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Tom Hammonds

Tom Edward Hammonds (Hambone, The Terminator)

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: March 27, 1967 in Fort Walton, Florida
High School: Crestview in Crestview, Florida
College: Georgia Institute of Technology
Draft: Washington Bullets, 1st round (9th pick, 9th overall), 1989 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 1989

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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
1989-90 22 WSB NBA 61 8 805 129 295 .437 0 1 .000 63 98 .643 61 107 168 51 11 14 46 98 321
1990-91 23 WSB NBA 70 7 1023 155 336 .461 0 4 .000 57 79 .722 58 148 206 43 15 7 54 108 367
1991-92 24 WSB NBA 37 19 984 195 400 .488 0 1 .000 50 82 .610 49 136 185 36 22 13 58 118 440
1992-93 25 TOT NBA 54 5 713 105 221 .475 0 1 .000 38 62 .613 38 89 127 24 18 12 34 77 248
1992-93 25 CHH NBA 19 5 142 19 45 .422 0 0 5 8 .625 5 26 31 8 0 4 3 20 43
1992-93 25 DEN NBA 35 0 571 86 176 .489 0 1 .000 33 54 .611 33 63 96 16 18 8 31 57 205
1993-94 26 DEN NBA 74 2 877 115 230 .500 0 0 71 104 .683 62 137 199 34 20 12 41 91 301
1994-95 27 DEN NBA 70 5 956 139 260 .535 0 1 .000 132 177 .746 55 167 222 36 11 14 56 132 410
1995-96 28 DEN NBA 71 4 1045 127 268 .474 0 0 88 115 .765 85 138 223 23 23 13 48 137 342
1996-97 29 DEN NBA 81 8 1758 191 398 .480 0 2 .000 124 172 .721 135 266 401 64 16 24 88 205 506
1997-98 30 MIN NBA 57 2 1140 127 246 .516 0 1 .000 92 132 .697 100 171 271 36 15 17 48 127 346
1998-99 31 MIN NBA 49 0 716 82 179 .458 0 0 48 75 .640 54 82 136 20 8 7 32 88 212
1999-00 32 MIN NBA 56 0 372 42 97 .433 0 0 33 56 .589 34 67 101 10 8 3 21 55 117
2000-01 33 MIN NBA 7 0 30 3 10 .300 0 0 1 2 .500 2 2 4 1 0 0 3 8 7
Career NBA 687 60 10419 1410 2940 .480 0 11 .000 797 1154 .691 733 1510 2243 378 167 136 529 1244 3617

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
1989-90 22 WSB NBA 61 8 13.2 2.1 4.8 .437 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.6 .643 1.0 1.8 2.8 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.6 5.3
1990-91 23 WSB NBA 70 7 14.6 2.2 4.8 .461 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.1 .722 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.5 5.2
1991-92 24 WSB NBA 37 19 26.6 5.3 10.8 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.2 .610 1.3 3.7 5.0 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.6 3.2 11.9
1992-93 25 TOT NBA 54 5 13.2 1.9 4.1 .475 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .613 0.7 1.6 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.4 4.6
1992-93 25 CHH NBA 19 5 7.5 1.0 2.4 .422 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 .625 0.3 1.4 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.1 2.3
1992-93 25 DEN NBA 35 0 16.3 2.5 5.0 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.5 .611 0.9 1.8 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.9 1.6 5.9
1993-94 26 DEN NBA 74 2 11.9 1.6 3.1 .500 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.4 .683 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.6 1.2 4.1
1994-95 27 DEN NBA 70 5 13.7 2.0 3.7 .535 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.5 .746 0.8 2.4 3.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.9 5.9
1995-96 28 DEN NBA 71 4 14.7 1.8 3.8 .474 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.6 .765 1.2 1.9 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.7 1.9 4.8
1996-97 29 DEN NBA 81 8 21.7 2.4 4.9 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .721 1.7 3.3 5.0 0.8 0.2 0.3 1.1 2.5 6.2
1997-98 30 MIN NBA 57 2 20.0 2.2 4.3 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.3 .697 1.8 3.0 4.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 2.2 6.1
1998-99 31 MIN NBA 49 0 14.6 1.7 3.7 .458 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 .640 1.1 1.7 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.7 1.8 4.3
1999-00 32 MIN NBA 56 0 6.6 0.8 1.7 .433 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.0 .589 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 2.1
2000-01 33 MIN NBA 7 0 4.3 0.4 1.4 .300 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 .500 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.1 1.0
Career NBA 687 60 15.2 2.1 4.3 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .691 1.1 2.2 3.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.8 5.3

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
1989-90 22 WSB NBA 61 8 805 5.8 13.2 .437 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 4.4 .643 2.7 4.8 7.5 2.3 0.5 0.6 2.1 4.4 14.4
1990-91 23 WSB NBA 70 7 1023 5.5 11.8 .461 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.8 .722 2.0 5.2 7.2 1.5 0.5 0.2 1.9 3.8 12.9
1991-92 24 WSB NBA 37 19 984 7.1 14.6 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.0 .610 1.8 5.0 6.8 1.3 0.8 0.5 2.1 4.3 16.1
1992-93 25 TOT NBA 54 5 713 5.3 11.2 .475 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 3.1 .613 1.9 4.5 6.4 1.2 0.9 0.6 1.7 3.9 12.5
1992-93 25 CHH NBA 19 5 142 4.8 11.4 .422 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 .625 1.3 6.6 7.9 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.8 5.1 10.9
1992-93 25 DEN NBA 35 0 571 5.4 11.1 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.4 .611 2.1 4.0 6.1 1.0 1.1 0.5 2.0 3.6 12.9
1993-94 26 DEN NBA 74 2 877 4.7 9.4 .500 0.0 0.0 2.9 4.3 .683 2.5 5.6 8.2 1.4 0.8 0.5 1.7 3.7 12.4
1994-95 27 DEN NBA 70 5 956 5.2 9.8 .535 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 6.7 .746 2.1 6.3 8.4 1.4 0.4 0.5 2.1 5.0 15.4
1995-96 28 DEN NBA 71 4 1045 4.4 9.2 .474 0.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 .765 2.9 4.8 7.7 0.8 0.8 0.4 1.7 4.7 11.8
1996-97 29 DEN NBA 81 8 1758 3.9 8.2 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.5 .721 2.8 5.4 8.2 1.3 0.3 0.5 1.8 4.2 10.4
1997-98 30 MIN NBA 57 2 1140 4.0 7.8 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.2 .697 3.2 5.4 8.6 1.1 0.5 0.5 1.5 4.0 10.9
1998-99 31 MIN NBA 49 0 716 4.1 9.0 .458 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.8 .640 2.7 4.1 6.8 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.6 4.4 10.7
1999-00 32 MIN NBA 56 0 372 4.1 9.4 .433 0.0 0.0 3.2 5.4 .589 3.3 6.5 9.8 1.0 0.8 0.3 2.0 5.3 11.3
2000-01 33 MIN NBA 7 0 30 3.6 12.0 .300 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.4 .500 2.4 2.4 4.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 3.6 9.6 8.4
Career NBA 687 60 10419 4.9 10.2 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 4.0 .691 2.5 5.2 7.8 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.8 4.3 12.5

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 WS/48
1989-90 22 WSB NBA 61 805 10.5 .475 .437 8.1 14.5 11.3 8.5 0.7 1.0 12.0 19.5 99 111 0.0 0.5 0.5 .031
1990-91 23 WSB NBA 70 1023 9.6 .495 .461 6.2 15.9 11.0 6.0 0.7 0.4 12.7 17.3 99 110 0.0 0.8 0.8 .038
1991-92 24 WSB NBA 37 984 11.2 .504 .488 5.3 15.5 10.3 5.6 1.1 0.8 11.7 21.2 97 109 -0.3 0.9 0.6 .027
1992-93 25 TOT NBA 54 713 9.9 .499 .475 5.7 13.1 9.5 4.7 1.2 1.0 12.0 16.2 101 108 0.1 0.7 0.8 .055
1992-93 25 CHH NBA 19 142 8.3 .443 .422 4.0 18.8 11.7 7.5 0.0 1.6 5.8 15.0 100 111 0.0 0.1 0.1 .038
1992-93 25 DEN NBA 35 571 10.3 .513 .489 6.1 11.8 8.9 4.0 1.5 0.8 13.4 16.5 101 108 0.1 0.6 0.7 .059
1993-94 26 DEN NBA 74 877 12.4 .546 .500 8.1 16.8 12.6 5.8 1.1 0.9 12.9 15.4 110 104 1.0 1.2 2.2 .118
1994-95 27 DEN NBA 70 956 14.7 .607 .535 7.1 20.4 13.9 6.0 0.6 1.1 14.2 18.6 116 109 1.7 0.9 2.6 .129
1995-96 28 DEN NBA 71 1045 11.2 .537 .474 9.4 15.3 12.3 3.5 1.1 0.9 13.1 15.7 108 109 0.9 0.9 1.8 .081
1996-97 29 DEN NBA 81 1758 10.1 .534 .480 8.9 17.0 13.0 5.8 0.5 0.9 15.7 14.3 105 113 1.1 0.6 1.7 .046
1997-98 30 MIN NBA 57 1140 12.1 .569 .516 10.1 16.9 13.5 4.6 0.7 1.1 13.6 13.7 114 108 1.7 0.7 2.4 .102
1998-99 31 MIN NBA 49 716 9.4 .500 .458 7.8 13.9 10.6 4.3 0.6 0.7 13.1 15.0 101 105 0.5 0.5 1.0 .065
1999-00 32 MIN NBA 56 372 9.9 .481 .433 10.5 21.2 15.8 3.9 1.1 0.6 14.7 17.3 97 103 0.1 0.4 0.5 .061
2000-01 33 MIN NBA 7 30 -4.9 .322 .300 7.5 7.7 7.6 4.8 0.0 0.0 21.6 20.9 64 110 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.187
Career NBA 687 10419 11.0 .525 .480 7.9 16.3 12.1 5.4 0.8 0.9 13.3 16.5 105 109 6.6 8.1 14.7 .068

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
1993-94 26 DEN NBA 8 49 2 9 0 0 5 6 5 13 2 0 0 1 6 9 .222 .833 6.1 1.1 1.6 0.3
1994-95 27 DEN NBA 3 44 9 14 0 0 2 6 3 7 1 0 2 4 12 20 .643 .333 14.7 6.7 2.3 0.3
1997-98 30 MIN NBA 5 113 12 28 0 0 12 16 10 22 2 0 1 4 18 36 .429 .750 22.6 7.2 4.4 0.4
1998-99 31 MIN NBA 4 18 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 4 1.000 4.5 1.0 0.5 0.0
1999-00 32 MIN NBA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 21 226 23 51 0 0 23 32 18 44 5 0 3 10 40 69 .451 .719 10.8 3.3 2.1 0.2

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
1993-94 26 DEN NBA 8 49 7.7 .387 .222 12.1 18.3 15.3 6.6 0.0 0.0 7.9 11.9 104 109 0.0 0.0 0.1 .055
1994-95 27 DEN NBA 3 44 10.3 .601 .643 7.8 11.7 9.6 4.6 0.0 3.5 19.4 21.0 98 121 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.033
1997-98 30 MIN NBA 5 113 9.7 .514 .429 9.8 13.7 11.6 3.0 0.0 0.8 10.2 16.1 109 116 0.1 0.0 0.1 .049
1998-99 31 MIN NBA 4 18 6.2 1.136 0.0 13.3 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.2 7.2 149 107 0.0 0.0 0.1 .149
1999-00 32 MIN NBA 1 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.015
Career NBA 21 226 9.0 .530 .451 9.1 14.2 11.5 3.8 0.0 1.1 13.3 15.3 107 115 0.2 0.0 0.2 .042

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 12 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Tom Hammonds 2.6 2.4 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 -0.1
Earl Cureton 87.0 2.7 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Tony Massenburg 86.6 2.8 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 -0.1
Jud Buechler 83.5 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.4
Robert Traylor 80.9 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.2 1.0
Corie Blount 80.7 3.1 2.6 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7
Steve Kuberski 77.1 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.0
Matt Bullard 75.8 3.4 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1
Ryan Bowen 75.5 3.1 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.1
Bill Willoughby 75.2 3.0 2.6 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9
Corky Calhoun 75.0 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.0
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Tom Hammonds 2.6 2.4 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 -0.1
Earl Cureton 87.0 2.7 2.6 2.1 2.0 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Tony Massenburg 84.2 2.8 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 -0.1
Jud Buechler 83.5 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.4
Robert Traylor 80.9 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.2 1.0
Corie Blount 80.7 3.1 2.6 2.4 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7
Steve Kuberski 77.1 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.7 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.0
Matt Bullard 75.8 3.4 2.6 2.5 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.1
Ryan Bowen 75.5 3.1 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.1
Bill Willoughby 75.2 3.0 2.6 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9
Corky Calhoun 75.0 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.3 1.0 0.0

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
1985-86 18 GATECH 34 1112 168 276 80 98 219 37 14 11 61 81 416 .609 .816 32.7 12.2 6.4 1.1
1986-87 19 GATECH 29 1088 206 362 59 74 208 41 12 15 72 62 471 .569 .797 37.5 16.2 7.2 1.4
1987-88 20 GATECH 30 1076 229 403 109 132 216 40 19 20 74 59 567 .568 .826 35.9 18.9 7.2 1.3
1988-89 21 GATECH 30 1111 250 465 1 3 126 163 242 51 14 26 56 77 627 .538 .333 .773 37.0 20.9 8.1 1.7
Career 123 4387 853 1506 1 3 374 467 885 169 59 72 263 279 2081 .566 .333 .801 35.7 16.9 7.2 1.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1985 McDonald's All American
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (1026)

Transactions

June 27, 1989: Drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1989 NBA Draft.

February 19, 1992: Traded by the Washington Bullets to the Charlotte Hornets for Rex Chapman.

January 26, 1993: Waived by the Charlotte Hornets.

February 5, 1993: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

September 5, 1997: Waived by the Denver Nuggets.

November 25, 1997: Signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1990-91 Washington Bullets NBA $800,000
1991-92 Washington Bullets NBA $825,000
1992-93 Charlotte Hornets NBA $850,000
1993-94 Denver Nuggets NBA $800,000
1994-95 Denver Nuggets NBA $700,000
1995-96 Denver Nuggets NBA $970,000
1996-97 Denver Nuggets NBA $1,070,000
1997-98 Denver Nuggets NBA $970,000
1999-00 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $1,800,000
2000-01 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $1,130,000
2001-02 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $1,800,000
Career (may be incomplete) $11,715,000

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