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Tom Boswell

Tommy G. Boswell (Tom)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: October 2, 1953 in Montgomery, Alabama
High School: Carver in Montgomery, Alabama
College: University of South Carolina
Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (17th pick, 17th overall), 1975 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 24, 1975

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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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA PF 35 275 41 93 .441 14 24 .583 26 45 71 16 2 1 70 96
1976-77 23 BOS NBA PF 70 1083 175 340 .515 96 135 .711 111 195 306 85 27 8 237 446
1977-78 24 BOS NBA PF 65 1149 185 357 .518 93 123 .756 117 171 288 71 25 14 95 204 463
1978-79 25 DEN NBA PF 79 2201 321 603 .532 198 284 .697 248 290 538 242 50 51 185 263 840
1979-80 26 TOT NBA PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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

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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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

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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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

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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA PF 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 .029
1976-77 23 BOS NBA PF 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 .107
1977-78 24 BOS NBA PF 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 .111
1978-79 25 DEN NBA PF 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 .122
1979-80 26 TOT NBA PF 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 .086
1979-80 26 DEN NBA PF 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 .104
1979-80 26 UTA NBA PF 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 .081
1983-84 30 UTA NBA PF 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 .115
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 .104

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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA PF 3 3 1 2 .500 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2
1976-77 23 BOS NBA PF 9 81 8 18 .444 4 6 .667 10 10 20 7 1 0 18 20
1978-79 25 DEN NBA PF 3 120 21 35 .600 10 13 .769 14 13 27 16 3 5 6 10 52
1983-84 30 UTA NBA PF 5 55 3 4 .750 0 0 2 5 .400 2 4 6 2 0 1 4 12 8
Career NBA 20 259 33 59 .559 0 0 16 24 .667 26 28 54 25 4 6 10 42 82

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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA PF 3 1.0 0.3 0.7 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.7
1976-77 23 BOS NBA PF 9 9.0 0.9 2.0 .444 0.4 0.7 .667 1.1 1.1 2.2 0.8 0.1 0.0 2.0 2.2
1978-79 25 DEN NBA PF 3 40.0 7.0 11.7 .600 3.3 4.3 .769 4.7 4.3 9.0 5.3 1.0 1.7 2.0 3.3 17.3
1983-84 30 UTA NBA PF 5 11.0 0.6 0.8 .750 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 .400 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.8 2.4 1.6
Career NBA 20 13.0 1.7 3.0 .559 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.2 .667 1.3 1.4 2.7 1.3 0.2 0.3 1.3 2.1 4.1

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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA PF 3 3 12.0 24.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.0 24.0
1976-77 23 BOS NBA PF 9 81 3.6 8.0 .444 1.8 2.7 .667 4.4 4.4 8.9 3.1 0.4 0.0 8.0 8.9
1978-79 25 DEN NBA PF 3 120 6.3 10.5 .600 3.0 3.9 .769 4.2 3.9 8.1 4.8 0.9 1.5 1.8 3.0 15.6
1983-84 30 UTA NBA PF 5 55 2.0 2.6 .750 0.0 0.0 1.3 3.3 .400 1.3 2.6 3.9 1.3 0.0 0.7 2.6 7.9 5.2
Career NBA 20 259 4.6 8.2 .559 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.3 .667 3.6 3.9 7.5 3.5 0.6 0.8 2.1 5.8 11.4

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
1975-76 22 BOS NBA PF 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 -0.263
1976-77 23 BOS NBA PF 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 .047
1978-79 25 DEN NBA PF 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 .201
1983-84 30 UTA NBA PF 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 -0.023
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 .100

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 6 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Tom Boswell 5.6 3.7 2.7 2.4 0.6 0.2
Monk Meineke 91.4 6.1 3.7 2.6 1.8 0.7
George Irvine 90.9 5.5 3.7 3.2 2.5 1.2 0.0
Amir Johnson 89.9 5.7 4.5 3.0 2.7 0.5 0.2
Jim Baechtold 89.1 6.0 3.2 2.6 2.1 0.9
Austin Croshere 89.1 5.4 3.2 2.6 2.0 0.3 0.0
Gary Trent 88.7 5.5 4.0 3.1 1.7 0.4 0.1
Walt Budko 88.2 5.6 4.0 2.7 1.5
Rod Higgins 88.0 5.7 3.8 3.7 2.0 1.0 0.1
Kwame Brown 86.4 4.9 3.6 2.5 1.9 0.8 0.6
Dave Meyers 86.4 5.0 3.9 2.4 2.2
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Tom Boswell 5.6 3.7 2.7 2.4 0.6 0.2
Monk Meineke 91.4 6.1 3.7 2.6 1.8 0.7
George Irvine 90.9 5.5 3.7 3.2 2.5 1.2 0.0
Jim Baechtold 89.1 6.0 3.2 2.6 2.1 0.9
Walt Budko 88.2 5.6 4.0 2.7 1.5
Dave Meyers 86.4 5.0 3.9 2.4 2.2
Fred Hetzel 84.7 5.1 4.5 2.9 2.0 0.9 0.5
Andray Blatche 84.2 4.9 3.4 3.0 2.4 1.4 0.5 0.1 -0.1
Scott May 84.1 5.4 4.2 3.1 2.4 2.2 0.1 -0.1
Albert King 82.7 5.7 4.3 2.4 1.9 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1
Ronald Franz 81.6 5.9 3.7 3.3 2.2 2.1 0.9

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
1971-72 18 SCSTATE 28 207 409 68 105 312 482 .506 .648 17.2 11.1
1972-73 19 SCSTATE 25 206 430 59 97 376 471 .479 .608 18.8 15.0
1974-75 21 SCAROLINA 27 864 173 324 100 128 234 446 .534 .781 32.0 16.5 8.7
Career 80 864 586 1163 227 330 922 1399 .504 .688 32.0 17.5 11.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1976 Boston Celtics (NBA)
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 (7)
      

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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