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Ken Charles

Kenneth M. Charles (Ken)

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: July 10, 1951
High School: Brooklyn Preparatory in Brooklyn, New York
College: Fordham University
Draft: Buffalo Braves, 3rd round (3rd pick, 38th overall), 1973 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 9, 1973

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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
1973-74 22 BUF NBA 59 693 88 185 .476 53 79 .671 25 40 65 54 31 10 91 229
1974-75 23 BUF NBA 79 1690 240 515 .466 120 146 .822 68 96 164 171 87 20 165 600
1975-76 24 BUF NBA 81 2247 328 719 .456 161 205 .785 58 161 219 204 123 48 257 817
1976-77 25 ATL NBA 82 2487 354 855 .414 205 256 .801 41 127 168 295 141 45 240 913
1977-78 26 ATL NBA 21 520 73 184 .397 42 50 .840 6 18 24 82 25 5 37 53 188
Career NBA 322 7637 1083 2458 .441 581 736 .789 198 442 640 806 407 128 37 806 2747

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
1973-74 22 BUF NBA 59 11.7 1.5 3.1 .476 0.9 1.3 .671 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.2 1.5 3.9
1974-75 23 BUF NBA 79 21.4 3.0 6.5 .466 1.5 1.8 .822 0.9 1.2 2.1 2.2 1.1 0.3 2.1 7.6
1975-76 24 BUF NBA 81 27.7 4.0 8.9 .456 2.0 2.5 .785 0.7 2.0 2.7 2.5 1.5 0.6 3.2 10.1
1976-77 25 ATL NBA 82 30.3 4.3 10.4 .414 2.5 3.1 .801 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.6 1.7 0.5 2.9 11.1
1977-78 26 ATL NBA 21 24.8 3.5 8.8 .397 2.0 2.4 .840 0.3 0.9 1.1 3.9 1.2 0.2 1.8 2.5 9.0
Career NBA 322 23.7 3.4 7.6 .441 1.8 2.3 .789 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.5 1.3 0.4 1.8 2.5 8.5

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
1973-74 22 BUF NBA 59 693 4.6 9.6 .476 2.8 4.1 .671 1.3 2.1 3.4 2.8 1.6 0.5 4.7 11.9
1974-75 23 BUF NBA 79 1690 5.1 11.0 .466 2.6 3.1 .822 1.4 2.0 3.5 3.6 1.9 0.4 3.5 12.8
1975-76 24 BUF NBA 81 2247 5.3 11.5 .456 2.6 3.3 .785 0.9 2.6 3.5 3.3 2.0 0.8 4.1 13.1
1976-77 25 ATL NBA 82 2487 5.1 12.4 .414 3.0 3.7 .801 0.6 1.8 2.4 4.3 2.0 0.7 3.5 13.2
1977-78 26 ATL NBA 21 520 5.1 12.7 .397 2.9 3.5 .840 0.4 1.2 1.7 5.7 1.7 0.3 2.6 3.7 13.0
Career NBA 322 7637 5.1 11.6 .441 2.7 3.5 .789 0.9 2.1 3.0 3.8 1.9 0.6 2.6 3.8 12.9

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
1973-74 22 BUF NBA 59 693 10.2 .521 .476 3.7 5.6 4.7 9.6 1.9 0.7 102 0.3 0.3 0.6 .045
1974-75 23 BUF NBA 79 1690 12.5 .518 .466 4.3 5.6 4.9 13.3 2.3 0.6 100 1.7 1.3 3.0 .086
1975-76 24 BUF NBA 81 2247 11.9 .505 .456 2.8 7.2 5.1 12.3 2.4 1.1 99 1.0 2.2 3.3 .070
1976-77 25 ATL NBA 82 2487 12.0 .472 .414 1.7 5.5 3.6 17.2 2.6 1.0 102 0.5 1.8 2.3 .044
1977-78 26 ATL NBA 21 520 11.1 .456 .397 1.2 3.9 2.5 22.5 2.2 0.6 15.2 18.8 95 103 0.1 0.4 0.6 .051
Career NBA 322 7637 11.9 .494 .441 2.7 5.9 4.4 14.6 2.4 0.9 15.2 18.8 95 101 3.7 6.0 9.8 .061

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
1973-74 22 BUF NBA 2 10 3 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 6 .750 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.0
1974-75 23 BUF NBA 7 208 22 55 8 11 3 13 18 6 5 27 52 .400 .727 29.7 7.4 1.9 2.6
1975-76 24 BUF NBA 9 238 22 55 9 13 6 26 14 7 6 31 53 .400 .692 26.4 5.9 2.9 1.6
Career NBA 18 456 47 114 17 24 11 41 32 13 11 60 111 .412 .708 25.3 6.2 2.3 1.8

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
1973-74 22 BUF NBA 2 10 20.1 .750 .750 19.1 0.0 9.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 103 0.0 0.0 0.0 .181
1974-75 23 BUF NBA 7 208 7.4 .434 .400 1.5 5.3 3.3 11.4 1.3 1.3 104 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.014
1975-76 24 BUF NBA 9 238 6.8 .436 .400 2.8 8.7 5.9 7.7 1.4 1.3 104 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.010
Career NBA 18 456 7.4 .446 .412 2.6 6.9 4.8 9.2 1.3 1.2 104 -0.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.008

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Ken Charles 3.3 3.0 2.3 0.6 0.6
C.J. Watson 90.3 3.3 3.1 2.1 0.4
Chico Vaughn 90.3 3.4 3.4 2.3 0.8 0.4
Sam Vincent 90.0 3.3 2.4 2.3 0.5 0.3
Anthony Peeler 90.0 3.7 2.7 2.4 0.8 0.6
Steve Blake 87.0 3.8 2.8 2.1 0.7 0.3
Eddie Robinson 86.5 4.0 3.0 2.2 0.8 0.2
Mickael Pietrus 85.7 3.6 2.8 2.1 1.5 0.6
Marquis Daniels 84.6 4.2 3.2 2.5 0.9 0.6
Jose Barea 83.8 3.2 2.2 2.2 0.5 0.1
Bill Gabor 83.5 3.5 2.9 2.8 1.5 0.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ken Charles 3.3 3.0 2.3 0.6 0.6
C.J. Watson 90.3 3.3 3.1 2.1 0.4
Eddie Robinson 86.5 4.0 3.0 2.2 0.8 0.2
Jose Barea 83.8 3.2 2.2 2.2 0.5 0.1
Bill Gabor 83.4 3.5 2.9 2.8 1.5 0.5 0.0
Eldridge Recasner 83.1 2.9 2.6 2.5 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jordan Farmar 82.9 3.9 2.8 1.9 0.9 0.8
Sam Vincent 80.3 3.3 2.4 2.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.3
Matt Carroll 80.2 4.6 3.0 2.6 0.8 0.7 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
Dick Farley 80.1 3.0 2.8 2.5
Shammond Williams 79.1 3.1 2.9 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1976-77 NBA 82 (3)

Transactions

April 24, 1973: Drafted by the Buffalo Braves in the 3rd round (38th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

June 16, 1976: Traded by the Buffalo Braves with Dick Gibbs and cash to the Atlanta Hawks for Tom Van Arsdale.

December 8, 1977: Waived by the Atlanta Hawks.

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