.6 .506 0.1 0.4 .274 3.0 4.6 .655 1.5 1.9 3.4 3.8 1.4 0.2 2.5 3.0 20.9

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
1977-78 22 KCK NBA SG 73 1878 17.1 .530 .492 3.8 5.7 4.8 14.1 1.7 0.3 11.7 25.1 104 105 3.3 0.9 4.2 .108
1978-79 23 KCK NBA SG 82 2839 18.4 .544 .509 6.6 7.0 6.8 14.4 2.0 0.3 10.9 24.9 109 104 5.9 2.9 8.8 .148
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SG 82 2885 18.5 .538 .508 6.1 6.2 6.1 11.1 2.2 0.4 9.4 26.4 108 103 4.9 3.7 8.6 .143
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SG 71 2593 20.3 .580 .547 5.1 5.9 5.5 14.3 1.7 0.4 10.3 26.8 113 108 6.2 2.0 8.2 .152
1981-82 26 NJN NBA SG 37 1025 13.3 .489 .469 3.3 7.5 5.3 18.2 1.4 0.3 10.7 23.4 102 106 0.5 1.1 1.6 .074
1982-83 27 NJN NBA SG 62 1885 15.1 .521 .512 3.2 5.7 4.5 19.1 2.1 0.5 11.3 21.1 108 102 2.6 2.6 5.2 .132
1983-84 28 NJN NBA SG 69 2168 16.8 .530 .510 3.8 5.1 4.5 19.1 1.8 0.5 11.7 26.7 106 108 2.4 2.1 4.5 .100
1984-85 29 NJN NBA SG 56 1842 18.1 .534 .513 3.5 5.5 4.5 19.3 2.2 0.2 9.8 26.3 109 110 2.8 1.4 4.2 .109
1985-86 30 NJN NBA SG 77 2395 13.4 .529 .517 4.1 5.4 4.7 16.3 1.6 0.4 13.5 22.1 103 110 1.4 1.8 3.2 .064
1986-87 31 NJN NBA SG 7 127 7.7 .479 .452 2.7 3.5 3.1 19.1 1.1 0.0 16.4 17.5 97 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.001
1987-88 32 NJN NBA SG 67 1882 10.4 .470 .464 4.3 6.0 5.1 18.7 1.4 0.4 14.2 20.3 95 113 -0.9 0.8 -0.1 -0.003
1988-89 33 BOS NBA SG 13 108 7.0 .502 .514 4.3 9.4 6.9 11.5 1.4 0.5 24.5 18.8 85 112 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.051
Career NBA 696 21627 16.5 .533 .509 4.6 6.0 5.3 16.0 1.8 0.4 11.2 24.5 107 107 28.8 19.4 48.2 .107

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
1978-79 23 KCK NBA SG 5 168 39 76 .513 27 38 .711 8 10 18 9 10 0 10 13 105
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SG 3 112 30 62 .484 0 3 .000 6 14 .429 11 12 23 7 4 0 6 5 66
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SG 8 234 56 98 .571 1 1 1.000 11 18 .611 8 13 21 27 12 0 20 13 124
1982-83 27 NJN NBA SG 2 37 6 16 .375 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 1 1 2 9 3 0 1 3 13
1983-84 28 NJN NBA SG 11 387 71 171 .415 0 1 .000 25 48 .521 7 19 26 41 20 1 22 38 167
1985-86 30 NJN NBA SG 3 3 132 29 55 .527 0 3 .000 11 19 .579 5 7 12 10 6 3 9 14 69
1988-89 33 BOS NBA SG 3 1 20 1 5 .200 0 2 .000 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 2
Career NBA 35 4 1090 232 483 .480 1 11 .091 81 139 .583 40 64 104 104 56 5 71 89 546

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
1978-79 23 KCK NBA SG 5 33.6 7.8 15.2 .513 5.4 7.6 .711 1.6 2.0 3.6 1.8 2.0 0.0 2.0 2.6 21.0
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SG 3 37.3 10.0 20.7 .484 0.0 1.0 .000 2.0 4.7 .429 3.7 4.0 7.7 2.3 1.3 0.0 2.0 1.7 22.0
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SG 8 29.3 7.0 12.3 .571 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.4 2.3 .611 1.0 1.6 2.6 3.4 1.5 0.0 2.5 1.6 15.5
1982-83 27 NJN NBA SG 2 18.5 3.0 8.0 .375 0.0 0.5 .000 0.5 1.0 .500 0.5 0.5 1.0 4.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 1.5 6.5
1983-84 28 NJN NBA SG 11 35.2 6.5 15.5 .415 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 4.4 .521 0.6 1.7 2.4 3.7 1.8 0.1 2.0 3.5 15.2
1985-86 30 NJN NBA SG 3 3 44.0 9.7 18.3 .527 0.0 1.0 .000 3.7 6.3 .579 1.7 2.3 4.0 3.3 2.0 1.0 3.0 4.7 23.0
1988-89 33 BOS NBA SG 3 1 6.7 0.3 1.7 .200 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.0 0.7
Career NBA 35 4 31.1 6.6 13.8 .480 0.0 0.4 .091 2.3 4.0 .583 1.1 1.8 3.0 3.0 1.6 0.1 2.0 2.5 15.6

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
1978-79 23 KCK NBA SG 5 168 8.4 16.3 .513 5.8 8.1 .711 1.7 2.1 3.9 1.9 2.1 0.0 2.1 2.8 22.5
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SG 3 112 9.6 19.9 .484 0.0 1.0 .000 1.9 4.5 .429 3.5 3.9 7.4 2.3 1.3 0.0 1.9 1.6 21.2
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SG 8 234 8.6 15.1 .571 0.2 0.2 1.000 1.7 2.8 .611 1.2 2.0 3.2 4.2 1.8 0.0 3.1 2.0 19.1
1982-83 27 NJN NBA SG 2 37 5.8 15.6 .375 0.0 1.0 .000 1.0 1.9 .500 1.0 1.0 1.9 8.8 2.9 0.0 1.0 2.9 12.6
1983-84 28 NJN NBA SG 11 387 6.6 15.9 .415 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 4.5 .521 0.7 1.8 2.4 3.8 1.9 0.1 2.0 3.5 15.5
1985-86 30 NJN NBA SG 3 3 132 7.9 15.0 .527 0.0 0.8 .000 3.0 5.2 .579 1.4 1.9 3.3 2.7 1.6 0.8 2.5 3.8 18.8
1988-89 33 BOS NBA SG 3 1 20 1.8 9.0 .200 0.0 3.6 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 5.4 5.4 3.6
Career NBA 35 4 1090 7.7 16.0 .480 0.0 0.4 .091 2.7 4.6 .583 1.3 2.1 3.4 3.4 1.8 0.2 2.3 2.9 18.0

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
1978-79 23 KCK NBA SG 5 168 19.3 .566 .513 4.4 6.9 5.5 9.5 2.7 0.0 9.7 23.0 114 101 0.4 0.2 0.7 .186
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SG 3 112 19.0 .484 .484 9.9 12.3 11.0 10.4 1.8 0.0 8.1 27.3 103 108 0.1 0.1 0.2 .086
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SG 8 234 18.8 .585 .577 4.0 6.6 5.2 22.2 2.7 0.0 15.9 24.6 104 104 0.3 0.3 0.5 .111
1982-83 27 NJN NBA SG 2 37 14.4 .385 .375 3.0 3.3 3.1 34.1 4.0 0.0 5.6 19.7 104 113 0.0 0.0 0.0 .046
1983-84 28 NJN NBA SG 11 387 10.1 .435 .415 1.9 6.0 3.8 17.7 2.5 0.2 10.3 22.5 94 104 -0.3 0.6 0.3 .040
1985-86 30 NJN NBA SG 3 132 14.4 .545 .527 4.2 6.9 5.4 12.6 2.2 1.4 12.4 22.4 107 118 0.1 0.0 0.1 .040
1988-89 33 BOS NBA SG 3 20 -5.7 .200 .200 0.0 11.5 5.8 6.9 2.6 3.1 37.5 17.9 31 105 -0.2 0.0 -0.1 -0.289
Career NBA 35 1090 14.7 .502 .481 3.8 7.0 5.3 16.4 2.5 0.3 11.5 23.3 102 106 0.5 1.2 1.7 .077

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1978-79 23 KCK NBA SG 1 0 14:00 4 6 .667 1 2 .500 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 9
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SG 1 0 14:00 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SG 1 0 12:00 0 3 .000 0 0 1 2 .500 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
1983-84 28 NJN NBA SG 1 0 12:00 1 5 .200 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 2
Career NBA 4 0 52 6 16 .375 0 0 2 4 .500 4 6 2 3 0 3 3 14

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 12 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Otis Birdsong 8.8 8.6 8.2 5.2 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.2 1.6 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
Jon McGlocklin 88.8 8.9 8.2 7.9 5.8 5.2 3.8 3.4 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.2
Doug Christie 87.9 8.9 8.7 8.6 7.0 5.7 5.1 4.2 4.0 1.4 1.4 0.1 -0.3
Brian Taylor 87.8 8.3 7.9 7.1 5.6 5.3 4.8 3.6 2.3 1.8 0.1
Paul Pressey 87.4 9.8 9.6 7.1 5.5 4.8 3.8 3.2 3.0 2.0 0.3 0.1
Avery Johnson 87.3 9.1 8.0 6.7 6.3 5.2 4.1 3.9 3.4 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.3
Sleepy Floyd 86.2 10.0 7.7 7.5 6.3 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.1 2.2 1.0 0.9 -0.4
Alvin Robertson 85.8 8.6 7.7 7.5 5.8 5.3 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.8
Kevin Martin 85.7 10.2 9.5 8.4 7.0 5.5 4.7 4.2 3.3 0.1
Lucius Allen 85.2 8.2 7.6 7.6 4.9 3.9 3.6 2.2 2.1 1.9 0.1
Michael Adams 85.2 8.3 7.5 6.9 6.3 5.3 4.6 3.1 2.7 1.6 0.8 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Otis Birdsong 8.8 8.6 8.2 5.2 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.2 1.6 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
Jon McGlocklin 88.8 8.9 8.2 7.9 5.8 5.2 3.8 3.4 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.2
Brian Taylor 87.8 8.3 7.9 7.1 5.6 5.3 4.8 3.6 2.3 1.8 0.1
Paul Pressey 87.4 9.8 9.6 7.1 5.5 4.8 3.8 3.2 3.0 2.0 0.3 0.1
Darrell Armstrong 87.0 8.7 8.0 7.6 6.4 5.3 4.9 3.2 2.5 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0
Doug Christie 86.6 8.9 8.7 8.6 7.0 5.7 5.1 4.2 4.0 1.4 1.4 0.9 0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.3
Sleepy Floyd 86.0 10.0 7.7 7.5 6.3 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.1 2.2 1.0 0.9 -0.2 -0.4
Alvin Robertson 85.8 8.6 7.7 7.5 5.8 5.3 4.4 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.8
Kevin Martin 85.7 10.2 9.5 8.4 7.0 5.5 4.7 4.2 3.3 0.1
Lucius Allen 85.2 8.2 7.6 7.6 4.9 3.9 3.6 2.2 2.1 1.9 0.1
Michael Adams 85.2 8.3 7.5 6.9 6.3 5.3 4.6 3.1 2.7 1.6 0.8 -0.1

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 18 HOUSTON 26 673 154 312 64 92 110 372 .494 .696 25.9 14.3 4.2
1974-75 19 HOUSTON 26 965 268 460 104 143 122 640 .583 .727 37.1 24.6 4.7
1975-76 20 HOUSTON 28 1082 302 582 126 191 176 730 .519 .660 38.6 26.1 6.3
1976-77 21 HOUSTON 36 1342 452 794 186 249 159 1090 .569 .747 37.3 30.3 4.4
Career 116 4062 1176 2148 480 675 567 2832 .547 .711 35.0 24.4 4.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1979 NBA
1980 NBA
1981 NBA
1984 NBA
Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 1 time (Show/Hide)
Honors
1976-77 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1980-81 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
1980-81 NBA 0.010 (17)
Career 0.010 (161)
Games
1978-79 NBA 82 (1)
 1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
Field Goals
1978-79 NBA 741 (9)
1979-80 NBA 781 (4)
Field Goal Attempts
1978-79 NBA 1456 (8)
1979-80 NBA 1546 (6)
Points
1979-80 NBA 1858 (9)
Field Goal Pct
Career NBA .506 (89)
Career .506 (93)
Points Per Game
1979-80 NBA 22.7 (9)
1980-81 NBA 24.6 (6)
Career NBA 18.0 (99)
Turnover Pct
1979-80 NBA 9.4 (4)
Career NBA 11.2 (80)
Career 11.2 (93)
Usage Pct
Career NBA 24.5 (80)
Career 24.5 (93)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.075 (184)
NBA Elo Player Rating
256th (overall) as of May 19, 2013, 4:54AM
    

Transactions

September 10, 1976: Traded by the New York Nets (as a 1977 1st round draft pick) with Jim Eakins, Brian Taylor and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Phil Ford) to the Kansas City Kings for Tiny Archibald.

June 10, 1977: Drafted by the Kansas City Kings in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1977 NBA Draft.

June 8, 1981: Traded by the Kansas City Kings with a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Steve Lingenfelter) to the New Jersey Nets for Cliff Robinson.

August 31, 1988: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.

March 29, 1989: Signed a 10-day contract with the Boston Celtics.

April 10, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 New Jersey Nets NBA $1,100,000
1987-88 New Jersey Nets NBA $500,000
Career (may be incomplete) $1,600,000

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