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Adrian Dantley

Adrian Delano Dantley (A.D.)

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 208 lbs.
Born: February 28, 1956 in Washington, District of Columbia
High School: DeMatha Catholic in Hyattsville, Maryland
College: University of Notre Dame
Draft: Buffalo Braves, 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall), 1976 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 21, 1976
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2008 (Full List)

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All-Time Rank: #40. Jerry Lucas… #41. Robert Parish… #42. Dolph Schayes… #43. ADRIAN DANTLEY… #44. Ray Allen… #45. George Mikan… #46. Kevin Durant… 

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
1976-77 20 BUF NBA SF 77 2816 544 1046 .520 476 582 .818 251 336 587 144 91 15 215 1564
1977-78 21 TOT NBA SF 79 2933 578 1128 .512 541 680 .796 265 355 620 253 118 24 228 233 1697
1977-78 21 IND NBA SF 23 948 201 403 .499 207 263 .787 94 122 216 65 48 17 67 76 609
1977-78 21 LAL NBA SF 56 1985 377 725 .520 334 417 .801 171 233 404 188 70 7 161 157 1088
1978-79 22 LAL NBA SF 60 1775 374 733 .510 292 342 .854 131 211 342 138 63 12 155 162 1040
1979-80 23 UTA NBA SF 68 2674 730 1267 .576 0 2 .000 443 526 .842 183 333 516 191 96 14 233 211 1903
1980-81 24 UTA NBA SF 80 3417 909 1627 .559 2 7 .286 632 784 .806 192 317 509 322 109 18 282 245 2452
1981-82 25 UTA NBA SF 81 81 3222 904 1586 .570 1 3 .333 648 818 .792 231 283 514 324 95 14 299 252 2457
1982-83 26 UTA NBA SF 22 22 887 233 402 .580 0 0 210 248 .847 58 82 140 105 20 0 81 62 676
1983-84 27 UTA NBA SF 79 79 2984 802 1438 .558 1 4 .250 813 946 .859 179 269 448 310 61 4 263 201 2418
1984-85 28 UTA NBA SF 55 46 1971 512 964 .531 0 0 438 545 .804 148 175 323 186 57 8 171 133 1462
1985-86 29 UTA NBA SF 76 75 2744 818 1453 .563 1 11 .091 630 796 .791 178 217 395 264 64 4 231 206 2267
1986-87 30 DET NBA SF 81 81 2736 601 1126 .534 1 6 .167 539 664 .812 104 228 332 162 63 7 181 193 1742
1987-88 31 DET NBA SF 69 50 2144 444 863 .514 0 2 .000 492 572 .860 84 143 227 171 39 10 135 144 1380
1988-89 32 TOT NBA SF 73 67 2422 470 954 .493 0 1 .000 460 568 .810 117 200 317 171 43 13 163 186 1400
1988-89 32 DET NBA SF 42 42 1341 258 495 .521 0 0 256 305 .839 53 111 164 93 23 6 81 99 772
1988-89 32 DAL NBA SF 31 25 1081 212 459 .462 0 1 .000 204 263 .776 64 89 153 78 20 7 82 87 628
1989-90 33 DAL NBA SF 45 45 1300 231 484 .477 0 2 .000 200 254 .787 78 94 172 80 20 7 75 99 662
1990-91 34 MIL NBA SF 10 0 126 19 50 .380 1 3 .333 18 26 .692 8 5 13 9 5 0 6 8 57
Career NBA 955 546 34151 8169 15121 .540 7 41 .171 6832 8351 .818 2207 3248 5455 2830 944 150 2503 2550 23177

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
1976-77 20 BUF NBA SF 77 36.6 7.1 13.6 .520 6.2 7.6 .818 3.3 4.4 7.6 1.9 1.2 0.2 2.8 20.3
1977-78 21 TOT NBA SF 79 37.1 7.3 14.3 .512 6.8 8.6 .796 3.4 4.5 7.8 3.2 1.5 0.3 2.9 2.9 21.5
1977-78 21 IND NBA SF 23 41.2 8.7 17.5 .499 9.0 11.4 .787 4.1 5.3 9.4 2.8 2.1 0.7 2.9 3.3 26.5
1977-78 21 LAL NBA SF 56 35.4 6.7 12.9 .520 6.0 7.4 .801 3.1 4.2 7.2 3.4 1.3 0.1 2.9 2.8 19.4
1978-79 22 LAL NBA SF 60 29.6 6.2 12.2 .510 4.9 5.7 .854 2.2 3.5 5.7 2.3 1.1 0.2 2.6 2.7 17.3
1979-80 23 UTA NBA SF 68 39.3 10.7 18.6 .576 0.0 0.0 .000 6.5 7.7 .842 2.7 4.9 7.6 2.8 1.4 0.2 3.4 3.1 28.0
1980-81 24 UTA NBA SF 80 42.7 11.4 20.3 .559 0.0 0.1 .286 7.9 9.8 .806 2.4 4.0 6.4 4.0 1.4 0.2 3.5 3.1 30.7
1981-82 25 UTA NBA SF 81 81 39.8 11.2 19.6 .570 0.0 0.0 .333 8.0 10.1 .792 2.9 3.5 6.3 4.0 1.2 0.2 3.7 3.1 30.3
1982-83 26 UTA NBA SF 22 22 40.3 10.6 18.3 .580 0.0 0.0 9.5 11.3 .847 2.6 3.7 6.4 4.8 0.9 0.0 3.7 2.8 30.7
1983-84 27 UTA NBA SF 79 79 37.8 10.2 18.2 .558 0.0 0.1 .250 10.3 12.0 .859 2.3 3.4 5.7 3.9 0.8 0.1 3.3 2.5 30.6
1984-85 28 UTA NBA SF 55 46 35.8 9.3 17.5 .531 0.0 0.0 8.0 9.9 .804 2.7 3.2 5.9 3.4 1.0 0.1 3.1 2.4 26.6
1985-86 29 UTA NBA SF 76 75 36.1 10.8 19.1 .563 0.0 0.1 .091 8.3 10.5 .791 2.3 2.9 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.1 3.0 2.7 29.8
1986-87 30 DET NBA SF 81 81 33.8 7.4 13.9 .534 0.0 0.1 .167 6.7 8.2 .812 1.3 2.8 4.1 2.0 0.8 0.1 2.2 2.4 21.5
1987-88 31 DET NBA SF 69 50 31.1 6.4 12.5 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 7.1 8.3 .860 1.2 2.1 3.3 2.5 0.6 0.1 2.0 2.1 20.0
1988-89 32 TOT NBA SF 73 67 33.2 6.4 13.1 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 6.3 7.8 .810 1.6 2.7 4.3 2.3 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.5 19.2
1988-89 32 DET NBA SF 42 42 31.9 6.1 11.8 .521 0.0 0.0 6.1 7.3 .839 1.3 2.6 3.9 2.2 0.5 0.1 1.9 2.4 18.4
1988-89 32 DAL NBA SF 31 25 34.9 6.8 14.8 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 6.6 8.5 .776 2.1 2.9 4.9 2.5 0.6 0.2 2.6 2.8 20.3
1989-90 33 DAL NBA SF 45 45 28.9 5.1 10.8 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 4.4 5.6 .787 1.7 2.1 3.8 1.8 0.4 0.2 1.7 2.2 14.7
1990-91 34 MIL NBA SF 10 0 12.6 1.9 5.0 .380 0.1 0.3 .333 1.8 2.6 .692 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.8 5.7
Career NBA 955 546 35.8 8.6 15.8 .540 0.0 0.1 .171 7.2 8.7 .818 2.3 3.4 5.7 3.0 1.0 0.2 2.9 2.7 24.3

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
1976-77 20 BUF NBA SF 77 2816 7.0 13.4 .520 6.1 7.4 .818 3.2 4.3 7.5 1.8 1.2 0.2 2.7 20.0
1977-78 21 TOT NBA SF 79 2933 7.1 13.8 .512 6.6 8.3 .796 3.3 4.4 7.6 3.1 1.4 0.3 2.8 2.9 20.8
1977-78 21 IND NBA SF 23 948 7.6 15.3 .499 7.9 10.0 .787 3.6 4.6 8.2 2.5 1.8 0.6 2.5 2.9 23.1
1977-78 21 LAL NBA SF 56 1985 6.8 13.1 .520 6.1 7.6 .801 3.1 4.2 7.3 3.4 1.3 0.1 2.9 2.8 19.7
1978-79 22 LAL NBA SF 60 1775 7.6 14.9 .510 5.9 6.9 .854 2.7 4.3 6.9 2.8 1.3 0.2 3.1 3.3 21.1
1979-80 23 UTA NBA SF 68 2674 9.8 17.1 .576 0.0 0.0 .000 6.0 7.1 .842 2.5 4.5 6.9 2.6 1.3 0.2 3.1 2.8 25.6
1980-81 24 UTA NBA SF 80 3417 9.6 17.1 .559 0.0 0.1 .286 6.7 8.3 .806 2.0 3.3 5.4 3.4 1.1 0.2 3.0 2.6 25.8
1981-82 25 UTA NBA SF 81 81 3222 10.1 17.7 .570 0.0 0.0 .333 7.2 9.1 .792 2.6 3.2 5.7 3.6 1.1 0.2 3.3 2.8 27.5
1982-83 26 UTA NBA SF 22 22 887 9.5 16.3 .580 0.0 0.0 8.5 10.1 .847 2.4 3.3 5.7 4.3 0.8 0.0 3.3 2.5 27.4
1983-84 27 UTA NBA SF 79 79 2984 9.7 17.3 .558 0.0 0.0 .250 9.8 11.4 .859 2.2 3.2 5.4 3.7 0.7 0.0 3.2 2.4 29.2
1984-85 28 UTA NBA SF 55 46 1971 9.4 17.6 .531 0.0 0.0 8.0 10.0 .804 2.7 3.2 5.9 3.4 1.0 0.1 3.1 2.4 26.7
1985-86 29 UTA NBA SF 76 75 2744 10.7 19.1 .563 0.0 0.1 .091 8.3 10.4 .791 2.3 2.8 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.1 3.0 2.7 29.7
1986-87 30 DET NBA SF 81 81 2736 7.9 14.8 .534 0.0 0.1 .167 7.1 8.7 .812 1.4 3.0 4.4 2.1 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.5 22.9
1987-88 31 DET NBA SF 69 50 2144 7.5 14.5 .514 0.0 0.0 .000 8.3 9.6 .860 1.4 2.4 3.8 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.3 2.4 23.2
1988-89 32 TOT NBA SF 73 67 2422 7.0 14.2 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 6.8 8.4 .810 1.7 3.0 4.7 2.5 0.6 0.2 2.4 2.8 20.8
1988-89 32 DET NBA SF 42 42 1341 6.9 13.3 .521 0.0 0.0 6.9 8.2 .839 1.4 3.0 4.4 2.5 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.7 20.7
1988-89 32 DAL NBA SF 31 25 1081 7.1 15.3 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 6.8 8.8 .776 2.1 3.0 5.1 2.6 0.7 0.2 2.7 2.9 20.9
1989-90 33 DAL NBA SF 45 45 1300 6.4 13.4 .477 0.0 0.1 .000 5.5 7.0 .787 2.2 2.6 4.8 2.2 0.6 0.2 2.1 2.7 18.3
1990-91 34 MIL NBA SF 10 0 126 5.4 14.3 .380 0.3 0.9 .333 5.1 7.4 .692 2.3 1.4 3.7 2.6 1.4 0.0 1.7 2.3 16.3
Career NBA 955 546 34151 8.6 15.9 .540 0.0 0.1 .171 7.2 8.8 .818 2.3 3.4 5.8 3.0 1.0 0.2 2.9 2.7 24.4

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
1976-77 20 BUF NBA SF 77 2816 18.3 .601 .520 8.9 12.1 10.5 7.7 1.4 0.3 103 8.2 1.6 9.8 .167
1977-78 21 TOT NBA SF 79 2933 20.9 .595 .512 9.2 12.0 10.6 11.8 1.8 0.4 13.8 21.7 116 102 9.6 2.5 12.2 .199
1977-78 21 IND NBA SF 23 948 23.4 .587 .499 9.4 12.8 11.1 10.2 2.2 0.9 11.4 23.2 118 101 3.5 0.9 4.5 .225
1977-78 21 LAL NBA SF 56 1985 19.8 .599 .520 9.1 11.6 10.4 12.6 1.6 0.2 15.1 21.0 115 103 6.1 1.6 7.7 .186
1978-79 22 LAL NBA SF 60 1775 18.4 .589 .510 8.5 12.2 10.5 10.3 1.6 0.3 14.9 23.4 111 105 4.0 1.6 5.7 .153
1979-80 23 UTA NBA SF 68 2674 24.3 .635 .576 8.3 14.0 11.3 12.3 1.8 0.3 13.5 27.8 119 110 9.5 1.1 10.5 .189
1980-81 24 UTA NBA SF 80 3417 24.3 .622 .559 6.5 10.5 8.5 16.3 1.6 0.3 12.5 28.4 118 111 12.3 1.3 13.6 .191
1981-82 25 UTA NBA SF 81 3222 24.2 .631 .570 7.6 9.6 8.6 15.5 1.4 0.2 13.3 27.9 121 114 11.9 0.7 12.6 .187
1982-83 26 UTA NBA SF 22 887 24.4 .661 .580 6.9 9.2 8.0 18.8 1.0 0.0 13.7 26.1 124 109 3.8 0.5 4.3 .232
1983-84 27 UTA NBA SF 79 2984 24.6 .652 .558 6.7 9.0 7.9 16.2 0.9 0.1 12.4 28.2 126 112 13.0 1.6 14.6 .235
1984-85 28 UTA NBA SF 55 1971 21.9 .607 .531 8.0 9.0 8.5 15.2 1.3 0.2 12.4 27.7 117 107 5.6 2.3 8.0 .194
1985-86 29 UTA NBA SF 76 2744 24.6 .629 .563 7.2 8.5 7.8 16.7 1.1 0.1 11.4 30.0 121 109 10.4 2.3 12.8 .223
1986-87 30 DET NBA SF 81 2736 18.6 .614 .534 4.2 8.7 6.5 8.8 1.1 0.1 11.3 23.7 121 109 7.8 2.5 10.3 .181
1987-88 31 DET NBA SF 69 2144 19.9 .619 .514 4.5 7.3 5.9 11.9 0.9 0.3 10.8 24.2 124 109 7.5 1.9 9.4 .210
1988-89 32 TOT NBA SF 73 2422 17.4 .581 .493 5.5 9.0 7.3 10.9 0.9 0.3 11.9 24.3 115 110 5.5 1.9 7.4 .147
1988-89 32 DET NBA SF 42 1341 18.2 .613 .521 4.7 8.9 6.9 10.5 0.9 0.3 11.4 22.7 122 108 4.0 1.3 5.3 .191
1988-89 32 DAL NBA SF 31 1081 16.4 .546 .462 6.6 9.0 7.8 11.6 0.9 0.4 12.5 26.3 108 112 1.5 0.6 2.1 .093
1989-90 33 DAL NBA SF 45 1300 15.4 .556 .477 6.9 8.1 7.5 9.6 0.8 0.3 11.2 22.6 113 112 2.2 0.8 3.1 .113
1990-91 34 MIL NBA SF 10 126 12.1 .464 .390 7.4 4.8 6.1 10.4 2.0 0.0 8.9 23.0 103 111 0.1 0.1 0.1 .052
Career NBA 955 34151 21.5 .617 .540 7.1 10.1 8.6 13.0 1.3 0.2 12.5 26.1 119 109 111.4 22.8 134.2 .189

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
1977-78 21 LAL NBA SF 3 104 20 35 .571 11 17 .647 9 16 25 11 5 3 6 9 51
1978-79 22 LAL NBA SF 8 236 50 89 .562 41 52 .788 10 23 33 11 6 1 19 24 141
1983-84 27 UTA NBA SF 11 454 117 232 .504 0 0 120 139 .863 37 46 83 46 10 1 38 30 354
1984-85 28 UTA NBA SF 10 10 398 79 151 .523 0 1 .000 95 122 .779 25 50 75 20 16 0 36 39 253
1986-87 30 DET NBA SF 15 15 500 111 206 .539 0 0 86 111 .775 29 39 68 35 13 0 33 36 308
1987-88 31 DET NBA SF 23 23 804 153 292 .524 0 2 .000 140 178 .787 37 70 107 46 19 1 51 50 446
1990-91 34 MIL NBA SF 3 0 19 1 7 .143 0 0 3 4 .750 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 5
Career NBA 73 48 2515 531 1012 .525 0 3 .000 496 623 .796 149 246 395 169 69 6 185 188 1558

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
1977-78 21 LAL NBA SF 3 34.7 6.7 11.7 .571 3.7 5.7 .647 3.0 5.3 8.3 3.7 1.7 1.0 2.0 3.0 17.0
1978-79 22 LAL NBA SF 8 29.5 6.3 11.1 .562 5.1 6.5 .788 1.3 2.9 4.1 1.4 0.8 0.1 2.4 3.0 17.6
1983-84 27 UTA NBA SF 11 41.3 10.6 21.1 .504 0.0 0.0 10.9 12.6 .863 3.4 4.2 7.5 4.2 0.9 0.1 3.5 2.7 32.2
1984-85 28 UTA NBA SF 10 10 39.8 7.9 15.1 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 9.5 12.2 .779 2.5 5.0 7.5 2.0 1.6 0.0 3.6 3.9 25.3
1986-87 30 DET NBA SF 15 15 33.3 7.4 13.7 .539 0.0 0.0 5.7 7.4 .775 1.9 2.6 4.5 2.3 0.9 0.0 2.2 2.4 20.5
1987-88 31 DET NBA SF 23 23 35.0 6.7 12.7 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 7.7 .787 1.6 3.0 4.7 2.0 0.8 0.0 2.2 2.2 19.4
1990-91 34 MIL NBA SF 3 0 6.3 0.3 2.3 .143 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.3 .750 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.7
Career NBA 73 48 34.5 7.3 13.9 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 6.8 8.5 .796 2.0 3.4 5.4 2.3 0.9 0.1 2.5 2.6 21.3

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
1977-78 21 LAL NBA SF 3 104 6.9 12.1 .571 3.8 5.9 .647 3.1 5.5 8.7 3.8 1.7 1.0 2.1 3.1 17.7
1978-79 22 LAL NBA SF 8 236 7.6 13.6 .562 6.3 7.9 .788 1.5 3.5 5.0 1.7 0.9 0.2 2.9 3.7 21.5
1983-84 27 UTA NBA SF 11 454 9.3 18.4 .504 0.0 0.0 9.5 11.0 .863 2.9 3.6 6.6 3.6 0.8 0.1 3.0 2.4 28.1
1984-85 28 UTA NBA SF 10 10 398 7.1 13.7 .523 0.0 0.1 .000 8.6 11.0 .779 2.3 4.5 6.8 1.8 1.4 0.0 3.3 3.5 22.9
1986-87 30 DET NBA SF 15 15 500 8.0 14.8 .539 0.0 0.0 6.2 8.0 .775 2.1 2.8 4.9 2.5 0.9 0.0 2.4 2.6 22.2
1987-88 31 DET NBA SF 23 23 804 6.9 13.1 .524 0.0 0.1 .000 6.3 8.0 .787 1.7 3.1 4.8 2.1 0.9 0.0 2.3 2.2 20.0
1990-91 34 MIL NBA SF 3 0 19 1.9 13.3 .143 0.0 0.0 5.7 7.6 .750 3.8 3.8 7.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 0.0 9.5
Career NBA 73 48 2515 7.6 14.5 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 7.1 8.9 .796 2.1 3.5 5.7 2.4 1.0 0.1 2.6 2.7 22.3

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
1977-78 21 LAL NBA SF 3 104 22.4 .600 .571 8.6 17.0 12.6 15.3 2.3 1.5 12.4 18.4 123 103 0.3 0.1 0.5 .209
1978-79 22 LAL NBA SF 8 236 18.5 .630 .562 5.2 10.2 7.9 6.7 1.2 0.2 14.5 23.7 113 109 0.6 0.1 0.7 .138
1983-84 27 UTA NBA SF 11 454 24.7 .604 .504 9.3 11.0 10.2 17.1 1.1 0.1 11.5 30.1 122 113 1.7 0.2 2.0 .207
1984-85 28 UTA NBA SF 10 398 17.4 .618 .523 6.3 11.7 9.1 8.0 1.8 0.0 15.0 24.0 114 107 0.7 0.5 1.2 .148
1986-87 30 DET NBA SF 15 500 19.0 .604 .539 6.5 8.7 7.6 10.3 1.3 0.0 11.5 24.4 120 110 1.2 0.6 1.8 .171
1987-88 31 DET NBA SF 23 804 17.8 .602 .524 5.4 10.1 7.8 9.6 1.2 0.1 12.1 23.4 118 106 1.7 1.3 3.0 .180
1990-91 34 MIL NBA SF 3 19 -1.4 .285 .143 12.2 14.4 13.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.6 25.2 63 119 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.272
Career NBA 73 2515 19.3 .606 .525 6.6 10.5 8.6 10.8 1.3 0.1 12.6 24.8 118 109 6.2 2.8 9.0 .172

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 23 UTA NBA SF 1 1 30:00 8 15 .533 0 0 7 8 .875 4 5 2 2 0 2 1 23
1980-81 24 UTA NBA SF 1 1 21:00 3 9 .333 0 0 2 2 1.000 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 8
1981-82 25 UTA NBA SF 1 1 21:00 6 8 .750 0 0 0 1 .000 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 12
1983-84 27 UTA NBA SF 1 1 18:00 1 8 .125 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 4 2
1984-85 28 UTA NBA SF 1 1 23:00 2 6 .333 0 0 6 6 1.000 0 2 1 1 0 2 4 10
1985-86 29 UTA NBA SF 1 0 17:00 3 8 .375 0 0 2 2 1.000 1 7 3 1 0 0 1 8
Career NBA 6 5 130 23 54 .426 0 0 17 19 .895 8 23 7 6 0 6 13 63

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 15 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Adrian Dantley 14.6 13.6 12.8 12.6 12.2 10.5 10.3 9.8 9.4 8.0 7.4 5.7 4.3 3.1 0.1
Dolph Schayes 93.1 14.8 13.7 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.0 11.8 10.3 9.5 9.4 8.5 8.5 3.1 2.4 -0.1
Rick Barry 90.9 14.4 12.7 11.1 10.4 10.4 10.2 9.7 9.6 8.5 8.4 8.1 7.8 4.2 3.4
Shawn Marion 89.4 14.6 13.0 12.5 12.0 11.7 9.8 9.1 7.4 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.1 3.7
Paul Pierce 89.2 12.9 12.4 11.6 11.5 11.2 10.4 10.3 10.1 8.3 8.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 5.4 4.9
Bailey Howell 87.9 14.0 11.8 11.7 11.3 10.9 10.7 10.1 9.8 8.7 7.6 5.0 3.1
Chet Walker 87.8 14.5 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.8 8.2 7.8 5.4 5.3 3.7
Scottie Pippen 86.7 13.1 12.7 12.3 11.8 11.2 11.2 8.6 7.8 6.6 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.0 3.7 2.3
Dominique Wilkins 85.8 12.2 11.4 11.1 10.8 10.5 10.4 9.8 8.4 7.6 7.0 5.8 5.1 3.9 3.4 0.3
Kevin McHale 85.3 14.8 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.5 10.2 10.1 7.9 7.5 7.5 4.7 4.0 2.8
John Havlicek 84.2 12.5 12.4 12.1 10.6 9.7 9.7 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.3 6.4 6.1 4.5 4.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Adrian Dantley 14.6 13.6 12.8 12.6 12.2 10.5 10.3 9.8 9.4 8.0 7.4 5.7 4.3 3.1 0.1
Dolph Schayes 93.1 14.8 13.7 13.1 12.8 12.5 12.0 11.8 10.3 9.5 9.4 8.5 8.5 3.1 2.4 -0.1
Rick Barry 90.9 14.4 12.7 11.1 10.4 10.4 10.2 9.7 9.6 8.5 8.4 8.1 7.8 4.2 3.4
Shawn Marion 89.4 14.6 13.0 12.5 12.0 11.7 9.8 9.1 7.4 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.1 3.7
Paul Pierce 89.2 12.9 12.4 11.6 11.5 11.2 10.4 10.3 10.1 8.3 8.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 5.4 4.9
Bailey Howell 87.9 14.0 11.8 11.7 11.3 10.9 10.7 10.1 9.8 8.7 7.6 5.0 3.1
Chet Walker 87.8 14.5 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.8 8.2 7.8 5.4 5.3 3.7
Dominique Wilkins 85.8 12.2 11.4 11.1 10.8 10.5 10.4 9.8 8.4 7.6 7.0 5.8 5.1 3.9 3.4 0.3
Scottie Pippen 85.7 13.1 12.7 12.3 11.8 11.2 11.2 8.6 7.8 6.6 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.0 3.8 3.7 2.3 0.3
Kevin McHale 85.3 14.8 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.5 10.2 10.1 7.9 7.5 7.5 4.7 4.0 2.8
Paul Arizin 84.0 16.0 13.7 13.0 12.3 12.2 9.7 9.2 8.7 7.7 6.3

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
1973-74 17 NOTREDAME 28 795 189 339 133 161 255 40 511 .558 .826 28.4 18.3 9.1 1.4
1974-75 18 NOTREDAME 29 1091 315 581 253 314 296 47 883 .542 .806 37.6 30.4 10.2 1.6
1975-76 19 NOTREDAME 29 1056 300 510 229 294 292 49 829 .588 .779 36.4 28.6 10.1 1.7
Career 86 2942 804 1430 615 769 843 136 2223 .562 .800 34.2 25.8 9.8 1.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1980 NBA
1981 NBA
1982 NBA
1984 NBA
1985 NBA
1986 NBA
Awards
1976-77 NBA Rookie of the Year
Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 5 times (Show/Hide)
Honors
1974-75 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1975-76 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1976-77 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
1980-81 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1983-84 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
1980-81 NBA 0.022 (12)
1981-82 NBA 0.010 (15)
1983-84 NBA 0.116 (7)
1985-86 NBA 0.003 (16)
1987-88 NBA 0.001 (14)
Career 0.151 (76)
Minutes Played
1980-81 NBA 3417 (1)
 1981-82 NBA 3222 (2)
1983-84 NBA 2984 (9)
Career NBA 34151 (71)
Career 34151 (77)
Field Goals
1979-80 NBA 730 (10)
1980-81 NBA 909 (1)
 1981-82 NBA 904 (3)
1983-84 NBA 802 (4)
1985-86 NBA 818 (3)
Career NBA 8169 (29)
Career 8169 (34)
Field Goal Attempts
1980-81 NBA 1627 (3)
1981-82 NBA 1586 (4)
1985-86 NBA 1453 (6)
Career NBA 15121 (53)
Career 15121 (56)
Free Throws
1976-77 NBA 476 (3)
1977-78 NBA 541 (1)
 1979-80 NBA 443 (8)
1980-81 NBA 632 (1)
 1981-82 NBA 648 (1)
 1983-84 NBA 813 (1)
 1984-85 NBA 438 (10)
1985-86 NBA 630 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 539 (4)
1987-88 NBA 492 (6)
1988-89 NBA 460 (9)
Career NBA 6832 (7)
Career 6832 (7)
Free Throw Attempts
1976-77 NBA 582 (5)
1977-78 NBA 680 (1)
 1979-80 NBA 526 (10)
1980-81 NBA 784 (2)
1981-82 NBA 818 (2)
1983-84 NBA 946 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 796 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 664 (4)
1987-88 NBA 572 (8)
1988-89 NBA 568 (8)
Career NBA 8351 (11)
Career 8351 (12)
Offensive Rebounds
Career NBA 2207 (60)
Career 2207 (69)
Turnovers
1980-81 NBA 282 (5)
1981-82 NBA 299 (1)
 1983-84 NBA 263 (9)
Career NBA 2503 (46)
Career 2503 (51)
Points
1979-80 NBA 1903 (7)
1980-81 NBA 2452 (1)
 1981-82 NBA 2457 (3)
1983-84 NBA 2418 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 2267 (3)
Career NBA 23177 (25)
Career 23177 (30)
Field Goal Pct
1979-80 NBA .576 (4)
1980-81 NBA .559 (7)
1981-82 NBA .570 (6)
1985-86 NBA .563 (8)
Career NBA .540 (22)
Career .540 (23)
Free Throw Pct
1982-83 NBA .847 (5)
1983-84 NBA .859 (6)
Minutes Per Game
1979-80 NBA 39.3 (2)
1980-81 NBA 42.7 (1)
 1981-82 NBA 39.8 (2)
1983-84 NBA 37.8 (5)
Career NBA 35.8 (60)
Career 35.8 (62)
Points Per Game
1979-80 NBA 28.0 (3)
1980-81 NBA 30.6 (1)
 1981-82 NBA 30.3 (3)
1983-84 NBA 30.6 (1)
 1984-85 NBA 26.6 (7)
1985-86 NBA 29.8 (2)
Career NBA 24.3 (18)
Career 24.3 (19)
Player Efficiency Rating
1979-80 NBA 24.3 (3)
1980-81 NBA 24.3 (5)
1981-82 NBA 24.2 (3)
1983-84 NBA 24.6 (1)
 1984-85 NBA 21.9 (9)
1985-86 NBA 24.6 (2)
Career NBA 21.5 (38)
Career 21.5 (37)
True Shooting Pct
1976-77 NBA .601 (6)
1977-78 NBA .595 (5)
1979-80 NBA .635 (4)
1980-81 NBA .622 (4)
1981-82 NBA .631 (3)
1982-83 NBA .661 (2)
1983-84 NBA .652 (2)
1985-86 NBA .629 (5)
1986-87 NBA .614 (9)
1987-88 NBA .619 (8)
Career NBA .617 (4)
Career .617 (5)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1979-80 NBA .576 (4)
1980-81 NBA .559 (8)
1981-82 NBA .570 (6)
1985-86 NBA .563 (8)
Career NBA .540 (30)
Career .540 (31)
Usage Pct
1979-80 NBA 27.8 (7)
1980-81 NBA 28.4 (8)
1981-82 NBA 27.9 (10)
1983-84 NBA 28.2 (6)
1985-86 NBA 30.0 (3)
Career NBA 26.1 (39)
Career 26.1 (47)
Offensive Rating
1977-78 NBA 116.3 (1)
 1979-80 NBA 118.5 (4)
1980-81 NBA 118.5 (6)
1981-82 NBA 120.6 (5)
1982-83 NBA 123.7 (2)
1983-84 NBA 125.6 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 120.7 (7)
1986-87 NBA 121.0 (9)
1987-88 NBA 124.5 (4)
Career NBA 119.3 (8)
Career 119.3 (8)
Offensive Win Shares
1976-77 NBA 8.2 (5)
1977-78 NBA 9.6 (2)
1979-80 NBA 9.5 (2)
1980-81 NBA 12.3 (1)
 1981-82 NBA 11.9 (1)
 1983-84 NBA 13.0 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 10.4 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 7.8 (8)
1987-88 NBA 7.5 (8)
Career NBA 111.4 (15)
Career 111.4 (16)
Win Shares
1977-78 NBA 12.2 (2)
1979-80 NBA 10.5 (10)
1980-81 NBA 13.6 (4)
1981-82 NBA 12.6 (6)
1983-84 NBA 14.6 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 12.8 (2)
Career NBA 134.2 (30)
Career 134.2 (33)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1977-78 NBA .199 (6)
1979-80 NBA .189 (7)
1980-81 NBA .191 (10)
1983-84 NBA .235 (1)
 1984-85 NBA .194 (7)
1985-86 NBA .223 (3)
1987-88 NBA .210 (5)
Career NBA .189 (26)
Career .189 (28)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.810 (74)
NBA Elo Player Rating
47th (overall) as of May 24, 2013, 4:53AM
  

Transactions

September 16, 1974: Traded by the New Orleans Jazz (as a 1976 1st round draft pick) with Dennis Awtrey, Nate Hawthorne and Curtis Perry to the Phoenix Suns for Neal Walk and a 1975 2nd round draft pick (Clyde Mayes).

May 29, 1975: Traded by the Phoenix Suns (as a 1976 1st round draft pick) to the Buffalo Braves for a 1975 1st round draft pick (Ricky Sobers).

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Buffalo Braves in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1976 NBA Draft.

September 1, 1977: Traded by the Buffalo Braves with Mike Bantom to the Indiana Pacers for Billy Knight.

December 13, 1977: Traded by the Indiana Pacers with Dave Robisch to the Los Angeles Lakers for James Edwards, Earl Tatum and cash.

September 13, 1979: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Utah Jazz for Spencer Haywood.

August 21, 1986: Traded by the Utah Jazz with a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Norris Coleman) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Phil Henderson) to the Detroit Pistons for Kent Benson and Kelly Tripucka.

February 15, 1989: Traded by the Detroit Pistons with a 1991 1st round draft pick (LaBradford Smith) to the Dallas Mavericks for Mark Aguirre.

April 2, 1990: Waived by the Dallas Mavericks.

April 2, 1991: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Milwaukee Bucks

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Utah Jazz NBA $950,000
1987-88 Detroit Pistons NBA $950,000
1988-89 Detroit Pistons NBA $1,250,000
1990-91 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $400,000
Career (may be incomplete) $3,550,000

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