Christopher Joseph Ford (Chris)
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-5 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: January 11, 1949 in Atlantic City, New Jersey
High School: Holy Spirit in Absecon, New Jersey
College: Villanova University
Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (4th pick, 17th overall) of the 1972 NBA draft.
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Detroit Pistons 1973-1979 |
Boston Celtics 1979-1982 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | 24 | DET | NBA | 74 | 1537 | 208 | 434 | .479 | 60 | 93 | .645 | 266 | 194 | 133 | 476 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | DET | NBA | 82 | 2059 | 264 | 595 | .444 | 57 | 77 | .740 | 109 | 195 | 304 | 279 | 148 | 14 | 159 | 585 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | DET | NBA | 80 | 1962 | 206 | 435 | .474 | 63 | 95 | .663 | 93 | 176 | 269 | 230 | 113 | 26 | 187 | 475 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | DET | NBA | 82 | 2198 | 301 | 707 | .426 | 83 | 115 | .722 | 80 | 211 | 291 | 272 | 178 | 24 | 222 | 685 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | DET | NBA | 82 | 2539 | 437 | 918 | .476 | 131 | 170 | .771 | 96 | 174 | 270 | 337 | 179 | 26 | 192 | 1005 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 29 | DET | NBA | 82 | 2582 | 374 | 777 | .481 | 113 | 154 | .734 | 117 | 151 | 268 | 381 | 166 | 17 | 232 | 182 | 861 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 81 | 2737 | 538 | 1142 | .471 | 172 | 227 | .758 | 124 | 150 | 274 | 374 | 115 | 25 | 210 | 209 | 1248 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | DET | NBA | 3 | 108 | 13 | 35 | .371 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 33 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2629 | 525 | 1107 | .474 | 165 | 219 | .753 | 115 | 141 | 256 | 369 | 114 | 24 | 200 | 200 | 1215 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 73 | 73 | 2115 | 330 | 709 | .465 | 70 | 164 | .427 | 86 | 114 | .754 | 77 | 104 | 181 | 215 | 111 | 27 | 105 | 178 | 816 |
| 1980-81 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 75 | 2723 | 314 | 707 | .444 | 36 | 109 | .330 | 64 | 87 | .736 | 72 | 91 | 163 | 295 | 100 | 23 | 127 | 212 | 728 |
| 1981-82 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 53 | 1591 | 188 | 450 | .418 | 20 | 63 | .317 | 39 | 56 | .696 | 52 | 56 | 108 | 142 | 42 | 10 | 52 | 143 | 435 |
| Career | NBA | 794 | 201 | 22043 | 3160 | 6874 | .460 | 126 | 336 | .375 | 868 | 1188 | .731 | 820 | 1308 | 2394 | 2719 | 1152 | 192 | 726 | 1817 | 7314 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | 24 | DET | NBA | 74 | 20.8 | 2.8 | 5.9 | .479 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .645 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 6.4 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | DET | NBA | 82 | 25.1 | 3.2 | 7.3 | .444 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .740 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 7.1 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | DET | NBA | 80 | 24.5 | 2.6 | 5.4 | .474 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .663 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 5.9 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | DET | NBA | 82 | 26.8 | 3.7 | 8.6 | .426 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .722 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 8.4 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | DET | NBA | 82 | 31.0 | 5.3 | 11.2 | .476 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .771 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 12.3 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 29 | DET | NBA | 82 | 31.5 | 4.6 | 9.5 | .481 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .734 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 10.5 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 81 | 33.8 | 6.6 | 14.1 | .471 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .758 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 15.4 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | DET | NBA | 3 | 36.0 | 4.3 | 11.7 | .371 | 2.3 | 2.7 | .875 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 11.0 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 33.7 | 6.7 | 14.2 | .474 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .753 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 15.6 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 73 | 73 | 29.0 | 4.5 | 9.7 | .465 | 1.0 | 2.2 | .427 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .754 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 11.2 |
| 1980-81 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 75 | 33.2 | 3.8 | 8.6 | .444 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .330 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .736 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 8.9 |
| 1981-82 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 53 | 20.9 | 2.5 | 5.9 | .418 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .317 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .696 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| Career | NBA | 794 | 201 | 27.8 | 4.0 | 8.7 | .460 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .375 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .731 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 9.2 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | 24 | DET | NBA | 74 | 1537 | 4.9 | 10.2 | .479 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .645 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 11.1 | |||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | DET | NBA | 82 | 2059 | 4.6 | 10.4 | .444 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .740 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 10.2 | |||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | DET | NBA | 80 | 1962 | 3.8 | 8.0 | .474 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .663 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 8.7 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | DET | NBA | 82 | 2198 | 4.9 | 11.6 | .426 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .722 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 11.2 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | DET | NBA | 82 | 2539 | 6.2 | 13.0 | .476 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .771 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 14.2 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 29 | DET | NBA | 82 | 2582 | 5.2 | 10.8 | .481 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .734 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 12.0 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 81 | 2737 | 7.1 | 15.0 | .471 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .758 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 16.4 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | DET | NBA | 3 | 108 | 4.3 | 11.7 | .371 | 2.3 | 2.7 | .875 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 11.0 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2629 | 7.2 | 15.2 | .474 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .753 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 16.6 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 73 | 73 | 2115 | 5.6 | 12.1 | .465 | 1.2 | 2.8 | .427 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .754 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 13.9 |
| 1980-81 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 75 | 2723 | 4.2 | 9.3 | .444 | 0.5 | 1.4 | .330 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .736 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 9.6 |
| 1981-82 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 53 | 1591 | 4.3 | 10.2 | .418 | 0.5 | 1.4 | .317 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .696 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 9.8 |
| Career | NBA | 794 | 201 | 22043 | 5.2 | 11.2 | .460 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .375 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .731 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 11.9 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
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| 1972-73 | 24 | DET | NBA | 74 | 1537 | 12.1 | .501 | .479 | 8.4 | 15.9 | |||||||||||||
| 1973-74 | 25 | DET | NBA | 82 | 2059 | 12.9 | .465 | .444 | 5.5 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 18.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 93 | 2.6 | 10.6 | 13 | 9 | 2.0 | |||
| 1974-75 | 26 | DET | NBA | 80 | 1962 | 12.0 | .498 | .474 | 5.3 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 16.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 99 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 9 | 11 | -1.0 | |||
| 1975-76 | 27 | DET | NBA | 82 | 2198 | 13.0 | .452 | .426 | 3.7 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 16.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 98 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 7 | 17 | -5.0 | |||
| 1976-77 | 28 | DET | NBA | 82 | 2539 | 14.6 | .506 | .476 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 17.0 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 101 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 16 | 13 | 1.5 | |||
| 1977-78 | 29 | DET | NBA | 82 | 2582 | 12.9 | .510 | .481 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 19.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 21.5 | 16.0 | 98 | 102 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 11 | 18 | -3.5 |
| 1978-79 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 81 | 2737 | 14.0 | .502 | .471 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 19.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 14.5 | 20.7 | 102 | 108 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 10 | 24 | -7.0 |
| 1978-79 | 30 | DET | NBA | 3 | 108 | 5.6 | .428 | .371 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 20.6 | 17.1 | 84 | 110 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | -1.0 |
| 1978-79 | 30 | BOS | NBA | 78 | 2629 | 14.3 | .505 | .474 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 20.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 20.8 | 102 | 108 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 10 | 22 | -6.0 |
| 1979-80 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 73 | 2115 | 13.0 | .537 | .515 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 13.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 12.2 | 16.2 | 111 | 104 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 17 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 1980-81 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 82 | 2723 | 8.8 | .488 | .470 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 13.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 14.6 | 13.0 | 103 | 107 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 13 | 11 | 1.0 |
| 1981-82 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 76 | 1591 | 7.8 | .458 | .440 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 11.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 13.3 | 104 | 108 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Career | NBA | 794 | 22043 | 12.2 | .494 | .469 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 16.4 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 103 | 102 | 40.7 | 61.9 | 103 | 116 | -6.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1973-74 | 25 | DET | NBA | 5 | 94 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | .471 | .667 | 18.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | ||||
| 1974-75 | 26 | DET | NBA | 3 | 82 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | .545 | 27.3 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 27 | DET | NBA | 9 | 276 | 33 | 81 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 78 | .407 | .800 | 30.7 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | ||||
| 1976-77 | 28 | DET | NBA | 3 | 101 | 18 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 41 | .409 | .556 | 33.7 | 13.7 | 6.3 | 4.0 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 31 | BOS | NBA | 9 | 279 | 34 | 79 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 82 | .430 | .154 | .800 | 31.0 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 1980-81 | 32 | BOS | NBA | 17 | 507 | 66 | 146 | 7 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 13 | 45 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 47 | 154 | .452 | .280 | .600 | 29.8 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 1981-82 | 33 | BOS | NBA | 12 | 138 | 20 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 47 | .476 | .286 | .714 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Career | NBA | 58 | 1477 | 185 | 420 | 11 | 45 | 53 | 77 | 48 | 168 | 151 | 52 | 15 | 35 | 159 | 434 | .440 | .244 | .688 | 25.5 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | ||
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Games 1973-74 NBA 82 (1)1975-76 NBA 82 (2) 1976-77 NBA 82 (3) 1977-78 NBA 82 (3) 1980-81 NBA 82 (3) |
3-Pt Field Goals 1979-80 NBA 70 (3)1980-81 NBA 36 (6) |
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 1979-80 NBA 164 (4)1980-81 NBA 109 (6) |
3-Pt Field Goal Pct 1979-80 NBA .427 (2)1980-81 NBA .330 (7) |
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Steals 1975-76 NBA 178 (5)1976-77 NBA 179 (7) 1977-78 NBA 166 (8) Career NBA 1152 (78) Career 1152 (83) |
Steals Per Game 1975-76 NBA 2.2 (5)1976-77 NBA 2.2 (8) 1977-78 NBA 2.0 (9) |
Steal Pct 1973-74 NBA 3.2 (2)1975-76 NBA 3.7 (2) 1977-78 NBA 2.9 (9) |
Loss Shares 1978-79 NBA 24 (9) |
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Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.000 (506) |
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-73 | Detroit Pistons | NBA | $65,000 |
| 1973-74 | Detroit Pistons | NBA | $80,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $145,000 |