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Tom Burleson

Tommy Loren Burleson (Tom)

Position: Center
Height: 7-2    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: February 24, 1952 in Crossnore, North Carolina
High School: Avery County in Newland, North Carolina
College: North Carolina State University

Drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall) of the 1974 NBA draft.

16
Seattle Supersonics
1975-1977		 16
Kansas City Kings
1978-1980		 16
Atlanta Hawks
1981

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
1974-75 22 SEA NBA 82 1888 322 772 .417 182 265 .687 155 417 572 115 64 153 221 826
1975-76 23 SEA NBA 82 2647 496 1032 .481 291 388 .750 258 484 742 180 70 150 273 1283
1976-77 24 SEA NBA 82 1803 288 652 .442 220 301 .731 184 367 551 93 74 117 259 796
1977-78 25 KCK NBA 76 1525 228 525 .434 197 248 .794 170 312 482 131 62 81 123 259 653
1978-79 26 KCK NBA 56 927 157 342 .459 121 169 .716 84 197 281 50 26 58 64 183 435
1979-80 27 KCK NBA 37 272 36 104 .346 0 3 .000 23 40 .575 23 49 72 20 8 13 25 49 95
1980-81 28 ATL NBA 31 363 41 99 .414 0 0 20 41 .488 44 50 94 12 8 19 24 73 102
Career NBA 446 9425 1568 3526 .445 0 3 .000 1054 1452 .726 918 1876 2794 601 312 591 236 1317 4190

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
1974-75 22 SEA NBA 82 23.0 3.9 9.4 .417 2.2 3.2 .687 1.9 5.1 7.0 1.4 0.8 1.9 2.7 10.1
1975-76 23 SEA NBA 82 32.3 6.0 12.6 .481 3.5 4.7 .750 3.1 5.9 9.0 2.2 0.9 1.8 3.3 15.6
1976-77 24 SEA NBA 82 22.0 3.5 8.0 .442 2.7 3.7 .731 2.2 4.5 6.7 1.1 0.9 1.4 3.2 9.7
1977-78 25 KCK NBA 76 20.1 3.0 6.9 .434 2.6 3.3 .794 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.7 0.8 1.1 1.6 3.4 8.6
1978-79 26 KCK NBA 56 16.6 2.8 6.1 .459 2.2 3.0 .716 1.5 3.5 5.0 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.1 3.3 7.8
1979-80 27 KCK NBA 37 7.4 1.0 2.8 .346 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.1 .575 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.6
1980-81 28 ATL NBA 31 11.7 1.3 3.2 .414 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 .488 1.4 1.6 3.0 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.8 2.4 3.3
Career NBA 446 21.1 3.5 7.9 .445 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.3 .726 2.1 4.2 6.3 1.3 0.7 1.3 1.2 3.0 9.4

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
1974-75 22 SEA NBA 82 1888 6.1 14.7 .417 3.5 5.1 .687 3.0 8.0 10.9 2.2 1.2 2.9 4.2 15.8
1975-76 23 SEA NBA 82 2647 6.7 14.0 .481 4.0 5.3 .750 3.5 6.6 10.1 2.4 1.0 2.0 3.7 17.4
1976-77 24 SEA NBA 82 1803 5.8 13.0 .442 4.4 6.0 .731 3.7 7.3 11.0 1.9 1.5 2.3 5.2 15.9
1977-78 25 KCK NBA 76 1525 5.4 12.4 .434 4.7 5.9 .794 4.0 7.4 11.4 3.1 1.5 1.9 2.9 6.1 15.4
1978-79 26 KCK NBA 56 927 6.1 13.3 .459 4.7 6.6 .716 3.3 7.7 10.9 1.9 1.0 2.3 2.5 7.1 16.9
1979-80 27 KCK NBA 37 272 4.8 13.8 .346 0.0 0.4 .000 3.0 5.3 .575 3.0 6.5 9.5 2.6 1.1 1.7 3.3 6.5 12.6
1980-81 28 ATL NBA 31 363 4.1 9.8 .414 0.0 0.0 2.0 4.1 .488 4.4 5.0 9.3 1.2 0.8 1.9 2.4 7.2 10.1
Career NBA 446 9425 6.0 13.5 .445 0.0 0.2 .000 4.0 5.5 .726 3.5 7.2 10.7 2.3 1.2 2.3 2.8 5.0 16.0

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 LS WSAA
1974-75 22 SEA NBA 82 1888 16.1 .465 .417 8.4 22.7 15.5 8.6 1.5 4.2 93 0.5 10.5 11 13 -1.0
1975-76 23 SEA NBA 82 2647 17.8 .533 .481 9.8 19.4 14.5 9.6 1.2 3.0 97 15.7 10.3 26 8 9.0
1976-77 24 SEA NBA 82 1803 16.3 .507 .442 10.1 21.8 15.7 7.3 1.8 3.5 95 4.2 9.9 14 9 2.5
1977-78 25 KCK NBA 76 1525 16.5 .515 .434 11.4 21.0 16.2 11.3 1.8 2.8 16.2 18.9 104 98 5.6 5.2 11 7 2.0
1978-79 26 KCK NBA 56 927 15.3 .522 .459 9.6 23.7 16.5 6.9 1.3 3.5 13.3 19.9 105 98 3.3 4.8 8 3 2.5
1979-80 27 KCK NBA 37 272 7.8 .391 .346 8.7 20.0 14.2 9.5 1.4 2.8 17.1 21.5 82 99 0.0 1.4 2 4 -1.0
1980-81 28 ATL NBA 31 363 8.5 .436 .414 13.7 16.0 14.9 4.6 1.1 3.1 17.0 16.1 92 106 0.0 0.9 1 4 -1.5
Career NBA 446 9425 16.1 .503 .445 9.9 21.1 15.4 8.8 1.5 3.4 15.5 19.1 101 97 29.2 43.0 73 48 12.5

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
1974-75 22 SEA NBA 9 364 78 152 30 40 30 96 13 7 18 29 186 .513 .750 40.4 20.7 10.7 1.4
1975-76 23 SEA NBA 6 208 45 75 35 46 15 57 10 6 8 25 125 .600 .761 34.7 20.8 9.5 1.7
Career NBA 15 572 123 227 65 86 45 153 23 13 26 54 311 .542 .756 38.1 20.7 10.2 1.5

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1974-75 NBA All-Rookie (1st)

Games

1974-75 NBA 82 (2)
1975-76 NBA 82 (2)
1976-77 NBA 82 (3)

Blocks

1974-75 NBA 153 (8)
1975-76 NBA 150 (7)

Blocks Per Game

1974-75 NBA 1.9 (8)
1975-76 NBA 1.8 (7)

Offensive Rebound Pct

1975-76 NBA 9.8 (10)

Block Pct

1974-75 NBA 4.2 (3)
1975-76 NBA 3.0 (8)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (746)