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Paul Griffin

Paul Arthur Griffin

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: January 20, 1954 in Shelby, Michigan
High School: Shelby in Shelby, Michigan
College: Western Michigan University
Draft: New Orleans Jazz, 5th round (6th pick, 74th overall), 1976 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 22, 1976

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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
1976-77 23 NOJ NBA PF 81 1645 140 256 .547 145 201 .721 167 328 495 167 50 43 241 425
1977-78 24 NOJ NBA PF 82 1853 160 358 .447 112 157 .713 157 353 510 172 88 45 150 228 432
1978-79 25 NOJ NBA PF 77 1398 106 223 .475 91 147 .619 126 265 391 138 54 36 117 198 303
1979-80 26 SAS NBA C 82 1812 173 313 .553 0 0 174 240 .725 154 284 438 250 81 53 131 306 520
1980-81 27 SAS NBA PF 82 1930 166 325 .511 0 0 170 253 .672 184 321 505 249 77 38 132 207 502
1981-82 28 SAS NBA PF 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 PF 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

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
1976-77 23 NOJ NBA PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 C 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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

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
1976-77 23 NOJ NBA PF 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 PF 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 PF 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 C 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 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

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
1976-77 23 NOJ NBA PF 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 .119
1977-78 24 NOJ NBA PF 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 .076
1978-79 25 NOJ NBA PF 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 .054
1979-80 26 SAS NBA C 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 .116
1980-81 27 SAS NBA PF 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 .122
1981-82 28 SAS NBA PF 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 .040
1982-83 29 SAS NBA PF 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 .068
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 .094

Playoffs 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
1979-80 26 SAS NBA C 3 69 7 14 .500 0 0 6 6 1.000 3 12 15 6 0 1 7 9 20
1980-81 27 SAS NBA PF 7 183 14 24 .583 0 0 9 20 .450 16 24 40 29 6 5 9 28 37
Career NBA 10 252 21 38 .553 0 0 15 26 .577 19 36 55 35 6 6 16 37 57

Playoffs 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
1979-80 26 SAS NBA C 3 23.0 2.3 4.7 .500 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 1.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.3 2.3 3.0 6.7
1980-81 27 SAS NBA PF 7 26.1 2.0 3.4 .583 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.9 .450 2.3 3.4 5.7 4.1 0.9 0.7 1.3 4.0 5.3
Career NBA 10 25.2 2.1 3.8 .553 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.6 .577 1.9 3.6 5.5 3.5 0.6 0.6 1.6 3.7 5.7

Playoffs 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
1979-80 26 SAS NBA C 3 69 3.7 7.3 .500 0.0 0.0 3.1 3.1 1.000 1.6 6.3 7.8 3.1 0.0 0.5 3.7 4.7 10.4
1980-81 27 SAS NBA PF 7 183 2.8 4.7 .583 0.0 0.0 1.8 3.9 .450 3.1 4.7 7.9 5.7 1.2 1.0 1.8 5.5 7.3
Career NBA 10 252 3.0 5.4 .553 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.7 .577 2.7 5.1 7.9 5.0 0.9 0.9 2.3 5.3 8.1

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
1979-80 26 SAS NBA C 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 -0.016
1980-81 27 SAS NBA PF 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 .084
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 .056

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Paul Griffin 4.9 4.4 4.1 2.9 1.6 1.4 0.4
Shandon Anderson 94.5 4.9 4.2 3.9 2.7 2.0 1.2 0.4
Eduardo Najera 92.0 4.8 4.0 4.0 2.7 1.6 1.1 1.1
Luke Jackson 91.6 5.1 4.8 4.2 3.6 1.7 1.4 0.8
Charlie Villanueva 91.1 4.9 3.9 3.5 3.1 1.7 1.7 0.4
Nate Williams 90.3 4.5 4.3 4.0 2.8 2.5 1.9 0.4
Frank Brickowski 88.5 4.7 4.1 3.8 3.6 1.1 1.0 0.4
Ron Anderson 88.3 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.1 2.5 1.5 0.3
Bill Calhoun 88.1 4.5 4.1 3.9 2.2 2.1 1.4 0.4
Allan Bristow 88.0 4.4 4.3 3.5 2.8 1.9 1.9 0.5
Kenny Walker 88.0 4.7 4.0 3.1 2.7 1.9 1.3 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Paul Griffin 4.9 4.4 4.1 2.9 1.6 1.4 0.4
Luke Jackson 88.9 5.1 4.8 4.2 3.6 1.7 1.4 0.8 0.8
Bill Calhoun 88.1 4.5 4.1 3.9 2.2 2.1 1.4 0.4
Kenny Walker 88.0 4.7 4.0 3.1 2.7 1.9 1.3 0.1
Donald Royal 86.5 5.1 3.8 3.6 2.3 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.4
Charlie Villanueva 85.6 4.9 3.9 3.5 3.1 1.7 1.7 1.6 0.4
Lionel Simmons 85.4 4.3 3.8 3.8 2.7 1.1 0.9 0.3
Danny Fortson 84.8 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.5 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.0
Wayne Hightower 83.8 5.8 4.2 4.0 2.9 2.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.8
Buck Johnson 82.7 6.2 4.6 3.6 2.3 2.1 1.2 0.7
Kenny Gattison 82.6 4.5 3.5 3.2 3.0 1.5 0.7 0.5 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
1972-73 19 WMICHIGAN 25 91 177 36 76 220 218 .514 .474 8.7 8.8
1973-74 20 WMICHIGAN 26 109 186 62 96 252 280 .586 .646 10.8 9.7
1974-75 21 WMICHIGAN 26 106 188 65 87 259 277 .564 .747 10.7 10.0
1975-76 22 WMICHIGAN 28 115 192 73 100 277 303 .599 .730 10.8 9.9
Career 105 421 743 236 359 1008 1078 .567 .657 10.3 9.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1977-78 NBA 82 (3)
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
1980-81 NBA 82 (3)
Offensive Rating
1979-80 NBA 116.4 (10)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (928)

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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