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.
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San Antonio Spurs 1974-1976 |
San Antonio Spurs 1977-1978 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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Assists Career ABA 744 (73) |
Steals Career ABA 221 (31) |
Blocks Career ABA 20 (99) |
Offensive Win Shares Career ABA 10.7 (49) |
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Defensive Win Shares Career ABA 11.9 (50) |
Win Shares Career ABA 23 (49) |
Loss Shares Career ABA 27 (47) |