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Dan Issel

Daniel Paul Issel (Dan, Horse)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: October 25, 1948 in Batavia, Illinois
High School: Batavia in Batavia, Illinois
College: University of Kentucky
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 8th round (3rd pick, 122nd overall), 1970 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 22, 1976 ▪ ABA Debut: October 15, 1970
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1993 (Full List)
As Coach: 6 Yrs, 180-208, .464 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: DEN franchise, 1998-2001 (Full Record)

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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
1970-71 22 KEN ABA C 83 3274 938 1934 .485 0 15 .000 604 748 .807 421 672 1093 162 221 323 2480
1971-72 23 KEN ABA PF 83 3570 972 2001 .486 3 11 .273 591 753 .785 353 578 931 195 244 242 2538
1972-73 24 KEN ABA PF 84 3531 902 1757 .513 3 15 .200 485 635 .764 329 593 922 220 216 255 2292
1973-74 25 KEN ABA PF 83 3347 829 1726 .480 3 17 .176 457 581 .787 346 501 847 137 69 32 171 199 2118
1974-75 26 KEN ABA PF 83 2864 614 1303 .471 0 5 .000 237 321 .738 258 452 710 188 76 48 157 197 1465
1975-76 27 DNA ABA C 84 2856 752 1472 .511 1 4 .250 425 521 .816 303 620 923 201 100 56 200 266 1930
1976-77 28 DEN NBA C 79 2507 660 1282 .515 445 558 .797 211 485 696 177 91 29 246 1765
1977-78 29 DEN NBA C 82 2851 659 1287 .512 428 547 .782 253 577 830 304 100 41 259 279 1746
1978-79 30 DEN NBA C 81 2742 532 1030 .517 316 419 .754 240 498 738 255 61 46 171 233 1380
1979-80 31 DEN NBA C 82 2938 715 1416 .505 4 12 .333 517 667 .775 236 483 719 198 88 54 163 190 1951
1980-81 32 DEN NBA C 80 2641 614 1220 .503 2 12 .167 519 684 .759 229 447 676 158 83 53 130 249 1749
1981-82 33 DEN NBA C 81 81 2472 651 1236 .527 4 6 .667 546 655 .834 174 434 608 179 67 55 169 245 1852
1982-83 34 DEN NBA C 80 80 2431 661 1296 .510 4 19 .211 400 479 .835 151 445 596 223 83 43 174 227 1726
1983-84 35 DEN NBA C 76 66 2076 569 1153 .493 4 19 .211 364 428 .850 112 401 513 173 60 44 122 182 1506
1984-85 36 DEN NBA C 77 9 1684 363 791 .459 1 7 .143 257 319 .806 80 251 331 137 65 31 93 171 984
Career TOT 1218 236 41784 10431 20904 .499 29 142 .204 6591 8315 .793 3696 7437 11133 2907 943 532 2490 3504 27482
NBA 718 236 22342 5424 10711 .506 19 75 .253 3792 4756 .797 1686 4021 5707 1804 698 396 1281 2022 14659
ABA 500 19442 5007 10193 .491 10 67 .149 2799 3559 .786 2010 3416 5426 1103 245 136 1209 1482 12823

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
1970-71 22 KEN ABA C 83 39.4 11.3 23.3 .485 0.0 0.2 .000 7.3 9.0 .807 5.1 8.1 13.2 2.0 2.7 3.9 29.9
1971-72 23 KEN ABA PF 83 43.0 11.7 24.1 .486 0.0 0.1 .273 7.1 9.1 .785 4.3 7.0 11.2 2.3 2.9 2.9 30.6
1972-73 24 KEN ABA PF 84 42.0 10.7 20.9 .513 0.0 0.2 .200 5.8 7.6 .764 3.9 7.1 11.0 2.6 2.6 3.0 27.3
1973-74 25 KEN ABA PF 83 40.3 10.0 20.8 .480 0.0 0.2 .176 5.5 7.0 .787 4.2 6.0 10.2 1.7 0.8 0.4 2.1 2.4 25.5
1974-75 26 KEN ABA PF 83 34.5 7.4 15.7 .471 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 3.9 .738 3.1 5.4 8.6 2.3 0.9 0.6 1.9 2.4 17.7
1975-76 27 DNA ABA C 84 34.0 9.0 17.5 .511 0.0 0.0 .250 5.1 6.2 .816 3.6 7.4 11.0 2.4 1.2 0.7 2.4 3.2 23.0
1976-77 28 DEN NBA C 79 31.7 8.4 16.2 .515 5.6 7.1 .797 2.7 6.1 8.8 2.2 1.2 0.4 3.1 22.3
1977-78 29 DEN NBA C 82 34.8 8.0 15.7 .512 5.2 6.7 .782 3.1 7.0 10.1 3.7 1.2 0.5 3.2 3.4 21.3
1978-79 30 DEN NBA C 81 33.9 6.6 12.7 .517 3.9 5.2 .754 3.0 6.1 9.1 3.1 0.8 0.6 2.1 2.9 17.0
1979-80 31 DEN NBA C 82 35.8 8.7 17.3 .505 0.0 0.1 .333 6.3 8.1 .775 2.9 5.9 8.8 2.4 1.1 0.7 2.0 2.3 23.8
1980-81 32 DEN NBA C 80 33.0 7.7 15.3 .503 0.0 0.2 .167 6.5 8.6 .759 2.9 5.6 8.5 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.6 3.1 21.9
1981-82 33 DEN NBA C 81 81 30.5 8.0 15.3 .527 0.0 0.1 .667 6.7 8.1 .834 2.1 5.4 7.5 2.2 0.8 0.7 2.1 3.0 22.9
1982-83 34 DEN NBA C 80 80 30.4 8.3 16.2 .510 0.1 0.2 .211 5.0 6.0 .835 1.9 5.6 7.5 2.8 1.0 0.5 2.2 2.8 21.6
1983-84 35 DEN NBA C 76 66 27.3 7.5 15.2 .493 0.1 0.3 .211 4.8 5.6 .850 1.5 5.3 6.8 2.3 0.8 0.6 1.6 2.4 19.8
1984-85 36 DEN NBA C 77 9 21.9 4.7 10.3 .459 0.0 0.1 .143 3.3 4.1 .806 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.8 0.8 0.4 1.2 2.2 12.8
Career TOT 1218 236 34.3 8.6 17.2 .499 0.0 0.1 .204 5.4 6.8 .793 3.0 6.1 9.1 2.4 1.0 0.5 2.2 2.9 22.6
NBA 718 236 31.1 7.6 14.9 .506 0.0 0.2 .253 5.3 6.6 .797 2.3 5.6 7.9 2.5 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.8 20.4
ABA 500 38.9 10.0 20.4 .491 0.0 0.1 .149 5.6 7.1 .786 4.0 6.8 10.9 2.2 1.0 0.5 2.4 3.0 25.6

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
1970-71 22 KEN ABA C 83 3274 10.3 21.3 .485 0.0 0.2 .000 6.6 8.2 .807 4.6 7.4 12.0 1.8 2.4 3.6 27.3
1971-72 23 KEN ABA PF 83 3570 9.8 20.2 .486 0.0 0.1 .273 6.0 7.6 .785 3.6 5.8 9.4 2.0 2.5 2.4 25.6
1972-73 24 KEN ABA PF 84 3531 9.2 17.9 .513 0.0 0.2 .200 4.9 6.5 .764 3.4 6.0 9.4 2.2 2.2 2.6 23.4
1973-74 25 KEN ABA PF 83 3347 8.9 18.6 .480 0.0 0.2 .176 4.9 6.2 .787 3.7 5.4 9.1 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.8 2.1 22.8
1974-75 26 KEN ABA PF 83 2864 7.7 16.4 .471 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.0 .738 3.2 5.7 8.9 2.4 1.0 0.6 2.0 2.5 18.4
1975-76 27 DNA ABA C 84 2856 9.5 18.6 .511 0.0 0.1 .250 5.4 6.6 .816 3.8 7.8 11.6 2.5 1.3 0.7 2.5 3.4 24.3
1976-77 28 DEN NBA C 79 2507 9.5 18.4 .515 6.4 8.0 .797 3.0 7.0 10.0 2.5 1.3 0.4 3.5 25.3
1977-78 29 DEN NBA C 82 2851 8.3 16.3 .512 5.4 6.9 .782 3.2 7.3 10.5 3.8 1.3 0.5 3.3 3.5 22.0
1978-79 30 DEN NBA C 81 2742 7.0 13.5 .517 4.1 5.5 .754 3.2 6.5 9.7 3.3 0.8 0.6 2.2 3.1 18.1
1979-80 31 DEN NBA C 82 2938 8.8 17.4 .505 0.0 0.1 .333 6.3 8.2 .775 2.9 5.9 8.8 2.4 1.1 0.7 2.0 2.3 23.9
1980-81 32 DEN NBA C 80 2641 8.4 16.6 .503 0.0 0.2 .167 7.1 9.3 .759 3.1 6.1 9.2 2.2 1.1 0.7 1.8 3.4 23.8
1981-82 33 DEN NBA C 81 81 2472 9.5 18.0 .527 0.1 0.1 .667 8.0 9.5 .834 2.5 6.3 8.9 2.6 1.0 0.8 2.5 3.6 27.0
1982-83 34 DEN NBA C 80 80 2431 9.8 19.2 .510 0.1 0.3 .211 5.9 7.1 .835 2.2 6.6 8.8 3.3 1.2 0.6 2.6 3.4 25.6
1983-84 35 DEN NBA C 76 66 2076 9.9 20.0 .493 0.1 0.3 .211 6.3 7.4 .850 1.9 7.0 8.9 3.0 1.0 0.8 2.1 3.2 26.1
1984-85 36 DEN NBA C 77 9 1684 7.8 16.9 .459 0.0 0.1 .143 5.5 6.8 .806 1.7 5.4 7.1 2.9 1.4 0.7 2.0 3.7 21.0
Career TOT 1218 236 41784 9.0 18.0 .499 0.0 0.2 .204 5.7 7.2 .793 3.2 6.4 9.6 2.5 1.1 0.6 2.3 3.0 23.7
NBA 718 236 22342 8.7 17.3 .506 0.0 0.2 .253 6.1 7.7 .797 2.7 6.5 9.2 2.9 1.1 0.6 2.3 3.3 23.6
ABA 500 19442 9.3 18.9 .491 0.0 0.1 .149 5.2 6.6 .786 3.7 6.3 10.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 2.2 2.7 23.7

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
1970-71 22 KEN ABA C 83 3274 25.0 .548 .485 14.5 7.2 8.9 26.9 8.1 2.6 10.7 .157
1971-72 23 KEN ABA PF 83 3570 23.3 .544 .487 9.6 14.2 12.0 8.2 9.5 27.8 8.4 5.1 13.5 .181
1972-73 24 KEN ABA PF 84 3531 22.4 .563 .514 8.8 16.2 12.5 9.2 9.6 24.9 8.8 6.9 15.8 .214
1973-74 25 KEN ABA PF 83 3347 20.7 .534 .481 9.8 14.0 11.9 6.2 1.0 0.5 7.9 24.9 114 101 9.5 4.3 13.8 .197
1974-75 26 KEN ABA PF 83 2864 16.9 .507 .471 9.2 15.4 12.4 9.3 1.2 0.9 9.8 22.0 108 99 4.4 4.9 9.3 .156
1975-76 27 DNA ABA C 84 2856 21.8 .567 .511 11.1 19.9 15.8 9.6 1.5 1.0 10.5 24.7 116 102 8.6 3.8 12.5 .209
1976-77 28 DEN NBA C 79 2507 21.2 .578 .515 8.8 19.3 14.2 11.0 1.6 0.6 96 7.1 3.8 10.9 .208
1977-78 29 DEN NBA C 82 2851 21.5 .571 .512 9.5 20.1 14.9 16.1 1.6 0.7 14.5 23.9 111 100 7.9 3.1 11.1 .186
1978-79 30 DEN NBA C 81 2742 18.3 .568 .517 9.2 18.8 14.0 13.3 1.0 0.9 12.3 19.5 116 103 6.7 3.1 9.8 .172
1979-80 31 DEN NBA C 82 2938 22.2 .571 .506 8.2 17.5 12.7 10.7 1.4 1.0 8.7 25.0 118 107 9.2 2.3 11.5 .188
1980-81 32 DEN NBA C 80 2641 21.7 .575 .504 8.6 17.7 13.1 8.4 1.4 1.0 7.9 23.2 121 109 8.9 1.6 10.5 .190
1981-82 33 DEN NBA C 81 2472 23.1 .608 .528 7.7 18.3 13.2 9.8 1.2 1.1 10.0 26.0 123 113 9.0 0.8 9.8 .190
1982-83 34 DEN NBA C 80 2431 21.6 .573 .512 6.3 18.6 12.4 12.6 1.5 0.9 10.4 25.5 115 108 6.8 1.5 8.4 .165
1983-84 35 DEN NBA C 76 2076 21.1 .561 .495 5.5 20.8 13.0 11.6 1.3 1.1 8.3 26.6 114 111 4.8 1.3 6.1 .141
1984-85 36 DEN NBA C 77 1684 16.9 .528 .460 4.8 17.0 10.5 10.7 1.7 1.0 9.1 23.0 111 108 2.7 1.7 4.3 .124
Career TOT 1218 41784 21.4 .559 .500 8.6 17.5 13.2 10.1 1.3 0.9 9.8 24.7 115 104 110.8 47.0 157.8 .181
NBA 718 22342 21.0 .572 .507 7.8 18.7 13.2 11.6 1.4 0.9 10.2 24.0 116 106 63.0 19.3 82.3 .177
ABA 500 19442 21.8 .545 .492 9.6 15.8 13.1 8.2 1.2 0.8 9.3 25.3 113 101 47.8 27.7 75.5 .186

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
1970-71 22 KEN ABA C 19 670 206 408 .505 0 0 122 139 .878 79 142 221 28 56 78 534
1971-72 23 KEN ABA PF 6 269 47 114 .412 0 1 .000 38 50 .760 54 5 31 23 132
1972-73 24 KEN ABA PF 19 825 198 398 .497 1 6 .167 124 156 .795 60 165 225 28 47 71 521
1973-74 25 KEN ABA PF 8 311 60 135 .444 0 0 28 33 .848 33 54 87 14 4 6 16 23 148
1974-75 26 KEN ABA PF 15 578 122 261 .467 0 0 60 74 .811 36 83 119 29 16 12 33 51 304
1975-76 27 DNA ABA C 13 470 111 227 .489 0 1 .000 44 56 .786 48 108 156 32 13 8 21 62 266
1976-77 28 DEN NBA C 6 222 49 96 .510 34 45 .756 18 40 58 17 5 4 20 132
1977-78 29 DEN NBA C 13 460 103 212 .486 56 65 .862 41 93 134 53 7 3 39 43 262
1978-79 30 DEN NBA C 3 109 24 45 .533 25 31 .806 7 21 28 10 0 0 9 15 73
1981-82 33 DEN NBA C 3 103 32 60 .533 0 0 12 12 1.000 8 13 21 5 3 1 7 10 76
1982-83 34 DEN NBA C 8 227 69 136 .507 0 1 .000 25 29 .862 13 45 58 25 9 5 10 18 163
1983-84 35 DEN NBA C 5 153 52 102 .510 1 2 .500 32 39 .821 10 30 40 8 6 6 15 15 137
1984-85 36 DEN NBA C 15 4 325 73 159 .459 1 1 1.000 39 48 .813 14 40 54 27 12 5 13 36 186
Career TOT 133 4 4722 1146 2353 .487 3 12 .250 639 777 .822 367 834 1255 281 75 50 297 465 2934
ABA 80 3123 744 1543 .482 1 8 .125 416 508 .819 256 552 862 136 33 26 204 308 1905
NBA 53 4 1599 402 810 .496 2 4 .500 223 269 .829 111 282 393 145 42 24 93 157 1029

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
1970-71 22 KEN ABA C 19 35.3 10.8 21.5 .505 0.0 0.0 6.4 7.3 .878 4.2 7.5 11.6 1.5 2.9 4.1 28.1
1971-72 23 KEN ABA PF 6 44.8 7.8 19.0 .412 0.0 0.2 .000 6.3 8.3 .760 9.0 0.8 5.2 3.8 22.0
1972-73 24 KEN ABA PF 19 43.4 10.4 20.9 .497 0.1 0.3 .167 6.5 8.2 .795 3.2 8.7 11.8 1.5 2.5 3.7 27.4
1973-74 25 KEN ABA PF 8 38.9 7.5 16.9 .444 0.0 0.0 3.5 4.1 .848 4.1 6.8 10.9 1.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 2.9 18.5
1974-75 26 KEN ABA PF 15 38.5 8.1 17.4 .467 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.9 .811 2.4 5.5 7.9 1.9 1.1 0.8 2.2 3.4 20.3
1975-76 27 DNA ABA C 13 36.2 8.5 17.5 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.3 .786 3.7 8.3 12.0 2.5 1.0 0.6 1.6 4.8 20.5
1976-77 28 DEN NBA C 6 37.0 8.2 16.0 .510 5.7 7.5 .756 3.0 6.7 9.7 2.8 0.8 0.7 3.3 22.0
1977-78 29 DEN NBA C 13 35.4 7.9 16.3 .486 4.3 5.0 .862 3.2 7.2 10.3 4.1 0.5 0.2 3.0 3.3 20.2
1978-79 30 DEN NBA C 3 36.3 8.0 15.0 .533 8.3 10.3 .806 2.3 7.0 9.3 3.3 0.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 24.3
1981-82 33 DEN NBA C 3 34.3 10.7 20.0 .533 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 1.000 2.7 4.3 7.0 1.7 1.0 0.3 2.3 3.3 25.3
1982-83 34 DEN NBA C 8 28.4 8.6 17.0 .507 0.0 0.1 .000 3.1 3.6 .862 1.6 5.6 7.3 3.1 1.1 0.6 1.3 2.3 20.4
1983-84 35 DEN NBA C 5 30.6 10.4 20.4 .510 0.2 0.4 .500 6.4 7.8 .821 2.0 6.0 8.0 1.6 1.2 1.2 3.0 3.0 27.4
1984-85 36 DEN NBA C 15 4 21.7 4.9 10.6 .459 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.6 3.2 .813 0.9 2.7 3.6 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.4 12.4
Career TOT 133 4 35.5 8.6 17.7 .487 0.0 0.1 .250 4.8 5.8 .822 2.9 6.6 9.4 2.1 0.8 0.6 2.3 3.5 22.1
ABA 80 39.0 9.3 19.3 .482 0.0 0.1 .125 5.2 6.4 .819 3.5 7.5 10.8 1.7 0.9 0.7 2.6 3.9 23.8
NBA 53 4 30.2 7.6 15.3 .496 0.1 0.1 .500 4.2 5.1 .829 2.1 5.3 7.4 2.7 0.8 0.5 2.0 3.0 19.4

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
1970-71 22 KEN ABA C 19 670 11.1 21.9 .505 0.0 0.0 6.6 7.5 .878 4.2 7.6 11.9 1.5 3.0 4.2 28.7
1971-72 23 KEN ABA PF 6 269 6.3 15.3 .412 0.0 0.1 .000 5.1 6.7 .760 7.2 0.7 4.1 3.1 17.7
1972-73 24 KEN ABA PF 19 825 8.6 17.4 .497 0.0 0.3 .167 5.4 6.8 .795 2.6 7.2 9.8 1.2 2.1 3.1 22.7
1973-74 25 KEN ABA PF 8 311 6.9 15.6 .444 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.8 .848 3.8 6.3 10.1 1.6 0.5 0.7 1.9 2.7 17.1
1974-75 26 KEN ABA PF 15 578 7.6 16.3 .467 0.0 0.0 3.7 4.6 .811 2.2 5.2 7.4 1.8 1.0 0.7 2.1 3.2 18.9
1975-76 27 DNA ABA C 13 470 8.5 17.4 .489 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.3 .786 3.7 8.3 11.9 2.5 1.0 0.6 1.6 4.7 20.4
1976-77 28 DEN NBA C 6 222 7.9 15.6 .510 5.5 7.3 .756 2.9 6.5 9.4 2.8 0.8 0.6 3.2 21.4
1977-78 29 DEN NBA C 13 460 8.1 16.6 .486 4.4 5.1 .862 3.2 7.3 10.5 4.1 0.5 0.2 3.1 3.4 20.5
1978-79 30 DEN NBA C 3 109 7.9 14.9 .533 8.3 10.2 .806 2.3 6.9 9.2 3.3 0.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 24.1
1981-82 33 DEN NBA C 3 103 11.2 21.0 .533 0.0 0.0 4.2 4.2 1.000 2.8 4.5 7.3 1.7 1.0 0.3 2.4 3.5 26.6
1982-83 34 DEN NBA C 8 227 10.9 21.6 .507 0.0 0.2 .000 4.0 4.6 .862 2.1 7.1 9.2 4.0 1.4 0.8 1.6 2.9 25.9
1983-84 35 DEN NBA C 5 153 12.2 24.0 .510 0.2 0.5 .500 7.5 9.2 .821 2.4 7.1 9.4 1.9 1.4 1.4 3.5 3.5 32.2
1984-85 36 DEN NBA C 15 4 325 8.1 17.6 .459 0.1 0.1 1.000 4.3 5.3 .813 1.6 4.4 6.0 3.0 1.3 0.6 1.4 4.0 20.6
Career TOT 133 4 4722 8.7 17.9 .487 0.0 0.1 .250 4.9 5.9 .822 3.0 6.7 9.6 2.1 0.9 0.6 2.4 3.5 22.4
ABA 80 3123 8.6 17.8 .482 0.0 0.1 .125 4.8 5.9 .819 3.2 7.0 9.9 1.6 0.9 0.7 2.4 3.6 22.0
NBA 53 4 1599 9.1 18.2 .496 0.1 0.2 .500 5.0 6.1 .829 2.5 6.3 8.8 3.3 0.9 0.5 2.4 3.5 23.2

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
1970-71 22 KEN ABA C 19 670 25.7 .569 .505 6.6 10.7 2.3 1.0 3.3 .238
1971-72 23 KEN ABA PF 6 269 10.6 .485 .412 10.9 2.9 18.6 26.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 .019
1972-73 24 KEN ABA PF 19 825 24.4 .558 .499 13.7 5.7 9.2 26.0 2.4 1.2 3.6 .207
1973-74 25 KEN ABA PF 8 311 15.4 .495 .444 10.8 15.5 13.3 6.8 0.6 1.0 9.7 21.2 107 103 0.5 0.4 0.8 .127
1974-75 26 KEN ABA PF 15 578 15.8 .518 .467 6.2 14.5 10.3 7.4 1.3 1.2 10.1 22.8 107 101 0.7 1.0 1.7 .141
1975-76 27 DNA ABA C 13 470 19.3 .529 .489 10.8 22.1 16.7 9.9 1.2 0.9 7.7 22.1 116 106 1.1 0.5 1.6 .164
1976-77 28 DEN NBA C 6 222 19.3 .570 .510 8.4 19.6 13.8 12.9 1.0 1.0 99 0.6 0.2 0.9 .185
1977-78 29 DEN NBA C 13 460 19.0 .544 .486 9.2 20.1 14.8 16.7 0.7 0.3 13.9 22.9 111 107 1.0 0.2 1.3 .135
1978-79 30 DEN NBA C 3 109 22.1 .622 .533 6.5 21.7 13.7 13.0 0.0 0.0 13.3 24.5 121 111 0.4 0.0 0.4 .195
1981-82 33 DEN NBA C 3 103 22.0 .582 .533 8.3 14.4 11.2 7.0 1.3 0.5 9.7 27.2 117 115 0.3 0.0 0.3 .142
1982-83 34 DEN NBA C 8 227 22.4 .548 .507 5.4 20.0 12.5 16.9 1.7 1.1 6.3 27.1 112 108 0.5 0.2 0.7 .144
1983-84 35 DEN NBA C 5 153 25.6 .575 .515 7.2 23.1 14.9 7.9 1.8 2.2 11.2 34.5 112 112 0.3 0.1 0.4 .136
1984-85 36 DEN NBA C 15 325 15.2 .516 .462 4.3 14.3 8.9 11.0 1.6 0.9 6.7 22.3 111 110 0.4 0.3 0.7 .108
Career TOT 133 4722 20.1 .544 .488 7.9 18.2 13.0 8.9 1.2 0.9 10.3 24.4 111 106 10.6 5.3 15.9 .161
ABA 80 3123 20.2 .539 .483 8.8 17.4 13.1 6.7 1.1 1.0 10.4 23.9 110 103 7.0 4.2 11.1 .171
NBA 53 1599 19.8 .554 .498 7.1 18.8 12.8 13.3 1.2 0.8 10.3 25.2 112 108 3.6 1.1 4.7 .142

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1970-71 22 KEN ABA C 1 34:00 8 15 .533 0 0 5 8 .625 6 11 0 5 2 21
1971-72 23 KEN ABA PF 1 23:00 9 13 .692 0 0 3 4 .750 4 9 5 2 2 21
1972-73 24 KEN ABA PF 1 29:00 6 14 .429 0 0 2 2 1.000 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 14
1973-74 25 KEN ABA PF 1 26:00 10 15 .667 0 0 1 1 1.000 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 21
1974-75 26 KEN ABA PF 1 20:00 3 6 .500 0 0 1 2 .500 2 7 1 0 0 2 4 7
1975-76 27 DNA ABA C 1 31:00 6 16 .375 0 0 7 9 .778 9 5 3 19
1976-77 28 DEN NBA C 1 1 10:00 0 3 .000 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Career TOT 7 1 173 42 82 .512 0 0 19 26 .731 18 48 16 1 1 10 12 103
ABA 6 163 42 79 .532 0 0 19 26 .731 17 47 16 1 1 10 12 103
NBA 1 1 10 0 3 .000 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 15 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Dan Issel 15.8 13.8 13.5 12.5 11.5 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.5 9.8 9.8 9.3 8.4 6.1 4.3
Hakeem Olajuwon 95.6 15.8 14.3 12.4 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.1 8.6 6.5 4.5
Moses Malone 93.9 15.4 15.1 14.1 13.7 11.9 11.9 10.7 10.2 9.5 9.4 9.2 8.9 8.7 6.1 1.9
Shaquille O'Neal 88.0 18.6 16.9 14.9 14.0 13.2 13.2 11.0 10.4 10.2 9.9 9.0 8.0 6.9 6.2 2.8
Walt Bellamy 86.2 16.3 14.4 13.7 12.1 11.1 10.4 10.3 9.5 8.8 7.1 6.2 5.4 4.9 0.1
Bill Russell 83.0 17.3 16.9 15.5 13.8 13.5 13.0 12.9 12.2 11.7 11.3 10.9 8.2 6.2
Artis Gilmore 82.4 19.8 18.5 16.2 15.1 12.7 12.7 12.3 12.2 12.1 11.5 11.0 10.5 7.1 6.7 5.6
Patrick Ewing 80.9 13.5 13.1 13.0 10.9 10.6 10.0 9.8 9.6 8.1 6.8 4.8 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.0
Robert Parish 77.1 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.5 10.0 10.0 9.2 9.2 9.0 7.8 7.1 6.4 4.8 4.6 4.0
Bob Lanier 76.0 14.4 12.4 10.6 10.3 10.1 10.1 8.4 7.4 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.9 5.2 2.3
David Robinson 74.1 20.0 18.3 17.5 17.0 15.1 13.9 13.8 13.2 12.7 12.1 10.1 8.4 6.0 0.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Dan Issel 15.8 13.8 13.5 12.5 11.5 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.5 9.8 9.8 9.3 8.4 6.1 4.3
Hakeem Olajuwon 93.9 15.8 14.3 12.4 11.2 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.1 8.6 6.5 5.0 4.5 2.1 1.6
Moses Malone 90.7 15.4 15.1 14.1 13.7 11.9 11.9 10.7 10.2 9.5 9.4 9.2 8.9 8.7 7.8 7.7 6.1 5.6 1.9 1.0 0.3 0.1
Shaquille O'Neal 86.4 18.6 16.9 14.9 14.0 13.2 13.2 11.0 10.4 10.2 9.9 9.0 8.0 7.8 6.9 6.2 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.7
Walt Bellamy 86.2 16.3 14.4 13.7 12.1 11.1 10.4 10.3 9.5 8.8 7.1 6.2 5.4 4.9 0.1
Bill Russell 83.0 17.3 16.9 15.5 13.8 13.5 13.0 12.9 12.2 11.7 11.3 10.9 8.2 6.2
Artis Gilmore 81.4 19.8 18.5 16.2 15.1 12.7 12.7 12.3 12.2 12.1 11.5 11.0 10.5 7.1 6.7 5.6 4.9 0.9
Patrick Ewing 80.2 13.5 13.1 13.0 10.9 10.6 10.0 9.8 9.6 8.1 6.8 4.8 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.0 1.4
Robert Parish 76.4 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.5 10.0 10.0 9.2 9.2 9.0 7.8 7.4 7.1 6.8 6.4 4.8 4.6 4.0 4.0 1.7 1.4 0.9
Bob Lanier 76.0 14.4 12.4 10.6 10.3 10.1 10.1 8.4 7.4 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.9 5.2 2.3
David Robinson 74.1 20.0 18.3 17.5 17.0 15.1 13.9 13.8 13.2 12.7 12.1 10.1 8.4 6.0 0.7

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
1966-67 18 KENTUCKY 20 168 332 80 111 355 416 .506 .721 20.8 17.8
1967-68 19 KENTUCKY 27 836 171 390 102 154 328 444 .438 .662 31.0 16.4 12.1
1968-69 20 KENTUCKY 28 1063 285 534 176 232 381 746 .534 .759 38.0 26.6 13.6
1969-70 21 KENTUCKY 28 1044 369 667 210 275 369 948 .553 .764 37.3 33.9 13.2
Career 83 2943 825 1591 488 661 1078 2138 .519 .738 35.5 25.8 13.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1971 ABA
1972 ABA
1973 ABA
1974 ABA
1975 ABA
1976 ABA
1977 NBA
Awards
1970-71 ABA Rookie of the Year
1971-72 ABA All-Star Game MVP
Honors
1968-69 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1969-70 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1970-71 ABA All-ABA (2nd)
1970-71 ABA All-Rookie (1st)
1971-72 ABA All-ABA (1st)
1972-73 ABA All-ABA (2nd)
1973-74 ABA All-ABA (2nd)
1975-76 ABA All-ABA (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
1981-82 NBA 0.004 (17)
Career 0.004 (190)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1975 Kentucky Colonels (ABA)
Games
1972-73 ABA 84 (1)
 1975-76 ABA 84 (3)
1977-78 NBA 82 (3)
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
Career ABA 500 (23)
Career 1218 (28)
Minutes Played
1970-71 ABA 3274 (7)
1971-72 ABA 3570 (3)
1972-73 ABA 3531 (1)
 1973-74 ABA 3347 (3)
Career ABA 19442 (11)
Career 41784 (22)
Field Goals
1970-71 ABA 938 (1)
 1971-72 ABA 972 (2)
1972-73 ABA 902 (1)
 1973-74 ABA 829 (2)
1975-76 ABA 752 (5)
Career ABA 5007 (2)
Career 10431 (12)
Field Goal Attempts
1970-71 ABA 1934 (3)
1971-72 ABA 2001 (2)
1972-73 ABA 1757 (2)
1973-74 ABA 1726 (2)
1975-76 ABA 1472 (4)
1979-80 NBA 1416 (10)
Career ABA 10193 (3)
Career 20904 (13)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
Career ABA 67 (97)
Free Throws
1970-71 ABA 604 (3)
1971-72 ABA 591 (3)
1972-73 ABA 485 (5)
1973-74 ABA 457 (3)
1975-76 ABA 425 (5)
1976-77 NBA 445 (4)
1977-78 NBA 428 (8)
1979-80 NBA 517 (3)
1980-81 NBA 519 (4)
1981-82 NBA 546 (4)
1982-83 NBA 400 (9)
Career ABA 2799 (4)
Career NBA 3792 (78)
Career 6591 (10)
Free Throw Attempts
1970-71 ABA 748 (3)
1971-72 ABA 753 (1)
 1972-73 ABA 635 (3)
1973-74 ABA 581 (3)
1975-76 ABA 521 (5)
1976-77 NBA 558 (7)
1979-80 NBA 667 (3)
1980-81 NBA 684 (3)
1981-82 NBA 655 (3)
Career ABA 3559 (5)
Career NBA 4756 (89)
Career 8315 (13)
Offensive Rebounds
1970-71 ABA 421 (2)
1971-72 ABA 353 (7)
1972-73 ABA 329 (5)
1973-74 ABA 346 (4)
1975-76 ABA 303 (4)
Career ABA 2010 (5)
Career 3696 (12)
Defensive Rebounds
1970-71 ABA 672 (10)
1972-73 ABA 593 (8)
1975-76 ABA 620 (4)
Career ABA 3416 (6)
Career 7437 (21)
Total Rebounds
1970-71 ABA 1093 (6)
1971-72 ABA 931 (9)
1972-73 ABA 922 (6)
1973-74 ABA 847 (8)
1975-76 ABA 923 (4)
Career ABA 5426 (6)
Career 11133 (28)
Assists
Career ABA 1103 (45)
Steals
Career ABA 245 (25)
Blocks
Career ABA 136 (26)
Turnovers
Career ABA 1209 (23)
Career 2490 (53)
Personal Fouls
1970-71 ABA 323 (4)
Career ABA 1482 (28)
Career 3504 (26)
Points
1970-71 ABA 2480 (1)
 1971-72 ABA 2538 (1)
 1972-73 ABA 2292 (1)
 1973-74 ABA 2118 (2)
1975-76 ABA 1930 (6)
1979-80 NBA 1951 (6)
1981-82 NBA 1852 (7)
Career ABA 12823 (2)
Career 27482 (9)
Field Goal Pct
1970-71 ABA .485 (6)
1972-73 ABA .513 (2)
1975-76 ABA .511 (9)
Career ABA .491 (26)
Career NBA .506 (87)
Free Throw Pct
1975-76 ABA .816 (9)
Career ABA .786 (43)
Minutes Per Game
1970-71 ABA 39.4 (8)
1971-72 ABA 43.0 (3)
1972-73 ABA 42.0 (2)
1973-74 ABA 40.3 (4)
Career ABA 38.9 (4)
Points Per Game
1970-71 ABA 29.9 (1)
 1971-72 ABA 30.6 (3)
1972-73 ABA 27.3 (3)
1973-74 ABA 25.5 (3)
1975-76 ABA 23.0 (7)
1976-77 NBA 22.3 (10)
1979-80 NBA 23.8 (7)
Career ABA 25.6 (4)
Career NBA 20.4 (47)
Career 22.6 (27)
Rebounds Per Game
1970-71 ABA 13.2 (7)
1971-72 ABA 11.2 (9)
1972-73 ABA 11.0 (7)
1973-74 ABA 10.2 (8)
1975-76 ABA 11.0 (6)
Career ABA 10.9 (14)
Career 9.1 (83)
Steals Per Game
Career 1.0 (82)
Blocks Per Game
Career 0.5 (95)
Player Efficiency Rating
1970-71 ABA 25.0 (2)
1971-72 ABA 23.3 (6)
1972-73 ABA 22.4 (5)
1973-74 ABA 20.7 (5)
1975-76 ABA 21.8 (3)
1976-77 NBA 21.2 (8)
1979-80 NBA 22.2 (7)
1980-81 NBA 21.7 (9)
1981-82 NBA 23.1 (6)
Career ABA 21.8 (5)
Career NBA 21.0 (44)
Career 21.4 (41)
True Shooting Pct
1975-76 ABA .567 (7)
Career ABA .545 (19)
Career NBA .573 (64)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1970-71 ABA .485 (7)
1972-73 ABA .514 (2)
1975-76 ABA .511 (10)
Career ABA .492 (26)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1975-76 ABA 11.1 (4)
Career ABA 9.6 (16)
Defensive Rebound Pct
1975-76 ABA 19.9 (9)
Career ABA 15.8 (29)
Total Rebound Pct
1975-76 ABA 15.8 (6)
Career ABA 13.1 (28)
Assist Pct
Career ABA 8.2 (63)
Block Pct
Career ABA 0.8 (36)
Turnover Pct
1970-71 ABA 8.9 (5)
1971-72 ABA 9.5 (3)
1972-73 ABA 9.6 (3)
1973-74 ABA 7.9 (2)
1974-75 ABA 9.8 (5)
1975-76 ABA 10.5 (2)
1979-80 NBA 8.7 (3)
1980-81 NBA 7.9 (1)
 1982-83 NBA 10.4 (9)
1983-84 NBA 8.3 (3)
1984-85 NBA 9.1 (9)
Career ABA 9.3 (4)
Career NBA 10.2 (42)
Career 9.8 (31)
Usage Pct
1970-71 ABA 26.9 (7)
1971-72 ABA 27.8 (5)
1972-73 ABA 24.9 (8)
1973-74 ABA 24.9 (9)
1975-76 ABA 24.7 (9)
Career ABA 25.3 (8)
Career NBA 24.0 (98)
Career 24.7 (87)
Offensive Rating
1973-74 ABA 113.8 (5)
1975-76 ABA 116.4 (3)
1977-78 NBA 111.1 (8)
1978-79 NBA 115.8 (7)
1979-80 NBA 118.4 (5)
1980-81 NBA 121.4 (5)
1981-82 NBA 122.6 (2)
Career ABA 113.0 (7)
Career NBA 116.5 (23)
Career 115.4 (33)
Defensive Rating
1974-75 ABA 99.1 (9)
Career ABA 100.6 (14)
Offensive Win Shares
1970-71 ABA 8.1 (2)
1971-72 ABA 8.4 (4)
1972-73 ABA 8.8 (1)
 1973-74 ABA 9.5 (1)
 1975-76 ABA 8.6 (5)
1976-77 NBA 7.1 (8)
1977-78 NBA 7.9 (4)
1979-80 NBA 9.2 (4)
1980-81 NBA 8.9 (4)
1981-82 NBA 9.0 (3)
Career ABA 47.8 (2)
Career NBA 63.0 (73)
Career 110.8 (17)
Defensive Win Shares
1971-72 ABA 5.1 (4)
1972-73 ABA 6.9 (2)
1973-74 ABA 4.3 (10)
1974-75 ABA 4.9 (8)
1975-76 ABA 3.8 (9)
Career ABA 27.7 (6)
Career 47.0 (56)
Win Shares
1970-71 ABA 10.7 (4)
1971-72 ABA 13.5 (3)
1972-73 ABA 15.8 (2)
1973-74 ABA 13.8 (2)
1975-76 ABA 12.5 (4)
1976-77 NBA 10.9 (6)
1977-78 NBA 11.1 (6)
1978-79 NBA 9.8 (10)
1979-80 NBA 11.5 (6)
Career ABA 75.5 (2)
Career 157.8 (21)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1970-71 ABA .157 (5)
1971-72 ABA .181 (4)
1972-73 ABA .214 (3)
1973-74 ABA .197 (2)
1974-75 ABA .156 (10)
1975-76 ABA .209 (3)
1976-77 NBA .208 (4)
1977-78 NBA .186 (10)
1979-80 NBA .188 (8)
1981-82 NBA .190 (10)
Career ABA .186 (4)
Career NBA .177 (43)
Career .181 (35)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.069 (188)
NBA Elo Player Rating
116th (overall) as of May 24, 2013, 4:59AM
    

Transactions

March 23, 1970: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 8th round (122nd pick) of the 1970 NBA Draft.

June 17, 1976: Moved from the ABA to the NBA with the Denver Nuggets.

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