Alexander English (Alex, The Blade)
Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: January 5, 1954 in Columbia, South Carolina
High School: Dreher in Columbia, South Carolina
College: University of South Carolina
Draft: Milwaukee Bucks, 2nd round (6th pick, 23rd overall), 1976 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 21, 1976
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1997 (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 | 484 | 431 | 15867 | 4640 | 9421 | 9 | 40 | 1841 | 2161 | 883 | 1991 | 1829 | 370 | 133 | 1033 | 1089 | 11130 | .493 | .225 | .852 | 32.8 | 23.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | |
| 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 | 240 | 213 | 7709 | 2357 | 4709 | 1 | 15 | 948 | 1114 | 426 | 962 | 1036 | 192 | 73 | 465 | 532 | 5663 | .501 | .067 | .851 | 32.1 | 23.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
| Road | 244 | 218 | 8158 | 2283 | 4712 | 8 | 25 | 893 | 1047 | 457 | 1029 | 793 | 178 | 60 | 568 | 557 | 5467 | .485 | .320 | .853 | 33.4 | 22.4 | 4.2 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 279 | 258 | 9263 | 2700 | 5461 | 7 | 20 | 1070 | 1271 | 515 | 1174 | 1055 | 230 | 72 | 631 | 645 | 6477 | .494 | .350 | .842 | 33.2 | 23.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Post | 205 | 173 | 6604 | 1940 | 3960 | 2 | 20 | 771 | 890 | 368 | 817 | 774 | 140 | 61 | 402 | 444 | 4653 | .490 | .100 | .866 | 32.2 | 22.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | |
| 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 | 249 | 230 | 8308 | 2650 | 5096 | 0 | 5 | 1032 | 1204 | 445 | 1042 | 1055 | 197 | 79 | 532 | 553 | 6332 | .520 | .000 | .857 | 33.4 | 25.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Loss | 235 | 201 | 7559 | 1990 | 4325 | 9 | 35 | 809 | 957 | 438 | 949 | 774 | 173 | 54 | 501 | 536 | 4798 | .460 | .257 | .845 | 32.2 | 20.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | |
| 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 |
| Month | October | 5 | 5 | 190 | 57 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 48 | 11 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 154 | .463 | .833 | 38.0 | 30.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | |
| November | 79 | 70 | 2446 | 723 | 1472 | 0 | 1 | 324 | 377 | 143 | 307 | 282 | 56 | 15 | 163 | 153 | 1770 | .491 | .000 | .859 | 31.0 | 22.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | |
| December | 87 | 81 | 2991 | 875 | 1734 | 4 | 11 | 323 | 398 | 160 | 397 | 300 | 80 | 27 | 197 | 199 | 2077 | .505 | .364 | .812 | 34.4 | 23.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | |
| January | 88 | 85 | 3016 | 848 | 1729 | 3 | 7 | 328 | 388 | 173 | 377 | 378 | 73 | 21 | 216 | 244 | 2027 | .490 | .429 | .845 | 34.3 | 23.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | |
| February | 77 | 65 | 2537 | 773 | 1580 | 1 | 9 | 305 | 352 | 136 | 309 | 298 | 58 | 31 | 151 | 177 | 1852 | .489 | .111 | .866 | 32.9 | 24.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | |
| March | 89 | 78 | 2888 | 861 | 1736 | 0 | 7 | 348 | 397 | 172 | 364 | 330 | 64 | 16 | 177 | 193 | 2070 | .496 | .000 | .877 | 32.4 | 23.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | |
| April | 59 | 47 | 1799 | 503 | 1047 | 1 | 5 | 173 | 201 | 88 | 214 | 217 | 34 | 18 | 111 | 110 | 1180 | .480 | .200 | .861 | 30.5 | 20.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | |
| 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 | 30 | 28 | 1011 | 290 | 595 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 115 | 43 | 105 | 116 | 21 | 8 | 67 | 75 | 678 | .487 | .000 | .852 | 33.7 | 22.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Monday | 38 | 35 | 1337 | 373 | 791 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 192 | 91 | 189 | 158 | 31 | 15 | 98 | 98 | 902 | .472 | .000 | .813 | 35.2 | 23.7 | 5.0 | 4.2 | |
| Tuesday | 93 | 82 | 3039 | 928 | 1873 | 3 | 8 | 427 | 489 | 163 | 370 | 347 | 71 | 23 | 224 | 193 | 2286 | .495 | .375 | .873 | 32.7 | 24.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | |
| Wednesday | 71 | 62 | 2265 | 606 | 1264 | 2 | 7 | 235 | 274 | 128 | 285 | 229 | 62 | 21 | 145 | 163 | 1449 | .479 | .286 | .858 | 31.9 | 20.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | |
| Thursday | 64 | 61 | 2125 | 660 | 1319 | 1 | 9 | 235 | 274 | 110 | 265 | 263 | 52 | 18 | 126 | 148 | 1556 | .500 | .111 | .858 | 33.2 | 24.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | |
| Friday | 86 | 72 | 2656 | 812 | 1618 | 1 | 6 | 288 | 343 | 175 | 361 | 306 | 48 | 24 | 171 | 177 | 1913 | .502 | .167 | .840 | 30.9 | 22.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | |
| Saturday | 102 | 91 | 3434 | 971 | 1961 | 2 | 6 | 402 | 474 | 173 | 416 | 410 | 85 | 24 | 202 | 235 | 2346 | .495 | .333 | .848 | 33.7 | 23.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | |
| 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 | 431 | 431 | 14907 | 4461 | 9010 | 9 | 39 | 1766 | 2074 | 824 | 1856 | 1764 | 353 | 116 | 967 | 1009 | 10697 | .495 | .231 | .851 | 34.6 | 24.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Reserve | 53 | 0 | 960 | 179 | 411 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 87 | 59 | 135 | 65 | 17 | 17 | 66 | 80 | 433 | .436 | .000 | .862 | 18.1 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 113 | 113 | 4782 | 1483 | 2893 | 4 | 16 | 629 | 737 | 269 | 595 | 545 | 110 | 40 | 329 | 330 | 3599 | .513 | .250 | .853 | 42.3 | 31.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 30-39 | 223 | 220 | 7871 | 2346 | 4792 | 4 | 21 | 924 | 1080 | 429 | 980 | 949 | 187 | 62 | 497 | 544 | 5620 | .490 | .190 | .856 | 35.3 | 25.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | |
| 20-29 | 106 | 86 | 2622 | 721 | 1481 | 1 | 2 | 251 | 299 | 146 | 331 | 292 | 62 | 23 | 165 | 167 | 1694 | .487 | .500 | .839 | 24.7 | 16.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | |
| 10-19 | 36 | 11 | 547 | 89 | 245 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 43 | 36 | 80 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 46 | 215 | .363 | .000 | .860 | 15.2 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 1.1 | |
| 0-9 | 6 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .100 | .000 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 133 | 118 | 4403 | 1274 | 2552 | 4 | 13 | 508 | 591 | 255 | 557 | 467 | 108 | 28 | 314 | 301 | 3060 | .499 | .308 | .860 | 33.1 | 23.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| 1 Day | 215 | 194 | 7109 | 2112 | 4279 | 2 | 18 | 797 | 936 | 404 | 920 | 857 | 166 | 70 | 443 | 502 | 5023 | .494 | .111 | .851 | 33.1 | 23.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | |
| 2 Days | 87 | 78 | 2909 | 861 | 1741 | 2 | 8 | 375 | 439 | 159 | 352 | 355 | 67 | 23 | 182 | 177 | 2099 | .495 | .250 | .854 | 33.4 | 24.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 43 | 36 | 1266 | 335 | 733 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 163 | 55 | 138 | 129 | 25 | 11 | 80 | 94 | 804 | .457 | 1.000 | .816 | 29.4 | 18.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | |
| 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 | 138 | 125 | 4589 | 1408 | 2756 | 2 | 10 | 537 | 621 | 243 | 558 | 522 | 102 | 35 | 302 | 322 | 3355 | .511 | .200 | .865 | 33.3 | 24.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Western | 346 | 306 | 11278 | 3232 | 6665 | 7 | 30 | 1304 | 1540 | 640 | 1433 | 1307 | 268 | 98 | 731 | 767 | 7775 | .485 | .233 | .847 | 32.6 | 22.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | |
| 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 | 63 | 58 | 2137 | 678 | 1324 | 0 | 4 | 241 | 280 | 112 | 259 | 239 | 45 | 19 | 132 | 139 | 1597 | .512 | .000 | .861 | 33.9 | 25.3 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Central | 75 | 67 | 2452 | 730 | 1432 | 2 | 6 | 296 | 341 | 131 | 299 | 283 | 57 | 16 | 170 | 183 | 1758 | .510 | .333 | .868 | 32.7 | 23.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | |
| Midwest | 174 | 154 | 5644 | 1580 | 3294 | 3 | 12 | 645 | 753 | 329 | 717 | 649 | 146 | 39 | 348 | 382 | 3808 | .480 | .250 | .857 | 32.4 | 21.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | |
| Pacific | 172 | 152 | 5634 | 1652 | 3371 | 4 | 18 | 659 | 787 | 311 | 716 | 658 | 122 | 59 | 383 | 385 | 3967 | .490 | .222 | .837 | 32.8 | 23.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | |
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 397 | 124 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 65 | 18 | 41 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 308 | .528 | .923 | 33.1 | 25.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | |
| Boston | 12 | 12 | 409 | 122 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 63 | 21 | 41 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 37 | 296 | .466 | .825 | 34.1 | 24.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | ||
| Chicago | 12 | 11 | 390 | 115 | 221 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 48 | 20 | 49 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 25 | 275 | .520 | 1.000 | .917 | 32.5 | 22.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | |
| Cleveland | 11 | 10 | 390 | 111 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 42 | 20 | 43 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 31 | 259 | .493 | .881 | 35.5 | 23.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 | ||
| Dallas | 29 | 29 | 972 | 272 | 585 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 129 | 47 | 116 | 103 | 26 | 9 | 48 | 80 | 650 | .465 | .000 | .822 | 33.5 | 22.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | |
| Denver | 4 | 2 | 102 | 23 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 53 | .489 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | ||
| Detroit | 12 | 11 | 391 | 112 | 227 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 72 | 19 | 48 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 28 | 283 | .493 | .000 | .819 | 32.6 | 23.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | |
| Golden State | 27 | 23 | 888 | 275 | 552 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 120 | 57 | 130 | 119 | 15 | 11 | 62 | 57 | 646 | .498 | .800 | 32.9 | 23.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| Houston | 33 | 29 | 1070 | 302 | 641 | 1 | 1 | 129 | 154 | 75 | 142 | 119 | 27 | 8 | 77 | 62 | 734 | .471 | 1.000 | .838 | 32.4 | 22.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | |
| Indiana | 12 | 11 | 398 | 126 | 251 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 61 | 25 | 50 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 30 | 304 | .502 | .000 | .852 | 33.2 | 25.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | |
| LA Clippers | 27 | 26 | 904 | 287 | 551 | 1 | 4 | 105 | 123 | 46 | 121 | 99 | 21 | 7 | 72 | 50 | 680 | .521 | .250 | .854 | 33.5 | 25.2 | 4.5 | 3.7 | |
| LA Lakers | 27 | 24 | 886 | 242 | 520 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 116 | 61 | 115 | 87 | 24 | 8 | 51 | 66 | 583 | .465 | .000 | .853 | 32.8 | 21.6 | 4.3 | 3.2 | |
| Miami | 9 | 9 | 296 | 93 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 14 | 31 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 209 | .508 | .821 | 32.9 | 23.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | ||
| Milwaukee | 12 | 11 | 379 | 112 | 218 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 45 | 22 | 49 | 44 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 263 | .514 | .500 | .844 | 31.6 | 21.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | |
| Minnesota | 10 | 6 | 239 | 40 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 13 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 100 | .408 | .870 | 23.9 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 1.7 | ||
| New Jersey | 11 | 11 | 418 | 150 | 260 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 67 | 22 | 57 | 39 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 364 | .577 | .000 | .955 | 38.0 | 33.1 | 5.2 | 3.5 | |
| New Orleans | 9 | 8 | 265 | 86 | 155 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 32 | 19 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 200 | .555 | 1.000 | .844 | 29.4 | 22.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | |
| New York | 12 | 10 | 409 | 121 | 249 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 46 | 22 | 53 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 281 | .486 | .000 | .848 | 34.1 | 23.4 | 4.4 | 2.8 | |
| Oklahoma City | 27 | 23 | 860 | 237 | 504 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 116 | 48 | 101 | 91 | 18 | 6 | 52 | 59 | 572 | .470 | .500 | .836 | 31.9 | 21.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | |
| Orlando | 7 | 3 | 155 | 36 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 80 | .468 | .889 | 22.1 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 11 | 10 | 374 | 123 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 44 | 22 | 44 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 279 | .544 | .750 | 34.0 | 25.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 | ||
| Phoenix | 26 | 23 | 824 | 235 | 500 | 1 | 3 | 111 | 132 | 30 | 91 | 106 | 23 | 15 | 56 | 56 | 582 | .470 | .333 | .841 | 31.7 | 22.4 | 3.5 | 4.1 | |
| Portland | 26 | 23 | 924 | 293 | 559 | 1 | 5 | 118 | 140 | 44 | 100 | 118 | 15 | 7 | 69 | 74 | 705 | .524 | .200 | .843 | 35.5 | 27.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | |
| Sacramento | 30 | 28 | 1012 | 298 | 613 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 142 | 68 | 151 | 133 | 29 | 10 | 69 | 73 | 718 | .486 | .000 | .859 | 33.7 | 23.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | |
| San Antonio | 33 | 30 | 1058 | 317 | 622 | 1 | 4 | 122 | 133 | 57 | 129 | 138 | 26 | 6 | 68 | 75 | 757 | .510 | .250 | .917 | 32.1 | 22.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | |
| Utah | 31 | 28 | 1051 | 262 | 582 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 157 | 60 | 133 | 104 | 28 | 5 | 60 | 59 | 657 | .450 | .000 | .847 | 33.9 | 21.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | |
| Washington | 12 | 10 | 406 | 126 | 258 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 47 | 22 | 50 | 54 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 292 | .488 | .000 | .851 | 33.8 | 24.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | |