Fred Brown

Fred Brown (Downtown, Freddie)

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 182 lbs.
Born: August 7, 1948 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
High School: Lincoln in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
College: University of Iowa
Draft: Seattle SuperSonics, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 1971 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 12, 1971

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All-Star

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:42AM

All-Time Rank: #275. FRED BROWN… #276. Bob Boozer… #276. Jamal Crawford…

All-Time Rank: #275. FRED BROWN… #276. Bob Boozer… #276. Jamal Crawford…

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
1971-72	23	SEA	NBA	33		359	59	180	.328				22	29	.759			37	60				44	140
1972-73	24	SEA	NBA	79		2320	471	1035	.455				121	148	.818			318	438				226	1063
1973-74	25	SEA	NBA	82		2501	578	1226	.471				195	226	.863	114	287	401	414	136	18		276	1351
1974-75	26	SEA	NBA	81		2669	737	1537	.480				226	272	.831	113	230	343	284	187	14		227	1700
1975-76	27	SEA	NBA	76		2516	742	1522	.488				273	314	.869	111	206	317	207	143	18		186	1757
1976-77	28	SEA	NBA	72		2098	534	1114	.479				168	190	.884	68	164	232	176	124	19		140	1236
1977-78	29	SEA	NBA	72		1965	508	1042	.488				176	196	.898	61	127	188	240	110	25	164	145	1192
1978-79	30	SEA	NBA	77		1961	446	951	.469				183	206	.888	38	134	172	260	119	23	164	142	1075
1979-80	31	SEA	NBA	80		1701	404	843	.479	39	88	.443	113	135	.837	35	120	155	174	65	17	105	117	960
1980-81	32	SEA	NBA	78		1986	505	1035	.488	23	64	.359	173	208	.832	53	122	175	233	88	13	131	141	1206
1981-82	33	SEA	NBA	82	2	1785	393	863	.455	25	77	.325	111	129	.860	42	98	140	238	69	4	96	111	922
1982-83	34	SEA	NBA	80	1	1432	371	714	.520	14	32	.438	58	72	.806	32	65	97	242	59	13	110	98	814
1983-84	35	SEA	NBA	71	1	1129	258	506	.510	9	34	.265	77	86	.895	14	48	62	194	49	2	70	84	602
Career			NBA	963	4	24422	6006	12568	.478	110	295	.373	1896	2211	.858	681	1601	2637	3160	1149	166	840	1937	14018

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
1971-72	23	SEA	NBA	33		10.9	1.8	5.5	.328				0.7	0.9	.759			1.1	1.8				1.3	4.2
1972-73	24	SEA	NBA	79		29.4	6.0	13.1	.455				1.5	1.9	.818			4.0	5.5				2.9	13.5
1973-74	25	SEA	NBA	82		30.5	7.0	15.0	.471				2.4	2.8	.863	1.4	3.5	4.9	5.0	1.7	0.2		3.4	16.5
1974-75	26	SEA	NBA	81		33.0	9.1	19.0	.480				2.8	3.4	.831	1.4	2.8	4.2	3.5	2.3	0.2		2.8	21.0
1975-76	27	SEA	NBA	76		33.1	9.8	20.0	.488				3.6	4.1	.869	1.5	2.7	4.2	2.7	1.9	0.2		2.4	23.1
1976-77	28	SEA	NBA	72		29.1	7.4	15.5	.479				2.3	2.6	.884	0.9	2.3	3.2	2.4	1.7	0.3		1.9	17.2
1977-78	29	SEA	NBA	72		27.3	7.1	14.5	.488				2.4	2.7	.898	0.8	1.8	2.6	3.3	1.5	0.3	2.3	2.0	16.6
1978-79	30	SEA	NBA	77		25.5	5.8	12.4	.469				2.4	2.7	.888	0.5	1.7	2.2	3.4	1.5	0.3	2.1	1.8	14.0
1979-80	31	SEA	NBA	80		21.3	5.1	10.5	.479	0.5	1.1	.443	1.4	1.7	.837	0.4	1.5	1.9	2.2	0.8	0.2	1.3	1.5	12.0
1980-81	32	SEA	NBA	78		25.5	6.5	13.3	.488	0.3	0.8	.359	2.2	2.7	.832	0.7	1.6	2.2	3.0	1.1	0.2	1.7	1.8	15.5
1981-82	33	SEA	NBA	82	2	21.8	4.8	10.5	.455	0.3	0.9	.325	1.4	1.6	.860	0.5	1.2	1.7	2.9	0.8	0.0	1.2	1.4	11.2
1982-83	34	SEA	NBA	80	1	17.9	4.6	8.9	.520	0.2	0.4	.438	0.7	0.9	.806	0.4	0.8	1.2	3.0	0.7	0.2	1.4	1.2	10.2
1983-84	35	SEA	NBA	71	1	15.9	3.6	7.1	.510	0.1	0.5	.265	1.1	1.2	.895	0.2	0.7	0.9	2.7	0.7	0.0	1.0	1.2	8.5
Career			NBA	963	4	25.4	6.2	13.1	.478	0.3	0.8	.373	2.0	2.3	.858	0.8	1.9	2.7	3.3	1.4	0.2	1.6	2.0	14.6

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
1971-72	23	SEA	NBA	33		359	5.9	18.1	.328				2.2	2.9	.759			3.7	6.0				4.4	14.0
1972-73	24	SEA	NBA	79		2320	7.3	16.1	.455				1.9	2.3	.818			4.9	6.8				3.5	16.5
1973-74	25	SEA	NBA	82		2501	8.3	17.6	.471				2.8	3.3	.863	1.6	4.1	5.8	6.0	2.0	0.3		4.0	19.4
1974-75	26	SEA	NBA	81		2669	9.9	20.7	.480				3.0	3.7	.831	1.5	3.1	4.6	3.8	2.5	0.2		3.1	22.9
1975-76	27	SEA	NBA	76		2516	10.6	21.8	.488				3.9	4.5	.869	1.6	2.9	4.5	3.0	2.0	0.3		2.7	25.1
1976-77	28	SEA	NBA	72		2098	9.2	19.1	.479				2.9	3.3	.884	1.2	2.8	4.0	3.0	2.1	0.3		2.4	21.2
1977-78	29	SEA	NBA	72		1965	9.3	19.1	.488				3.2	3.6	.898	1.1	2.3	3.4	4.4	2.0	0.5	3.0	2.7	21.8
1978-79	30	SEA	NBA	77		1961	8.2	17.5	.469				3.4	3.8	.888	0.7	2.5	3.2	4.8	2.2	0.4	3.0	2.6	19.7
1979-80	31	SEA	NBA	80		1701	8.6	17.8	.479	0.8	1.9	.443	2.4	2.9	.837	0.7	2.5	3.3	3.7	1.4	0.4	2.2	2.5	20.3
1980-81	32	SEA	NBA	78		1986	9.2	18.8	.488	0.4	1.2	.359	3.1	3.8	.832	1.0	2.2	3.2	4.2	1.6	0.2	2.4	2.6	21.9
1981-82	33	SEA	NBA	82	2	1785	7.9	17.4	.455	0.5	1.6	.325	2.2	2.6	.860	0.8	2.0	2.8	4.8	1.4	0.1	1.9	2.2	18.6
1982-83	34	SEA	NBA	80	1	1432	9.3	17.9	.520	0.4	0.8	.438	1.5	1.8	.806	0.8	1.6	2.4	6.1	1.5	0.3	2.8	2.5	20.5
1983-84	35	SEA	NBA	71	1	1129	8.2	16.1	.510	0.3	1.1	.265	2.5	2.7	.895	0.4	1.5	2.0	6.2	1.6	0.1	2.2	2.7	19.2
Career			NBA	963	4	24422	8.9	18.5	.478	0.5	1.3	.373	2.8	3.3	.858	1.1	2.7	3.9	4.7	1.9	0.3	2.5	2.9	20.7

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1971-72	23	SEA	NBA	33	359	8.5	.363	.328			4.9	23.5							-1.1	0.2	-0.9	-0.115
1972-73	24	SEA	NBA	79	2320	16.0	.483	.455			6.5	28.2							1.8	1.0	2.8	.057
1973-74	25	SEA	NBA	82	2501	17.9	.510	.471	4.2	11.7	7.8	24.5	2.4	0.4				98	4.0	2.4	6.4	.123
1974-75	26	SEA	NBA	81	2669	19.8	.513	.480	4.3	8.9	6.6	17.7	3.2	0.3				97	5.0	2.9	7.9	.142
1975-76	27	SEA	NBA	76	2516	20.4	.529	.488	4.4	8.7	6.5	13.7	2.5	0.4				99	6.6	2.2	8.8	.167
1976-77	28	SEA	NBA	72	2098	17.4	.516	.479	3.2	8.4	5.7	13.7	2.7	0.5				99	3.9	2.2	6.1	.140
1977-78	29	SEA	NBA	72	1965	19.6	.528	.488	3.0	6.9	4.9	19.9	2.6	0.7	12.7	25.0	106	99	4.1	2.5	6.7	.163
1978-79	30	SEA	NBA	77	1961	16.9	.516	.469	2.0	7.2	4.6	20.1	2.8	0.6	13.6	24.1	104	100	2.3	2.9	5.2	.127
1979-80	31	SEA	NBA	80	1701	16.4	.532	.502	2.2	7.5	4.8	15.5	1.8	0.6	10.4	23.4	109	104	2.8	2.1	4.9	.138
1980-81	32	SEA	NBA	78	1986	18.3	.535	.499	3.0	6.6	4.8	19.9	2.1	0.4	10.4	25.8	109	107	3.5	1.8	5.2	.127
1981-82	33	SEA	NBA	82	1785	15.2	.501	.470	2.6	5.8	4.3	20.1	1.9	0.1	9.5	23.6	105	106	1.7	2.2	3.9	.104
1982-83	34	SEA	NBA	80	1432	17.7	.546	.529	2.5	4.6	3.6	26.0	1.9	0.5	12.9	23.9	108	106	2.3	1.3	3.6	.120
1983-84	35	SEA	NBA	71	1129	17.1	.553	.519	1.4	4.8	3.1	26.6	2.1	0.1	11.4	22.6	111	110	1.8	0.8	2.6	.111
Career			NBA	963	24422	17.7	.518	.482	3.2	7.7	5.5	20.2	2.4	0.4	11.6	24.2	107	101	38.8	24.4	63.2	.124

Playoffs

				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
1974-75	26	SEA	NBA	8	240	69	139			27	32	12	36	23	17	1		19	165	.496		.844	30.0	20.6	4.5	2.9
1975-76	27	SEA	NBA	6	236	68	133			35	44	12	28	17	13	0		20	171	.511		.795	39.3	28.5	4.7	2.8
1977-78	29	SEA	NBA	22	575	153	341			75	90	16	47	53	23	2	31	47	381	.449		.833	26.1	17.3	2.1	2.4
1978-79	30	SEA	NBA	17	260	64	142			14	17	8	22	35	9	4	16	23	142	.451		.824	15.3	8.4	1.3	2.1
1979-80	31	SEA	NBA	15	313	80	182	10	34	18	21	16	38	32	2	1	23	23	188	.440	.294	.857	20.9	12.5	2.5	2.1
1981-82	33	SEA	NBA	8	158	43	89	2	5	7	10	6	15	18	5	0	9	5	95	.483	.400	.700	19.8	11.9	1.9	2.3
1982-83	34	SEA	NBA	2	30	2	9	0	0	2	2	0	3	5	1	0	0	3	6	.222		1.000	15.0	3.0	1.5	2.5
1983-84	35	SEA	NBA	5	88	20	47	1	3	8	11	2	7	10	4	0	3	4	49	.426	.333	.727	17.6	9.8	1.4	2.0
Career			NBA	83	1900	499	1082	13	42	186	227	72	196	193	74	8	82	144	1197	.461	.310	.819	22.9	14.4	2.4	2.3

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1974-75	26	SEA	NBA	8	240	22.5	.539	.496	5.3	10.2	7.8	17.5	3.2	0.2				99	0.6	0.2	0.8	.166
1975-76	27	SEA	NBA	6	236	22.2	.561	.511	5.9	8.2	7.0	12.6	2.5	0.0				108	0.8	0.0	0.8	.159
1977-78	29	SEA	NBA	22	575	19.9	.501	.449	2.8	5.5	4.2	16.5	1.9	0.2	7.5	28.8	109	105	1.3	0.5	1.8	.151
1978-79	30	SEA	NBA	17	260	16.6	.475	.451	3.4	6.0	4.7	21.8	1.7	0.8	9.7	25.5	105	103	0.4	0.2	0.6	.119
1979-80	31	SEA	NBA	15	313	14.8	.492	.467	5.5	7.8	6.6	17.7	0.3	0.2	10.7	28.1	103	109	0.3	0.2	0.5	.072
1981-82	33	SEA	NBA	8	158	17.6	.509	.494	4.0	5.8	4.9	21.7	1.6	0.0	8.8	27.4	104	107	0.2	0.2	0.3	.093
1982-83	34	SEA	NBA	2	30	7.4	.304	.222	0.0	10.8	4.8	22.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	13.2	93	111	0.0	0.0	0.0	.005
1983-84	35	SEA	NBA	5	88	17.5	.473	.436	2.6	5.9	4.3	18.2	2.4	0.0	5.5	28.3	102	107	0.0	0.1	0.1	.076
Career			NBA	83	1900	18.7	.506	.467	4.1	7.0	5.5	17.7	1.9	0.2	8.6	27.6	106	105	3.6	1.3	5.0	.126

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
1975-76	27	SEA	NBA	1	0	24:00	7	13	.538				0	0		0	0	1	5	0		3	14
Career			NBA	1	0	24	7	13	.538				0	0		0	0	1	5	0		3	14

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)

Thru 13 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Fred Brown		8.8	7.9	6.7	6.4	6.1	5.2	5.2	4.9	3.9	3.6	2.8	2.6	-0.9
Reggie Theus	92.1	9.2	6.9	6.5	6.4	6.2	5.9	5.3	4.7	4.6	3.7	3.2	2.5	1.8
David Wesley	90.9	7.6	7.0	6.3	6.1	6.1	5.8	5.2	4.8	3.6	2.8	2.6	2.6	0.6
Carl Braun	90.7	9.0	8.6	7.6	7.2	6.2	5.3	4.7	4.5	3.7	3.6	3.0	0.5	0.4
Randy Smith	89.1	9.4	7.9	7.2	6.4	5.8	5.7	4.2	3.3	3.0	2.5	2.4	2.2
Byron Scott	88.9	10.7	7.7	6.9	6.8	6.6	6.0	6.0	5.2	3.9	3.3	3.1	2.7	2.3
Danny Ainge	88.6	8.6	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.2	6.2	5.2	5.2	4.8	2.8	1.8	0.5
Dave Bing	88.3	11.7	8.6	7.3	6.3	6.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	4.5	3.6	2.9	1.7
Dick Barnett	87.8	8.0	8.0	7.8	7.7	6.8	6.5	5.8	5.5	4.7	3.4	2.6	2.2	-0.2
Mike Bibby	87.2	9.3	8.5	8.4	6.9	6.3	5.6	5.6	5.3	4.8	4.4	4.0	2.1	1.3
Latrell Sprewell	87.1	8.1	8.0	6.6	5.7	5.5	5.1	4.0	3.2	3.0	2.8	2.0	1.9	0.4

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Fred Brown		8.8	7.9	6.7	6.4	6.1	5.2	5.2	4.9	3.9	3.6	2.8	2.6	-0.9
Reggie Theus	92.1	9.2	6.9	6.5	6.4	6.2	5.9	5.3	4.7	4.6	3.7	3.2	2.5	1.8
David Wesley	90.7	7.6	7.0	6.3	6.1	6.1	5.8	5.2	4.8	3.6	2.8	2.6	2.6	0.6	0.3
Carl Braun	90.7	9.0	8.6	7.6	7.2	6.2	5.3	4.7	4.5	3.7	3.6	3.0	0.5	0.4
Randy Smith	89.1	9.4	7.9	7.2	6.4	5.8	5.7	4.2	3.3	3.0	2.5	2.4	2.2
Dave Bing	88.3	11.7	8.6	7.3	6.3	6.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	4.5	3.6	2.9	1.7
Dick Barnett	87.4	8.0	8.0	7.8	7.7	6.8	6.5	5.8	5.5	4.7	3.4	2.6	2.2	0.0	-0.2
Danny Ainge	87.3	8.6	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.2	6.2	5.2	5.2	4.8	3.4	2.8	1.8	0.5
Mike Bibby	87.2	9.3	8.5	8.4	6.9	6.3	5.6	5.6	5.3	4.8	4.4	4.0	2.1	1.3
Latrell Sprewell	87.1	8.1	8.0	6.6	5.7	5.5	5.1	4.0	3.2	3.0	2.8	2.0	1.9	0.4
Ron Harper	86.6	10.2	7.2	6.3	6.0	5.7	5.6	4.2	4.0	3.9	3.5	2.9	2.4	1.8	1.2	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
1969-70	21	IOWA	24		180	360			69	86		91						429	.500		.802		17.9	3.8
1970-71	22	IOWA	24		268	535			126	152		111						662	.501		.829		27.6	4.6
Career			48		448	895			195	238		202						1091	.501		.819		22.7	4.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games 1976 NBA	Honors 1970-71 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)	MVP Award Shares 1974-75 NBA 0.001 (21) 1975-76 NBA 0.011 (13) Career 0.012 (148)	Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1979 Seattle SuperSonics (NBA)
Games 1973-74 NBA 82 (1) 1981-82 NBA 82 (4)	Field Goals 1974-75 NBA 737 (6) 1975-76 NBA 742 (3) Career NBA 6006 (98)	Field Goal Attempts 1974-75 NBA 1537 (9) 1975-76 NBA 1522 (7)	3-Pt Field Goals 1979-80 NBA 39 (9) 1980-81 NBA 23 (9) 1981-82 NBA 25 (9)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct 1979-80 NBA .443 (1)	Free Throw Pct 1973-74 NBA .863 (9) 1975-76 NBA .869 (5) 1976-77 NBA .884 (5) 1977-78 NBA .898 (3) 1978-79 NBA .888 (3) Career NBA .858 (31) Career .858 (34)	Steals 1974-75 NBA 187 (4) Career NBA 1149 (87) Career 1149 (92)	Points 1974-75 NBA 1700 (8) 1975-76 NBA 1757 (6)
Points Per Game 1975-76 NBA 23.1 (5)	Steals Per Game 1974-75 NBA 2.3 (5) 1975-76 NBA 1.9 (10)	Player Efficiency Rating 1974-75 NBA 19.8 (8) 1975-76 NBA 20.4 (8)	Assist Pct 1972-73 NBA 28.2 (4) 1973-74 NBA 24.5 (9)
Steal Pct 1974-75 NBA 3.2 (4)	Defensive Rating Career NBA 101.5 (87) Career 101.5 (97)	Offensive Win Shares 1975-76 NBA 6.6 (9)	Win Shares Per 48 Minutes 1975-76 NBA .167 (5)
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.010 (292)	NBA Elo Player Rating 275th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 6:42AM

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May 29, 1971: Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1971 NBA Draft.

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