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Bob Boozer

Robert Lewis Boozer (Bob, Bullet Bob)

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: April 26, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska
Died: May 19, 2012
High School: Omaha Technical in Omaha, Nebraska
College: Kansas State University
Draft: Cincinnati Royals, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1959 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 19, 1960

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 23, 2013 12:17 PM
All-Time Rank: #231. Dan Majerle… #232. Allan Houston… #233. Happy Hairston… #234. BOB BOOZER… #235. Cazzie Russell… #236. Sidney Wicks… #237. Danny Ainge… 

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
1960-61 23 CIN NBA PF 79 1573 250 603 .415 166 247 .672 488 109 193 666
1961-62 24 CIN NBA PF 79 2488 410 936 .438 263 372 .707 804 130 275 1083
1962-63 25 CIN NBA PF 79 2488 440 992 .444 252 353 .714 878 102 299 1132
1963-64 26 TOT NBA SF 81 2379 468 1096 .427 272 376 .723 596 96 231 1208
1963-64 26 CIN NBA SF 32 727 139 334 .416 74 119 .622 178 33 83 352
1963-64 26 NYK NBA SF 49 1652 329 762 .432 198 257 .770 418 63 148 856
1964-65 27 NYK NBA SF 80 2139 424 963 .440 288 375 .768 604 108 183 1136
1965-66 28 LAL NBA PF 78 1847 365 754 .484 225 289 .779 548 87 196 955
1966-67 29 CHI NBA PF 80 2451 538 1104 .487 360 461 .781 679 90 212 1436
1967-68 30 CHI NBA PF 77 2988 622 1265 .492 411 535 .768 756 121 229 1655
1968-69 31 CHI NBA PF 79 2872 661 1375 .481 394 489 .806 614 156 218 1716
1969-70 32 SEA NBA PF 82 2549 493 1005 .491 263 320 .822 717 110 237 1249
1970-71 33 MIL NBA PF 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 Pos 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 Pos 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1960-61 23 CIN NBA PF 79 1573 13.0 .468 .415 1.3 0.1 1.4 .042
1961-62 24 CIN NBA PF 79 2488 13.3 .492 .438 2.8 1.1 3.9 .075
1962-63 25 CIN NBA PF 79 2488 14.4 .493 .444 2.3 1.6 3.9 .075
1963-64 26 TOT NBA SF 81 2379 14.4 .479 .427 2.1 0.7 2.8 .056
1963-64 26 CIN NBA SF 32 727 12.8 .456 .416 0.1 0.6 0.7 .049
1963-64 26 NYK NBA SF 49 1652 15.2 .489 .432 1.9 0.1 2.0 .059
1964-65 27 NYK NBA SF 80 2139 17.8 .504 .440 7.7 3.9 1.4 5.3 .119
1965-66 28 LAL NBA PF 78 1847 16.4 .542 .484 6.4 4.3 1.6 5.8 .151
1966-67 29 CHI NBA PF 80 2451 18.4 .549 .487 5.3 6.6 2.9 9.4 .184
1967-68 30 CHI NBA PF 77 2988 18.6 .552 .492 6.0 7.7 2.9 10.6 .170
1968-69 31 CHI NBA PF 79 2872 19.9 .540 .481 8.8 8.0 3.5 11.6 .193
1969-70 32 SEA NBA PF 82 2549 15.2 .545 .491 5.8 4.4 1.5 5.9 .111
1970-71 33 MIL NBA PF 80 1775 13.1 .502 .450 11.6 8.6 1.7 2.1 3.7 .101
Career NBA 874 25549 16.1 .519 .462 11.6 6.9 44.9 19.4 64.2 .121

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
1961-62 24 CIN NBA PF 4 143 32 57 .561 9 12 .750 42 3 16 73
1962-63 25 CIN NBA PF 12 381 57 138 .413 45 63 .714 96 18 44 159
1965-66 28 LAL NBA PF 10 181 26 65 .400 15 20 .750 50 7 20 67
1966-67 29 CHI NBA PF 3 105 24 38 .632 11 14 .786 35 1 8 59
1967-68 30 CHI NBA PF 5 190 33 73 .452 28 38 .737 44 12 13 94
1970-71 33 MIL NBA PF 14 283 41 85 .482 22 29 .759 74 17 35 104
Career NBA 48 1283 213 456 .467 130 176 .739 341 58 136 556

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
1961-62 24 CIN NBA PF 4 35.8 8.0 14.3 .561 2.3 3.0 .750 10.5 0.8 4.0 18.3
1962-63 25 CIN NBA PF 12 31.8 4.8 11.5 .413 3.8 5.3 .714 8.0 1.5 3.7 13.3
1965-66 28 LAL NBA PF 10 18.1 2.6 6.5 .400 1.5 2.0 .750 5.0 0.7 2.0 6.7
1966-67 29 CHI NBA PF 3 35.0 8.0 12.7 .632 3.7 4.7 .786 11.7 0.3 2.7 19.7
1967-68 30 CHI NBA PF 5 38.0 6.6 14.6 .452 5.6 7.6 .737 8.8 2.4 2.6 18.8
1970-71 33 MIL NBA PF 14 20.2 2.9 6.1 .482 1.6 2.1 .759 5.3 1.2 2.5 7.4
Career NBA 48 26.7 4.4 9.5 .467 2.7 3.7 .739 7.1 1.2 2.8 11.6

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
1961-62 24 CIN NBA PF 4 143 8.1 14.3 .561 2.3 3.0 .750 10.6 0.8 4.0 18.4
1962-63 25 CIN NBA PF 12 381 5.4 13.0 .413 4.3 6.0 .714 9.1 1.7 4.2 15.0
1965-66 28 LAL NBA PF 10 181 5.2 12.9 .400 3.0 4.0 .750 9.9 1.4 4.0 13.3
1966-67 29 CHI NBA PF 3 105 8.2 13.0 .632 3.8 4.8 .786 12.0 0.3 2.7 20.2
1967-68 30 CHI NBA PF 5 190 6.3 13.8 .452 5.3 7.2 .737 8.3 2.3 2.5 17.8
1970-71 33 MIL NBA PF 14 283 5.2 10.8 .482 2.8 3.7 .759 9.4 2.2 4.5 13.2
Career NBA 48 1283 6.0 12.8 .467 3.6 4.9 .739 9.6 1.6 3.8 15.6

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
1961-62 24 CIN NBA PF 4 143 17.1 .586 .561 2.9 0.5 0.0 0.5 .157
1962-63 25 CIN NBA PF 12 381 11.5 .480 .413 6.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 .038
1965-66 28 LAL NBA PF 10 181 10.8 .454 .400 4.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 .024
1966-67 29 CHI NBA PF 3 105 22.9 .668 .632 1.5 0.6 0.0 0.5 .247
1967-68 30 CHI NBA PF 5 190 18.4 .524 .452 10.1 0.4 0.2 0.6 .142
1970-71 33 MIL NBA PF 14 283 14.1 .532 .482 12.2 7.6 0.5 0.5 1.0 .162
Career NBA 48 1283 14.6 .521 .467 12.2 6.2 2.1 0.9 2.9 .109

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
1967-68 30 CHI NBA PF 1 1 19:00 2 5 .400 0 0 5 0 0 4
Career NBA 1 1 19 2 5 .400 0 0 5 0 0 4

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Bob Boozer 11.6 10.6 9.4 5.9 5.8 5.3 3.9 3.9 3.7 2.8 1.4
Terry Dischinger 90.5 11.3 10.3 9.2 5.9 5.8 4.8 3.9 3.8 1.4
Richard Jefferson 88.8 11.7 11.0 9.9 7.6 6.6 6.0 5.9 4.7 3.4 3.1 2.4
Nene Hilario 88.5 10.8 9.6 9.3 6.1 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.2 2.7 0.3 -0.1
Kevin Willis 87.8 10.2 8.8 8.6 6.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.2 3.6 2.7 2.2
Chris Mullin 86.2 12.2 10.8 10.6 10.2 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.0 2.9 1.7
Jack Marin 84.8 9.1 8.5 8.3 7.5 6.1 5.4 3.9 3.6 3.1 2.5 1.3
Christian Laettner 84.8 11.6 7.5 6.6 6.2 6.2 5.1 5.0 4.3 4.1 2.6 0.7
Luol Deng 84.4 11.3 9.9 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.8 4.4 3.0 3.0
Tom Chambers 84.2 11.2 9.2 7.4 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.4 4.8 4.4 4.3 3.3
Paul Silas 83.8 11.5 11.0 7.7 7.2 6.9 6.7 3.3 3.3 1.8 1.2 0.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Bob Boozer 11.6 10.6 9.4 5.9 5.8 5.3 3.9 3.9 3.7 2.8 1.4
Terry Dischinger 90.5 11.3 10.3 9.2 5.9 5.8 4.8 3.9 3.8 1.4
Nene Hilario 88.5 10.8 9.6 9.3 6.1 5.3 5.0 4.0 3.2 2.7 0.3 -0.1
Richard Jefferson 88.1 11.7 11.0 9.9 7.6 6.6 6.0 5.9 4.7 3.4 3.1 2.4 1.0
Zach Randolph 86.4 10.5 9.7 7.9 7.1 5.7 4.8 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.1 1.3 0.5
Gerald Wallace 86.3 11.5 9.5 7.7 6.4 6.2 4.8 4.6 3.1 2.4 0.9 0.6 0.4
Jack Marin 84.8 9.1 8.5 8.3 7.5 6.1 5.4 3.9 3.6 3.1 2.5 1.3
Luol Deng 84.4 11.3 9.9 6.5 6.3 5.9 5.8 4.4 3.0 3.0
Derrick Coleman 83.2 9.9 9.5 6.5 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.1 4.5 4.4 3.3 2.0 1.2 0.8 -0.1 -0.2
John Drew 82.3 10.6 8.9 8.9 7.9 7.1 6.4 5.5 5.4 4.5 3.0 0.7
Christian Laettner 82.2 11.6 7.5 6.6 6.2 6.2 5.1 5.0 4.3 4.1 2.7 2.6 2.3 0.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1968 NBA
Honors
1957-58 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1958-59 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1971 Milwaukee Bucks (NBA)
Games
1960-61 NBA 79 (1)
 1963-64 NBA 81 (1)
 1964-65 NBA 80 (1)
 1969-70 NBA 82 (1)
Free Throws
1967-68 NBA 411 (10)
Total Rebounds
1962-63 NBA 878 (10)
Career NBA 7119 (92)
Personal Fouls
1962-63 NBA 299 (3)
Field Goal Pct
1965-66 NBA .484 (7)
1966-67 NBA .487 (7)
Free Throw Pct
1968-69 NBA .806 (9)
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)
Player Efficiency Rating
1968-69 NBA 19.9 (8)
True Shooting Pct
1965-66 NBA .542 (7)
1966-67 NBA .549 (7)
1967-68 NBA .551 (9)
1968-69 NBA .540 (10)
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)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1966-67 NBA .184 (6)
1967-68 NBA .170 (7)
1968-69 NBA .193 (6)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.024 (246)
NBA Elo Player Rating
240th (overall) as of May 23, 2013, 4:57AM

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 Knicks; the Detroit Pistons traded Larry Staverman to the Cincinnati Royals; the Detroit Pistons traded Johnny Egan to the New York Knicks; and the New York Knicks traded Donnie Butcher and Bob Duffy to the Detroit Pistons.

October 14, 1965: Traded by the New York Knicks 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.

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