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Petur Gudmundsson

Karl Petur Gudmundsson (Petur)

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 7-2 ▪ Weight: 260 lbs.
Born: October 30, 1958 in Reykjavik, Iceland
High School: Mercer Island in Mercer Island, Washington
College: University of Washington
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 3rd round (15th pick, 61st overall), 1981 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 8, 1981

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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
1981-82 23 POR NBA C 68 6 845 83 166 .500 1 1 1.000 52 76 .684 51 135 186 59 13 30 73 163 219
1985-86 27 LAL NBA C 8 2 128 20 37 .541 0 0 18 27 .667 17 21 38 3 3 4 11 25 58
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 69 9 1017 139 280 .496 0 1 .000 117 145 .807 93 230 323 86 18 61 103 197 395
1988-89 30 SAS NBA C 5 3 70 9 25 .360 0 0 3 4 .750 5 11 16 5 1 1 8 15 21
Career NBA 150 20 2060 251 508 .494 1 2 .500 190 252 .754 166 397 563 153 35 96 195 400 693

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
1981-82 23 POR NBA C 68 6 12.4 1.2 2.4 .500 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.8 1.1 .684 0.8 2.0 2.7 0.9 0.2 0.4 1.1 2.4 3.2
1985-86 27 LAL NBA C 8 2 16.0 2.5 4.6 .541 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.4 .667 2.1 2.6 4.8 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.4 3.1 7.3
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 69 9 14.7 2.0 4.1 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.1 .807 1.3 3.3 4.7 1.2 0.3 0.9 1.5 2.9 5.7
1988-89 30 SAS NBA C 5 3 14.0 1.8 5.0 .360 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 .750 1.0 2.2 3.2 1.0 0.2 0.2 1.6 3.0 4.2
Career NBA 150 20 13.7 1.7 3.4 .494 0.0 0.0 .500 1.3 1.7 .754 1.1 2.6 3.8 1.0 0.2 0.6 1.3 2.7 4.6

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
1981-82 23 POR NBA C 68 6 845 3.5 7.1 .500 0.0 0.0 1.000 2.2 3.2 .684 2.2 5.8 7.9 2.5 0.6 1.3 3.1 6.9 9.3
1985-86 27 LAL NBA C 8 2 128 5.6 10.4 .541 0.0 0.0 5.1 7.6 .667 4.8 5.9 10.7 0.8 0.8 1.1 3.1 7.0 16.3
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 69 9 1017 4.9 9.9 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.1 .807 3.3 8.1 11.4 3.0 0.6 2.2 3.6 7.0 14.0
1988-89 30 SAS NBA C 5 3 70 4.6 12.9 .360 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.1 .750 2.6 5.7 8.2 2.6 0.5 0.5 4.1 7.7 10.8
Career NBA 150 20 2060 4.4 8.9 .494 0.0 0.0 .500 3.3 4.4 .754 2.9 6.9 9.8 2.7 0.6 1.7 3.4 7.0 12.1

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
1981-82 23 POR NBA C 68 845 7.9 .549 .503 6.8 17.7 12.3 8.5 0.7 2.0 26.8 13.2 95 108 -0.2 0.8 0.6 .032
1985-86 27 LAL NBA C 8 128 13.9 .593 .541 15.8 17.8 16.9 2.9 1.1 1.7 18.4 18.9 111 105 0.2 0.2 0.3 .130
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 69 1017 12.9 .574 .496 9.8 24.7 17.2 10.6 0.8 3.3 23.1 17.3 104 110 0.5 0.9 1.4 .064
1988-89 30 SAS NBA C 5 70 2.7 .392 .360 7.5 18.1 12.6 9.5 0.7 0.9 23.0 19.3 76 110 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.090
Career NBA 150 2060 10.6 .560 .495 8.9 21.2 15.0 9.2 0.8 2.6 24.0 15.8 100 109 0.3 1.9 2.1 .050

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
1985-86 27 LAL NBA C 12 0 111 16 27 .593 0 2 .000 10 15 .667 8 18 26 3 3 4 10 23 42
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 2 0 6 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
Career NBA 14 0 117 16 29 .552 0 2 .000 10 15 .667 8 18 26 4 3 4 13 23 42

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
1985-86 27 LAL NBA C 12 0 9.3 1.3 2.3 .593 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 1.3 .667 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.9 3.5
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 2 0 3.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 14 0 8.4 1.1 2.1 .552 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.1 .667 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 1.6 3.0

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
1985-86 27 LAL NBA C 12 0 111 5.2 8.8 .593 0.0 0.6 .000 3.2 4.9 .667 2.6 5.8 8.4 1.0 1.0 1.3 3.2 7.5 13.6
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 2 0 6 0.0 12.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 14 0 117 4.9 8.9 .552 0.0 0.6 .000 3.1 4.6 .667 2.5 5.5 8.0 1.2 0.9 1.2 4.0 7.1 12.9

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
1985-86 27 LAL NBA C 12 111 10.3 .625 .593 9.2 18.4 14.0 3.2 1.3 2.1 22.9 16.3 104 107 0.0 0.2 0.2 .083
1987-88 29 SAS NBA C 2 6 -27.7 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.5 0.0 0.0 60.0 32.0 10 122 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.909
Career NBA 14 117 8.3 .590 .552 8.7 17.4 13.3 3.9 1.2 2.0 26.7 17.1 94 107 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .032

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 4 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4
Petur Gudmundsson 1.4 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Granville Waiters 91.4 1.3 0.5 0.2 -0.2
Eric Fernsten 78.4 1.2 0.5 0.5 0.0
Jason Collier 76.5 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.0
Connie Dierking 76.1 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.1
Earl Williams 75.2 1.3 1.0 0.4 0.0
Lee Davis 74.2 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.2
Daniel Santiago 69.6 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.0
Keith Closs 69.4 1.1 0.6 0.2
Gene Tormohlen 68.7 1.4 0.8 0.1 0.0
Chris Anstey 67.6 1.9 0.6 0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6
Petur Gudmundsson 1.4 0.6 0.3 -0.1
Granville Waiters 82.7 1.3 0.5 0.2 0.0 -0.2
Jason Collier 76.0 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0
Earl Williams 75.2 1.3 1.0 0.4 0.0
Daniel Santiago 69.6 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.0
Keith Closs 69.4 1.1 0.6 0.2
Chris Anstey 67.6 1.9 0.6 0.3
Bob Elliott 66.7 1.6 0.8 0.7
Gene Tormohlen 65.7 1.4 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Timofey Mozgov 64.7 1.1 0.7 0.6
David Harrison 60.2 1.5 1.4 0.4 -0.2

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
1977-78 19 WASHINGTON 26 223 37 76 22 30 61 96 .487 .733 8.6 3.7 2.3
1978-79 20 WASHINGTON 27 533 105 200 63 82 130 273 .525 .768 19.7 10.1 4.8
1979-80 21 WASHINGTON 28 415 75 149 27 44 157 177 .503 .614 14.8 6.3 5.6
Career 81 1171 217 425 112 156 348 546 .511 .718 14.5 6.7 4.3

Transactions

June 9, 1981: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 3rd round (61st pick) of the 1981 NBA Draft.

August 18, 1983: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Detroit Pistons for a 1984 3rd round draft pick (Tim Kearney).

October 25, 1983: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.

March 19, 1986: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

February 13, 1987: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers with Frank Brickowski, a 1987 1st round draft pick (Greg Anderson) and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Sean Higgins) to the San Antonio Spurs for Mychal Thompson.

March 21, 1989: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 San Antonio Spurs NBA $175,000
1988-89 San Antonio Spurs NBA $275,000
Career (may be incomplete) $450,000

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