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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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 354 | 318 | 11464 | 2582 | 4929 | 3 | 25 | 2341 | 2882 | 569 | 1456 | 857 | 234 | 41 | 790 | 835 | 7508 | .524 | .120 | .812 | 32.4 | 21.2 | 4.1 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 181 | 163 | 5812 | 1381 | 2591 | 2 | 12 | 1304 | 1599 | 301 | 744 | 444 | 123 | 21 | 380 | 407 | 4068 | .533 | .167 | .816 | 32.1 | 22.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| Road | 173 | 155 | 5652 | 1201 | 2338 | 1 | 13 | 1037 | 1283 | 268 | 712 | 413 | 111 | 20 | 410 | 428 | 3440 | .514 | .077 | .808 | 32.7 | 19.9 | 4.1 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 217 | 216 | 7181 | 1591 | 3032 | 1 | 9 | 1449 | 1755 | 364 | 923 | 533 | 151 | 27 | 489 | 512 | 4632 | .525 | .111 | .826 | 33.1 | 21.3 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| Post | 137 | 102 | 4283 | 991 | 1897 | 2 | 16 | 892 | 1127 | 205 | 533 | 324 | 83 | 14 | 301 | 323 | 2876 | .522 | .125 | .791 | 31.3 | 21.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 203 | 183 | 6532 | 1530 | 2816 | 1 | 14 | 1485 | 1790 | 297 | 809 | 531 | 139 | 25 | 454 | 451 | 4546 | .543 | .071 | .830 | 32.2 | 22.4 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
| Loss | 151 | 135 | 4932 | 1052 | 2113 | 2 | 11 | 856 | 1092 | 272 | 647 | 326 | 95 | 16 | 336 | 384 | 2962 | .498 | .182 | .784 | 32.7 | 19.6 | 4.3 | 2.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 4 | 4 | 149 | 41 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 55 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 128 | .554 | .000 | .836 | 37.3 | 32.0 | 4.5 | 1.8 |
| November | 63 | 63 | 2086 | 460 | 887 | 0 | 1 | 445 | 543 | 95 | 255 | 169 | 43 | 7 | 133 | 151 | 1365 | .519 | .000 | .820 | 33.1 | 21.7 | 4.0 | 2.7 | |
| December | 66 | 66 | 2204 | 486 | 921 | 0 | 1 | 452 | 548 | 121 | 294 | 167 | 46 | 5 | 145 | 155 | 1424 | .528 | .000 | .825 | 33.4 | 21.6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | |
| January | 71 | 70 | 2302 | 516 | 982 | 1 | 5 | 419 | 503 | 124 | 301 | 154 | 50 | 12 | 164 | 163 | 1452 | .525 | .200 | .833 | 32.4 | 20.5 | 4.2 | 2.2 | |
| February | 38 | 32 | 1262 | 284 | 526 | 0 | 1 | 291 | 364 | 50 | 153 | 87 | 27 | 5 | 95 | 99 | 859 | .540 | .000 | .799 | 33.2 | 22.6 | 4.0 | 2.3 | |
| March | 64 | 46 | 2105 | 506 | 950 | 1 | 7 | 413 | 529 | 95 | 265 | 162 | 37 | 6 | 151 | 158 | 1426 | .533 | .143 | .781 | 32.9 | 22.3 | 4.1 | 2.5 | |
| April | 48 | 37 | 1356 | 289 | 589 | 1 | 8 | 275 | 340 | 76 | 170 | 111 | 27 | 6 | 88 | 97 | 854 | .491 | .125 | .809 | 28.3 | 17.8 | 3.5 | 2.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 21 | 18 | 700 | 149 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 159 | 27 | 84 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 43 | 430 | .530 | .830 | 33.3 | 20.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | |
| Monday | 27 | 23 | 914 | 202 | 378 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 242 | 39 | 106 | 63 | 15 | 3 | 69 | 76 | 601 | .534 | .000 | .814 | 33.9 | 22.3 | 3.9 | 2.3 | |
| Tuesday | 58 | 51 | 1818 | 417 | 779 | 1 | 3 | 322 | 399 | 93 | 230 | 139 | 50 | 7 | 145 | 127 | 1157 | .535 | .333 | .807 | 31.3 | 19.9 | 4.0 | 2.4 | |
| Wednesday | 64 | 60 | 2158 | 489 | 958 | 2 | 5 | 449 | 552 | 134 | 292 | 164 | 46 | 7 | 128 | 162 | 1429 | .510 | .400 | .813 | 33.7 | 22.3 | 4.6 | 2.6 | |
| Thursday | 28 | 25 | 881 | 203 | 402 | 0 | 2 | 187 | 240 | 49 | 123 | 69 | 25 | 1 | 54 | 69 | 593 | .505 | .000 | .779 | 31.5 | 21.2 | 4.4 | 2.5 | |
| Friday | 81 | 74 | 2640 | 562 | 1070 | 0 | 7 | 592 | 724 | 118 | 308 | 209 | 46 | 10 | 180 | 190 | 1716 | .525 | .000 | .818 | 32.6 | 21.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | |
| Saturday | 75 | 67 | 2353 | 560 | 1061 | 0 | 5 | 462 | 566 | 109 | 313 | 160 | 41 | 11 | 170 | 168 | 1582 | .528 | .000 | .816 | 31.4 | 21.1 | 4.2 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 318 | 318 | 10630 | 2425 | 4598 | 2 | 20 | 2162 | 2654 | 534 | 1373 | 805 | 218 | 38 | 739 | 778 | 7014 | .527 | .100 | .815 | 33.4 | 22.1 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| Reserve | 36 | 0 | 834 | 157 | 331 | 1 | 5 | 179 | 228 | 35 | 83 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 51 | 57 | 494 | .474 | .200 | .785 | 23.2 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 58 | 58 | 2429 | 578 | 1040 | 0 | 3 | 505 | 595 | 115 | 324 | 209 | 49 | 4 | 161 | 168 | 1661 | .556 | .000 | .849 | 41.9 | 28.6 | 5.6 | 3.6 |
| 30-39 | 190 | 183 | 6562 | 1482 | 2827 | 2 | 14 | 1417 | 1750 | 340 | 862 | 478 | 140 | 26 | 467 | 482 | 4383 | .524 | .143 | .810 | 34.5 | 23.1 | 4.5 | 2.5 | |
| 20-29 | 88 | 68 | 2247 | 499 | 981 | 1 | 6 | 396 | 500 | 105 | 250 | 160 | 39 | 11 | 153 | 166 | 1395 | .509 | .167 | .792 | 25.5 | 15.9 | 2.8 | 1.8 | |
| 10-19 | 12 | 7 | 196 | 19 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 53 | .264 | .556 | 16.3 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | ||
| 0-9 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .444 | .000 | .800 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 98 | 88 | 3060 | 677 | 1308 | 1 | 8 | 578 | 706 | 146 | 380 | 216 | 60 | 15 | 200 | 215 | 1933 | .518 | .125 | .819 | 31.2 | 19.7 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| 1 Day | 150 | 135 | 5042 | 1138 | 2139 | 2 | 12 | 1097 | 1343 | 234 | 622 | 389 | 108 | 12 | 350 | 366 | 3375 | .532 | .167 | .817 | 33.6 | 22.5 | 4.1 | 2.6 | |
| 2 Days | 63 | 56 | 2015 | 470 | 894 | 0 | 3 | 378 | 467 | 112 | 260 | 166 | 40 | 11 | 144 | 148 | 1318 | .526 | .000 | .809 | 32.0 | 20.9 | 4.1 | 2.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 37 | 34 | 1186 | 265 | 523 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 309 | 70 | 174 | 80 | 22 | 2 | 83 | 90 | 770 | .507 | .777 | 32.1 | 20.8 | 4.7 | 2.2 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 193 | 169 | 6250 | 1368 | 2563 | 3 | 15 | 1317 | 1582 | 268 | 743 | 439 | 115 | 24 | 407 | 452 | 4056 | .534 | .200 | .832 | 32.4 | 21.0 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| Western | 161 | 149 | 5214 | 1214 | 2366 | 0 | 10 | 1024 | 1300 | 301 | 713 | 418 | 119 | 17 | 383 | 383 | 3452 | .513 | .000 | .788 | 32.4 | 21.4 | 4.4 | 2.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 94 | 82 | 3052 | 691 | 1269 | 3 | 6 | 655 | 787 | 143 | 363 | 227 | 54 | 11 | 200 | 199 | 2040 | .545 | .500 | .832 | 32.5 | 21.7 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| Central | 99 | 87 | 3198 | 677 | 1294 | 0 | 9 | 662 | 795 | 125 | 380 | 212 | 61 | 13 | 207 | 253 | 2016 | .523 | .000 | .833 | 32.3 | 20.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | |
| Midwest | 79 | 73 | 2554 | 586 | 1128 | 0 | 6 | 509 | 659 | 146 | 362 | 218 | 59 | 8 | 192 | 190 | 1681 | .520 | .000 | .772 | 32.3 | 21.3 | 4.6 | 2.8 | |
| Pacific | 82 | 76 | 2660 | 628 | 1238 | 0 | 4 | 515 | 641 | 155 | 351 | 200 | 60 | 9 | 191 | 193 | 1771 | .507 | .000 | .803 | 32.4 | 21.6 | 4.3 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 20 | 16 | 617 | 110 | 225 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 134 | 18 | 65 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 58 | 328 | .489 | .000 | .806 | 30.9 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 18 | 14 | 587 | 138 | 263 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 141 | 24 | 53 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 46 | 391 | .525 | .816 | 32.6 | 21.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | ||
| Chicago | 18 | 17 | 618 | 125 | 239 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 176 | 26 | 84 | 53 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 24 | 403 | .523 | .000 | .869 | 34.3 | 22.4 | 4.7 | 2.9 | |
| Cleveland | 17 | 15 | 597 | 124 | 241 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 155 | 18 | 73 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 32 | 51 | 382 | .515 | .000 | .865 | 35.1 | 22.5 | 4.3 | 2.4 | |
| Dallas | 11 | 11 | 336 | 75 | 149 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 95 | 25 | 58 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 37 | 229 | .503 | .000 | .832 | 30.5 | 20.8 | 5.3 | 3.4 | |
| Denver | 12 | 12 | 409 | 105 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 99 | 17 | 67 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 37 | 293 | .547 | .838 | 34.1 | 24.4 | 5.6 | 2.7 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 3 | 116 | 30 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 75 | .536 | .682 | 29.0 | 18.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 | ||
| Golden State | 12 | 10 | 406 | 91 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 70 | 37 | 71 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 238 | .484 | .800 | 33.8 | 19.8 | 5.9 | 3.3 | ||
| Houston | 15 | 15 | 502 | 95 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 112 | 26 | 56 | 39 | 12 | 0 | 41 | 39 | 276 | .482 | .768 | 33.5 | 18.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | ||
| Indiana | 22 | 19 | 663 | 163 | 305 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 149 | 34 | 79 | 44 | 22 | 1 | 44 | 54 | 445 | .534 | .000 | .799 | 30.1 | 20.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 13 | 11 | 393 | 107 | 193 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 95 | 22 | 47 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 291 | .554 | .000 | .811 | 30.2 | 22.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | |
| LA Lakers | 13 | 13 | 448 | 100 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 123 | 22 | 65 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 37 | 295 | .532 | .772 | 34.5 | 22.7 | 5.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Miami | 5 | 4 | 162 | 34 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 91 | .500 | .000 | .793 | 32.4 | 18.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | |
| Milwaukee | 18 | 17 | 587 | 125 | 228 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 159 | 25 | 66 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 54 | 383 | .548 | .000 | .836 | 32.6 | 21.3 | 3.7 | 2.2 | |
| Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 73 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35 | .565 | .563 | 24.3 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | ||
| New Jersey | 20 | 18 | 658 | 164 | 273 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 187 | 39 | 94 | 58 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 40 | 477 | .601 | 1.000 | .791 | 32.9 | 23.9 | 4.7 | 2.9 | |
| New Orleans | 5 | 5 | 149 | 27 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 36 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 82 | .458 | .778 | 29.8 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 2.6 | ||
| New York | 16 | 16 | 522 | 100 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 142 | 17 | 68 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 38 | 321 | .526 | .852 | 32.6 | 20.1 | 4.3 | 2.3 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 13 | 13 | 435 | 105 | 207 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 103 | 22 | 46 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 29 | 298 | .507 | .000 | .854 | 33.5 | 22.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 15 | 497 | 104 | 201 | 1 | 3 | 84 | 101 | 27 | 58 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 26 | 293 | .517 | .333 | .832 | 31.1 | 18.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 | |
| Phoenix | 13 | 11 | 418 | 102 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 93 | 26 | 56 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 279 | .477 | .806 | 32.2 | 21.5 | 4.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Portland | 12 | 12 | 379 | 90 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 118 | 18 | 42 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 31 | 273 | .508 | .788 | 31.6 | 22.8 | 3.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 15 | 14 | 493 | 118 | 233 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 151 | 31 | 72 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 34 | 28 | 352 | .506 | .000 | .768 | 32.9 | 23.5 | 4.8 | 2.5 | |
| San Antonio | 14 | 12 | 447 | 113 | 205 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 112 | 24 | 64 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 32 | 312 | .551 | .000 | .768 | 31.9 | 22.3 | 4.6 | 2.6 | |
| Utah | 9 | 8 | 279 | 53 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 77 | 13 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 160 | .473 | .701 | 31.0 | 17.8 | 3.8 | 1.9 | ||
| Washington | 20 | 15 | 673 | 171 | 303 | 1 | 2 | 163 | 187 | 29 | 74 | 47 | 17 | 1 | 45 | 37 | 506 | .564 | .500 | .872 | 33.7 | 25.3 | 3.7 | 2.4 | |