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 | 80 | 80 | 2211 | 635 | 1293 | 2 | 5 | 161 | 183 | 119 | 286 | 225 | 51 | 23 | 93 | 130 | 1433 | .491 | .400 | .880 | 27.6 | 17.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | |
| 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 | 41 | 41 | 1110 | 365 | 700 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 92 | 64 | 147 | 129 | 32 | 12 | 41 | 64 | 811 | .521 | .000 | .880 | 27.1 | 19.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Road | 39 | 39 | 1101 | 270 | 593 | 2 | 3 | 80 | 91 | 55 | 139 | 96 | 19 | 11 | 52 | 66 | 622 | .455 | .667 | .879 | 28.2 | 15.9 | 3.6 | 2.5 | |
| 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 | 45 | 45 | 1205 | 335 | 698 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 84 | 68 | 164 | 131 | 32 | 10 | 54 | 71 | 742 | .480 | 1.000 | .845 | 26.8 | 16.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
| Post | 35 | 35 | 1006 | 300 | 595 | 1 | 4 | 90 | 99 | 51 | 122 | 94 | 19 | 13 | 39 | 59 | 691 | .504 | .250 | .909 | 28.7 | 19.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 42 | 42 | 1170 | 370 | 697 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 94 | 60 | 153 | 120 | 30 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 821 | .531 | .862 | 27.9 | 19.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | |
| Loss | 38 | 38 | 1041 | 265 | 596 | 2 | 5 | 80 | 89 | 59 | 133 | 105 | 21 | 8 | 48 | 70 | 612 | .445 | .400 | .899 | 27.4 | 16.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | |
| 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 |
| Month | November | 14 | 14 | 331 | 82 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 35 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 193 | .451 | .829 | 23.6 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | |
| December | 15 | 15 | 448 | 134 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 70 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 284 | .506 | .762 | 29.9 | 18.9 | 4.7 | 2.4 | ||
| January | 12 | 12 | 318 | 75 | 176 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 173 | .426 | 1.000 | .917 | 26.5 | 14.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 408 | 135 | 260 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 37 | 20 | 48 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 307 | .519 | .500 | .973 | 31.4 | 23.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | |
| March | 17 | 17 | 479 | 141 | 282 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 41 | 22 | 59 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 319 | .500 | .000 | .902 | 28.2 | 18.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | |
| April | 9 | 9 | 227 | 68 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 157 | .531 | .840 | 25.2 | 17.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 6 | 6 | 161 | 52 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 116 | .553 | .857 | 26.8 | 19.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | |
| Monday | 5 | 5 | 158 | 44 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 100 | .512 | .923 | 31.6 | 20.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | ||
| Tuesday | 15 | 15 | 410 | 118 | 248 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 32 | 16 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 267 | .476 | 1.000 | .938 | 27.3 | 17.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 13 | 378 | 89 | 208 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 198 | .428 | .000 | .870 | 29.1 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 2.0 | |
| Thursday | 12 | 12 | 295 | 93 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 203 | .514 | .810 | 24.6 | 16.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | ||
| Friday | 12 | 12 | 325 | 101 | 193 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 48 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 226 | .523 | 1.000 | .885 | 27.1 | 18.8 | 4.0 | 3.3 | |
| Saturday | 17 | 17 | 484 | 138 | 283 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 54 | 27 | 78 | 50 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 323 | .488 | .000 | .870 | 28.5 | 19.0 | 4.6 | 2.9 | |
| 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 | 80 | 80 | 2211 | 635 | 1293 | 2 | 5 | 161 | 183 | 119 | 286 | 225 | 51 | 23 | 93 | 130 | 1433 | .491 | .400 | .880 | 27.6 | 17.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 3 | 3 | 127 | 35 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 86 | .500 | .889 | 42.3 | 28.7 | 7.3 | 5.3 | |
| 30-39 | 29 | 29 | 964 | 287 | 571 | 1 | 4 | 74 | 82 | 59 | 131 | 88 | 21 | 13 | 35 | 53 | 649 | .503 | .250 | .902 | 33.2 | 22.4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | |
| 20-29 | 40 | 40 | 989 | 280 | 587 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 77 | 51 | 119 | 111 | 24 | 8 | 45 | 61 | 626 | .477 | 1.000 | .844 | 24.7 | 15.7 | 3.0 | 2.8 | |
| 10-19 | 8 | 8 | 131 | 33 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 72 | .508 | 1.000 | 16.4 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 19 | 511 | 136 | 284 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 47 | 32 | 65 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 34 | 314 | .479 | .500 | .872 | 26.9 | 16.5 | 3.4 | 2.6 |
| 1 Day | 42 | 42 | 1208 | 371 | 733 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 100 | 68 | 157 | 123 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 72 | 830 | .506 | .333 | .870 | 28.8 | 19.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | |
| 2 Days | 9 | 9 | 226 | 58 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 132 | .468 | 1.000 | 25.1 | 14.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | ||
| 3+ Days | 9 | 9 | 239 | 66 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 147 | .482 | .833 | 26.6 | 16.3 | 3.1 | 2.0 | ||
| 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 | 26 | 26 | 734 | 217 | 437 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 51 | 30 | 91 | 65 | 24 | 9 | 32 | 42 | 482 | .497 | .000 | .941 | 28.2 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| Western | 54 | 54 | 1477 | 418 | 856 | 2 | 4 | 113 | 132 | 89 | 195 | 160 | 27 | 14 | 61 | 88 | 951 | .488 | .500 | .856 | 27.4 | 17.6 | 3.6 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 12 | 12 | 335 | 107 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 43 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 241 | .491 | .964 | 27.9 | 20.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | |
| Central | 14 | 14 | 399 | 110 | 219 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 48 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 241 | .502 | .000 | .913 | 28.5 | 17.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | |
| Midwest | 27 | 27 | 735 | 199 | 402 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 68 | 42 | 99 | 77 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 39 | 460 | .495 | 1.000 | .897 | 27.2 | 17.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | |
| Pacific | 27 | 27 | 742 | 219 | 454 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 64 | 47 | 96 | 83 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 49 | 491 | .482 | .333 | .813 | 27.5 | 18.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 32 | .577 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 60 | 21 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 46 | .477 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 23.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Charlotte | 5 | 5 | 154 | 53 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 120 | .564 | 1.000 | .813 | 30.8 | 24.0 | 4.2 | 3.8 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 53 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 40 | .594 | 1.000 | 26.5 | 20.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 80 | 21 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 48 | .477 | .857 | 40.0 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Dallas | 5 | 5 | 147 | 45 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 99 | .542 | .818 | 29.4 | 19.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 51 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | .407 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 4 | 107 | 36 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 79 | .507 | .778 | 26.8 | 19.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| Houston | 5 | 5 | 115 | 31 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 74 | .484 | .857 | 23.0 | 14.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 62 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 39 | .462 | .750 | 31.0 | 19.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 127 | 39 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 88 | .506 | 1.000 | 31.8 | 22.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 4 | 115 | 22 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 52 | .423 | .727 | 28.8 | 13.0 | 3.5 | 2.3 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 32 | .556 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 49 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | .417 | .000 | 1.000 | 24.5 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | |
| Minnesota | 5 | 5 | 148 | 35 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 83 | .507 | 1.000 | 29.6 | 16.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 72 | 26 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 64 | .578 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 32.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | ||
| New York | 2 | 2 | 49 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 34 | .457 | .667 | 24.5 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 | .593 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 60 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 43 | .500 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 91 | 25 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 57 | .417 | 1.000 | 22.8 | 14.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Portland | 3 | 3 | 90 | 33 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 76 | .569 | .333 | .750 | 30.0 | 25.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 110 | 33 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 73 | .478 | .700 | 27.5 | 18.3 | 5.3 | 2.5 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 92 | 21 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 48 | .412 | 1.000 | 23.0 | 12.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 4 | 102 | 31 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 66 | .463 | .800 | 25.5 | 16.5 | 3.8 | 2.3 | ||
| Utah | 3 | 3 | 79 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 36 | .341 | 1.000 | 26.3 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 2.3 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 48 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .345 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | ||