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Lester Conner
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Lester Conner

Lester Allen Conner (The Molester)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: September 17, 1959 in Memphis, Tennessee
High School: Fremont in Oakland, California
College: Oregon State University
Draft: Golden State Warriors, 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall), 1982 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 13, 1982

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 24, 2013 9:17 AM
All-Time Rank: #542. Charles Jones… #543. Gary Grant… #544. Howard Komives… #545. LESTER CONNER… #546. Randy Breuer… #547. Steve Blake… #548. Geoff Huston… 

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
1982-83 23 GSW NBA PG 75 10 1416 145 303 .479 0 4 .000 79 113 .699 69 152 221 253 116 7 99 141 369
1983-84 24 GSW NBA SG 82 82 2573 360 730 .493 1 6 .167 186 259 .718 132 173 305 401 162 12 143 176 907
1984-85 25 GSW NBA PG 79 49 2258 246 546 .451 4 20 .200 144 192 .750 87 159 246 369 161 13 138 136 640
1985-86 26 GSW NBA PG 36 0 413 51 136 .375 2 7 .286 40 54 .741 25 37 62 43 24 1 15 23 144
1987-88 28 HOU NBA PG 52 3 399 50 108 .463 0 7 .000 32 41 .780 20 18 38 59 38 1 33 31 132
1988-89 29 NJN NBA PG 82 63 2532 309 676 .457 13 37 .351 212 269 .788 100 255 355 604 181 5 181 132 843
1989-90 30 NJN NBA PG 82 61 2355 237 573 .414 2 13 .154 172 214 .804 90 175 265 385 172 8 138 182 648
1990-91 31 TOT NBA PG 74 4 1008 96 207 .464 0 5 .000 68 94 .723 21 91 112 165 85 2 58 75 260
1990-91 31 NJN NBA PG 35 2 489 58 111 .523 0 2 .000 29 42 .690 11 46 57 58 37 1 27 38 145
1990-91 31 MIL NBA PG 39 2 519 38 96 .396 0 3 .000 39 52 .750 10 45 55 107 48 1 31 37 115
1991-92 32 MIL NBA PG 81 9 1420 103 239 .431 0 7 .000 81 115 .704 63 121 184 294 97 10 79 86 287
1992-93 33 LAC NBA PG 31 0 422 28 62 .452 0 0 18 19 .947 16 33 49 65 34 4 21 39 74
1993-94 34 IND NBA PG 11 0 169 14 38 .368 0 3 .000 3 6 .500 10 14 24 31 14 1 9 12 31
1994-95 35 LAL NBA SG 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2
Career NBA 687 281 14970 1639 3618 .453 22 109 .202 1037 1378 .753 633 1228 1861 2669 1085 64 914 1036 4337

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
1982-83 23 GSW NBA PG 75 10 18.9 1.9 4.0 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.5 .699 0.9 2.0 2.9 3.4 1.5 0.1 1.3 1.9 4.9
1983-84 24 GSW NBA SG 82 82 31.4 4.4 8.9 .493 0.0 0.1 .167 2.3 3.2 .718 1.6 2.1 3.7 4.9 2.0 0.1 1.7 2.1 11.1
1984-85 25 GSW NBA PG 79 49 28.6 3.1 6.9 .451 0.1 0.3 .200 1.8 2.4 .750 1.1 2.0 3.1 4.7 2.0 0.2 1.7 1.7 8.1
1985-86 26 GSW NBA PG 36 0 11.5 1.4 3.8 .375 0.1 0.2 .286 1.1 1.5 .741 0.7 1.0 1.7 1.2 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.6 4.0
1987-88 28 HOU NBA PG 52 3 7.7 1.0 2.1 .463 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.8 .780 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.0 0.6 0.6 2.5
1988-89 29 NJN NBA PG 82 63 30.9 3.8 8.2 .457 0.2 0.5 .351 2.6 3.3 .788 1.2 3.1 4.3 7.4 2.2 0.1 2.2 1.6 10.3
1989-90 30 NJN NBA PG 82 61 28.7 2.9 7.0 .414 0.0 0.2 .154 2.1 2.6 .804 1.1 2.1 3.2 4.7 2.1 0.1 1.7 2.2 7.9
1990-91 31 TOT NBA PG 74 4 13.6 1.3 2.8 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.3 .723 0.3 1.2 1.5 2.2 1.1 0.0 0.8 1.0 3.5
1990-91 31 NJN NBA PG 35 2 14.0 1.7 3.2 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.2 .690 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.1 0.0 0.8 1.1 4.1
1990-91 31 MIL NBA PG 39 2 13.3 1.0 2.5 .396 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.3 .750 0.3 1.2 1.4 2.7 1.2 0.0 0.8 0.9 2.9
1991-92 32 MIL NBA PG 81 9 17.5 1.3 3.0 .431 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.4 .704 0.8 1.5 2.3 3.6 1.2 0.1 1.0 1.1 3.5
1992-93 33 LAC NBA PG 31 0 13.6 0.9 2.0 .452 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 .947 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.1 1.1 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.4
1993-94 34 IND NBA PG 11 0 15.4 1.3 3.5 .368 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.5 .500 0.9 1.3 2.2 2.8 1.3 0.1 0.8 1.1 2.8
1994-95 35 LAL NBA SG 2 0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0
Career NBA 687 281 21.8 2.4 5.3 .453 0.0 0.2 .202 1.5 2.0 .753 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.9 1.6 0.1 1.3 1.5 6.3

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
1982-83 23 GSW NBA PG 75 10 1416 3.7 7.7 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.9 .699 1.8 3.9 5.6 6.4 2.9 0.2 2.5 3.6 9.4
1983-84 24 GSW NBA SG 82 82 2573 5.0 10.2 .493 0.0 0.1 .167 2.6 3.6 .718 1.8 2.4 4.3 5.6 2.3 0.2 2.0 2.5 12.7
1984-85 25 GSW NBA PG 79 49 2258 3.9 8.7 .451 0.1 0.3 .200 2.3 3.1 .750 1.4 2.5 3.9 5.9 2.6 0.2 2.2 2.2 10.2
1985-86 26 GSW NBA PG 36 0 413 4.4 11.9 .375 0.2 0.6 .286 3.5 4.7 .741 2.2 3.2 5.4 3.7 2.1 0.1 1.3 2.0 12.6
1987-88 28 HOU NBA PG 52 3 399 4.5 9.7 .463 0.0 0.6 .000 2.9 3.7 .780 1.8 1.6 3.4 5.3 3.4 0.1 3.0 2.8 11.9
1988-89 29 NJN NBA PG 82 63 2532 4.4 9.6 .457 0.2 0.5 .351 3.0 3.8 .788 1.4 3.6 5.0 8.6 2.6 0.1 2.6 1.9 12.0
1989-90 30 NJN NBA PG 82 61 2355 3.6 8.8 .414 0.0 0.2 .154 2.6 3.3 .804 1.4 2.7 4.1 5.9 2.6 0.1 2.1 2.8 9.9
1990-91 31 TOT NBA PG 74 4 1008 3.4 7.4 .464 0.0 0.2 .000 2.4 3.4 .723 0.7 3.2 4.0 5.9 3.0 0.1 2.1 2.7 9.3
1990-91 31 NJN NBA PG 35 2 489 4.3 8.2 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.1 .690 0.8 3.4 4.2 4.3 2.7 0.1 2.0 2.8 10.7
1990-91 31 MIL NBA PG 39 2 519 2.6 6.7 .396 0.0 0.2 .000 2.7 3.6 .750 0.7 3.1 3.8 7.4 3.3 0.1 2.2 2.6 8.0
1991-92 32 MIL NBA PG 81 9 1420 2.6 6.1 .431 0.0 0.2 .000 2.1 2.9 .704 1.6 3.1 4.7 7.5 2.5 0.3 2.0 2.2 7.3
1992-93 33 LAC NBA PG 31 0 422 2.4 5.3 .452 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.6 .947 1.4 2.8 4.2 5.5 2.9 0.3 1.8 3.3 6.3
1993-94 34 IND NBA PG 11 0 169 3.0 8.1 .368 0.0 0.6 .000 0.6 1.3 .500 2.1 3.0 5.1 6.6 3.0 0.2 1.9 2.6 6.6
1994-95 35 LAL NBA SG 2 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.4 14.4 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 0.0 0.0 21.6 14.4
Career NBA 687 281 14970 3.9 8.7 .453 0.1 0.3 .202 2.5 3.3 .753 1.5 3.0 4.5 6.4 2.6 0.2 2.2 2.5 10.4

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
1982-83 23 GSW NBA PG 75 1416 14.0 .523 .479 5.1 12.0 8.4 21.9 3.8 0.3 21.9 12.5 106 105 1.2 1.5 2.7 .092
1983-84 24 GSW NBA SG 82 2573 15.1 .537 .494 5.2 7.9 6.5 20.9 2.9 0.3 14.5 14.9 114 109 3.6 2.3 5.9 .110
1984-85 25 GSW NBA PG 79 2258 13.1 .508 .454 4.0 8.6 6.1 21.2 3.3 0.3 18.0 13.3 107 112 1.5 1.3 2.8 .060
1985-86 26 GSW NBA PG 36 413 12.8 .451 .382 6.3 10.1 8.1 13.0 2.7 0.1 8.6 16.6 106 111 0.3 0.2 0.5 .061
1987-88 28 HOU NBA PG 52 399 13.6 .524 .463 5.3 4.7 5.0 19.6 4.5 0.1 20.7 16.0 103 104 0.1 0.6 0.7 .090
1988-89 29 NJN NBA PG 82 2532 17.2 .531 .467 4.3 11.6 7.8 33.2 3.4 0.1 18.6 15.8 112 108 3.6 2.6 6.2 .118
1989-90 30 NJN NBA PG 82 2355 12.8 .486 .415 3.8 8.4 6.0 23.3 3.5 0.2 17.1 13.7 105 108 1.1 2.6 3.7 .075
1990-91 31 TOT NBA PG 74 1008 13.3 .523 .464 2.3 10.4 6.2 21.9 4.2 0.1 18.9 12.6 108 105 0.7 1.4 2.1 .102
1990-91 31 NJN NBA PG 35 489 13.0 .560 .523 2.3 10.3 6.1 16.6 3.7 0.1 17.3 12.9 110 106 0.4 0.6 1.0 .103
1990-91 31 MIL NBA PG 39 519 13.5 .484 .396 2.3 10.5 6.3 26.9 4.6 0.1 20.7 12.4 106 104 0.3 0.8 1.1 .101
1991-92 32 MIL NBA PG 81 1420 13.3 .496 .431 4.9 10.1 7.4 27.1 3.4 0.4 21.4 10.9 112 109 1.4 1.3 2.7 .091
1992-93 33 LAC NBA PG 31 422 11.3 .526 .452 4.1 8.8 6.4 18.6 3.9 0.6 23.0 8.9 110 106 0.3 0.6 0.8 .096
1993-94 34 IND NBA PG 11 169 12.0 .381 .368 7.1 9.2 8.2 25.5 4.3 0.4 18.1 12.9 97 102 0.0 0.3 0.3 .075
1994-95 35 LAL NBA SG 2 5 18.0 1.136 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.1 0.0 0.0 7.6 250 96 0.0 0.0 0.0 .440
Career NBA 687 14970 14.1 .513 .456 4.4 9.5 6.8 23.9 3.5 0.3 17.8 13.8 109 108 13.9 14.7 28.6 .092

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
1987-88 28 HOU NBA PG 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
1990-91 31 MIL NBA PG 1 0 7 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 1 .000 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 2
1992-93 33 LAC NBA PG 5 0 64 9 12 .750 1 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 3 4 7 10 3 1 0 5 21
1993-94 34 IND NBA PG 6 0 22 2 5 .400 0 0 2 2 1.000 1 3 4 0 1 0 0 2 6
Career NBA 13 0 94 12 18 .667 1 1 1.000 6 7 .857 5 8 13 13 5 1 1 8 31

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
1987-88 28 HOU NBA PG 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
1990-91 31 MIL NBA PG 1 0 7.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0
1992-93 33 LAC NBA PG 5 0 12.8 1.8 2.4 .750 0.2 0.2 1.000 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.6 0.8 1.4 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 1.0 4.2
1993-94 34 IND NBA PG 6 0 3.7 0.3 0.8 .400 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0
Career NBA 13 0 7.2 0.9 1.4 .667 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.5 0.5 .857 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.6 2.4

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
1987-88 28 HOU NBA PG 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 72.0 72.0 1.000 0.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 72.0
1990-91 31 MIL NBA PG 1 0 7 5.1 5.1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 .000 5.1 0.0 5.1 10.3 0.0 0.0 5.1 5.1 10.3
1992-93 33 LAC NBA PG 5 0 64 5.1 6.8 .750 0.6 0.6 1.000 1.1 1.1 1.000 1.7 2.3 3.9 5.6 1.7 0.6 0.0 2.8 11.8
1993-94 34 IND NBA PG 6 0 22 3.3 8.2 .400 0.0 0.0 3.3 3.3 1.000 1.6 4.9 6.5 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 3.3 9.8
Career NBA 13 0 94 4.6 6.9 .667 0.4 0.4 1.000 2.3 2.7 .857 1.9 3.1 5.0 5.0 1.9 0.4 0.4 3.1 11.9

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
1987-88 28 HOU NBA PG 1 1 181.3 1.136 0.0 100.0 55.3 100.0 50.4 0.0 0.0 37.1 240 -16 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.621
1990-91 31 MIL NBA PG 1 7 12.9 .694 1.000 16.5 0.0 8.9 43.1 0.0 0.0 41.0 15.5 107 122 0.0 0.0 0.0 .016
1992-93 33 LAC NBA PG 5 64 20.2 .815 .792 4.8 7.7 6.1 24.5 2.4 1.1 0.0 8.6 177 105 0.3 0.1 0.4 .275
1993-94 34 IND NBA PG 6 22 12.1 .510 .400 5.7 15.8 11.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 12.3 124 98 0.0 0.0 0.1 .177
Career NBA 13 94 19.5 .735 .694 5.8 10.0 8.0 20.9 2.7 0.8 4.5 10.3 158 103 0.4 0.1 0.5 .258

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 12 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Lester Conner 6.2 5.9 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.1 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.0
Craig Hodges 90.9 6.0 5.3 4.3 2.9 2.6 2.4 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.5
Bimbo Coles 89.3 5.7 5.0 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.0
Bonzi Wells 87.5 6.0 5.9 4.0 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.0 0.9 0.1 -0.1
Nate Robinson 87.3 5.9 5.9 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.2 1.5 1.1
Jim Cleamons 86.3 7.1 5.5 3.8 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.1
Gerald Henderson 85.5 6.2 5.3 3.7 3.6 2.9 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.5
Fred Hoiberg 85.4 6.1 5.9 5.2 2.7 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.3 0.2 0.0
Foots Walker 85.2 6.1 5.2 4.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.3 1.5 1.5 0.3
Voshon Lenard 84.2 7.1 6.8 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.4 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Travis Best 84.2 7.2 5.1 4.1 3.4 3.3 2.5 2.1 1.8 0.7 0.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Lester Conner 6.2 5.9 3.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.1 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.0
Craig Hodges 90.9 6.0 5.3 4.3 2.9 2.6 2.4 1.7 0.8 0.8 0.5
Bimbo Coles 89.1 5.7 5.0 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.3 1.1 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Bonzi Wells 87.5 6.0 5.9 4.0 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.0 0.9 0.1 -0.1
Nate Robinson 87.3 5.9 5.9 3.2 3.2 2.8 2.2 1.5 1.1
Jim Cleamons 86.3 7.1 5.5 3.8 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.1
Gerald Henderson 85.5 6.2 5.3 3.7 3.6 2.9 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.0
Fred Hoiberg 85.4 6.1 5.9 5.2 2.7 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.3 0.2 0.0
Foots Walker 85.2 6.1 5.2 4.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.3 1.5 1.5 0.3
Voshon Lenard 84.2 7.1 6.8 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.4 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.1 -0.1
Travis Best 84.2 7.2 5.1 4.1 3.4 3.3 2.5 2.1 1.8 0.7 0.7

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
1980-81 21 OREGONST 28 790 68 141 61 91 119 111 197 .482 .670 28.2 7.0 4.3 4.0
1981-82 22 OREGONST 30 1106 151 292 146 196 163 153 448 .517 .745 36.9 14.9 5.4 5.1
Career 58 1896 219 433 207 287 282 264 645 .506 .721 32.7 11.1 4.9 4.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1981-82 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
Games
1983-84 NBA 82 (1)
 1988-89 NBA 82 (1)
 1989-90 NBA 82 (1)
Steals
1983-84 NBA 162 (7)
1988-89 NBA 181 (8)
1989-90 NBA 172 (8)
Steals Per Game
1983-84 NBA 2.0 (9)
1984-85 NBA 2.0 (10)
1988-89 NBA 2.2 (10)
1989-90 NBA 2.1 (9)
Steal Pct
1984-85 NBA 3.3 (6)
1988-89 NBA 3.4 (6)
1989-90 NBA 3.5 (4)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (817)
NBA Elo Player Rating
545th (overall) as of May 24, 2013, 4:56AM
  

Transactions

June 29, 1982: Drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1982 NBA Draft.

October 9, 1987: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Houston Rockets; the Golden State Warriors received a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Keith Smart) as compensation.

November 2, 1988: Traded by the Houston Rockets with Joe Barry Carroll to the New Jersey Nets for Tony Brown, Frank Johnson, Tim McCormick and Lorenzo Romar.

January 16, 1991: Traded by the New Jersey Nets to the Milwaukee Bucks for Greg Anderson.

August 4, 1992: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks to the Orlando Magic for Sam Vincent and a 1994 2nd round draft pick (Voshon Lenard).

October 27, 1992: Waived by the Orlando Magic.

February 6, 1993: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Los Angeles Clippers.

March 5, 1993: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers.

April 5, 1994: Signed as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers.

January 10, 1995: Signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Golden State Warriors NBA $200,000
1987-88 Houston Rockets NBA $175,000
1988-89 New Jersey Nets NBA $225,000
1990-91 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $900,000
1991-92 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $900,000
1992-93 Orlando Magic NBA $890,000
1993-94 Orlando Magic NBA $25,000
Career (may be incomplete) $3,315,000

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