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Tom Burleson

Tommy Loren Burleson (Tom)

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
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
Draft: Seattle SuperSonics, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 1974 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 17, 1974

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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
1974-75 22 SEA NBA C 82 1888 322 772 .417 182 265 .687 155 417 572 115 64 153 221 826
1975-76 23 SEA NBA C 82 2647 496 1032 .481 291 388 .750 258 484 742 180 70 150 273 1283
1976-77 24 SEA NBA C 82 1803 288 652 .442 220 301 .731 184 367 551 93 74 117 259 796
1977-78 25 KCK NBA C 76 1525 228 525 .434 197 248 .794 170 312 482 131 62 81 123 259 653
1978-79 26 KCK NBA C 56 927 157 342 .459 121 169 .716 84 197 281 50 26 58 64 183 435
1979-80 27 KCK NBA C 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 C 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

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
1974-75 22 SEA NBA C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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

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
1974-75 22 SEA NBA C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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

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
1974-75 22 SEA NBA C 82 1888 16.1 .465 .417 8.4 22.7 15.5 8.6 1.5 4.2 93 0.2 3.1 3.3 .083
1975-76 23 SEA NBA C 82 2647 17.8 .533 .481 9.8 19.4 14.5 9.6 1.2 3.0 97 5.0 3.2 8.2 .148
1976-77 24 SEA NBA C 82 1803 16.3 .507 .442 10.1 21.8 15.7 7.3 1.8 3.5 95 1.4 3.0 4.4 .117
1977-78 25 KCK NBA C 76 1525 16.5 .515 .434 11.4 21.0 16.2 11.3 1.8 2.8 16.2 18.9 104 98 2.2 2.0 4.3 .134
1978-79 26 KCK NBA C 56 927 15.3 .522 .459 9.6 23.7 16.5 6.9 1.3 3.5 13.3 19.9 105 98 1.1 1.6 2.7 .140
1979-80 27 KCK NBA C 37 272 7.8 .391 .346 8.7 20.0 14.2 9.5 1.4 2.8 17.1 21.5 82 99 -0.6 0.5 -0.1 -0.012
1980-81 28 ATL NBA C 31 363 8.5 .436 .414 13.7 16.0 14.9 4.6 1.1 3.1 17.0 16.1 92 106 -0.2 0.3 0.2 .021
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 9.2 13.7 22.9 .117

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
1974-75 22 SEA NBA C 9 364 78 152 .513 30 40 .750 30 66 96 13 7 18 29 186
1975-76 23 SEA NBA C 6 208 45 75 .600 35 46 .761 15 42 57 10 6 8 25 125
Career NBA 15 572 123 227 .542 65 86 .756 45 108 153 23 13 26 54 311

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
1974-75 22 SEA NBA C 9 40.4 8.7 16.9 .513 3.3 4.4 .750 3.3 7.3 10.7 1.4 0.8 2.0 3.2 20.7
1975-76 23 SEA NBA C 6 34.7 7.5 12.5 .600 5.8 7.7 .761 2.5 7.0 9.5 1.7 1.0 1.3 4.2 20.8
Career NBA 15 38.1 8.2 15.1 .542 4.3 5.7 .756 3.0 7.2 10.2 1.5 0.9 1.7 3.6 20.7

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
1974-75 22 SEA NBA C 9 364 7.7 15.0 .513 3.0 4.0 .750 3.0 6.5 9.5 1.3 0.7 1.8 2.9 18.4
1975-76 23 SEA NBA C 6 208 7.8 13.0 .600 6.1 8.0 .761 2.6 7.3 9.9 1.7 1.0 1.4 4.3 21.6
Career NBA 15 572 7.7 14.3 .542 4.1 5.4 .756 2.8 6.8 9.6 1.4 0.8 1.6 3.4 19.6

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
1974-75 22 SEA NBA C 9 364 18.1 .548 .513 8.7 18.5 13.7 5.7 0.9 2.6 99 0.7 0.3 1.1 .141
1975-76 23 SEA NBA C 6 208 22.4 .656 .600 8.3 24.3 16.2 7.5 1.3 2.1 105 0.7 0.1 0.8 .188
Career NBA 15 572 19.6 .587 .542 8.6 20.6 14.6 6.4 1.0 2.4 101 1.5 0.4 1.9 .158

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Tom Burleson 8.2 4.4 4.3 3.3 2.7 0.2 -0.1
Marvin Webster 83.7 8.7 3.9 3.2 2.8 2.7 1.3 0.2
Jack Nichols 83.7 6.7 4.4 4.3 4.1 1.6 0.3
Rasho Nesterovic 83.1 7.2 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.0 1.5 0.0
Marcin Gortat 82.1 7.6 6.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 0.1
Roy Tarpley 82.0 7.8 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.0 0.6
Danny Schayes 81.2 8.8 4.6 3.9 2.8 2.0 1.7 1.2
Randy Denton 81.0 5.5 4.3 3.9 3.1 3.0 0.4
Mike Green 80.9 8.7 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.3 2.8 0.4
Tim McCormick 78.8 6.0 4.6 3.9 3.8 2.0 1.1 -0.1
Sam Bowie 78.4 5.7 4.7 4.6 2.6 2.4 0.5 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Tom Burleson 8.2 4.4 4.3 3.3 2.7 0.2 -0.1
Marcin Gortat 82.1 7.6 6.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 0.1
Roy Tarpley 82.0 7.8 3.5 3.1 2.8 2.0 0.6
Randy Denton 81.0 5.5 4.3 3.9 3.1 3.0 0.4
Mike Green 80.9 8.7 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.3 2.8 0.4
Jack Nichols 79.5 6.7 4.4 4.3 4.1 2.5 1.6 1.0 0.3
Roy Hibbert 78.0 6.2 6.1 4.1 3.6 2.1
Tim McCormick 77.6 6.0 4.6 3.9 3.8 2.0 1.1 0.2 -0.1
George Ratkovicz 76.1 9.3 6.0 5.4 5.2 2.8 -0.1
Mike Lewis 75.7 7.9 7.5 4.0 3.8 1.1 0.0
Gene Moore 74.7 6.8 5.7 5.0 4.5 1.9 0.8 0.0

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
1970-71 18 NCSTATE 16 167 317 86 118 246 420 .527 .729 26.3 15.4
1971-72 19 NCSTATE 26 214 412 126 183 365 554 .519 .689 21.3 14.0
1972-73 20 NCSTATE 27 199 389 84 115 324 482 .512 .730 17.9 12.0
1973-74 21 NCSTATE 31 228 442 106 162 377 562 .516 .654 18.1 12.2
Career 84 641 1243 316 460 1066 1598 .516 .687 19.0 12.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1973-74 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
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
1977-78 NBA 11.4 (9)
Block Pct
1974-75 NBA 4.2 (2)
1975-76 NBA 3.0 (8)
1976-77 NBA 3.5 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (836)
  

Transactions

May 28, 1974: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers (as a 1974 1st round draft pick) to the Seattle SuperSonics for Dick Snyder and a 1974 1st round draft pick (Campy Russell).

May 28, 1974: Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1974 NBA Draft.

May 24, 1977: Traded by the Seattle SuperSonics with Bob Wilkerson and a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Steve Sheppard) to the Denver Nuggets for Paul Silas, Marvin Webster and Willie Wise.

May 25, 1977: Traded by the Denver Nuggets with a 1977 2nd round draft pick (Steve Sheppard) to the Kansas City Kings for Brian Taylor and a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tom LaGarde).

July 8, 1980: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Atlanta Hawks; the Kansas City Kings received a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Eddie Johnson) as compensation.

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