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Tom Boswell

Tommy G. Boswell (Tom)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-9    Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: October 2, 1953 in Montgomery, Alabama
High School: Carver in Montgomery, Alabama
College: University of South Carolina

Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (17th pick, 17th overall) of the 1975 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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA 35 275 41 93 .441 14 24 .583 26 45 71 16 2 1 70 96
1976-77 23 BOS NBA 70 1083 175 340 .515 96 135 .711 111 195 306 85 27 8 237 446
1977-78 24 BOS NBA 65 1149 185 357 .518 93 123 .756 117 171 288 71 25 14 95 204 463
1978-79 25 DEN NBA 79 2201 321 603 .532 198 284 .697 248 290 538 242 50 51 185 263 840
1979-80 26 TOT NBA 79 2077 346 613 .564 5 10 .500 206 273 .755 146 296 442 161 29 37 181 270 903
1979-80 26 DEN NBA 18 522 72 135 .533 1 2 .500 58 70 .829 40 74 114 46 5 8 39 56 203
1979-80 26 UTA NBA 61 1555 274 478 .573 4 8 .500 148 203 .729 106 222 328 115 24 29 142 214 700
1983-84 30 UTA NBA 38 0 261 28 52 .538 1 1 1.000 16 21 .762 28 36 64 16 9 0 13 58 73
Career NBA 366 0 7046 1096 2058 .533 6 11 .545 623 860 .724 676 1033 1709 591 142 111 474 1102 2821

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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA 35 7.9 1.2 2.7 .441 0.4 0.7 .583 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.5 0.1 0.0 2.0 2.7
1976-77 23 BOS NBA 70 15.5 2.5 4.9 .515 1.4 1.9 .711 1.6 2.8 4.4 1.2 0.4 0.1 3.4 6.4
1977-78 24 BOS NBA 65 17.7 2.8 5.5 .518 1.4 1.9 .756 1.8 2.6 4.4 1.1 0.4 0.2 1.5 3.1 7.1
1978-79 25 DEN NBA 79 27.9 4.1 7.6 .532 2.5 3.6 .697 3.1 3.7 6.8 3.1 0.6 0.6 2.3 3.3 10.6
1979-80 26 TOT NBA 79 26.3 4.4 7.8 .564 0.1 0.1 .500 2.6 3.5 .755 1.8 3.7 5.6 2.0 0.4 0.5 2.3 3.4 11.4
1979-80 26 DEN NBA 18 29.0 4.0 7.5 .533 0.1 0.1 .500 3.2 3.9 .829 2.2 4.1 6.3 2.6 0.3 0.4 2.2 3.1 11.3
1979-80 26 UTA NBA 61 25.5 4.5 7.8 .573 0.1 0.1 .500 2.4 3.3 .729 1.7 3.6 5.4 1.9 0.4 0.5 2.3 3.5 11.5
1983-84 30 UTA NBA 38 0 6.9 0.7 1.4 .538 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.4 0.6 .762 0.7 0.9 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.5 1.9
Career NBA 366 0 19.3 3.0 5.6 .533 0.1 0.1 .545 1.7 2.3 .724 1.8 2.8 4.7 1.6 0.4 0.3 1.8 3.0 7.7

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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA 35 275 5.4 12.2 .441 1.8 3.1 .583 3.4 5.9 9.3 2.1 0.3 0.1 9.2 12.6
1976-77 23 BOS NBA 70 1083 5.8 11.3 .515 3.2 4.5 .711 3.7 6.5 10.2 2.8 0.9 0.3 7.9 14.8
1977-78 24 BOS NBA 65 1149 5.8 11.2 .518 2.9 3.9 .756 3.7 5.4 9.0 2.2 0.8 0.4 3.0 6.4 14.5
1978-79 25 DEN NBA 79 2201 5.3 9.9 .532 3.2 4.6 .697 4.1 4.7 8.8 4.0 0.8 0.8 3.0 4.3 13.7
1979-80 26 TOT NBA 79 2077 6.0 10.6 .564 0.1 0.2 .500 3.6 4.7 .755 2.5 5.1 7.7 2.8 0.5 0.6 3.1 4.7 15.7
1979-80 26 DEN NBA 18 522 5.0 9.3 .533 0.1 0.1 .500 4.0 4.8 .829 2.8 5.1 7.9 3.2 0.3 0.6 2.7 3.9 14.0
1979-80 26 UTA NBA 61 1555 6.3 11.1 .573 0.1 0.2 .500 3.4 4.7 .729 2.5 5.1 7.6 2.7 0.6 0.7 3.3 5.0 16.2
1983-84 30 UTA NBA 38 0 261 3.9 7.2 .538 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.2 2.9 .762 3.9 5.0 8.8 2.2 1.2 0.0 1.8 8.0 10.1
Career NBA 366 0 7046 5.6 10.5 .533 0.1 0.2 .545 3.2 4.4 .724 3.5 5.3 8.7 3.0 0.7 0.6 3.0 5.6 14.4

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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA 35 275 8.8 .463 .441 9.3 16.1 12.7 7.8 0.3 0.2 98 -0.1 0.3 0.2
1976-77 23 BOS NBA 70 1083 13.6 .558 .515 10.2 17.5 13.9 11.0 1.1 0.4 98 1.0 1.4 2.4
1977-78 24 BOS NBA 65 1149 12.9 .563 .518 10.6 14.8 12.7 8.6 1.0 0.6 18.8 17.1 105 102 1.6 1.1 2.7
1978-79 25 DEN NBA 79 2201 14.6 .577 .532 11.9 13.6 12.8 14.7 1.0 1.2 20.3 16.0 110 104 3.4 2.2 5.6
1979-80 26 TOT NBA 79 2077 14.3 .616 .569 8.2 15.8 12.1 11.2 0.7 1.0 19.8 18.5 110 111 3.0 0.7 3.7
1979-80 26 DEN NBA 18 522 13.5 .612 .537 7.8 15.1 11.4 12.0 0.4 0.8 19.0 15.4 114 110 0.9 0.2 1.1
1979-80 26 UTA NBA 61 1555 14.6 .617 .577 8.3 16.1 12.3 10.9 0.8 1.1 20.0 19.6 108 111 2.1 0.5 2.6
1983-84 30 UTA NBA 38 261 10.2 .596 .548 11.9 13.7 12.9 7.6 1.6 0.0 17.5 11.3 118 108 0.4 0.3 0.6
Career NBA 366 7046 13.7 .579 .534 10.2 15.2 12.7 11.6 0.9 0.8 19.7 16.9 109 105 9.3 5.9 15.2

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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 .500 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.0
1976-77 23 BOS NBA 9 81 8 18 4 6 10 20 7 1 0 18 20 .444 .667 9.0 2.2 2.2 0.8
1978-79 25 DEN NBA 3 120 21 35 10 13 14 27 16 3 5 6 10 52 .600 .769 40.0 17.3 9.0 5.3
1983-84 30 UTA NBA 5 55 3 4 0 0 2 5 2 6 2 0 1 4 12 8 .750 .400 11.0 1.6 1.2 0.4
Career NBA 20 259 33 59 0 0 16 24 26 54 25 4 6 10 42 82 .559 .667 13.0 4.1 2.7 1.3

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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA 3 3 8.2 .500 .500 0.0 35.3 17.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 91 0.0 0.0 0.0
1976-77 23 BOS NBA 9 81 8.7 .484 .444 12.5 12.2 12.4 11.4 0.6 0.0 101 0.0 0.1 0.1
1978-79 25 DEN NBA 3 120 21.5 .639 .600 11.8 12.2 12.0 17.8 1.2 2.2 12.8 15.4 130 108 0.5 0.0 0.5
1983-84 30 UTA NBA 5 55 1.1 .645 .750 4.2 7.9 6.1 4.6 0.0 1.0 39.2 7.7 85 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 20 259 13.0 .589 .559 10.3 11.6 10.9 12.8 0.7 1.3 17.6 13.0 122 107 0.4 0.1 0.5

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Field Goal Pct

1979-80 NBA .564 (5)

True Shooting Pct

1979-80 NBA .616 (5)

Effective Field Goal Pct

1979-80 NBA .569 (5)

Offensive Rebound Pct

1978-79 NBA 11.9 (5)

Transactions

May 29, 1975: Drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1975 NBA Draft.

September 8, 1978: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Denver Nuggets; the Boston Celtics received a 1979 3rd round draft pick (Ernesto Malcolm) as compensation.

November 20, 1979: Traded by the Denver Nuggets to the Utah Jazz for a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Jawann Oldham).

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