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Bob Boozer
Robert Lewis Boozer (Bob, Bullet Bob)
Position: Forward
Height: 6-8 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: April 26, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska
High School: Omaha Tech in Omaha, Nebraska
College: Kansas State University
Drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall) of the 1959 NBA draft.
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Totals
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | 23 | CIN | NBA | 79 | 1573 | 250 | 603 | .415 | 166 | 247 | .672 | 488 | 109 | 193 | 666 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 79 | 2488 | 410 | 936 | .438 | 263 | 372 | .707 | 804 | 130 | 275 | 1083 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 79 | 2488 | 440 | 992 | .444 | 252 | 353 | .714 | 878 | 102 | 299 | 1132 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 26 | TOT | NBA | 81 | 2379 | 468 | 1096 | .427 | 272 | 376 | .723 | 596 | 96 | 231 | 1208 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 26 | CIN | NBA | 32 | 727 | 139 | 334 | .416 | 74 | 119 | .622 | 178 | 33 | 83 | 352 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 49 | 1652 | 329 | 762 | .432 | 198 | 257 | .770 | 418 | 63 | 148 | 856 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 80 | 2139 | 424 | 963 | .440 | 288 | 375 | .768 | 604 | 108 | 183 | 1136 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 28 | LAL | NBA | 78 | 1847 | 365 | 754 | .484 | 225 | 289 | .779 | 548 | 87 | 196 | 955 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 80 | 2451 | 538 | 1104 | .487 | 360 | 461 | .781 | 679 | 90 | 212 | 1436 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 77 | 2988 | 622 | 1265 | .492 | 411 | 535 | .768 | 756 | 121 | 229 | 1655 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 31 | CHI | NBA | 79 | 2872 | 661 | 1375 | .481 | 394 | 489 | .806 | 614 | 156 | 218 | 1716 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 32 | SEA | NBA | 82 | 2549 | 493 | 1005 | .491 | 263 | 320 | .822 | 717 | 110 | 237 | 1249 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 33 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 1775 | 290 | 645 | .450 | 148 | 181 | .818 | 435 | 128 | 216 | 728 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 874 | 25549 | 4961 | 10738 | .462 | 3042 | 3998 | .761 | 7119 | 1237 | 2489 | 12964 |
Per Game
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | 23 | CIN | NBA | 79 | 19.9 | 3.2 | 7.6 | .415 | 2.1 | 3.1 | .672 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 8.4 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 79 | 31.5 | 5.2 | 11.8 | .438 | 3.3 | 4.7 | .707 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 13.7 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 79 | 31.5 | 5.6 | 12.6 | .444 | 3.2 | 4.5 | .714 | 11.1 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 14.3 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 26 | TOT | NBA | 81 | 29.4 | 5.8 | 13.5 | .427 | 3.4 | 4.6 | .723 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 14.9 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 26 | CIN | NBA | 32 | 22.7 | 4.3 | 10.4 | .416 | 2.3 | 3.7 | .622 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 11.0 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 49 | 33.7 | 6.7 | 15.6 | .432 | 4.0 | 5.2 | .770 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 17.5 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 80 | 26.7 | 5.3 | 12.0 | .440 | 3.6 | 4.7 | .768 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 14.2 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 28 | LAL | NBA | 78 | 23.7 | 4.7 | 9.7 | .484 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .779 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 12.2 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 80 | 30.6 | 6.7 | 13.8 | .487 | 4.5 | 5.8 | .781 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 18.0 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 77 | 38.8 | 8.1 | 16.4 | .492 | 5.3 | 6.9 | .768 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 21.5 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 31 | CHI | NBA | 79 | 36.4 | 8.4 | 17.4 | .481 | 5.0 | 6.2 | .806 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 21.7 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 32 | SEA | NBA | 82 | 31.1 | 6.0 | 12.3 | .491 | 3.2 | 3.9 | .822 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 15.2 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 33 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 22.2 | 3.6 | 8.1 | .450 | 1.9 | 2.3 | .818 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 9.1 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 874 | 29.2 | 5.7 | 12.3 | .462 | 3.5 | 4.6 | .761 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 14.8 |
Per 36 Minutes
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | 23 | CIN | NBA | 79 | 1573 | 5.7 | 13.8 | .415 | 3.8 | 5.7 | .672 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 15.2 | |||||||||
| 1961-62 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 79 | 2488 | 5.9 | 13.5 | .438 | 3.8 | 5.4 | .707 | 11.6 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 15.7 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 79 | 2488 | 6.4 | 14.4 | .444 | 3.6 | 5.1 | .714 | 12.7 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 16.4 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 26 | TOT | NBA | 81 | 2379 | 7.1 | 16.6 | .427 | 4.1 | 5.7 | .723 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 18.3 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 26 | CIN | NBA | 32 | 727 | 6.9 | 16.5 | .416 | 3.7 | 5.9 | .622 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 17.4 | |||||||||
| 1963-64 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 49 | 1652 | 7.2 | 16.6 | .432 | 4.3 | 5.6 | .770 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 18.7 | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 80 | 2139 | 7.1 | 16.2 | .440 | 4.8 | 6.3 | .768 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 19.1 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 28 | LAL | NBA | 78 | 1847 | 7.1 | 14.7 | .484 | 4.4 | 5.6 | .779 | 10.7 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 18.6 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 80 | 2451 | 7.9 | 16.2 | .487 | 5.3 | 6.8 | .781 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 21.1 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 77 | 2988 | 7.5 | 15.2 | .492 | 5.0 | 6.4 | .768 | 9.1 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 19.9 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 31 | CHI | NBA | 79 | 2872 | 8.3 | 17.2 | .481 | 4.9 | 6.1 | .806 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 21.5 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 32 | SEA | NBA | 82 | 2549 | 7.0 | 14.2 | .491 | 3.7 | 4.5 | .822 | 10.1 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 17.6 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 33 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 1775 | 5.9 | 13.1 | .450 | 3.0 | 3.7 | .818 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 14.8 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 874 | 25549 | 7.0 | 15.1 | .462 | 4.3 | 5.6 | .761 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 18.3 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | 23 | CIN | NBA | 79 | 1573 | 13.0 | .468 | .415 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | ||||||||||
| 1961-62 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 79 | 2488 | 13.3 | .492 | .438 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.9 | ||||||||||
| 1962-63 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 79 | 2488 | 14.4 | .493 | .444 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.9 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 26 | TOT | NBA | 81 | 2379 | 14.4 | .479 | .427 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 26 | CIN | NBA | 32 | 727 | 12.8 | .456 | .416 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | ||||||||||
| 1963-64 | 26 | NYK | NBA | 49 | 1652 | 15.2 | .489 | .432 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | ||||||||||
| 1964-65 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 80 | 2139 | 17.8 | .504 | .440 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 5.3 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 28 | LAL | NBA | 78 | 1847 | 16.4 | .542 | .484 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 5.8 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 80 | 2451 | 18.4 | .549 | .487 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 2.9 | 9.4 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 77 | 2988 | 18.6 | .552 | .492 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 10.6 | |||||||||
| 1968-69 | 31 | CHI | NBA | 79 | 2872 | 19.9 | .540 | .481 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 11.6 | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | 32 | SEA | NBA | 82 | 2549 | 15.2 | .545 | .491 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 5.9 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 33 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 1775 | 13.1 | .502 | .450 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.7 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 874 | 25549 | 16.1 | .519 | .462 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 44.9 | 19.4 | 64.2 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1961-62 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 4 | 143 | 32 | 57 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 3 | 16 | 73 | .561 | .750 | 35.8 | 18.3 | 10.5 | 0.8 | |||||||
| 1962-63 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 12 | 381 | 57 | 138 | 45 | 63 | 96 | 18 | 44 | 159 | .413 | .714 | 31.8 | 13.3 | 8.0 | 1.5 | |||||||
| 1965-66 | 28 | LAL | NBA | 10 | 181 | 26 | 65 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 7 | 20 | 67 | .400 | .750 | 18.1 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 0.7 | |||||||
| 1966-67 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 3 | 105 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 59 | .632 | .786 | 35.0 | 19.7 | 11.7 | 0.3 | |||||||
| 1967-68 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 5 | 190 | 33 | 73 | 28 | 38 | 44 | 12 | 13 | 94 | .452 | .737 | 38.0 | 18.8 | 8.8 | 2.4 | |||||||
| 1970-71 | 33 | MIL | NBA | 14 | 283 | 41 | 85 | 22 | 29 | 74 | 17 | 35 | 104 | .482 | .759 | 20.2 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 1.2 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 48 | 1283 | 213 | 456 | 130 | 176 | 341 | 58 | 136 | 556 | .467 | .739 | 26.7 | 11.6 | 7.1 | 1.2 | |||||||||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 24 | CIN | NBA | 4 | 143 | 17.1 | .586 | .561 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |||||||||
| 1962-63 | 25 | CIN | NBA | 12 | 381 | 11.5 | .480 | .413 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |||||||||
| 1965-66 | 28 | LAL | NBA | 10 | 181 | 10.8 | .454 | .400 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |||||||||
| 1966-67 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 3 | 105 | 22.9 | .668 | .632 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 5 | 190 | 18.4 | .524 | .452 | 10.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | 33 | MIL | NBA | 14 | 283 | 14.1 | .532 | .482 | 12.2 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 48 | 1283 | 14.6 | .521 | .467 | 12.2 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
All-Star Games
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | 30 | CHI | NBA | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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All-Star Games 1968 NBA |
Honors 1957-58 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)1958-59 NCAA AP All-America (1st) |
Games 1960-61 NBA 79 (1)1963-64 NBA 81 (1) 1964-65 NBA 80 (1) 1969-70 NBA 82 (1) |
Field Goal Pct 1965-66 NBA .484 (7)1966-67 NBA .487 (7) |
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Free Throws 1967-68 NBA 411 (10) |
Free Throw Pct 1968-69 NBA .806 (9) |
Total Rebounds 1962-63 NBA 878 (10)Career NBA 7119 (81) Career 7119 (90) |
Personal Fouls 1962-63 NBA 299 (3) |
|
Minutes Per Game 1967-68 NBA 38.8 (9) |
Points Per Game 1967-68 NBA 21.5 (9) |
Rebounds Per Game 1962-63 NBA 11.1 (10)Career NBA 8.1 (97) |
Player Efficiency Rating 1964-65 NBA 17.8 (10)1968-69 NBA 19.9 (8) |
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True Shooting Pct 1965-66 NBA .542 (7)1966-67 NBA .549 (7) 1967-68 NBA .551 (8) 1968-69 NBA .540 (9) |
Effective Field Goal Pct 1965-66 NBA .484 (7)1966-67 NBA .487 (7) |
Offensive Win Shares 1966-67 NBA 6.6 (8)1967-68 NBA 7.7 (7) 1968-69 NBA 8.0 (7) |
Win Shares 1966-67 NBA 9.4 (8)1967-68 NBA 10.6 (6) 1968-69 NBA 11.6 (5) |
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Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.010 (250) |
Transactions
March 31, 1959: Drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1959 NBA Draft.
December 16, 1963: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Cincinnati Royals to the New York Knickerbockers; the Detroit Pistons traded Larry Staverman to the Cincinnati Royals; and the New York Knickerbockers traded Donnie Butcher and Bob Duffy to the Detroit Pistons.
October 14, 1965: Traded by the New York Knickerbockers to the Los Angeles Lakers for Dick Barnett.
May 1, 1966: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls from the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA expansion draft.
September 5, 1969: Traded by the Chicago Bulls with Barry Clemens to the Seattle Supersonics for Bob Kauffman and a 1971 3rd round draft pick (Clifford Ray).
September 17, 1970: Traded by the Seattle Supersonics with Lucius Allen to the Milwaukee Bucks for Zaid Abdul-Aziz and cash.
Salaries
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | Chicago Bulls | NBA | $36,500 |
| 1968-69 | Chicago Bulls | NBA | $37,500 |
| 1969-70 | Seattle Supersonics | NBA | *$41,250 |
| 1970-71 | Milwaukee Bucks | NBA | $45,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $160,250 |
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