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Paul Griffin

Paul Arthur Griffin

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-9    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: January 20, 1954 in Shelby, Michigan
High School: Shelby in Shelby, Michigan
College: Western Michigan University

Drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in the 5th round (6th pick, 74th overall) of the 1976 NBA draft.

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Totals

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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
1976-77 23 NOJ NBA 81 1645 140 256 .547 145 201 .721 167 328 495 167 50 43 241 425
1977-78 24 NOJ NBA 82 1853 160 358 .447 112 157 .713 157 353 510 172 88 45 150 228 432
1978-79 25 NOJ NBA 77 1398 106 223 .475 91 147 .619 126 265 391 138 54 36 117 198 303
1979-80 26 SAS NBA 82 1812 173 313 .553 0 0 174 240 .725 154 284 438 250 81 53 131 306 520
1980-81 27 SAS NBA 82 1930 166 325 .511 0 0 170 253 .672 184 321 505 249 77 38 132 207 502
1981-82 28 SAS NBA 23 0 459 32 66 .485 0 0 24 37 .649 29 66 95 54 20 8 40 67 88
1982-83 29 SAS NBA 53 0 956 60 116 .517 0 0 53 76 .697 77 139 216 86 33 25 68 153 173
Career NBA 480 0 10053 837 1657 .505 0 0 769 1111 .692 894 1756 2650 1116 403 248 638 1400 2443

Per Game

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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
1976-77 23 NOJ NBA 81 20.3 1.7 3.2 .547 1.8 2.5 .721 2.1 4.0 6.1 2.1 0.6 0.5 3.0 5.2
1977-78 24 NOJ NBA 82 22.6 2.0 4.4 .447 1.4 1.9 .713 1.9 4.3 6.2 2.1 1.1 0.5 1.8 2.8 5.3
1978-79 25 NOJ NBA 77 18.2 1.4 2.9 .475 1.2 1.9 .619 1.6 3.4 5.1 1.8 0.7 0.5 1.5 2.6 3.9
1979-80 26 SAS NBA 82 22.1 2.1 3.8 .553 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.9 .725 1.9 3.5 5.3 3.0 1.0 0.6 1.6 3.7 6.3
1980-81 27 SAS NBA 82 23.5 2.0 4.0 .511 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.1 .672 2.2 3.9 6.2 3.0 0.9 0.5 1.6 2.5 6.1
1981-82 28 SAS NBA 23 0 20.0 1.4 2.9 .485 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.6 .649 1.3 2.9 4.1 2.3 0.9 0.3 1.7 2.9 3.8
1982-83 29 SAS NBA 53 0 18.0 1.1 2.2 .517 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.4 .697 1.5 2.6 4.1 1.6 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.9 3.3
Career NBA 480 0 20.9 1.7 3.5 .505 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.3 .692 1.9 3.7 5.5 2.3 0.8 0.5 1.6 2.9 5.1

Per 36 Minutes

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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
1976-77 23 NOJ NBA 81 1645 3.1 5.6 .547 3.2 4.4 .721 3.7 7.2 10.8 3.7 1.1 0.9 5.3 9.3
1977-78 24 NOJ NBA 82 1853 3.1 7.0 .447 2.2 3.1 .713 3.1 6.9 9.9 3.3 1.7 0.9 2.9 4.4 8.4
1978-79 25 NOJ NBA 77 1398 2.7 5.7 .475 2.3 3.8 .619 3.2 6.8 10.1 3.6 1.4 0.9 3.0 5.1 7.8
1979-80 26 SAS NBA 82 1812 3.4 6.2 .553 0.0 0.0 3.5 4.8 .725 3.1 5.6 8.7 5.0 1.6 1.1 2.6 6.1 10.3
1980-81 27 SAS NBA 82 1930 3.1 6.1 .511 0.0 0.0 3.2 4.7 .672 3.4 6.0 9.4 4.6 1.4 0.7 2.5 3.9 9.4
1981-82 28 SAS NBA 23 0 459 2.5 5.2 .485 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.9 .649 2.3 5.2 7.5 4.2 1.6 0.6 3.1 5.3 6.9
1982-83 29 SAS NBA 53 0 956 2.3 4.4 .517 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.9 .697 2.9 5.2 8.1 3.2 1.2 0.9 2.6 5.8 6.5
Career NBA 480 0 10053 3.0 5.9 .505 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.0 .692 3.2 6.3 9.5 4.0 1.4 0.9 2.7 5.0 8.7

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1976-77 23 NOJ NBA 81 1645 13.5 .617 .547 10.0 19.0 14.6 12.9 1.4 1.3 97 1.9 2.2 4.1
1977-78 24 NOJ NBA 82 1853 10.9 .506 .447 8.3 18.0 13.2 11.4 2.1 1.2 26.0 11.8 95 98 0.3 2.6 2.9
1978-79 25 NOJ NBA 77 1398 10.0 .527 .475 9.1 17.9 13.7 12.1 1.7 1.3 28.9 11.0 96 103 0.0 1.5 1.6
1979-80 26 SAS NBA 82 1812 13.2 .621 .553 9.3 16.5 12.9 15.7 2.0 1.5 23.8 11.5 116 107 2.9 1.5 4.4
1980-81 27 SAS NBA 82 1930 13.8 .575 .511 10.8 17.4 14.2 15.8 1.9 1.1 23.2 11.7 113 104 2.6 2.3 4.9
1981-82 28 SAS NBA 23 459 8.5 .535 .485 6.8 15.4 11.1 13.6 2.0 1.0 32.7 10.6 95 106 -0.1 0.5 0.4
1982-83 29 SAS NBA 53 956 8.9 .579 .517 9.1 15.3 12.3 10.3 1.6 1.4 31.3 9.1 104 106 0.5 0.9 1.4
Career NBA 480 10053 11.9 .569 .505 9.3 17.4 13.5 13.4 1.8 1.3 26.2 11.2 105 103 8.1 11.5 19.6

Playoffs

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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
1979-80 26 SAS NBA 3 69 7 14 0 0 6 6 3 15 6 0 1 7 9 20 .500 1.000 23.0 6.7 5.0 2.0
1980-81 27 SAS NBA 7 183 14 24 0 0 9 20 16 40 29 6 5 9 28 37 .583 .450 26.1 5.3 5.7 4.1
Career NBA 10 252 21 38 0 0 15 26 19 55 35 6 6 16 37 57 .553 .577 25.2 5.7 5.5 3.5

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1979-80 26 SAS NBA 3 69 9.0 .601 .500 4.5 19.7 11.8 11.8 0.0 0.8 29.6 14.5 97 116 0.0 0.0 0.0
1980-81 27 SAS NBA 7 183 12.9 .564 .583 10.8 16.0 13.5 19.6 1.6 1.6 21.5 9.5 117 112 0.3 0.0 0.3
Career NBA 10 252 11.8 .576 .553 9.1 17.0 13.0 17.4 1.2 1.4 24.4 10.9 111 113 0.3 0.0 0.3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1977-78 NBA 82 (3)
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
1980-81 NBA 82 (3)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (869)

Transactions

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in the 5th round (74th pick) of the 1976 NBA Draft.

June 28, 1979: Sent to the San Antonio Spurs as compensation for the New Orleans Jazz signing Allan Bristow as a veteran free agent.

April, 1983: Retired from the San Antonio Spurs.

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