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 | 79 | 26 | 1748 | 322 | 734 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 140 | 108 | 254 | 105 | 40 | 25 | 101 | 141 | 763 | .439 | .000 | .850 | 22.1 | 9.7 | 3.2 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 38 | 11 | 748 | 129 | 310 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 60 | 46 | 106 | 60 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 70 | 306 | .416 | .000 | .800 | 19.7 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| Road | 41 | 15 | 1000 | 193 | 424 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 80 | 62 | 148 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 54 | 71 | 457 | .455 | .888 | 24.4 | 11.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | ||
| 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 44 | 23 | 1114 | 206 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 88 | 75 | 172 | 56 | 27 | 14 | 54 | 86 | 485 | .453 | .830 | 25.3 | 11.0 | 3.9 | 1.3 | |
| Post | 35 | 3 | 634 | 116 | 279 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 52 | 33 | 82 | 49 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 55 | 278 | .416 | .000 | .885 | 18.1 | 7.9 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 27 | 8 | 636 | 142 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 51 | 43 | 95 | 41 | 12 | 10 | 33 | 59 | 330 | .472 | .902 | 23.6 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| Loss | 52 | 18 | 1112 | 180 | 433 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 89 | 65 | 159 | 64 | 28 | 15 | 68 | 82 | 433 | .416 | .000 | .820 | 21.4 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 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 |
| Month | November | 12 | 3 | 203 | 29 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 78 | .367 | .870 | 16.9 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0.6 | |
| December | 14 | 8 | 422 | 78 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 18 | 62 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 181 | .517 | .862 | 30.1 | 12.9 | 4.4 | 1.1 | ||
| January | 15 | 12 | 437 | 84 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 38 | 71 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 34 | 192 | .431 | .774 | 29.1 | 12.8 | 4.7 | 1.9 | ||
| February | 13 | 1 | 278 | 71 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 30 | 20 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 168 | .497 | .000 | .867 | 21.4 | 12.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | |
| March | 13 | 2 | 214 | 33 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 81 | .393 | .882 | 16.5 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| April | 12 | 0 | 194 | 27 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 63 | .329 | .900 | 16.2 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 2 | 95 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 33 | .368 | 1.000 | 23.8 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 1.5 | |
| Monday | 5 | 2 | 138 | 30 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 68 | .462 | .727 | 27.6 | 13.6 | 5.8 | 1.6 | ||
| Tuesday | 12 | 1 | 210 | 33 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 86 | .347 | .769 | 17.5 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 | ||
| Wednesday | 18 | 9 | 437 | 81 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 47 | 22 | 52 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 41 | 203 | .455 | .872 | 24.3 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 | ||
| Thursday | 5 | 2 | 104 | 20 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 40 | .417 | .000 | 20.8 | 8.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | ||
| Friday | 19 | 5 | 361 | 52 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 123 | .413 | .864 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | ||
| Saturday | 16 | 5 | 403 | 92 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 63 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 23 | 30 | 210 | .500 | .897 | 25.2 | 13.1 | 3.9 | 1.6 | ||
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 26 | 26 | 788 | 143 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 53 | 49 | 119 | 40 | 23 | 8 | 35 | 61 | 330 | .443 | .830 | 30.3 | 12.7 | 4.6 | 1.5 | |
| 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+ | 2 | 2 | 87 | 21 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 48 | .553 | .857 | 43.5 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | |
| 30-39 | 17 | 14 | 584 | 125 | 259 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 36 | 33 | 90 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 281 | .483 | .861 | 34.4 | 16.5 | 5.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 20-29 | 27 | 7 | 634 | 124 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 62 | 33 | 81 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 47 | 303 | .477 | .887 | 23.5 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 1.3 | ||
| 10-19 | 27 | 2 | 398 | 51 | 167 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 63 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 129 | .305 | .000 | .818 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 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 | 24 | 9 | 608 | 136 | 276 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 51 | 41 | 92 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 31 | 43 | 319 | .493 | .922 | 25.3 | 13.3 | 3.8 | 1.3 | |
| 1 Day | 30 | 9 | 605 | 104 | 244 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 34 | 30 | 81 | 47 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 53 | 234 | .426 | .000 | .765 | 20.2 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 1.6 | |
| 2 Days | 13 | 4 | 281 | 44 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 112 | .386 | .923 | 21.6 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 1.0 | ||
| 3+ Days | 11 | 4 | 235 | 38 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 96 | .392 | .741 | 21.4 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 23 | 10 | 539 | 112 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 51 | 38 | 82 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 40 | 268 | .479 | .863 | 23.4 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 1.1 | |
| Western | 56 | 16 | 1209 | 210 | 500 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 89 | 70 | 172 | 79 | 30 | 17 | 72 | 101 | 495 | .420 | .000 | .843 | 21.6 | 8.8 | 3.1 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 9 | 4 | 226 | 50 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 115 | .446 | 1.000 | 25.1 | 12.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | |
| Central | 14 | 6 | 313 | 62 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 36 | 20 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 153 | .508 | .806 | 22.4 | 10.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | ||
| Midwest | 28 | 8 | 597 | 98 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 36 | 33 | 81 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 36 | 39 | 226 | .402 | .833 | 21.3 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | ||
| Pacific | 28 | 8 | 612 | 112 | 256 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 53 | 37 | 91 | 45 | 13 | 9 | 36 | 62 | 269 | .438 | .000 | .849 | 21.9 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | |
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 32 | .722 | 1.000 | 20.5 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 55 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 22 | .435 | 1.000 | 27.5 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 33 | .500 | .714 | 27.5 | 16.5 | 5.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .600 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | .417 | 1.000 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .222 | .500 | 18.5 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 0 | 87 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 50 | .500 | .667 | 21.8 | 12.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| Houston | 4 | 0 | 70 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 | .313 | 1.000 | 17.5 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Indiana | 2 | 1 | 57 | 14 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 34 | .538 | .750 | 28.5 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 3 | 106 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 43 | .432 | .917 | 26.5 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | ||
| LA Lakers | 4 | 1 | 75 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 30 | .438 | .000 | 1.000 | 18.8 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | |
| Miami | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .222 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .357 | 1.000 | 23.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Minnesota | 5 | 1 | 91 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | .172 | .700 | 18.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | ||
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 27 | .500 | 1.000 | 45.0 | 27.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | ||
| New York | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .286 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |||
| Orlando | 5 | 1 | 103 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 47 | .400 | .875 | 20.6 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 | ||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .500 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 4 | 1 | 88 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 34 | .417 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 1 | 101 | 27 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 65 | .551 | .786 | 25.3 | 16.3 | 3.8 | 1.8 | ||
| Sacramento | 4 | 2 | 81 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | .111 | .800 | 20.3 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | ||
| San Antonio | 5 | 2 | 120 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 50 | .489 | .750 | 24.0 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 0 | 74 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 37 | .483 | .900 | 18.5 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Utah | 5 | 2 | 111 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 37 | .439 | 1.000 | 22.2 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | ||
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 50 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 34 | .536 | 1.000 | 25.0 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | ||