Connie Hawkins

Cornelius L. Hawkins (Connie, Hawk)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: July 17, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York
High School: Boys in Brooklyn, New York
College: University of Iowa
NBA Debut: October 16, 1969 ▪ ABA Debut: October 23, 1967
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1992 (Full List)

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Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1967-68	25	PTP	ABA	PF	70	3146	635	1223	.519	2	9	.222	603	789	.764	368	577	945	320			200	248	1875
1968-69	26	MNP	ABA	PF	47	1852	496	971	.511	3	22	.136	425	554	.767	167	367	534	184			155	166	1420
1969-70	27	PHO	NBA	SF	81	3312	709	1447	.490				577	741	.779			846	391				287	1995
1970-71	28	PHO	NBA	SF	71	2662	512	1181	.434				457	560	.816			643	322				197	1481
1971-72	29	PHO	NBA	SF	76	2798	571	1244	.459				456	565	.807			633	296				235	1598
1972-73	30	PHO	NBA	SF	75	2768	441	920	.479				322	404	.797			641	304				229	1204
1973-74	31	TOT	NBA	SF	79	2761	404	807	.501				191	251	.761	176	389	565	407	113	81		223	999
1973-74	31	PHO	NBA	SF	8	223	36	74	.486				18	27	.667	14	29	43	28	8	3		20	90
1973-74	31	LAL	NBA	SF	71	2538	368	733	.502				173	224	.772	162	360	522	379	105	78		203	909
1974-75	32	LAL	NBA	PF	43	1026	139	324	.429				68	99	.687	54	144	198	120	51	23		116	346
1975-76	33	ATL	NBA	PF	74	1907	237	530	.447				136	191	.712	102	343	445	212	80	46		172	610
Career			TOT		616	22232	4144	8647	.479	5	31	.161	3235	4154	.779	867	1820	5450	2556	244	150	355	1873	11528
			NBA		499	17234	3013	6453	.467				2207	2811	.785	332	876	3971	2052	244	150		1459	8233
			ABA		117	4998	1131	2194	.515	5	31	.161	1028	1343	.765	535	944	1479	504			355	414	3295

Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1967-68	25	PTP	ABA	PF	70	44.9	9.1	17.5	.519	0.0	0.1	.222	8.6	11.3	.764	5.3	8.2	13.5	4.6			2.9	3.5	26.8
1968-69	26	MNP	ABA	PF	47	39.4	10.6	20.7	.511	0.1	0.5	.136	9.0	11.8	.767	3.6	7.8	11.4	3.9			3.3	3.5	30.2
1969-70	27	PHO	NBA	SF	81	40.9	8.8	17.9	.490				7.1	9.1	.779			10.4	4.8				3.5	24.6
1970-71	28	PHO	NBA	SF	71	37.5	7.2	16.6	.434				6.4	7.9	.816			9.1	4.5				2.8	20.9
1971-72	29	PHO	NBA	SF	76	36.8	7.5	16.4	.459				6.0	7.4	.807			8.3	3.9				3.1	21.0
1972-73	30	PHO	NBA	SF	75	36.9	5.9	12.3	.479				4.3	5.4	.797			8.5	4.1				3.1	16.1
1973-74	31	TOT	NBA	SF	79	34.9	5.1	10.2	.501				2.4	3.2	.761	2.2	4.9	7.2	5.2	1.4	1.0		2.8	12.6
1973-74	31	PHO	NBA	SF	8	27.9	4.5	9.3	.486				2.3	3.4	.667	1.8	3.6	5.4	3.5	1.0	0.4		2.5	11.3
1973-74	31	LAL	NBA	SF	71	35.7	5.2	10.3	.502				2.4	3.2	.772	2.3	5.1	7.4	5.3	1.5	1.1		2.9	12.8
1974-75	32	LAL	NBA	PF	43	23.9	3.2	7.5	.429				1.6	2.3	.687	1.3	3.3	4.6	2.8	1.2	0.5		2.7	8.0
1975-76	33	ATL	NBA	PF	74	25.8	3.2	7.2	.447				1.8	2.6	.712	1.4	4.6	6.0	2.9	1.1	0.6		2.3	8.2
Career			TOT		616	36.1	6.7	14.0	.479	0.0	0.3	.161	5.3	6.7	.779	2.8	5.8	8.8	4.1	1.2	0.8	3.0	3.0	18.7
			NBA		499	34.5	6.0	12.9	.467				4.4	5.6	.785	1.7	4.5	8.0	4.1	1.2	0.8		2.9	16.5
			ABA		117	42.7	9.7	18.8	.515	0.0	0.3	.161	8.8	11.5	.765	4.6	8.1	12.6	4.3			3.0	3.5	28.2

Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1967-68	25	PTP	ABA	PF	70	3146	7.3	14.0	.519	0.0	0.1	.222	6.9	9.0	.764	4.2	6.6	10.8	3.7			2.3	2.8	21.5
1968-69	26	MNP	ABA	PF	47	1852	9.6	18.9	.511	0.1	0.4	.136	8.3	10.8	.767	3.2	7.1	10.4	3.6			3.0	3.2	27.6
1969-70	27	PHO	NBA	SF	81	3312	7.7	15.7	.490				6.3	8.1	.779			9.2	4.2				3.1	21.7
1970-71	28	PHO	NBA	SF	71	2662	6.9	16.0	.434				6.2	7.6	.816			8.7	4.4				2.7	20.0
1971-72	29	PHO	NBA	SF	76	2798	7.3	16.0	.459				5.9	7.3	.807			8.1	3.8				3.0	20.6
1972-73	30	PHO	NBA	SF	75	2768	5.7	12.0	.479				4.2	5.3	.797			8.3	4.0				3.0	15.7
1973-74	31	TOT	NBA	SF	79	2761	5.3	10.5	.501				2.5	3.3	.761	2.3	5.1	7.4	5.3	1.5	1.1		2.9	13.0
1973-74	31	PHO	NBA	SF	8	223	5.8	11.9	.486				2.9	4.4	.667	2.3	4.7	6.9	4.5	1.3	0.5		3.2	14.5
1973-74	31	LAL	NBA	SF	71	2538	5.2	10.4	.502				2.5	3.2	.772	2.3	5.1	7.4	5.4	1.5	1.1		2.9	12.9
1974-75	32	LAL	NBA	PF	43	1026	4.9	11.4	.429				2.4	3.5	.687	1.9	5.1	6.9	4.2	1.8	0.8		4.1	12.1
1975-76	33	ATL	NBA	PF	74	1907	4.5	10.0	.447				2.6	3.6	.712	1.9	6.5	8.4	4.0	1.5	0.9		3.2	11.5
Career			TOT		616	22232	6.7	14.0	.479	0.0	0.2	.161	5.2	6.7	.779	2.9	6.1	8.8	4.1	1.5	0.9	2.6	3.0	18.7
			NBA		499	17234	6.3	13.5	.467				4.6	5.9	.785	2.1	5.5	8.3	4.3	1.5	0.9		3.0	17.2
			ABA		117	4998	8.1	15.8	.515	0.0	0.2	.161	7.4	9.7	.765	3.9	6.8	10.7	3.6			2.6	3.0	23.7

Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1967-68	25	PTP	ABA	PF	70	3146	28.8	.597	.520			12.7	15.5			11.3	21.0		13.7	4.1	17.9	.273
1968-69	26	MNP	ABA	PF	47	1852	29.7	.584	.512			12.8	16.3			11.3	26.2		7.8	3.6	11.3	.293
1969-70	27	PHO	NBA	SF	81	3312	19.7	.563	.490				16.5						8.5	1.6	10.2	.147
1970-71	28	PHO	NBA	SF	71	2662	19.0	.519	.434			11.1	17.5						4.7	3.9	8.6	.155
1971-72	29	PHO	NBA	SF	76	2798	18.7	.535	.459			10.8	15.1						5.8	3.8	9.6	.165
1972-73	30	PHO	NBA	SF	75	2768	16.2	.548	.479			11.2	14.5						5.6	1.9	7.5	.129
1973-74	31	TOT	NBA	SF	79	2761	15.5	.544	.501	6.1	12.5	9.4	19.7	1.8	1.4			97	4.1	3.0	7.1	.124
1973-74	31	PHO	NBA	SF	8	223	14.9	.524	.486	6.4	13.0	9.8	17.0	1.6	0.7			102	0.3	0.1	0.4	.092
1973-74	31	LAL	NBA	SF	71	2538	15.5	.547	.502	6.1	12.5	9.4	19.9	1.8	1.5			97	3.8	2.9	6.7	.127
1974-75	32	LAL	NBA	PF	43	1026	13.0	.471	.429	5.1	13.3	9.2	16.2	2.2	1.1			99	0.2	0.9	1.1	.054
1975-76	33	ATL	NBA	PF	74	1907	14.3	.497	.447	5.4	19.1	12.0	15.7	1.9	1.3			99	1.7	1.8	3.5	.087
Career			TOT		616	22232	19.9	.550	.480	5.7	14.9	11.3	16.3	1.9	1.3	11.3	22.9	98	52.1	24.6	76.7	.166
			NBA		499	17234	17.2	.535	.467	5.7	14.9	10.7	16.5	1.9	1.3			98	30.6	16.9	47.5	.132
			ABA		117	4998	29.1	.592	.517			12.7	15.8			11.3	22.9		21.5	7.7	29.2	.280

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1967-68	25	PTP	ABA	PF	14	616	145	244	.594	0	0		129	177	.729			172	64			48	58	419
1968-69	26	MNP	ABA	PF	7	320	65	172	.378	4	8	.500	40	62	.645			86	27			19	25	174
1969-70	27	PHO	NBA	SF	7	328	62	150	.413				54	66	.818			97	41				22	178
1973-74	31	LAL	NBA	SF	5	172	21	60	.350				12	15	.800	14	26	40	16	7	1		13	54
Career			TOT		33	1436	293	626	.468	4	8	.500	235	320	.734	14	26	395	148	7	1	67	118	825
			ABA		21	936	210	416	.505	4	8	.500	169	239	.707			258	91			67	83	593
			NBA		12	500	83	210	.395				66	81	.815	14	26	137	57	7	1		35	232

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1967-68	25	PTP	ABA	PF	14	44.0	10.4	17.4	.594	0.0	0.0		9.2	12.6	.729			12.3	4.6			3.4	4.1	29.9
1968-69	26	MNP	ABA	PF	7	45.7	9.3	24.6	.378	0.6	1.1	.500	5.7	8.9	.645			12.3	3.9			2.7	3.6	24.9
1969-70	27	PHO	NBA	SF	7	46.9	8.9	21.4	.413				7.7	9.4	.818			13.9	5.9				3.1	25.4
1973-74	31	LAL	NBA	SF	5	34.4	4.2	12.0	.350				2.4	3.0	.800	2.8	5.2	8.0	3.2	1.4	0.2		2.6	10.8
Career			TOT		33	43.5	8.9	19.0	.468	0.2	0.4	.500	7.1	9.7	.734	2.8	5.2	12.0	4.5	1.4	0.2	3.2	3.6	25.0
			ABA		21	44.6	10.0	19.8	.505	0.2	0.4	.500	8.0	11.4	.707			12.3	4.3			3.2	4.0	28.2
			NBA		12	41.7	6.9	17.5	.395				5.5	6.8	.815	2.8	5.2	11.4	4.8	1.4	0.2		2.9	19.3

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1967-68	25	PTP	ABA	PF	14	616	8.5	14.3	.594	0.0	0.0		7.5	10.3	.729			10.1	3.7			2.8	3.4	24.5
1968-69	26	MNP	ABA	PF	7	320	7.3	19.4	.378	0.5	0.9	.500	4.5	7.0	.645			9.7	3.0			2.1	2.8	19.6
1969-70	27	PHO	NBA	SF	7	328	6.8	16.5	.413				5.9	7.2	.818			10.6	4.5				2.4	19.5
1973-74	31	LAL	NBA	SF	5	172	4.4	12.6	.350				2.5	3.1	.800	2.9	5.4	8.4	3.3	1.5	0.2		2.7	11.3
Career			TOT		33	1436	7.3	15.7	.468	0.2	0.3	.500	5.9	8.0	.734	2.9	5.4	9.9	3.7	1.5	0.2	2.6	3.0	20.7
			ABA		21	936	8.1	16.0	.505	0.2	0.3	.500	6.5	9.2	.707			9.9	3.5			2.6	3.2	22.8
			NBA		12	500	6.0	15.1	.395				4.8	5.8	.815	2.9	5.4	9.9	4.1	1.5	0.2		2.5	16.7

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1967-68	25	PTP	ABA	PF	14	616	30.0	.651	.594			11.7	15.8			13.0	22.4		3.4	0.6	4.0	.310
1968-69	26	MNP	ABA	PF	7	320	17.2	.437	.390			12.2	13.4			8.7	25.1		-0.3	0.5	0.3	.038
1969-70	27	PHO	NBA	SF	7	328	19.1	.497	.413				18.1						0.4	0.5	0.9	.137
1973-74	31	LAL	NBA	SF	5	172	12.0	.405	.350	7.0	15.9	11.0	14.4	1.9	0.3			102	-0.1	0.1	0.0	.001
Career			TOT		33	1436	22.5	.538	.471	7.0	15.9	11.7	15.7	1.9	0.3	11.4	23.3	102	3.5	1.7	5.2	.173
			ABA		21	936	25.6	.569	.510			11.9	15.0			11.4	23.3		3.1	1.1	4.2	.217
			NBA		12	500	16.7	.472	.395	7.0	15.9	11.0	16.9	1.9	0.3			102	0.3	0.6	0.9	.090

All-Star Games

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS
1967-68	25	PTP	ABA	PF	1		26:00	3	6	.500	0	0	1	3	.333	4	9	2	0	3	7
1969-70	27	PHO	NBA	SF	1	1	19:00	2	4	.500			6	6	1.000		4	2		3	10
1970-71	28	PHO	NBA	SF	1	1	1:00	0	0				0	0			0	0		0	0
1971-72	29	PHO	NBA	SF	1	0	14:00	5	7	.714			3	4	.750		4	0		1	13
1972-73	30	PHO	NBA	SF	1	0	11:00	1	5	.200			0	0			2	3		1	2
Career			TOT		5	2	71	11	22	.500	0	0	10	13	.769	4	19	7	0	8	32
			NBA		4	2	45	8	16	.500			9	10	.900		10	5		5	25
			ABA		1		26	3	6	.500	0	0	1	3	.333	4	9	2	0	3	7

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 9 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Connie Hawkins		17.9	11.3	10.2	9.6	8.6	7.5	7.1	3.5	1.1
Spencer Haywood	86.0	17.1	10.2	9.7	8.7	7.3	6.8	3.1	2.2	2.1
Tracy McGrady	86.0	16.1	12.2	12.0	11.5	8.4	6.6	4.1	3.3	2.0
George McGinnis	85.3	11.6	11.4	10.1	8.6	8.5	7.9	7.1	5.3	1.9
Peja Stojakovic	85.0	13.5	10.1	10.1	9.9	8.0	7.3	4.8	1.7	0.9
Horace Grant	84.7	14.1	10.3	10.0	9.5	9.1	8.0	8.0	6.4	4.2
Cliff Hagan	84.5	11.8	11.7	10.8	10.0	8.5	6.5	6.0	4.7	1.3
Roger Brown	84.5	13.3	10.9	10.0	9.3	7.3	6.5	6.1	1.8
Elton Brand	84.3	14.8	13.6	11.5	10.6	9.7	7.6	7.5	6.1	0.5
Elgin Baylor	84.2	14.8	14.4	11.5	9.8	7.9	7.2	6.2	4.9	2.6
Shawn Kemp	83.6	11.7	11.2	10.6	10.0	9.1	6.8	6.7	6.1	2.1

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Connie Hawkins		17.9	11.3	10.2	9.6	8.6	7.5	7.1	3.5	1.1
Roger Brown	84.5	13.3	10.9	10.0	9.3	7.3	6.5	6.1	1.8
George McGinnis	83.7	11.6	11.4	10.1	8.6	8.5	7.9	7.1	5.3	1.9	1.7	0.4
Spencer Haywood	82.3	17.1	10.2	9.7	8.7	7.3	6.8	4.3	3.6	3.1	3.1	2.2	2.1	0.4
Rudy Tomjanovich	82.1	12.8	10.4	10.1	8.4	7.3	6.9	6.2	3.6	2.1	1.7	1.0
Peja Stojakovic	81.2	13.5	10.1	10.1	9.9	8.1	8.0	7.3	4.8	3.8	2.7	1.7	1.6	0.9
Kiki Vandeweghe	80.2	11.0	10.8	10.3	9.9	8.4	7.7	5.7	3.8	2.9	2.0	1.2	1.1	0.8
Marques Johnson	80.0	12.2	11.5	11.2	10.7	10.6	8.6	6.2	5.9	2.7	0.1	0.0
Amar'e Stoudemire	78.9	14.6	14.6	11.2	10.7	8.0	6.2	6.1	4.4	4.1	2.7	0.1
Vern Mikkelsen	78.4	13.2	12.0	10.9	9.2	8.9	6.6	6.5	6.1	5.4	4.5
Tracy McGrady	78.2	16.1	12.2	12.0	11.5	8.6	8.4	6.6	5.8	4.1	3.3	2.7	2.1	2.0	1.6	0.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games 1968 ABA 1970 NBA 1971 NBA 1972 NBA 1973 NBA	Awards 1967-68 ABA MVP	Honors 1967-68 ABA All-ABA (1st) 1968-69 ABA All-ABA (1st) 1969-70 NBA All-NBA (1st)	MVP Award Shares 1969-70 NBA 0.036 (5) Career 0.036 (114)
Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1968 Pittsburgh Pipers (ABA)	Minutes Played 1967-68 ABA 3146 (3) 1969-70 NBA 3312 (4)	Field Goals 1967-68 ABA 635 (5) 1969-70 NBA 709 (8)	Free Throws 1967-68 ABA 603 (1) 1968-69 ABA 425 (7) 1969-70 NBA 577 (2) Career ABA 1028 (56)
Free Throw Attempts 1967-68 ABA 789 (1) 1968-69 ABA 554 (6) 1969-70 NBA 741 (3) Career ABA 1343 (58)	Offensive Rebounds 1967-68 ABA 368 (3) Career ABA 535 (78)	Defensive Rebounds 1967-68 ABA 577 (4) Career ABA 944 (82)	Total Rebounds 1967-68 ABA 945 (4) Career ABA 1479 (84)
Assists 1967-68 ABA 320 (4)	Points 1967-68 ABA 1875 (2) 1969-70 NBA 1995 (6) Career ABA 3295 (90)	Field Goal Pct 1967-68 ABA .519 (2) Career ABA .515 (10)	Free Throw Pct Career ABA .765 (57)
Minutes Per Game 1967-68 ABA 44.9 (1) 1969-70 NBA 40.9 (5) Career NBA 34.5 (95) Career 36.1 (53)	Points Per Game 1967-68 ABA 26.8 (1) 1969-70 NBA 24.6 (6) Career 18.7 (89)	Rebounds Per Game 1967-68 ABA 13.5 (2) Career 8.8 (100)	Assists Per Game 1967-68 ABA 4.6 (3)
Player Efficiency Rating 1967-68 ABA 28.8 (1) 1968-69 ABA 29.7 (1) 1969-70 NBA 19.7 (10) Career 19.9 (70)	True Shooting Pct 1967-68 ABA .597 (1) 1968-69 ABA .585 (4) 1972-73 NBA .548 (8) Career ABA .592 (2)	Effective Field Goal Pct 1967-68 ABA .520 (2) Career ABA .517 (10)	Assist Pct 1967-68 ABA 15.5 (9) 1968-69 ABA 16.3 (10)
Turnover Pct Career 11.3 (96)	Usage Pct 1968-69 ABA 26.2 (3)	Defensive Rating Career 98.1 (16)	Offensive Win Shares 1967-68 ABA 13.7 (1) 1968-69 ABA 7.8 (3) 1969-70 NBA 8.5 (6) Career ABA 21.5 (27)
Defensive Win Shares 1967-68 ABA 4.1 (9) 1968-69 ABA 3.6 (9) Career ABA 7.7 (82)	Win Shares 1967-68 ABA 17.9 (1) 1968-69 ABA 11.3 (2) 1969-70 NBA 10.2 (10) Career ABA 29.2 (36)	Win Shares Per 48 Minutes 1967-68 ABA .273 (1) 1968-69 ABA .293 (1) Career .166 (59)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.175 (149)

Transactions

June 20, 1969: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

October 30, 1973: Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Los Angeles Lakers for Keith Erickson and a 1974 2nd round draft pick (Fred Saunders).

August 8, 1975: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Atlanta Hawks for a 1976 3rd round draft pick (Mike Dabney).

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