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Leon Douglas

Leon Douglas

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: August 26, 1954 in Leighton, Alabama
High School: Colbert County in Leighton, Alabama
College: University of Alabama
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall), 1976 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 22, 1976
Relatives: Brother of John Douglas

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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 22 DET NBA C 82 1626 245 512 .479 127 229 .555 181 345 526 68 44 81 294 617
1977-78 23 DET NBA C 79 1993 321 667 .481 221 345 .641 181 401 582 112 57 48 197 295 863
1978-79 24 DET NBA C 78 2215 342 698 .490 208 328 .634 248 416 664 74 39 55 190 319 892
1979-80 25 DET NBA C 70 1782 221 455 .486 0 1 .000 125 185 .676 171 330 501 121 30 62 127 249 567
1980-81 26 KCK NBA C 79 1356 185 323 .573 0 3 .000 102 186 .548 150 234 384 69 25 38 90 251 472
1981-82 27 KCK NBA C 63 17 1093 70 140 .500 0 0 32 80 .400 111 179 290 35 15 38 55 210 172
1982-83 28 KCK NBA C 5 0 46 2 3 .667 0 0 0 2 .000 3 4 7 0 0 3 1 13 4
Career NBA 456 17 10111 1386 2798 .495 0 4 .000 815 1355 .601 1045 1909 2954 479 210 325 660 1631 3587

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 22 DET NBA C 82 19.8 3.0 6.2 .479 1.5 2.8 .555 2.2 4.2 6.4 0.8 0.5 1.0 3.6 7.5
1977-78 23 DET NBA C 79 25.2 4.1 8.4 .481 2.8 4.4 .641 2.3 5.1 7.4 1.4 0.7 0.6 2.5 3.7 10.9
1978-79 24 DET NBA C 78 28.4 4.4 8.9 .490 2.7 4.2 .634 3.2 5.3 8.5 0.9 0.5 0.7 2.4 4.1 11.4
1979-80 25 DET NBA C 70 25.5 3.2 6.5 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.6 .676 2.4 4.7 7.2 1.7 0.4 0.9 1.8 3.6 8.1
1980-81 26 KCK NBA C 79 17.2 2.3 4.1 .573 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.4 .548 1.9 3.0 4.9 0.9 0.3 0.5 1.1 3.2 6.0
1981-82 27 KCK NBA C 63 17 17.3 1.1 2.2 .500 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 .400 1.8 2.8 4.6 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.9 3.3 2.7
1982-83 28 KCK NBA C 5 0 9.2 0.4 0.6 .667 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 .000 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 2.6 0.8
Career NBA 456 17 22.2 3.0 6.1 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.0 .601 2.3 4.2 6.5 1.1 0.5 0.7 1.8 3.6 7.9

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 22 DET NBA C 82 1626 5.4 11.3 .479 2.8 5.1 .555 4.0 7.6 11.6 1.5 1.0 1.8 6.5 13.7
1977-78 23 DET NBA C 79 1993 5.8 12.0 .481 4.0 6.2 .641 3.3 7.2 10.5 2.0 1.0 0.9 3.6 5.3 15.6
1978-79 24 DET NBA C 78 2215 5.6 11.3 .490 3.4 5.3 .634 4.0 6.8 10.8 1.2 0.6 0.9 3.1 5.2 14.5
1979-80 25 DET NBA C 70 1782 4.5 9.2 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.7 .676 3.5 6.7 10.1 2.4 0.6 1.3 2.6 5.0 11.5
1980-81 26 KCK NBA C 79 1356 4.9 8.6 .573 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 4.9 .548 4.0 6.2 10.2 1.8 0.7 1.0 2.4 6.7 12.5
1981-82 27 KCK NBA C 63 17 1093 2.3 4.6 .500 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.6 .400 3.7 5.9 9.6 1.2 0.5 1.3 1.8 6.9 5.7
1982-83 28 KCK NBA C 5 0 46 1.6 2.3 .667 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 .000 2.3 3.1 5.5 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.8 10.2 3.1
Career NBA 456 17 10111 4.9 10.0 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.8 .601 3.7 6.8 10.5 1.7 0.7 1.2 2.8 5.8 12.8

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 22 DET NBA C 82 1626 13.3 .503 .479 11.5 22.0 16.8 5.2 1.2 2.6 99 0.3 1.8 2.1 .063
1977-78 23 DET NBA C 79 1993 13.6 .527 .481 9.7 20.8 15.3 7.7 1.3 1.2 19.4 19.5 98 100 1.4 2.2 3.6 .087
1978-79 24 DET NBA C 78 2215 12.1 .529 .490 11.3 20.2 15.6 4.3 0.8 1.3 18.4 17.7 100 105 1.1 2.0 3.1 .068
1979-80 25 DET NBA C 70 1782 11.4 .529 .486 10.0 19.6 14.8 8.5 0.8 1.8 19.1 14.3 103 109 1.0 1.1 2.1 .057
1980-81 26 KCK NBA C 79 1356 12.5 .583 .573 12.4 19.1 15.7 6.7 0.9 1.6 18.2 15.1 109 104 1.6 1.6 3.2 .112
1981-82 27 KCK NBA C 63 1093 6.5 .491 .500 11.1 18.9 14.9 3.8 0.6 2.0 23.9 8.6 97 107 -0.1 1.1 1.0 .044
1982-83 28 KCK NBA C 5 46 2.0 .515 .667 7.1 9.4 8.2 0.0 0.0 3.7 20.5 4.1 98 107 0.0 0.0 0.0 .036
Career NBA 456 10111 11.9 .528 .495 10.9 20.2 15.5 6.1 0.9 1.7 19.2 15.8 101 104 5.3 9.9 15.2 .072

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
1976-77 22 DET NBA C 3 57 4 13 .308 2 7 .286 4 6 10 3 1 5 11 10
1980-81 26 KCK NBA C 15 318 15 32 .469 0 0 15 35 .429 18 47 65 11 4 3 18 47 45
Career NBA 18 375 19 45 .422 0 0 17 42 .405 22 53 75 14 5 8 18 58 55

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
1976-77 22 DET NBA C 3 19.0 1.3 4.3 .308 0.7 2.3 .286 1.3 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.3 1.7 3.7 3.3
1980-81 26 KCK NBA C 15 21.2 1.0 2.1 .469 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.3 .429 1.2 3.1 4.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.2 3.1 3.0
Career NBA 18 20.8 1.1 2.5 .422 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.3 .405 1.2 2.9 4.2 0.8 0.3 0.4 1.2 3.2 3.1

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
1976-77 22 DET NBA C 3 57 2.5 8.2 .308 1.3 4.4 .286 2.5 3.8 6.3 1.9 0.6 3.2 6.9 6.3
1980-81 26 KCK NBA C 15 318 1.7 3.6 .469 0.0 0.0 1.7 4.0 .429 2.0 5.3 7.4 1.2 0.5 0.3 2.0 5.3 5.1
Career NBA 18 375 1.8 4.3 .422 0.0 0.0 1.6 4.0 .405 2.1 5.1 7.2 1.3 0.5 0.8 2.0 5.6 5.3

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
1976-77 22 DET NBA C 3 57 5.5 .311 .308 7.0 9.1 8.1 6.5 0.8 4.1 110 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.148
1980-81 26 KCK NBA C 15 318 4.3 .475 .469 6.5 17.4 11.9 4.9 0.7 0.6 27.5 9.4 84 104 -0.2 0.4 0.1 .019
Career NBA 18 375 4.5 .433 .422 6.6 16.2 11.4 5.1 0.7 1.1 27.5 9.4 84 105 -0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.006

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Leon Douglas 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.1 2.1 1.0 0.0
Luc Longley 89.6 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.2 1.8 0.2 0.2
Jim Barnes 89.0 3.4 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.3
Nathaniel Clifton 86.4 3.7 3.3 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.6 -0.4
Joel Anthony 86.2 3.4 3.3 3.1 1.7 1.2 0.6
Vitaly Potapenko 85.8 3.4 3.1 2.5 2.2 1.5 0.5 0.2
Jim Davis 84.6 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.3 1.8 0.9 0.2
Jon Koncak 82.2 3.7 3.7 3.7 2.5 2.3 1.4 1.1
Duane Causwell 82.1 3.9 2.9 2.8 1.8 1.3 1.2 0.7
Ira Harge 81.2 4.0 3.5 3.4 2.7 2.6 0.0
Rick Roberson 81.1 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.0 1.0 0.4 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Leon Douglas 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.1 2.1 1.0 0.0
Jim Barnes 89.0 3.4 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.3
Joel Anthony 86.2 3.4 3.3 3.1 1.7 1.2 0.6
Nathaniel Clifton 84.5 3.7 3.3 2.4 2.1 1.8 1.6 0.5 -0.4
Luc Longley 83.6 3.5 3.4 3.1 2.2 1.8 1.8 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.0
Ira Harge 81.2 4.0 3.5 3.4 2.7 2.6 0.0
Rick Roberson 81.1 3.6 3.5 3.2 3.0 1.0 0.4 0.0
Vitaly Potapenko 80.6 3.4 3.1 2.5 2.2 1.5 1.1 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Kurt Nimphius 78.9 4.8 3.3 3.1 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1
Jim Davis 78.5 4.3 3.8 3.5 2.3 2.3 1.8 0.9 0.2
Duane Causwell 77.0 3.9 2.9 2.8 1.8 1.3 1.2 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.0

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
1972-73 18 ALABAMA 30 160 331 57 110 321 377 .483 .518 12.6 10.7
1973-74 19 ALABAMA 26 757 164 335 68 113 257 396 .490 .602 29.1 15.2 9.9
1974-75 20 ALABAMA 27 877 228 414 103 165 353 559 .551 .624 32.5 20.7 13.1
1975-76 21 ALABAMA 28 953 228 471 121 204 348 577 .484 .593 34.0 20.6 12.4
Career 111 2587 780 1551 349 592 1279 1909 .503 .590 31.9 17.2 11.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1974-75 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1975-76 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
Games
1976-77 NBA 82 (3)
Personal Fouls
1978-79 NBA 319 (9)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1976-77 NBA 11.5 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (792)
      

Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1976 NBA Draft.

June 12, 1980: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Kansas City Kings; the Detroit Pistons received a 1981 1st round draft pick (Kelly Tripucka) as compensation.

November 19, 1982: Waived by the Kansas City Kings.

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