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Mike Green

Michael Kenneth Green (Mike, Count)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: August 6, 1951 in McComb, Mississippi
High School: Higgins in McComb, Mississippi
College: Louisiana Tech University
Draft: Seattle SuperSonics, 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall), 1973 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 24, 1976 ▪ ABA Debut: October 11, 1973

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All-Star

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
1973-74 22 DNR ABA 79 1648 367 799 .459 1 2 .500 169 226 .748 225 359 584 64 47 126 128 191 904
1974-75 23 DNA ABA 81 2557 593 1095 .542 0 4 .000 225 305 .738 282 467 749 101 85 174 203 271 1411
1975-76 24 VIR ABA 54 1719 385 832 .463 0 4 .000 154 198 .778 196 323 519 82 68 80 136 187 924
1976-77 25 SEA NBA 76 1928 290 658 .441 166 235 .706 191 312 503 120 45 129 201 746
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 72 1382 238 514 .463 107 142 .754 130 229 359 76 30 100 105 193 583
1977-78 26 SEA NBA 9 250 43 87 .494 21 31 .677 22 33 55 10 6 13 22 26 107
1977-78 26 SAS NBA 63 1132 195 427 .457 86 111 .775 108 196 304 66 24 87 83 167 476
1978-79 27 SAS NBA 76 1641 235 477 .493 101 144 .701 131 223 354 116 37 122 89 230 571
1979-80 28 KCK NBA 21 459 69 159 .434 0 2 .000 24 42 .571 35 78 113 28 13 21 36 55 162
Career TOT 459 11334 2177 4534 .480 1 12 .083 946 1292 .732 1190 1991 3181 587 325 752 697 1328 5301
NBA 245 5410 832 1808 .460 0 2 .000 398 563 .707 487 842 1329 340 125 372 230 679 2062
ABA 214 5924 1345 2726 .493 1 10 .100 548 729 .752 703 1149 1852 247 200 380 467 649 3239

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
1973-74 22 DNR ABA 79 20.9 4.6 10.1 .459 0.0 0.0 .500 2.1 2.9 .748 2.8 4.5 7.4 0.8 0.6 1.6 1.6 2.4 11.4
1974-75 23 DNA ABA 81 31.6 7.3 13.5 .542 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.8 .738 3.5 5.8 9.2 1.2 1.0 2.1 2.5 3.3 17.4
1975-76 24 VIR ABA 54 31.8 7.1 15.4 .463 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.7 .778 3.6 6.0 9.6 1.5 1.3 1.5 2.5 3.5 17.1
1976-77 25 SEA NBA 76 25.4 3.8 8.7 .441 2.2 3.1 .706 2.5 4.1 6.6 1.6 0.6 1.7 2.6 9.8
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 72 19.2 3.3 7.1 .463 1.5 2.0 .754 1.8 3.2 5.0 1.1 0.4 1.4 1.5 2.7 8.1
1977-78 26 SEA NBA 9 27.8 4.8 9.7 .494 2.3 3.4 .677 2.4 3.7 6.1 1.1 0.7 1.4 2.4 2.9 11.9
1977-78 26 SAS NBA 63 18.0 3.1 6.8 .457 1.4 1.8 .775 1.7 3.1 4.8 1.0 0.4 1.4 1.3 2.7 7.6
1978-79 27 SAS NBA 76 21.6 3.1 6.3 .493 1.3 1.9 .701 1.7 2.9 4.7 1.5 0.5 1.6 1.2 3.0 7.5
1979-80 28 KCK NBA 21 21.9 3.3 7.6 .434 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.0 .571 1.7 3.7 5.4 1.3 0.6 1.0 1.7 2.6 7.7
Career TOT 459 24.7 4.7 9.9 .480 0.0 0.1 .083 2.1 2.8 .732 2.6 4.3 6.9 1.3 0.7 1.6 1.8 2.9 11.5
NBA 245 22.1 3.4 7.4 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.3 .707 2.0 3.4 5.4 1.4 0.5 1.5 1.4 2.8 8.4
ABA 214 27.7 6.3 12.7 .493 0.0 0.0 .100 2.6 3.4 .752 3.3 5.4 8.7 1.2 0.9 1.8 2.2 3.0 15.1

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
1973-74 22 DNR ABA 79 1648 8.0 17.5 .459 0.0 0.0 .500 3.7 4.9 .748 4.9 7.8 12.8 1.4 1.0 2.8 2.8 4.2 19.7
1974-75 23 DNA ABA 81 2557 8.3 15.4 .542 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.3 .738 4.0 6.6 10.5 1.4 1.2 2.4 2.9 3.8 19.9
1975-76 24 VIR ABA 54 1719 8.1 17.4 .463 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.1 .778 4.1 6.8 10.9 1.7 1.4 1.7 2.8 3.9 19.4
1976-77 25 SEA NBA 76 1928 5.4 12.3 .441 3.1 4.4 .706 3.6 5.8 9.4 2.2 0.8 2.4 3.8 13.9
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 72 1382 6.2 13.4 .463 2.8 3.7 .754 3.4 6.0 9.4 2.0 0.8 2.6 2.7 5.0 15.2
1977-78 26 SEA NBA 9 250 6.2 12.5 .494 3.0 4.5 .677 3.2 4.8 7.9 1.4 0.9 1.9 3.2 3.7 15.4
1977-78 26 SAS NBA 63 1132 6.2 13.6 .457 2.7 3.5 .775 3.4 6.2 9.7 2.1 0.8 2.8 2.6 5.3 15.1
1978-79 27 SAS NBA 76 1641 5.2 10.5 .493 2.2 3.2 .701 2.9 4.9 7.8 2.5 0.8 2.7 2.0 5.0 12.5
1979-80 28 KCK NBA 21 459 5.4 12.5 .434 0.0 0.2 .000 1.9 3.3 .571 2.7 6.1 8.9 2.2 1.0 1.6 2.8 4.3 12.7
Career TOT 459 11334 6.9 14.4 .480 0.0 0.1 .083 3.0 4.1 .732 3.8 6.3 10.1 1.9 1.0 2.4 2.7 4.2 16.8
NBA 245 5410 5.5 12.0 .460 0.0 0.2 .000 2.6 3.7 .707 3.2 5.6 8.8 2.3 0.8 2.5 2.4 4.5 13.7
ABA 214 5924 8.2 16.6 .493 0.0 0.1 .100 3.3 4.4 .752 4.3 7.0 11.3 1.5 1.2 2.3 2.8 3.9 19.7

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 22 DNR ABA 79 1648 19.8 .503 .460 13.3 22.5 17.7 5.9 1.3 4.1 12.5 24.0 104 99 2.2 2.6 4.7 .138
1974-75 23 DNA ABA 81 2557 18.8 .574 .542 12.4 18.5 15.6 5.3 1.5 3.6 14.2 21.3 111 101 4.8 3.9 8.7 .163
1975-76 24 VIR ABA 54 1719 17.5 .503 .463 10.9 19.6 15.1 7.6 1.8 2.5 12.9 23.1 103 105 1.7 1.6 3.3 .091
1976-77 25 SEA NBA 76 1928 14.5 .490 .441 9.8 17.4 13.4 8.7 1.0 3.6 98 1.4 2.5 3.9 .097
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 72 1382 14.3 .506 .463 10.1 16.8 13.6 7.1 1.0 3.6 15.4 19.0 100 100 1.2 1.6 2.8 .097
1977-78 26 SEA NBA 9 250 14.2 .532 .494 8.6 14.0 11.2 5.7 1.1 2.8 17.9 18.7 100 98 0.2 0.3 0.6 .106
1977-78 26 SAS NBA 63 1132 14.3 .500 .457 10.5 17.4 14.1 7.4 0.9 3.8 14.9 19.1 100 100 1.0 1.3 2.2 .095
1978-79 27 SAS NBA 76 1641 12.9 .528 .493 8.7 13.8 11.3 8.3 1.0 3.7 14.1 14.5 107 102 1.8 2.0 3.8 .112
1979-80 28 KCK NBA 21 459 10.6 .456 .434 7.9 18.9 13.2 8.1 1.3 2.7 16.9 18.6 90 100 -0.4 0.8 0.4 .044
Career TOT 459 11334 16.3 .519 .480 10.9 18.2 14.5 7.1 1.3 3.5 13.8 20.4 105 101 12.6 15.0 27.6 .117
NBA 245 5410 13.6 .502 .460 9.4 16.3 12.8 8.1 1.0 3.6 15.1 16.8 102 100 4.0 6.9 10.9 .097
ABA 214 5924 18.7 .532 .494 12.2 19.9 16.1 6.2 1.5 3.4 13.3 22.6 106 101 8.6 8.1 16.7 .135

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
1974-75 23 DNA ABA 13 487 112 226 0 1 53 60 54 121 14 10 21 27 51 277 .496 .000 .883 37.5 21.3 9.3 1.1
1977-78 26 SAS NBA 6 174 28 58 9 10 17 44 11 5 16 8 21 65 .483 .900 29.0 10.8 7.3 1.8
1978-79 27 SAS NBA 14 350 48 114 14 21 35 73 11 13 35 18 59 110 .421 .667 25.0 7.9 5.2 0.8
Career TOT 33 1011 188 398 0 1 76 91 106 238 36 28 72 53 131 452 .472 .000 .835 30.6 13.7 7.2 1.1
NBA 20 524 76 172 23 31 52 117 22 18 51 26 80 175 .442 .742 26.2 8.8 5.9 1.1
ABA 13 487 112 226 0 1 53 60 54 121 14 10 21 27 51 277 .496 .000 .883 37.5 21.3 9.3 1.1

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
1974-75 23 DNA ABA 13 487 18.2 .549 .496 11.8 14.3 13.1 4.1 0.9 2.4 9.7 22.4 115 112 1.1 0.2 1.3 .128
1977-78 26 SAS NBA 6 174 17.2 .521 .483 10.5 15.8 13.3 8.0 1.3 4.6 11.4 16.2 110 102 0.3 0.2 0.5 .134
1978-79 27 SAS NBA 14 350 11.7 .446 .421 9.9 10.9 10.4 4.0 1.7 5.1 12.7 15.7 95 102 0.0 0.4 0.4 .056
Career TOT 33 1011 15.8 .516 .472 10.9 13.4 12.2 4.8 1.3 3.7 10.8 19.0 109 107 1.4 0.8 2.2 .104
NBA 20 524 13.5 .471 .442 10.1 12.5 11.3 5.4 1.6 4.9 12.3 15.9 101 102 0.3 0.6 0.9 .082
ABA 13 487 18.2 .549 .496 11.8 14.3 13.1 4.1 0.9 2.4 9.7 22.4 115 112 1.1 0.2 1.3 .128

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1974-75 23 DNA ABA 1 18:00 3 6 .500 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 6
Career ABA 1 18 3 6 .500 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 6

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Mike Green 8.7 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.3 2.8 0.4
Elden Campbell 86.4 8.3 7.0 4.2 3.8 3.3 2.6 1.1
Danny Schayes 85.2 8.8 4.6 3.9 2.8 2.0 1.7 1.2
Rasho Nesterovic 83.3 7.2 5.2 4.2 4.1 3.0 1.5 0.0
Mark Eaton 82.5 6.6 5.4 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.6 0.8
Marvin Webster 82.4 8.7 3.9 3.2 2.8 2.7 1.3 0.2
Tom Boerwinkle 81.9 9.0 7.4 4.4 3.8 2.6 1.7 0.5
Tom Burleson 80.9 8.2 4.4 4.3 3.3 2.7 0.2 -0.1
Stan Miasek 80.5 10.3 5.8 5.5 4.1 3.6 3.5
Andrew Bogut 79.8 7.5 5.5 5.4 4.8 4.0 2.6
Marcus Camby 79.1 10.3 5.9 3.7 3.5 2.1 1.5 0.9
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Mike Green 8.7 4.7 3.9 3.8 3.3 2.8 0.4
Marvin Webster 83.3 8.7 4.0 3.9 3.2 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.3 0.2 0.2
Tom Burleson 80.9 8.2 4.4 4.3 3.3 2.7 0.2 -0.1
Stan Miasek 80.5 10.3 5.8 5.5 4.1 3.6 3.5
Andrew Bogut 79.8 7.5 5.5 5.4 4.8 4.0 2.6
Jack Nichols 78.2 6.7 4.4 4.3 4.1 2.5 1.6 1.0 0.4
Elmore Smith 78.2 8.7 6.8 5.9 4.7 3.9 2.9 1.5 0.3
Darrall Imhoff 75.8 8.2 5.9 5.0 4.9 2.4 2.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.2 -0.6
Kevin Duckworth 75.7 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.3 3.3 2.5 0.8 0.0 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5
John Gianelli 75.5 5.5 4.4 3.6 3.2 3.0 2.5 1.2 -0.4
Tim McCormick 75.5 6.0 4.6 3.9 3.8 2.0 1.1 0.2 -0.1

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
1969-70 18 LATECH 22 157 274 70 102 288 384 .573 .686 17.5 13.1
1970-71 19 LATECH 28 204 349 122 158 465 530 .585 .772 18.9 16.6
1971-72 20 LATECH 26 256 444 111 153 413 623 .577 .725 24.0 15.9
1972-73 21 LATECH 26 351 603 101 146 409 803 .582 .692 30.9 15.7
Career 102 968 1670 404 559 1575 2340 .580 .723 22.9 15.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1975 ABA
Honors
1973-74 ABA All-Rookie (1st)
Field Goals
Career ABA 1345 (86)
Field Goal Attempts
Career ABA 2726 (94)
Field Goal Pct
1974-75 ABA .542 (6)
Career ABA .493 (23)
Offensive Rebounds
Career ABA 703 (53)
Defensive Rebounds
Career ABA 1149 (61)
Total Rebounds
Career ABA 1852 (63)
Steals
Career ABA 200 (36)
Blocks
1973-74 ABA 126 (8)
1974-75 ABA 174 (3)
Career ABA 380 (7)
Points
Career ABA 3239 (93)
Blocks Per Game
1973-74 ABA 1.6 (8)
1974-75 ABA 2.1 (3)
Career 1.6 (36)
True Shooting Pct
Career ABA .531 (40)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1974-75 ABA .542 (7)
Career ABA .494 (24)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1974-75 ABA 12.4 (5)
Career 10.9 (50)
Total Rebound Pct
1974-75 ABA 15.6 (10)
Block Pct
1973-74 ABA 4.1 (3)
1974-75 ABA 3.6 (3)
1976-77 NBA 3.6 (10)
1977-78 NBA 3.6 (10)
1978-79 NBA 3.7 (9)
Career 3.5 (45)
Offensive Rating
Career ABA 106.4 (18)
Defensive Rating
Career ABA 101.3 (15)
Career 100.6 (65)
Offensive Win Shares
Career ABA 8.6 (78)
Defensive Win Shares
Career ABA 8.1 (78)
Win Shares
Career ABA 16.7 (75)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1974-75 ABA .163 (8)
 

Transactions

September 15, 1976: Signed as a free agent with the Seattle SuperSonics.

November 12, 1977: Traded by the Seattle SuperSonics to the San Antonio Spurs for a 1978 2nd round draft pick (Kevin McDonald) and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Andrew Fields).

September 13, 1979: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs to the Kansas City Kings for a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Michael Wiley).

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