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George Karl

George Matthew Karl

Position: Guard
Height: 6-2    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: May 12, 1951 in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania
High School: Penn Hills in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania
College: University of North Carolina

Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 4th round (14th pick, 66th overall) of the 1973 NBA draft.

Coaching Record

22
San Antonio Spurs
1974-1976		 22
San Antonio Spurs
1977-1978

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
1973-74 22 SAA ABA 74 1339 236 502 .470 8 22 .364 94 113 .832 41 85 126 160 65 10 92 161 574
1974-75 23 SAA ABA 82 1629 261 534 .489 4 23 .174 137 177 .774 47 108 155 334 96 7 158 207 663
1975-76 24 SAA ABA 75 1200 150 334 .449 0 9 .000 81 106 .764 13 53 66 250 60 3 108 149 381
1976-77 25 SAS NBA 29 251 25 73 .342 29 42 .690 4 13 17 46 10 0 36 79
1977-78 26 SAS NBA 4 30 2 6 .333 2 2 1.000 0 5 5 5 1 0 4 6 6
Career TOT 264 4449 674 1449 .465 12 54 .222 343 440 .780 105 264 369 795 232 20 362 559 1703
ABA 231 4168 647 1370 .472 12 54 .222 312 396 .788 101 246 347 744 221 20 358 517 1618
NBA 33 281 27 79 .342 31 44 .705 4 18 22 51 11 0 4 42 85

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
1973-74 22 SAA ABA 74 18.1 3.2 6.8 .470 0.1 0.3 .364 1.3 1.5 .832 0.6 1.1 1.7 2.2 0.9 0.1 1.2 2.2 7.8
1974-75 23 SAA ABA 82 19.9 3.2 6.5 .489 0.0 0.3 .174 1.7 2.2 .774 0.6 1.3 1.9 4.1 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.5 8.1
1975-76 24 SAA ABA 75 16.0 2.0 4.5 .449 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.4 .764 0.2 0.7 0.9 3.3 0.8 0.0 1.4 2.0 5.1
1976-77 25 SAS NBA 29 8.7 0.9 2.5 .342 1.0 1.4 .690 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.6 0.3 0.0 1.2 2.7
1977-78 26 SAS NBA 4 7.5 0.5 1.5 .333 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.5 1.5
Career TOT 264 16.9 2.6 5.5 .465 0.1 0.2 .222 1.3 1.7 .780 0.4 1.0 1.4 3.0 0.9 0.1 1.5 2.1 6.5
ABA 231 18.0 2.8 5.9 .472 0.1 0.2 .222 1.4 1.7 .788 0.4 1.1 1.5 3.2 1.0 0.1 1.5 2.2 7.0
NBA 33 8.5 0.8 2.4 .342 0.9 1.3 .705 0.1 0.5 0.7 1.5 0.3 0.0 1.0 1.3 2.6

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
1973-74 22 SAA ABA 74 1339 6.3 13.5 .470 0.2 0.6 .364 2.5 3.0 .832 1.1 2.3 3.4 4.3 1.7 0.3 2.5 4.3 15.4
1974-75 23 SAA ABA 82 1629 5.8 11.8 .489 0.1 0.5 .174 3.0 3.9 .774 1.0 2.4 3.4 7.4 2.1 0.2 3.5 4.6 14.7
1975-76 24 SAA ABA 75 1200 4.5 10.0 .449 0.0 0.3 .000 2.4 3.2 .764 0.4 1.6 2.0 7.5 1.8 0.1 3.2 4.5 11.4
1976-77 25 SAS NBA 29 251 3.6 10.5 .342 4.2 6.0 .690 0.6 1.9 2.4 6.6 1.4 0.0 5.2 11.3
1977-78 26 SAS NBA 4 30 2.4 7.2 .333 2.4 2.4 1.000 0.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 1.2 0.0 4.8 7.2 7.2
Career TOT 264 4449 5.5 11.7 .465 0.1 0.5 .222 2.8 3.6 .780 0.8 2.1 3.0 6.4 1.9 0.2 3.1 4.5 13.8
ABA 231 4168 5.6 11.8 .472 0.1 0.5 .222 2.7 3.4 .788 0.9 2.1 3.0 6.4 1.9 0.2 3.1 4.5 14.0
NBA 33 281 3.5 10.1 .342 4.0 5.6 .705 0.5 2.3 2.8 6.5 1.4 0.0 4.8 5.4 10.9

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 LS WSAA
1973-74 22 SAA ABA 74 1339 14.8 .520 .478 3.3 7.0 5.1 18.5 2.5 0.5 14.3 20.6 104 101 4.1 5.1 9 7 1.0
1974-75 23 SAA ABA 82 1629 14.8 .542 .493 2.9 6.5 4.7 26.6 2.7 0.2 20.5 18.5 106 106 5.5 4.3 10 10 0.0
1975-76 24 SAA ABA 75 1200 10.4 .500 .449 1.1 4.2 2.7 25.0 2.2 0.1 22.1 15.7 99 107 1.1 2.5 4 10 -3.0
1976-77 25 SAS NBA 29 251 9.5 .432 .342 1.7 5.3 3.5 21.8 1.7 0.0 105 0.0 0.2 0 3 -1.5
1977-78 26 SAS NBA 4 30 3.4 .436 .333 0.0 16.7 8.7 18.7 1.5 0.0 36.8 14.0 73 102 0.0 0.1 0 0 0.0
Career TOT 264 4449 13.2 .518 .469 2.4 6.0 4.3 23.4 2.5 0.3 18.9 18.3 103 105 10.7 12.2 23 30 -3.5
ABA 231 4168 13.5 .524 .477 2.5 6.0 4.3 23.6 2.5 0.3 18.8 18.4 103 105 10.7 11.9 23 27 -2.0
NBA 33 281 8.9 .432 .342 1.5 6.5 4.0 21.5 1.7 0.0 36.8 14.0 73 105 0.0 0.3 0 3 -1.5

Playoffs

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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
1973-74 22 SAA ABA 7 141 13 28 0 1 2 5 3 15 23 10 0 12 19 28 .464 .000 .400 20.1 4.0 2.1 3.3
1974-75 23 SAA ABA 4 40 1 8 0 1 3 4 0 3 5 1 0 2 5 5 .125 .000 .750 10.0 1.3 0.8 1.3
1975-76 24 SAA ABA 6 64 10 22 0 1 6 9 1 4 17 5 0 5 12 26 .455 .000 .667 10.7 4.3 0.7 2.8
1976-77 25 SAS NBA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career TOT 18 246 24 58 0 3 11 18 4 22 45 16 0 19 36 59 .414 .000 .611 13.7 3.3 1.2 2.5
ABA 17 245 24 58 0 3 11 18 4 22 45 16 0 19 36 59 .414 .000 .611 14.4 3.5 1.3 2.6
NBA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Assists

Career ABA 744 (73)

Steals

Career ABA 221 (31)

Blocks

Career ABA 20 (99)

Offensive Win Shares

Career ABA 10.7 (49)

Defensive Win Shares

Career ABA 11.9 (50)

Win Shares

Career ABA 23 (49)

Loss Shares

Career ABA 27 (47)