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Larry Drew

Larry Donnell Drew

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: April 2, 1958 in Kansas City, Kansas
High School: Wyandotte in Kansas City, Kansas
College: University of Missouri
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 1st round (17th pick, 17th overall), 1980 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 10, 1980
As Coach: 3 Yrs, 128-102, .557 W-L% (Full Record)

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 21, 2013 7:17 AM
All-Time Rank: #438. Walter Dukes… #439. Antonio Daniels… #440. Darrell Walker… #441. LARRY DREW… #442. Tyrone Corbin… #443. Johnny Dawkins… #444. Jim Chones… 

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
1980-81 22 DET NBA PG 76 1581 197 484 .407 4 17 .235 106 133 .797 24 96 120 249 88 7 166 125 504
1981-82 23 KCK NBA PG 81 19 1973 358 757 .473 8 27 .296 150 189 .794 30 119 149 419 110 1 174 150 874
1982-83 24 KCK NBA PG 75 74 2690 599 1218 .492 2 16 .125 310 378 .820 44 163 207 610 126 10 272 207 1510
1983-84 25 KCK NBA PG 73 73 2363 474 1026 .462 3 10 .300 243 313 .776 33 113 146 558 121 10 194 170 1194
1984-85 26 KCK NBA PG 72 66 2373 457 913 .501 7 28 .250 154 194 .794 39 125 164 484 93 8 179 147 1075
1985-86 27 SAC NBA PG 75 31 1971 376 776 .485 10 31 .323 128 161 .795 25 100 125 338 66 2 133 134 890
1986-87 28 LAC NBA PG 60 22 1566 295 683 .432 12 72 .167 139 166 .837 26 77 103 326 60 2 151 107 741
1987-88 29 LAC NBA PG 74 51 2024 328 720 .456 26 90 .289 83 108 .769 21 98 119 383 65 0 152 114 765
1989-90 31 LAL NBA PG 80 3 1333 170 383 .444 32 81 .395 46 60 .767 12 86 98 217 47 4 95 92 418
1990-91 32 LAL NBA PG 48 2 496 54 125 .432 14 33 .424 17 22 .773 5 29 34 118 15 1 49 40 139
Career NBA 714 341 18370 3308 7085 .467 118 405 .291 1376 1724 .798 259 1006 1265 3702 791 45 1565 1286 8110

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
1980-81 22 DET NBA PG 76 20.8 2.6 6.4 .407 0.1 0.2 .235 1.4 1.8 .797 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.3 1.2 0.1 2.2 1.6 6.6
1981-82 23 KCK NBA PG 81 19 24.4 4.4 9.3 .473 0.1 0.3 .296 1.9 2.3 .794 0.4 1.5 1.8 5.2 1.4 0.0 2.1 1.9 10.8
1982-83 24 KCK NBA PG 75 74 35.9 8.0 16.2 .492 0.0 0.2 .125 4.1 5.0 .820 0.6 2.2 2.8 8.1 1.7 0.1 3.6 2.8 20.1
1983-84 25 KCK NBA PG 73 73 32.4 6.5 14.1 .462 0.0 0.1 .300 3.3 4.3 .776 0.5 1.5 2.0 7.6 1.7 0.1 2.7 2.3 16.4
1984-85 26 KCK NBA PG 72 66 33.0 6.3 12.7 .501 0.1 0.4 .250 2.1 2.7 .794 0.5 1.7 2.3 6.7 1.3 0.1 2.5 2.0 14.9
1985-86 27 SAC NBA PG 75 31 26.3 5.0 10.3 .485 0.1 0.4 .323 1.7 2.1 .795 0.3 1.3 1.7 4.5 0.9 0.0 1.8 1.8 11.9
1986-87 28 LAC NBA PG 60 22 26.1 4.9 11.4 .432 0.2 1.2 .167 2.3 2.8 .837 0.4 1.3 1.7 5.4 1.0 0.0 2.5 1.8 12.4
1987-88 29 LAC NBA PG 74 51 27.4 4.4 9.7 .456 0.4 1.2 .289 1.1 1.5 .769 0.3 1.3 1.6 5.2 0.9 0.0 2.1 1.5 10.3
1989-90 31 LAL NBA PG 80 3 16.7 2.1 4.8 .444 0.4 1.0 .395 0.6 0.8 .767 0.2 1.1 1.2 2.7 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.2 5.2
1990-91 32 LAL NBA PG 48 2 10.3 1.1 2.6 .432 0.3 0.7 .424 0.4 0.5 .773 0.1 0.6 0.7 2.5 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.8 2.9
Career NBA 714 341 25.7 4.6 9.9 .467 0.2 0.6 .291 1.9 2.4 .798 0.4 1.4 1.8 5.2 1.1 0.1 2.2 1.8 11.4

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
1980-81 22 DET NBA PG 76 1581 4.5 11.0 .407 0.1 0.4 .235 2.4 3.0 .797 0.5 2.2 2.7 5.7 2.0 0.2 3.8 2.8 11.5
1981-82 23 KCK NBA PG 81 19 1973 6.5 13.8 .473 0.1 0.5 .296 2.7 3.4 .794 0.5 2.2 2.7 7.6 2.0 0.0 3.2 2.7 15.9
1982-83 24 KCK NBA PG 75 74 2690 8.0 16.3 .492 0.0 0.2 .125 4.1 5.1 .820 0.6 2.2 2.8 8.2 1.7 0.1 3.6 2.8 20.2
1983-84 25 KCK NBA PG 73 73 2363 7.2 15.6 .462 0.0 0.2 .300 3.7 4.8 .776 0.5 1.7 2.2 8.5 1.8 0.2 3.0 2.6 18.2
1984-85 26 KCK NBA PG 72 66 2373 6.9 13.9 .501 0.1 0.4 .250 2.3 2.9 .794 0.6 1.9 2.5 7.3 1.4 0.1 2.7 2.2 16.3
1985-86 27 SAC NBA PG 75 31 1971 6.9 14.2 .485 0.2 0.6 .323 2.3 2.9 .795 0.5 1.8 2.3 6.2 1.2 0.0 2.4 2.4 16.3
1986-87 28 LAC NBA PG 60 22 1566 6.8 15.7 .432 0.3 1.7 .167 3.2 3.8 .837 0.6 1.8 2.4 7.5 1.4 0.0 3.5 2.5 17.0
1987-88 29 LAC NBA PG 74 51 2024 5.8 12.8 .456 0.5 1.6 .289 1.5 1.9 .769 0.4 1.7 2.1 6.8 1.2 0.0 2.7 2.0 13.6
1989-90 31 LAL NBA PG 80 3 1333 4.6 10.3 .444 0.9 2.2 .395 1.2 1.6 .767 0.3 2.3 2.6 5.9 1.3 0.1 2.6 2.5 11.3
1990-91 32 LAL NBA PG 48 2 496 3.9 9.1 .432 1.0 2.4 .424 1.2 1.6 .773 0.4 2.1 2.5 8.6 1.1 0.1 3.6 2.9 10.1
Career NBA 714 341 18370 6.5 13.9 .467 0.2 0.8 .291 2.7 3.4 .798 0.5 2.0 2.5 7.3 1.6 0.1 3.1 2.5 15.9

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
1980-81 22 DET NBA PG 76 1581 9.3 .464 .411 1.7 7.5 4.4 22.7 2.6 0.3 23.4 18.1 88 106 -1.6 1.6 0.0 -0.001
1981-82 23 KCK NBA PG 81 1973 15.3 .520 .478 1.7 7.0 4.2 29.3 2.6 0.0 17.2 21.0 103 108 1.3 1.7 3.0 .074
1982-83 24 KCK NBA PG 75 2690 18.1 .545 .493 1.8 6.6 4.2 31.6 2.1 0.2 16.4 23.7 109 107 5.1 2.1 7.2 .128
1983-84 25 KCK NBA PG 73 2363 16.5 .513 .463 1.6 5.6 3.5 34.3 2.4 0.2 14.3 23.1 107 109 2.6 2.0 4.6 .093
1984-85 26 KCK NBA PG 72 2373 14.7 .538 .504 1.9 6.0 3.9 27.8 1.8 0.2 15.2 19.6 110 114 2.9 0.7 3.6 .073
1985-86 27 SAC NBA PG 75 1971 13.7 .525 .491 1.4 5.7 3.6 24.4 1.6 0.1 13.6 20.1 107 112 1.9 0.9 2.8 .068
1986-87 28 LAC NBA PG 60 1566 13.1 .490 .441 1.7 5.9 3.6 32.1 1.8 0.1 16.6 23.1 99 115 -0.2 0.4 0.1 .004
1987-88 29 LAC NBA PG 74 2024 11.7 .498 .474 1.1 5.3 3.1 29.4 1.5 0.0 16.5 18.5 100 112 0.1 1.2 1.2 .030
1989-90 31 LAL NBA PG 80 1333 10.2 .511 .486 1.1 7.1 4.2 22.1 1.8 0.2 18.8 16.2 102 110 0.3 1.1 1.4 .050
1990-91 32 LAL NBA PG 48 496 10.3 .516 .488 1.2 6.5 4.0 32.4 1.5 0.1 26.7 16.1 100 109 0.0 0.5 0.5 .048
Career NBA 714 18370 14.0 .517 .475 1.6 6.2 3.9 28.8 2.0 0.1 16.6 20.5 104 110 12.3 12.1 24.4 .064

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
1983-84 25 KCK NBA PG 3 70 7 19 .368 0 0 3 3 1.000 0 4 4 11 3 0 5 5 17
1985-86 27 SAC NBA PG 3 0 56 14 25 .560 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 14 5 0 0 2 31
1989-90 31 LAL NBA PG 7 0 51 3 8 .375 1 4 .250 5 6 .833 0 2 2 4 3 0 4 9 12
1990-91 32 LAL NBA PG 18 0 116 14 33 .424 3 11 .273 4 6 .667 0 8 8 21 0 0 9 17 35
Career NBA 31 0 293 38 85 .447 5 18 .278 14 17 .824 0 15 15 50 11 0 18 33 95

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
1983-84 25 KCK NBA PG 3 23.3 2.3 6.3 .368 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 1.3 1.3 3.7 1.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 5.7
1985-86 27 SAC NBA PG 3 0 18.7 4.7 8.3 .560 0.3 1.0 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000 0.0 0.3 0.3 4.7 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 10.3
1989-90 31 LAL NBA PG 7 0 7.3 0.4 1.1 .375 0.1 0.6 .250 0.7 0.9 .833 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.3 1.7
1990-91 32 LAL NBA PG 18 0 6.4 0.8 1.8 .424 0.2 0.6 .273 0.2 0.3 .667 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.9 1.9
Career NBA 31 0 9.5 1.2 2.7 .447 0.2 0.6 .278 0.5 0.5 .824 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.1 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
1983-84 25 KCK NBA PG 3 70 3.6 9.8 .368 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.000 0.0 2.1 2.1 5.7 1.5 0.0 2.6 2.6 8.7
1985-86 27 SAC NBA PG 3 0 56 9.0 16.1 .560 0.6 1.9 .333 1.3 1.3 1.000 0.0 0.6 0.6 9.0 3.2 0.0 0.0 1.3 19.9
1989-90 31 LAL NBA PG 7 0 51 2.1 5.6 .375 0.7 2.8 .250 3.5 4.2 .833 0.0 1.4 1.4 2.8 2.1 0.0 2.8 6.4 8.5
1990-91 32 LAL NBA PG 18 0 116 4.3 10.2 .424 0.9 3.4 .273 1.2 1.9 .667 0.0 2.5 2.5 6.5 0.0 0.0 2.8 5.3 10.9
Career NBA 31 0 293 4.7 10.4 .447 0.6 2.2 .278 1.7 2.1 .824 0.0 1.8 1.8 6.1 1.4 0.0 2.2 4.1 11.7

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
1983-84 25 KCK NBA PG 3 70 6.8 .418 .368 0.0 7.4 3.2 21.4 2.1 0.0 19.7 14.5 86 112 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.029
1985-86 27 SAC NBA PG 3 56 26.9 .599 .580 0.0 2.2 1.0 49.3 4.6 0.0 0.0 18.5 149 115 0.3 0.0 0.3 .271
1989-90 31 LAL NBA PG 7 51 5.1 .564 .438 0.0 4.5 2.3 10.0 3.0 0.0 27.3 12.6 95 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 .018
1990-91 32 LAL NBA PG 18 116 6.4 .491 .470 0.0 8.3 4.2 27.1 0.0 0.0 20.2 17.4 97 116 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.006
Career NBA 31 293 10.2 .514 .476 0.0 6.2 3.0 27.0 1.9 0.0 16.3 16.1 105 114 0.1 0.2 0.3 .046

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Larry Drew 7.2 4.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 1.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.0
Darwin Cook 88.3 6.0 3.9 3.6 3.0 2.7 1.6 1.2 0.9
Chris Whitney 85.0 6.5 4.0 3.2 2.7 2.3 1.3 1.0 0.6 -0.2 -0.3
Earl Boykins 85.0 6.0 4.5 4.1 3.5 2.9 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.0 -0.3
George Senesky 84.9 6.2 4.4 3.6 2.6 2.3 2.0 0.5 0.3
Bobby Phills 84.9 7.1 5.0 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.0 1.5 -0.1 -0.1
Delonte West 84.6 6.4 5.7 3.7 3.3 2.2 1.3 0.9 0.9
Beno Udrih 84.1 7.2 5.5 3.1 2.4 2.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0
Vincent Askew 83.9 6.0 4.6 4.3 2.9 2.7 1.5 0.2 0.2 -0.2
Ted McClain 83.8 7.0 4.2 4.1 2.7 2.0 0.8 0.5 -0.1
Jim Cleamons 83.6 7.1 5.5 3.8 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Larry Drew 7.2 4.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 1.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.0
Darwin Cook 88.3 6.0 3.9 3.6 3.0 2.7 1.6 1.2 0.9
Chris Whitney 85.3 6.5 4.0 3.2 2.7 2.3 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.3
Bobby Phills 84.9 7.1 5.0 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.0 1.5 -0.1 -0.1
George Senesky 84.9 6.2 4.4 3.6 2.6 2.3 2.0 0.5 0.3
Delonte West 84.6 6.4 5.7 3.7 3.3 2.2 1.3 0.9 0.9
Beno Udrih 84.1 7.2 5.5 3.1 2.4 2.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.0
Vincent Askew 83.9 6.0 4.6 4.3 2.9 2.7 1.5 0.2 0.2 -0.2
Ted McClain 83.8 7.0 4.2 4.1 2.7 2.0 0.8 0.5 -0.1
Jim Cleamons 83.6 7.1 5.5 3.8 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.1
Thabo Sefolosha 83.2 6.8 4.1 4.0 2.2 1.8 1.5 0.8

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
1976-77 18 MISSOURI 28 75 175 44 59 77 194 .429 .746 6.9 2.8
1977-78 19 MISSOURI 30 1029 150 344 80 105 90 380 .436 .762 34.3 12.7 3.0
1978-79 20 MISSOURI 28 1037 181 366 64 100 73 426 .495 .640 37.0 15.2 2.6
1979-80 21 MISSOURI 31 1092 151 279 99 121 89 401 .541 .818 35.2 12.9 2.9
Career 117 3158 557 1164 287 385 329 1401 .479 .745 35.5 12.0 2.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Month: 1 time (Show/Hide)
MVP Award Shares
1982-83 NBA 0.004 (18)
Career 0.004 (198)
Assists
1982-83 NBA 610 (6)
Turnovers
1982-83 NBA 272 (9)
Assists Per Game
1982-83 NBA 8.1 (4)
1983-84 NBA 7.6 (9)
Career NBA 5.2 (86)
Career 5.2 (89)
Assist Pct
1982-83 NBA 31.6 (9)
1983-84 NBA 34.3 (9)
Career NBA 28.8 (54)
Career 28.8 (54)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.001 (493)
NBA Elo Player Rating
441st (overall) as of May 21, 2013, 4:59AM

Transactions

February 4, 1980: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks (as a 1980 1st round draft pick) with Kent Benson to the Detroit Pistons for Bob Lanier.

June 10, 1980: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.

August 26, 1981: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the Kansas City Kings for a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Dave Magley) and a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Tony Costner).

August 19, 1986: Traded by the Sacramento Kings with Mike Woodson, a 1988 1st round draft pick (Hersey Hawkins) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Jay Edwards) to the Los Angeles Clippers for Junior Bridgeman, Franklin Edwards and Derek Smith.

August 4, 1989: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

October 2, 1991: Waived by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Sacramento Kings NBA $600,000
1987-88 Los Angeles Clippers NBA $600,000
1990-91 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $550,000
1991-92 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $600,000
Career (may be incomplete) $2,350,000

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