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Chris Ford

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
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 2nd round (4th pick, 17th overall), 1972 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 13, 1972
As Coach: 10 Yrs, 323-376, .462 W-L% (Full Record)

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 6:46AM
All-Time Rank: #433. John Long… #433. Chris Morris… #435. CHRIS FORD… #436. Ray Felix… #437. Manute Bol… 

Totals

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

Per Game

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

Per 36 Minutes

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

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1972-73 24 DET NBA 74 1537 12.1 .501 .479 8.4 15.9 1.3 1.3 2.5 .079
1973-74 25 DET NBA 82 2059 12.9 .465 .444 5.5 9.7 7.6 18.2 3.2 0.4 93 0.9 3.4 4.3 .100
1974-75 26 DET NBA 80 1962 12.0 .498 .474 5.3 9.8 7.5 16.1 2.8 0.7 99 1.2 1.7 2.8 .069
1975-76 27 DET NBA 82 2198 13.0 .452 .426 3.7 10.1 6.8 16.4 3.7 0.6 98 0.3 2.4 2.7 .058
1976-77 28 DET NBA 82 2539 14.6 .506 .476 3.9 7.1 5.5 17.0 3.1 0.5 101 2.8 2.0 4.7 .090
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 1.4 2.2 3.6 .067
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 2.1 1.4 3.5 .062
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 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.043
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 2.3 1.4 3.6 .067
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 2.9 2.6 5.6 .126
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 1.3 2.4 3.7 .066
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 0.7 1.4 2.1 .063
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 14.8 20.7 35.6 .077

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
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

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1973-74 25 DET NBA 5 94 10.4 .509 .471 4.8 11.4 8.3 10.2 1.1 1.1 98 0.1 0.1 0.2 .081
1974-75 26 DET NBA 3 82 8.2 .545 .545 2.8 13.3 8.5 15.8 0.6 0.0 103 0.0 0.0 0.1 .047
1975-76 27 DET NBA 9 276 11.0 .445 .407 2.4 11.8 7.1 17.9 1.8 0.9 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.008
1976-77 28 DET NBA 3 101 14.1 .427 .409 7.9 9.4 8.7 17.1 3.3 0.0 108 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.017
1979-80 31 BOS NBA 9 279 9.7 .479 .443 3.6 6.6 5.1 10.2 2.5 1.3 13.2 15.0 99 100 0.1 0.5 0.5 .091
1980-81 32 BOS NBA 17 507 9.9 .490 .476 3.0 6.7 4.9 12.5 1.4 0.1 10.8 14.6 105 106 0.4 0.5 0.9 .083
1981-82 33 BOS NBA 12 138 12.5 .521 .500 4.7 6.7 5.7 15.6 1.1 0.4 6.2 14.2 121 104 0.3 0.2 0.5 .157
Career NBA 58 1477 10.5 .478 .454 3.6 8.5 6.1 13.7 1.7 0.6 10.8 14.7 106 104 0.8 1.2 2.0 .065

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Chris Ford 5.6 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.1
Greg Anthony 93.4 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.2 1.6
Mike Gale 89.5 4.7 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0
Johnny Davis 89.5 5.7 5.2 5.1 4.4 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.5 1.7
John Long 89.1 5.3 4.7 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 0.2
T.R. Dunn 88.9 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.3 2.4 1.6 1.6
Sherman Douglas 87.2 5.4 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.0 -0.1
Spud Webb 86.9 5.4 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.5 2.3 2.2 1.2
Jason Williams 86.0 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.3 3.8 2.1 2.1 1.5 0.9
Trent Tucker 85.8 4.6 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.9 1.9 1.1
Derek Fisher 85.6 5.8 5.5 5.2 3.8 3.7 3.1 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Chris Ford 5.6 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.1
Greg Anthony 91.5 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.1
Ricky Sobers 89.9 5.3 4.8 4.3 3.8 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.0 0.1
Johnny Davis 89.5 5.7 5.2 5.1 4.4 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.5 1.7
John Long 88.8 5.3 4.7 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Sherman Douglas 88.3 5.4 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.0 0.6 0.2 -0.1
Spud Webb 86.6 5.4 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.3 2.2 1.2 -0.1
Mike Gale 86.4 4.7 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.0
Trent Tucker 86.4 4.6 4.0 4.0 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 1.9 1.1
Guy Rodgers 85.6 6.2 4.8 4.3 4.0 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.3 0.6 -0.2
Bob Weiss 85.3 5.6 4.7 4.4 4.3 3.6 2.9 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.1 0.0

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
1968-69 20 VILLANOVA 18 118 87 323 17.9
1969-70 21 VILLANOVA 29 188 396 89 124 168 465 .475 .718 16.0 5.8
1970-71 22 VILLANOVA 34 180 400 108 176 200 468 .450 .614 13.8 5.9
1971-72 23 VILLANOVA 28 206 399 88 146 180 500 .516 .603 17.9 6.4
Career 91 574 1195 285 446 548 1433 .480 .639 15.7 6.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1981 Boston Celtics (NBA)
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)
Steals
1975-76 NBA 178 (5)
1976-77 NBA 179 (7)
1977-78 NBA 166 (8)
Career NBA 1152 (86)
Career 1152 (91)
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)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.001 (551)
NBA Elo Player Rating
435th (overall) as of Feb 12, 2012, 6:46AM
   

Transactions

April 10, 1972: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (17th pick) of the 1972 NBA Draft.

October 19, 1978: Traded by the Detroit Pistons with a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Tracy Jackson) to the Boston Celtics for Earl Tatum.

October 25, 1982: Waived by the Boston Celtics.

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