Mike Gale

Michael Eugene Gale (Mike, Flipper)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: July 18, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School: Overbrook in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
College: Elizabeth City State University
Draft: Chicago Bulls, 3rd round (12th pick, 47th overall), 1971 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 22, 1976 ▪ ABA Debut: October 16, 1971

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 22, 2013 4:17 AM

All-Time Rank: #533. Chris Dudley… #534. Darwin Cook… #535. Andrew Lang… #536. MIKE GALE… #537. Clemon Johnson… #538. Greg Anderson… #539. Howard Komives…

All-Time Rank: #533. Chris Dudley… #534. Darwin Cook… #535. Andrew Lang… #536. MIKE GALE… #537. Clemon Johnson… #538. Greg Anderson… #539. Howard Komives…

Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1971-72	21	KEN	ABA	SG	78		1701	201	447	.450	0	3	.000	95	140	.679	100	171	271	200			113	206	497
1972-73	22	KEN	ABA	PG	81		1854	218	463	.471	1	6	.167	100	143	.699	78	163	241	248	131		108	207	537
1973-74	23	TOT	ABA	SG-PG	80		2495	314	720	.436	2	17	.118	105	140	.750	107	261	368	324	167	81	178	242	735
1973-74	23	KEN	ABA	SG	48		1591	200	454	.441	2	11	.182	76	104	.731	57	159	216	200	107	47	125	158	478
1973-74	23	NYA	ABA	PG	32		904	114	266	.429	0	6	.000	29	36	.806	50	102	152	124	60	34	53	84	257
1974-75	24	NYA	ABA	PG	72		1624	228	492	.463	7	23	.304	72	91	.791	97	139	236	165	88	47	111	131	535
1975-76	25	SAA	ABA	SG	78		1782	230	506	.455	3	17	.176	64	80	.800	48	159	207	244	123	40	143	145	527
1976-77	26	SAS	NBA	SG	82		2598	353	754	.468				137	167	.820	54	219	273	473	191	50		224	843
1977-78	27	SAS	NBA	SG	70		2091	275	581	.473				87	100	.870	57	166	223	376	159	25	176	170	637
1978-79	28	SAS	NBA	SG	82		2121	284	612	.464				91	108	.843	40	146	186	374	152	40	153	192	659
1979-80	29	SAS	NBA	PG	67		1474	171	377	.454	2	13	.154	97	120	.808	34	118	152	312	123	13	115	134	441
1980-81	30	TOT	NBA	PG	77		1112	157	309	.508	2	7	.286	55	68	.809	16	83	99	169	94	7	77	117	371
1980-81	30	SAS	NBA	PG	35		636	86	164	.524	1	3	.333	19	26	.731	7	45	52	99	55	2	39	56	192
1980-81	30	POR	NBA	PG	42		476	71	145	.490	1	4	.250	36	42	.857	9	38	47	70	39	5	38	61	179
1981-82	31	GSW	NBA	PG	75	70	1793	185	373	.496	0	5	.000	51	65	.785	37	152	189	261	121	28	126	173	421
Career			TOT		842	70	20645	2616	5634	.464	17	91	.187	954	1222	.781	668	1777	2445	3146	1349	331	1300	1941	6203
			NBA		453	70	11189	1425	3006	.474	4	25	.160	518	628	.825	238	884	1122	1965	840	163	647	1010	3372
			ABA		389		9456	1191	2628	.453	13	66	.197	436	594	.734	430	893	1323	1181	509	168	653	931	2831

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1971-72	21	KEN	ABA	SG	78		21.8	2.6	5.7	.450	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.8	.679	1.3	2.2	3.5	2.6			1.4	2.6	6.4
1972-73	22	KEN	ABA	PG	81		22.9	2.7	5.7	.471	0.0	0.1	.167	1.2	1.8	.699	1.0	2.0	3.0	3.1	1.6		1.3	2.6	6.6
1973-74	23	TOT	ABA	SG-PG	80		31.2	3.9	9.0	.436	0.0	0.2	.118	1.3	1.8	.750	1.3	3.3	4.6	4.1	2.1	1.0	2.2	3.0	9.2
1973-74	23	KEN	ABA	SG	48		33.1	4.2	9.5	.441	0.0	0.2	.182	1.6	2.2	.731	1.2	3.3	4.5	4.2	2.2	1.0	2.6	3.3	10.0
1973-74	23	NYA	ABA	PG	32		28.3	3.6	8.3	.429	0.0	0.2	.000	0.9	1.1	.806	1.6	3.2	4.8	3.9	1.9	1.1	1.7	2.6	8.0
1974-75	24	NYA	ABA	PG	72		22.6	3.2	6.8	.463	0.1	0.3	.304	1.0	1.3	.791	1.3	1.9	3.3	2.3	1.2	0.7	1.5	1.8	7.4
1975-76	25	SAA	ABA	SG	78		22.8	2.9	6.5	.455	0.0	0.2	.176	0.8	1.0	.800	0.6	2.0	2.7	3.1	1.6	0.5	1.8	1.9	6.8
1976-77	26	SAS	NBA	SG	82		31.7	4.3	9.2	.468				1.7	2.0	.820	0.7	2.7	3.3	5.8	2.3	0.6		2.7	10.3
1977-78	27	SAS	NBA	SG	70		29.9	3.9	8.3	.473				1.2	1.4	.870	0.8	2.4	3.2	5.4	2.3	0.4	2.5	2.4	9.1
1978-79	28	SAS	NBA	SG	82		25.9	3.5	7.5	.464				1.1	1.3	.843	0.5	1.8	2.3	4.6	1.9	0.5	1.9	2.3	8.0
1979-80	29	SAS	NBA	PG	67		22.0	2.6	5.6	.454	0.0	0.2	.154	1.4	1.8	.808	0.5	1.8	2.3	4.7	1.8	0.2	1.7	2.0	6.6
1980-81	30	TOT	NBA	PG	77		14.4	2.0	4.0	.508	0.0	0.1	.286	0.7	0.9	.809	0.2	1.1	1.3	2.2	1.2	0.1	1.0	1.5	4.8
1980-81	30	SAS	NBA	PG	35		18.2	2.5	4.7	.524	0.0	0.1	.333	0.5	0.7	.731	0.2	1.3	1.5	2.8	1.6	0.1	1.1	1.6	5.5
1980-81	30	POR	NBA	PG	42		11.3	1.7	3.5	.490	0.0	0.1	.250	0.9	1.0	.857	0.2	0.9	1.1	1.7	0.9	0.1	0.9	1.5	4.3
1981-82	31	GSW	NBA	PG	75	70	23.9	2.5	5.0	.496	0.0	0.1	.000	0.7	0.9	.785	0.5	2.0	2.5	3.5	1.6	0.4	1.7	2.3	5.6
Career			TOT		842	70	24.5	3.1	6.7	.464	0.0	0.1	.187	1.1	1.5	.781	0.8	2.1	2.9	3.7	1.8	0.5	1.7	2.3	7.4
			NBA		453	70	24.7	3.1	6.6	.474	0.0	0.1	.160	1.1	1.4	.825	0.5	2.0	2.5	4.3	1.9	0.4	1.7	2.2	7.4
			ABA		389		24.3	3.1	6.8	.453	0.0	0.2	.197	1.1	1.5	.734	1.1	2.3	3.4	3.0	1.6	0.7	1.7	2.4	7.3

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1971-72	21	KEN	ABA	SG	78		1701	4.3	9.5	.450	0.0	0.1	.000	2.0	3.0	.679	2.1	3.6	5.7	4.2			2.4	4.4	10.5
1972-73	22	KEN	ABA	PG	81		1854	4.2	9.0	.471	0.0	0.1	.167	1.9	2.8	.699	1.5	3.2	4.7	4.8	2.5		2.1	4.0	10.4
1973-74	23	TOT	ABA	SG-PG	80		2495	4.5	10.4	.436	0.0	0.2	.118	1.5	2.0	.750	1.5	3.8	5.3	4.7	2.4	1.2	2.6	3.5	10.6
1973-74	23	KEN	ABA	SG	48		1591	4.5	10.3	.441	0.0	0.2	.182	1.7	2.4	.731	1.3	3.6	4.9	4.5	2.4	1.1	2.8	3.6	10.8
1973-74	23	NYA	ABA	PG	32		904	4.5	10.6	.429	0.0	0.2	.000	1.2	1.4	.806	2.0	4.1	6.1	4.9	2.4	1.4	2.1	3.3	10.2
1974-75	24	NYA	ABA	PG	72		1624	5.1	10.9	.463	0.2	0.5	.304	1.6	2.0	.791	2.2	3.1	5.2	3.7	2.0	1.0	2.5	2.9	11.9
1975-76	25	SAA	ABA	SG	78		1782	4.6	10.2	.455	0.1	0.3	.176	1.3	1.6	.800	1.0	3.2	4.2	4.9	2.5	0.8	2.9	2.9	10.6
1976-77	26	SAS	NBA	SG	82		2598	4.9	10.4	.468				1.9	2.3	.820	0.7	3.0	3.8	6.6	2.6	0.7		3.1	11.7
1977-78	27	SAS	NBA	SG	70		2091	4.7	10.0	.473				1.5	1.7	.870	1.0	2.9	3.8	6.5	2.7	0.4	3.0	2.9	11.0
1978-79	28	SAS	NBA	SG	82		2121	4.8	10.4	.464				1.5	1.8	.843	0.7	2.5	3.2	6.3	2.6	0.7	2.6	3.3	11.2
1979-80	29	SAS	NBA	PG	67		1474	4.2	9.2	.454	0.0	0.3	.154	2.4	2.9	.808	0.8	2.9	3.7	7.6	3.0	0.3	2.8	3.3	10.8
1980-81	30	TOT	NBA	PG	77		1112	5.1	10.0	.508	0.1	0.2	.286	1.8	2.2	.809	0.5	2.7	3.2	5.5	3.0	0.2	2.5	3.8	12.0
1980-81	30	SAS	NBA	PG	35		636	4.9	9.3	.524	0.1	0.2	.333	1.1	1.5	.731	0.4	2.5	2.9	5.6	3.1	0.1	2.2	3.2	10.9
1980-81	30	POR	NBA	PG	42		476	5.4	11.0	.490	0.1	0.3	.250	2.7	3.2	.857	0.7	2.9	3.6	5.3	2.9	0.4	2.9	4.6	13.5
1981-82	31	GSW	NBA	PG	75	70	1793	3.7	7.5	.496	0.0	0.1	.000	1.0	1.3	.785	0.7	3.1	3.8	5.2	2.4	0.6	2.5	3.5	8.5
Career			TOT		842	70	20645	4.6	9.8	.464	0.0	0.2	.187	1.7	2.1	.781	1.2	3.1	4.3	5.5	2.6	0.7	2.6	3.4	10.8
			NBA		453	70	11189	4.6	9.7	.474	0.0	0.2	.160	1.7	2.0	.825	0.8	2.8	3.6	6.3	2.7	0.5	2.7	3.2	10.8
			ABA		389		9456	4.5	10.0	.453	0.0	0.3	.197	1.7	2.3	.734	1.6	3.4	5.0	4.5	2.4	1.0	2.5	3.5	10.8

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1971-72	21	KEN	ABA	SG	78	1701	9.1	.489	.450	5.7	8.8	7.4	14.3			18.2	14.1			0.4	2.2	2.6	.073
1972-73	22	KEN	ABA	PG	81	1854	13.5	.511	.472	4.0	8.5	6.2	16.4	3.3		17.0	13.3			0.8	3.1	3.9	.100
1973-74	23	TOT	ABA	SG-PG	80	2495	12.4	.470	.438	4.2	9.9	7.1	16.3	3.1	1.7	18.5	14.9	96	97	0.3	4.4	4.7	.090
1973-74	23	KEN	ABA	SG	48	1591	11.9	.478	.443	3.4	9.3	6.4	16.0	3.1	1.6	20.0	15.2	94	97	-0.1	2.7	2.6	.079
1973-74	23	NYA	ABA	PG	32	904	13.4	.456	.429	5.6	10.9	8.3	16.6	3.0	2.1	15.8	14.4	100	97	0.4	1.6	2.1	.110
1974-75	24	NYA	ABA	PG	72	1624	12.7	.503	.471	6.2	8.5	7.4	12.5	2.5	1.6	17.3	15.8	101	100	0.7	2.7	3.4	.100
1975-76	25	SAA	ABA	SG	78	1782	11.2	.487	.458	2.8	8.6	5.8	16.5	3.1	1.2	20.9	14.8	95	103	-0.2	2.2	2.0	.053
1976-77	26	SAS	NBA	SG	82	2598	13.9	.509	.468	2.2	8.6	5.4	22.7	3.2	0.9				101	1.9	2.2	4.0	.075
1977-78	27	SAS	NBA	SG	70	2091	13.3	.510	.473	3.0	8.0	5.6	21.7	3.3	0.6	22.0	14.8	98	101	1.1	2.2	3.3	.076
1978-79	28	SAS	NBA	SG	82	2121	12.3	.500	.464	2.1	7.0	4.6	20.6	3.1	0.9	18.8	14.5	100	102	1.0	2.6	3.6	.082
1979-80	29	SAS	NBA	PG	67	1474	13.3	.513	.456	2.5	8.4	5.5	24.6	3.7	0.5	21.1	14.0	104	107	1.0	1.2	2.2	.073
1980-81	30	TOT	NBA	PG	77	1112	13.7	.547	.511	1.6	8.0	4.8	19.6	3.9	0.3	18.5	14.8	107	104	1.0	1.4	2.4	.105
1980-81	30	SAS	NBA	PG	35	636	13.4	.547	.527	1.3	7.4	4.5	20.3	4.0	0.2	18.2	13.4	109	104	0.6	0.8	1.4	.107
1980-81	30	POR	NBA	PG	42	476	13.9	.547	.493	2.1	8.7	5.4	18.5	3.8	0.6	18.9	16.8	105	104	0.4	0.6	1.0	.102
1981-82	31	GSW	NBA	PG	75	1793	10.9	.524	.496	2.2	9.4	5.7	17.8	3.2	0.9	23.9	11.9	101	106	0.3	2.1	2.4	.063
Career			TOT		842	20645	12.4	.503	.466	3.3	8.5	6.0	18.6	3.2	1.0	19.6	14.3	100	102	8.3	26.2	34.6	.080
			NBA		453	11189	12.9	.514	.475	2.3	8.2	5.3	21.3	3.3	0.7	20.9	14.0	101	103	6.3	11.7	18.0	.077
			ABA		389	9456	11.9	.490	.456	4.5	8.9	6.8	15.3	3.0	1.5	18.4	14.6	97	100	2.0	14.5	16.5	.084

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1971-72	21	KEN	ABA	SG	2	31	3	14	.214	0	2	.000	0	0				4	8			1	2	6
1972-73	22	KEN	ABA	PG	12	291	23	58	.397	0	2	.000	20	23	.870	8	22	30	40			15	41	66
1973-74	23	NYA	ABA	PG	14	367	48	110	.436	1	1	1.000	19	20	.950	10	48	58	57	19	18	24	34	116
1974-75	24	NYA	ABA	PG	3	73	9	19	.474	2	4	.500	3	6	.500	1	4	5	7	7	6	1	7	23
1975-76	25	SAA	ABA	SG	7	286	45	98	.459	0	2	.000	13	17	.765	9	31	40	50	24	10	23	16	103
1976-77	26	SAS	NBA	SG	2	67	9	23	.391				4	7	.571	5	5	10	10	4	2		9	22
1977-78	27	SAS	NBA	SG	6	201	25	56	.446				2	4	.500	7	18	25	31	7	4	17	15	52
1978-79	28	SAS	NBA	SG	14	302	38	87	.437				19	22	.864	10	19	29	56	16	4	16	33	95
1979-80	29	SAS	NBA	PG	3	69	8	20	.400	1	4	.250	4	7	.571	1	5	6	16	5	0	3	6	21
1980-81	30	POR	NBA	PG	3	51	4	16	.250	0	0		0	0		2	3	5	9	5	0	2	2	8
Career			TOT		66	1738	212	501	.423	4	15	.267	84	106	.792	53	155	212	284	87	44	102	165	512
			ABA		38	1048	128	299	.428	3	11	.273	55	66	.833	28	105	137	162	50	34	64	100	314
			NBA		28	690	84	202	.416	1	4	.250	29	40	.725	25	50	75	122	37	10	38	65	198

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1971-72	21	KEN	ABA	SG	2	15.5	1.5	7.0	.214	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0				2.0	4.0			0.5	1.0	3.0
1972-73	22	KEN	ABA	PG	12	24.3	1.9	4.8	.397	0.0	0.2	.000	1.7	1.9	.870	0.7	1.8	2.5	3.3			1.3	3.4	5.5
1973-74	23	NYA	ABA	PG	14	26.2	3.4	7.9	.436	0.1	0.1	1.000	1.4	1.4	.950	0.7	3.4	4.1	4.1	1.4	1.3	1.7	2.4	8.3
1974-75	24	NYA	ABA	PG	3	24.3	3.0	6.3	.474	0.7	1.3	.500	1.0	2.0	.500	0.3	1.3	1.7	2.3	2.3	2.0	0.3	2.3	7.7
1975-76	25	SAA	ABA	SG	7	40.9	6.4	14.0	.459	0.0	0.3	.000	1.9	2.4	.765	1.3	4.4	5.7	7.1	3.4	1.4	3.3	2.3	14.7
1976-77	26	SAS	NBA	SG	2	33.5	4.5	11.5	.391				2.0	3.5	.571	2.5	2.5	5.0	5.0	2.0	1.0		4.5	11.0
1977-78	27	SAS	NBA	SG	6	33.5	4.2	9.3	.446				0.3	0.7	.500	1.2	3.0	4.2	5.2	1.2	0.7	2.8	2.5	8.7
1978-79	28	SAS	NBA	SG	14	21.6	2.7	6.2	.437				1.4	1.6	.864	0.7	1.4	2.1	4.0	1.1	0.3	1.1	2.4	6.8
1979-80	29	SAS	NBA	PG	3	23.0	2.7	6.7	.400	0.3	1.3	.250	1.3	2.3	.571	0.3	1.7	2.0	5.3	1.7	0.0	1.0	2.0	7.0
1980-81	30	POR	NBA	PG	3	17.0	1.3	5.3	.250	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.7	1.0	1.7	3.0	1.7	0.0	0.7	0.7	2.7
Career			TOT		66	26.3	3.2	7.6	.423	0.1	0.3	.267	1.3	1.6	.792	0.8	2.4	3.2	4.3	1.7	0.8	1.6	2.5	7.8
			ABA		38	27.6	3.4	7.9	.428	0.1	0.3	.273	1.4	1.7	.833	0.8	2.9	3.6	4.3	2.1	1.4	1.7	2.6	8.3
			NBA		28	24.6	3.0	7.2	.416	0.2	0.7	.250	1.0	1.4	.725	0.9	1.8	2.7	4.4	1.3	0.4	1.5	2.3	7.1

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1971-72	21	KEN	ABA	SG	2	31	3.5	16.3	.214	0.0	2.3	.000	0.0	0.0				4.6	9.3			1.2	2.3	7.0
1972-73	22	KEN	ABA	PG	12	291	2.8	7.2	.397	0.0	0.2	.000	2.5	2.8	.870	1.0	2.7	3.7	4.9			1.9	5.1	8.2
1973-74	23	NYA	ABA	PG	14	367	4.7	10.8	.436	0.1	0.1	1.000	1.9	2.0	.950	1.0	4.7	5.7	5.6	1.9	1.8	2.4	3.3	11.4
1974-75	24	NYA	ABA	PG	3	73	4.4	9.4	.474	1.0	2.0	.500	1.5	3.0	.500	0.5	2.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	3.0	0.5	3.5	11.3
1975-76	25	SAA	ABA	SG	7	286	5.7	12.3	.459	0.0	0.3	.000	1.6	2.1	.765	1.1	3.9	5.0	6.3	3.0	1.3	2.9	2.0	13.0
1976-77	26	SAS	NBA	SG	2	67	4.8	12.4	.391				2.1	3.8	.571	2.7	2.7	5.4	5.4	2.1	1.1		4.8	11.8
1977-78	27	SAS	NBA	SG	6	201	4.5	10.0	.446				0.4	0.7	.500	1.3	3.2	4.5	5.6	1.3	0.7	3.0	2.7	9.3
1978-79	28	SAS	NBA	SG	14	302	4.5	10.4	.437				2.3	2.6	.864	1.2	2.3	3.5	6.7	1.9	0.5	1.9	3.9	11.3
1979-80	29	SAS	NBA	PG	3	69	4.2	10.4	.400	0.5	2.1	.250	2.1	3.7	.571	0.5	2.6	3.1	8.3	2.6	0.0	1.6	3.1	11.0
1980-81	30	POR	NBA	PG	3	51	2.8	11.3	.250	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		1.4	2.1	3.5	6.4	3.5	0.0	1.4	1.4	5.6
Career			TOT		66	1738	4.4	10.4	.423	0.1	0.5	.267	1.7	2.2	.792	1.1	3.3	4.4	5.9	2.2	1.1	2.2	3.4	10.6
			ABA		38	1048	4.4	10.3	.428	0.1	0.4	.273	1.9	2.3	.833	1.0	3.7	4.7	5.6	2.5	1.7	2.2	3.4	10.8
			NBA		28	690	4.4	10.5	.416	0.3	1.2	.250	1.5	2.1	.725	1.3	2.6	3.9	6.4	1.9	0.5	2.2	3.4	10.3

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1971-72	21	KEN	ABA	SG	2	31	4.9	.214	.214			7.0	35.7			6.7	20.5			-0.2	0.0	-0.2	-0.326
1972-73	22	KEN	ABA	PG	12	291	8.3	.484	.397			5.2	18.1			18.0	11.9			0.1	0.3	0.4	.069
1973-74	23	NYA	ABA	PG	14	367	14.3	.488	.441	2.7	12.5	7.7	19.1	2.5	2.7	16.8	15.7	103	94	0.3	0.8	1.1	.144
1974-75	24	NYA	ABA	PG	3	73	16.2	.531	.526	1.3	5.8	3.5	12.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	12.7	116	101	0.1	0.1	0.2	.151
1975-76	25	SAA	ABA	SG	7	286	16.0	.488	.459	3.1	9.9	6.7	25.2	3.9	1.9	17.9	17.7	101	101	0.1	0.5	0.6	.098
1976-77	26	SAS	NBA	SG	2	67	12.1	.422	.391	7.0	8.8	7.8	20.7	2.6	1.6				99	-0.1	0.1	0.0	.017
1977-78	27	SAS	NBA	SG	6	201	9.8	.450	.446	3.8	9.1	6.5	18.6	1.6	1.0	22.7	14.9	89	106	-0.1	0.1	0.0	.001
1978-79	28	SAS	NBA	SG	14	302	13.6	.491	.437	3.3	6.3	4.8	23.5	2.4	0.7	14.2	14.5	107	106	0.4	0.2	0.6	.091
1979-80	29	SAS	NBA	PG	3	69	15.1	.455	.425	1.5	8.2	4.7	32.0	3.6	0.0	11.5	16.0	105	114	0.1	0.0	0.1	.042
1980-81	30	POR	NBA	PG	3	51	9.1	.250	.250	4.3	7.0	5.6	22.3	4.9	0.0	11.1	15.1	76	101	-0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.028
Career			TOT		66	1738	12.7	.467	.427	3.2	9.3	6.1	21.4	2.9	1.7	16.4	15.0	101	101	0.5	2.3	2.8	.076
			ABA		38	1048	13.0	.479	.433	2.7	10.8	6.4	20.5	3.3	2.6	16.3	15.1	103	97	0.3	1.8	2.1	.097
			NBA		28	690	12.2	.451	.418	3.7	7.6	5.6	22.6	2.5	0.7	16.4	14.8	99	106	0.2	0.5	0.6	.044

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 11 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Mike Gale		4.7	4.0	3.9	3.6	3.4	3.3	2.6	2.4	2.4	2.2	2.0
Trent Tucker	92.6	4.6	4.0	4.0	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.0	2.9	2.8	1.9	1.1
T.R. Dunn	86.9	4.9	4.4	4.4	4.1	4.0	3.7	3.3	3.2	2.4	1.6	1.6
Chris Ford	86.4	5.6	4.7	4.3	3.7	3.6	3.5	2.8	2.7	2.5	2.1
Dell Curry	85.5	5.1	5.0	3.8	3.4	3.3	3.2	2.7	2.0	1.8	0.9	0.5
Greg Anthony	85.0	5.5	4.8	4.6	4.1	3.5	2.9	2.8	2.7	2.2	1.6	1.1
John Long	84.3	5.3	4.7	3.9	3.6	3.6	3.3	2.4	2.1	2.0	0.2	0.2
Ricky Sobers	83.2	5.3	4.8	4.3	3.8	2.9	2.8	2.4	2.4	2.2	1.0	0.1
Anthony Peeler	82.8	4.1	3.8	3.7	3.4	3.2	2.7	2.5	2.4	1.1	0.8	0.6
Eric Piatkowski	82.3	5.5	4.5	3.9	3.6	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.0	1.2	0.9
John Mengelt	81.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.7	3.5	3.2	3.0	2.3	0.6	-0.1

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Mike Gale		4.7	4.0	3.9	3.6	3.4	3.3	2.6	2.4	2.4	2.2	2.0
Trent Tucker	92.6	4.6	4.0	4.0	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.0	2.9	2.8	1.9	1.1
Chris Ford	86.4	5.6	4.7	4.3	3.7	3.6	3.5	2.8	2.7	2.5	2.1
Anthony Peeler	85.0	4.1	3.8	3.7	3.4	3.2	2.7	2.5	2.4	2.2	1.1	0.8	0.6	0.5
Greg Anthony	85.0	5.5	4.8	4.6	4.1	3.5	2.9	2.8	2.7	2.2	1.6	1.1
Dell Curry	84.8	5.1	5.0	3.8	3.4	3.3	3.2	2.7	2.6	2.2	2.0	2.0	1.8	1.7	1.2	0.9	0.5
John Long	84.4	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
T.R. Dunn	83.8	4.9	4.4	4.4	4.1	4.0	3.7	3.3	3.2	2.4	1.6	1.6	1.4	0.6	0.3
Ricky Sobers	83.2	5.3	4.8	4.3	3.8	2.9	2.8	2.4	2.4	2.2	1.0	0.1
Eric Piatkowski	82.0	5.5	4.5	3.9	3.6	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.0	1.2	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.0
John Mengelt	81.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.7	3.5	3.2	3.0	2.3	0.6	-0.1

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant

			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
1969-70	19	ELIZCITYST	29		192	383			72	109		412						456	.501		.661		15.7	14.2
1970-71	20	ELIZCITYST	33		329	616			100	152		556						758	.534		.658		23.0	16.8
Career			62		521	999			172	261		968						1214	.522		.659		19.6	15.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors 1972-73 ABA All-Defensive (1st) 1973-74 ABA All-Defensive (1st)	Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1974 New York Nets (ABA)	Games 1976-77 NBA 82 (3) 1978-79 NBA 82 (1) Career ABA 389 (50)	Minutes Played Career ABA 9456 (62)
Field Goals Career ABA 1191 (98)	Field Goal Attempts Career ABA 2628 (99)	3-Pt Field Goal Attempts Career ABA 66 (98)	Offensive Rebounds Career ABA 430 (96)
Defensive Rebounds Career ABA 893 (87)	Total Rebounds Career ABA 1323 (97)	Assists 1976-77 NBA 473 (8) Career ABA 1181 (38)	Steals 1972-73 ABA 131 (7) 1973-74 ABA 167 (5) 1976-77 NBA 191 (5) Career ABA 509 (7) Career 1349 (57)
Blocks Career ABA 168 (20)	Turnovers Career ABA 653 (72)	Personal Fouls Career ABA 931 (70)	Field Goal Pct Career ABA .453 (67)
Minutes Per Game Career ABA 24.3 (80)	Assists Per Game 1976-77 NBA 5.8 (8)	Steals Per Game 1973-74 ABA 2.1 (5) 1976-77 NBA 2.3 (5) 1977-78 NBA 2.3 (4) Career 1.8 (28)	Player Efficiency Rating Career ABA 11.9 (77)
True Shooting Pct Career ABA .490 (89)	Effective Field Goal Pct Career ABA .456 (73)	Offensive Rebound Pct Career ABA 4.5 (55)	Defensive Rebound Pct Career ABA 8.9 (48)
Total Rebound Pct Career ABA 6.8 (58)	Assist Pct Career ABA 15.3 (27)	Steal Pct 1973-74 ABA 3.1 (5) 1975-76 ABA 3.1 (5) 1977-78 NBA 3.3 (3) 1978-79 NBA 3.1 (6) 1981-82 NBA 3.2 (9) Career ABA 3.0 (7) Career 3.2 (14)	Block Pct Career ABA 1.5 (22)
Turnover Pct Career ABA 18.4 (73)	Usage Pct Career ABA 14.6 (80)	Offensive Rating Career ABA 96.9 (55)	Defensive Rating 1973-74 ABA 97.2 (8) 1974-75 ABA 99.7 (10) Career ABA 99.6 (9) Career 101.8 (90)
Defensive Win Shares 1973-74 ABA 4.4 (7) Career ABA 14.5 (35)	Win Shares Career ABA 16.5 (76)	Win Shares Per 48 Minutes Career ABA .084 (64)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.000 (755)
NBA Elo Player Rating 538th (overall) as of May 21, 2013, 5:03AM

Transactions

September 9, 1969: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers (as a 1971 3rd round draft pick) to the Chicago Bulls for Mike Lynn.

March 29, 1971: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 3rd round (47th pick) of the 1971 NBA Draft.

June 17, 1976: Moved from the ABA to the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs.

December 19, 1980: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs with a 1982 1st round draft pick (Ricky Pierce) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Ron Brewer.

June 8, 1981: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Golden State Warriors for a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Audie Norris) and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Mike Smrek).

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