Mobile Site You Are Here > BBR > Players > C > M.L. Carr

News: s-r blog:Ny Times: Taking Ineptness to New Lows

M.L. Carr
Copyright © Basketballphoto.com

M.L. Carr

Michael Leon Carr (M.L.)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: January 9, 1951 in Wallace, North Carolina
High School: Wallace Rose Hill in Teachey, North Carolina
College: Guilford College
Draft: Kansas City-Omaha Kings, 5th round (7th pick, 76th overall), 1973 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 22, 1976
ABA Debut: October 24, 1975
As Coach: 2 Yrs, 48-116, .293 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: BOS franchise, 1994-1997 (Full Record)

30 30 30

Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:43AM
All-Time Rank: #486. Rich Kelley… #487. Tom Henderson… #488. M.L. CARR… #488. Charlie Ward… #488. Marvin Webster… 

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
1975-76 25 SSL ABA 74 2174 380 786 .483 9 24 .375 137 206 .665 171 288 459 224 127 44 162 225 906
1976-77 26 DET NBA 82 2643 443 931 .476 205 279 .735 211 420 631 181 165 58 287 1091
1977-78 27 DET NBA 79 2556 390 857 .455 200 271 .738 202 355 557 185 147 27 210 243 980
1978-79 28 DET NBA 80 3207 587 1143 .514 323 435 .743 219 370 589 262 197 46 255 279 1497
1979-80 29 BOS NBA 82 7 1994 362 763 .474 12 41 .293 178 241 .739 106 224 330 156 120 36 143 214 914
1980-81 30 BOS NBA 41 7 655 97 216 .449 1 14 .071 53 67 .791 26 57 83 56 30 18 47 74 248
1981-82 31 BOS NBA 56 27 1296 184 409 .450 5 17 .294 82 116 .707 56 94 150 128 67 21 63 136 455
1982-83 32 BOS NBA 77 0 883 135 315 .429 3 19 .158 60 81 .741 51 86 137 71 48 10 79 140 333
1983-84 33 BOS NBA 60 1 585 70 171 .409 3 15 .200 42 48 .875 26 49 75 49 17 4 46 67 185
1984-85 34 BOS NBA 47 0 397 62 149 .416 9 23 .391 17 17 1.000 21 22 43 24 21 6 24 44 150
Career TOT 678 42 16390 2710 5740 .472 42 153 .275 1297 1761 .737 1089 1965 3054 1336 939 270 1029 1709 6759
NBA 604 42 14216 2330 4954 .470 33 129 .256 1160 1555 .746 918 1677 2595 1112 812 226 867 1484 5853
ABA 74 2174 380 786 .483 9 24 .375 137 206 .665 171 288 459 224 127 44 162 225 906

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
1975-76 25 SSL ABA 74 29.4 5.1 10.6 .483 0.1 0.3 .375 1.9 2.8 .665 2.3 3.9 6.2 3.0 1.7 0.6 2.2 3.0 12.2
1976-77 26 DET NBA 82 32.2 5.4 11.4 .476 2.5 3.4 .735 2.6 5.1 7.7 2.2 2.0 0.7 3.5 13.3
1977-78 27 DET NBA 79 32.4 4.9 10.8 .455 2.5 3.4 .738 2.6 4.5 7.1 2.3 1.9 0.3 2.7 3.1 12.4
1978-79 28 DET NBA 80 40.1 7.3 14.3 .514 4.0 5.4 .743 2.7 4.6 7.4 3.3 2.5 0.6 3.2 3.5 18.7
1979-80 29 BOS NBA 82 7 24.3 4.4 9.3 .474 0.1 0.5 .293 2.2 2.9 .739 1.3 2.7 4.0 1.9 1.5 0.4 1.7 2.6 11.1
1980-81 30 BOS NBA 41 7 16.0 2.4 5.3 .449 0.0 0.3 .071 1.3 1.6 .791 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.4 0.7 0.4 1.1 1.8 6.0
1981-82 31 BOS NBA 56 27 23.1 3.3 7.3 .450 0.1 0.3 .294 1.5 2.1 .707 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.3 1.2 0.4 1.1 2.4 8.1
1982-83 32 BOS NBA 77 0 11.5 1.8 4.1 .429 0.0 0.2 .158 0.8 1.1 .741 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.0 1.8 4.3
1983-84 33 BOS NBA 60 1 9.8 1.2 2.9 .409 0.1 0.3 .200 0.7 0.8 .875 0.4 0.8 1.3 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.1 3.1
1984-85 34 BOS NBA 47 0 8.4 1.3 3.2 .416 0.2 0.5 .391 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.9 3.2
Career TOT 678 42 24.2 4.0 8.5 .472 0.1 0.4 .275 1.9 2.6 .737 1.6 2.9 4.5 2.0 1.4 0.4 1.7 2.5 10.0
NBA 604 42 23.5 3.9 8.2 .470 0.1 0.4 .256 1.9 2.6 .746 1.5 2.8 4.3 1.8 1.3 0.4 1.7 2.5 9.7
ABA 74 29.4 5.1 10.6 .483 0.1 0.3 .375 1.9 2.8 .665 2.3 3.9 6.2 3.0 1.7 0.6 2.2 3.0 12.2

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
1975-76 25 SSL ABA 74 2174 6.3 13.0 .483 0.1 0.4 .375 2.3 3.4 .665 2.8 4.8 7.6 3.7 2.1 0.7 2.7 3.7 15.0
1976-77 26 DET NBA 82 2643 6.0 12.7 .476 2.8 3.8 .735 2.9 5.7 8.6 2.5 2.2 0.8 3.9 14.9
1977-78 27 DET NBA 79 2556 5.5 12.1 .455 2.8 3.8 .738 2.8 5.0 7.8 2.6 2.1 0.4 3.0 3.4 13.8
1978-79 28 DET NBA 80 3207 6.6 12.8 .514 3.6 4.9 .743 2.5 4.2 6.6 2.9 2.2 0.5 2.9 3.1 16.8
1979-80 29 BOS NBA 82 7 1994 6.5 13.8 .474 0.2 0.7 .293 3.2 4.4 .739 1.9 4.0 6.0 2.8 2.2 0.6 2.6 3.9 16.5
1980-81 30 BOS NBA 41 7 655 5.3 11.9 .449 0.1 0.8 .071 2.9 3.7 .791 1.4 3.1 4.6 3.1 1.6 1.0 2.6 4.1 13.6
1981-82 31 BOS NBA 56 27 1296 5.1 11.4 .450 0.1 0.5 .294 2.3 3.2 .707 1.6 2.6 4.2 3.6 1.9 0.6 1.7 3.8 12.6
1982-83 32 BOS NBA 77 0 883 5.5 12.8 .429 0.1 0.8 .158 2.4 3.3 .741 2.1 3.5 5.6 2.9 2.0 0.4 3.2 5.7 13.6
1983-84 33 BOS NBA 60 1 585 4.3 10.5 .409 0.2 0.9 .200 2.6 3.0 .875 1.6 3.0 4.6 3.0 1.0 0.2 2.8 4.1 11.4
1984-85 34 BOS NBA 47 0 397 5.6 13.5 .416 0.8 2.1 .391 1.5 1.5 1.000 1.9 2.0 3.9 2.2 1.9 0.5 2.2 4.0 13.6
Career TOT 678 42 16390 6.0 12.6 .472 0.2 0.7 .275 2.8 3.9 .737 2.4 4.3 6.7 2.9 2.1 0.6 2.7 3.8 14.8
NBA 604 42 14216 5.9 12.5 .470 0.2 0.8 .256 2.9 3.9 .746 2.3 4.2 6.6 2.8 2.1 0.6 2.7 3.8 14.8
ABA 74 2174 6.3 13.0 .483 0.1 0.4 .375 2.3 3.4 .665 2.8 4.8 7.6 3.7 2.1 0.7 2.7 3.7 15.0

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
1975-76 25 SSL ABA 74 2174 15.3 .517 .489 7.6 12.9 10.2 13.7 2.7 1.1 15.6 18.2 104 103 2.1 2.4 4.5 .100
1976-77 26 DET NBA 82 2643 15.2 .518 .476 8.3 16.4 12.4 8.7 2.8 1.1 99 2.9 3.0 5.9 .107
1977-78 27 DET NBA 79 2556 13.6 .502 .455 8.4 14.3 11.4 9.8 2.6 0.5 17.7 17.8 99 100 1.7 2.8 4.5 .085
1978-79 28 DET NBA 80 3207 16.3 .561 .514 6.9 12.4 9.5 10.8 2.8 0.7 16.0 18.9 107 104 4.5 3.4 7.9 .118
1979-80 29 BOS NBA 82 1994 14.6 .526 .482 6.0 12.3 9.2 10.7 2.8 1.0 14.1 20.2 105 100 1.9 3.2 5.2 .125
1980-81 30 BOS NBA 41 655 11.6 .505 .451 4.7 9.5 7.2 11.3 2.2 1.5 16.1 18.2 100 103 0.2 0.9 1.1 .082
1981-82 31 BOS NBA 56 1296 11.9 .495 .456 4.9 7.8 6.4 12.6 2.4 0.9 12.0 16.2 106 104 1.0 1.8 2.8 .103
1982-83 32 BOS NBA 77 883 9.7 .475 .433 6.2 10.4 8.3 10.3 2.5 0.6 18.4 19.1 93 102 -0.4 1.2 0.8 .046
1983-84 33 BOS NBA 60 585 7.8 .481 .418 5.2 9.2 7.3 10.7 1.4 0.4 19.3 16.7 95 107 -0.2 0.6 0.4 .034
1984-85 34 BOS NBA 47 397 9.9 .479 .446 6.1 5.8 6.0 7.7 2.5 0.8 13.3 18.5 98 107 0.0 0.5 0.4 .050
Career TOT 678 16390 14.0 .519 .476 7.0 12.5 9.8 10.7 2.6 0.9 15.9 18.4 103 102 13.7 19.9 33.6 .098
NBA 604 14216 13.8 .519 .474 6.9 12.5 9.7 10.3 2.6 0.8 15.9 18.4 103 102 11.6 17.4 29.0 .098
ABA 74 2174 15.3 .517 .489 7.6 12.9 10.2 13.7 2.7 1.1 15.6 18.2 104 103 2.1 2.4 4.5 .100

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
1976-77 26 DET NBA 3 112 12 31 4 7 9 17 6 1 3 9 28 .387 .571 37.3 9.3 5.7 2.0
1979-80 29 BOS NBA 9 172 32 80 2 5 16 24 14 33 11 6 1 7 20 82 .400 .400 .667 19.1 9.1 3.7 1.2
1980-81 30 BOS NBA 17 288 42 101 0 4 18 24 8 25 14 10 6 8 32 102 .416 .000 .750 16.9 6.0 1.5 0.8
1981-82 31 BOS NBA 12 305 37 105 0 4 15 23 21 43 28 11 0 21 30 89 .352 .000 .652 25.4 7.4 3.6 2.3
1982-83 32 BOS NBA 3 22 2 8 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 .250 .000 1.000 7.3 2.0 0.3 0.0
1983-84 33 BOS NBA 16 82 13 32 2 6 10 11 5 8 4 7 0 3 13 38 .406 .333 .909 5.1 2.4 0.5 0.3
1984-85 34 BOS NBA 7 24 4 15 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 9 .267 .500 3.4 1.3 0.3 0.1
Career NBA 67 1005 142 372 5 22 65 91 59 129 64 38 10 40 111 354 .382 .227 .714 15.0 5.3 1.9 1.0

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
1976-77 26 DET NBA 3 112 8.0 .411 .387 8.0 6.2 7.0 7.0 0.4 1.3 115 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.055
1979-80 29 BOS NBA 9 172 14.0 .453 .413 9.2 12.7 10.9 9.5 1.7 0.3 7.2 24.0 101 100 0.1 0.3 0.4 .110
1980-81 30 BOS NBA 17 288 10.1 .457 .416 3.2 6.3 4.8 6.8 1.7 1.2 6.7 17.5 102 104 0.2 0.3 0.5 .080
1981-82 31 BOS NBA 12 305 7.2 .387 .352 7.4 7.4 7.4 12.8 1.8 0.0 15.4 18.1 88 103 -0.3 0.4 0.1 .019
1982-83 32 BOS NBA 3 22 5.6 .338 .250 4.8 0.0 2.4 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.0 16.9 86 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 .024
1983-84 33 BOS NBA 16 82 14.6 .516 .438 6.8 4.3 5.6 7.1 4.2 0.0 7.5 19.9 115 106 0.1 0.1 0.2 .145
1984-85 34 BOS NBA 7 24 -0.1 .300 .300 4.7 4.6 4.6 5.7 2.0 0.0 6.3 26.9 71 112 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.163
Career NBA 67 1005 9.7 .430 .388 6.4 7.4 6.9 8.9 1.9 0.5 9.6 19.4 97 105 -0.1 1.1 1.0 .050

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
M.L. Carr 7.9 5.9 5.2 4.5 4.5 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.4
Boris Diaw 89.1 8.9 6.2 4.8 4.7 4.6 3.0 0.8 0.1
Lonnie Shelton 87.2 7.5 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.8 4.6 2.1 0.9 0.5 0.1
Gus Johnson 87.1 7.2 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.0 3.5 2.2 1.6 0.9 0.1
Roy Hinson 87.0 7.4 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.4 2.5 1.8 0.1
Mike Dunleavy 86.3 8.5 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.2 2.3 1.5 0.5
Curtis Perry 86.1 7.6 6.0 5.3 4.8 2.8 1.7 1.3 0.2
Curtis Rowe 86.0 8.3 6.2 6.1 5.2 5.2 2.3 0.9 0.0
Gene Banks 85.8 7.9 6.2 5.6 4.3 3.6 3.5
Bruce Bowen 84.6 6.2 6.1 5.4 5.1 4.2 2.2 1.9 1.2 0.0 0.0
Kenny Thomas 84.3 6.6 5.5 4.6 4.4 4.3 2.2 2.2 1.2 0.1 -0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
M.L. Carr 7.9 5.9 5.2 4.5 4.5 2.8 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.4
Boris Diaw 89.1 8.9 6.2 4.8 4.7 4.6 3.0 0.8 0.1
Lonnie Shelton 87.2 7.5 5.9 5.8 5.1 4.8 4.6 2.1 0.9 0.5 0.1
Gus Johnson 87.1 7.2 5.9 5.3 5.1 5.0 3.5 2.2 1.6 0.9 0.1
Roy Hinson 87.0 7.4 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.4 2.5 1.8 0.1
Mike Dunleavy 86.3 8.5 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.5 4.2 2.3 1.5 0.5
Curtis Perry 86.1 7.6 6.0 5.3 4.8 2.8 1.7 1.3 0.2
Curtis Rowe 86.0 8.3 6.2 6.1 5.2 5.2 2.3 0.9 0.0
Gene Banks 85.8 7.9 6.2 5.6 4.3 3.6 3.5
Kenny Thomas 85.2 6.6 5.5 4.6 4.4 4.3 2.2 2.2 1.2 0.4 0.1 -0.3
Chris Mills 83.9 8.9 7.8 5.4 5.1 4.0 3.0 1.9 1.2 0.3 0.1

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
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 19 GUILFORDNC 36 249 411 84 144 383 582 .606 .583 16.2 10.6
1970-71 20 GUILFORDNC 28 203 347 102 151 292 508 .585 .675 18.1 10.4
1971-72 21 GUILFORDNC 13 122 204 33 67 164 277 .598 .493 21.3 12.6
1972-73 22 GUILFORDNC 34 278 526 70 106 426 626 .529 .660 18.4 12.5
Career 111 852 1488 289 468 1265 1993 .573 .618 18.0 11.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1975-76 ABA All-Rookie (1st)
1978-79 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1981 Boston Celtics (NBA)
1984 Boston Celtics (NBA)
Games
1976-77 NBA 82 (3)
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
Minutes Played
1978-79 NBA 3207 (3)
Steals
1978-79 NBA 197 (3)
Career ABA 127 (63)
Blocks
Career ABA 44 (67)
Minutes Per Game
1978-79 NBA 40.1 (2)
Steals Per Game
1978-79 NBA 2.5 (1)
Career 1.4 (53)
Steal Pct
1975-76 ABA 2.7 (5)
1978-79 NBA 2.8 (9)
Career 2.6 (31)
Defensive Rating
Career NBA 101.8 (96)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.002 (440)
NBA Elo Player Rating
488th (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 6:43AM

Transactions

April 24, 1973: Drafted by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings in the 5th round (76th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

September 30, 1974: Waived by the Kansas City-Omaha Kings.

October 10, 1974: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.

June 12, 1976: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons.

July 24, 1979: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Boston Celtics.

Links

Error? Google Search WhatIfSports: M.L. Carr