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Mitch Kupchak

Mitchell Kupchak (Mitch)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: May 24, 1954 in Hicksville, New York
High School: Brentwood in Brentwood, New York
College: University of North Carolina
Draft: Washington Bullets, 1st round (13th pick, 13th overall), 1976 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 22, 1976
As Executive: LAL franchise, 2000-2013 (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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA C 82 1513 341 596 .572 170 246 .691 183 311 494 62 22 34 204 852
1977-78 23 WSB NBA PF 67 1759 393 768 .512 280 402 .697 162 298 460 71 28 42 184 196 1066
1978-79 24 WSB NBA PF 66 1604 369 685 .539 223 300 .743 152 278 430 88 23 23 120 141 961
1979-80 25 WSB NBA PF 40 451 67 160 .419 0 2 .000 52 75 .693 32 73 105 16 8 8 40 49 186
1980-81 26 WSB NBA PF 82 1934 392 747 .525 0 1 .000 240 340 .706 198 371 569 62 36 26 161 195 1024
1981-82 27 LAL NBA PF 26 26 821 153 267 .573 0 0 65 98 .663 64 146 210 33 12 10 43 80 371
1983-84 29 LAL NBA PF 34 3 324 41 108 .380 0 1 .000 22 34 .647 35 52 87 7 4 6 22 46 104
1984-85 30 LAL NBA PF 58 3 716 123 244 .504 0 0 60 91 .659 68 116 184 21 19 20 48 104 306
1985-86 31 LAL NBA PF 55 0 783 124 257 .482 0 1 .000 84 112 .750 69 122 191 17 12 7 64 102 332
Career NBA 510 32 9905 2003 3832 .523 0 5 .000 1196 1698 .704 963 1767 2730 377 164 176 682 1117 5202

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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA C 82 18.5 4.2 7.3 .572 2.1 3.0 .691 2.2 3.8 6.0 0.8 0.3 0.4 2.5 10.4
1977-78 23 WSB NBA PF 67 26.3 5.9 11.5 .512 4.2 6.0 .697 2.4 4.4 6.9 1.1 0.4 0.6 2.7 2.9 15.9
1978-79 24 WSB NBA PF 66 24.3 5.6 10.4 .539 3.4 4.5 .743 2.3 4.2 6.5 1.3 0.3 0.3 1.8 2.1 14.6
1979-80 25 WSB NBA PF 40 11.3 1.7 4.0 .419 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.9 .693 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.0 1.2 4.7
1980-81 26 WSB NBA PF 82 23.6 4.8 9.1 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.1 .706 2.4 4.5 6.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 2.0 2.4 12.5
1981-82 27 LAL NBA PF 26 26 31.6 5.9 10.3 .573 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.8 .663 2.5 5.6 8.1 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.7 3.1 14.3
1983-84 29 LAL NBA PF 34 3 9.5 1.2 3.2 .380 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.0 .647 1.0 1.5 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.4 3.1
1984-85 30 LAL NBA PF 58 3 12.3 2.1 4.2 .504 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.6 .659 1.2 2.0 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 5.3
1985-86 31 LAL NBA PF 55 0 14.2 2.3 4.7 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.0 .750 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.2 1.9 6.0
Career NBA 510 32 19.4 3.9 7.5 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.3 .704 1.9 3.5 5.4 0.7 0.3 0.3 1.6 2.2 10.2

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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA C 82 1513 8.1 14.2 .572 4.0 5.9 .691 4.4 7.4 11.8 1.5 0.5 0.8 4.9 20.3
1977-78 23 WSB NBA PF 67 1759 8.0 15.7 .512 5.7 8.2 .697 3.3 6.1 9.4 1.5 0.6 0.9 3.8 4.0 21.8
1978-79 24 WSB NBA PF 66 1604 8.3 15.4 .539 5.0 6.7 .743 3.4 6.2 9.7 2.0 0.5 0.5 2.7 3.2 21.6
1979-80 25 WSB NBA PF 40 451 5.3 12.8 .419 0.0 0.2 .000 4.2 6.0 .693 2.6 5.8 8.4 1.3 0.6 0.6 3.2 3.9 14.8
1980-81 26 WSB NBA PF 82 1934 7.3 13.9 .525 0.0 0.0 .000 4.5 6.3 .706 3.7 6.9 10.6 1.2 0.7 0.5 3.0 3.6 19.1
1981-82 27 LAL NBA PF 26 26 821 6.7 11.7 .573 0.0 0.0 2.9 4.3 .663 2.8 6.4 9.2 1.4 0.5 0.4 1.9 3.5 16.3
1983-84 29 LAL NBA PF 34 3 324 4.6 12.0 .380 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.8 .647 3.9 5.8 9.7 0.8 0.4 0.7 2.4 5.1 11.6
1984-85 30 LAL NBA PF 58 3 716 6.2 12.3 .504 0.0 0.0 3.0 4.6 .659 3.4 5.8 9.3 1.1 1.0 1.0 2.4 5.2 15.4
1985-86 31 LAL NBA PF 55 0 783 5.7 11.8 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 3.9 5.1 .750 3.2 5.6 8.8 0.8 0.6 0.3 2.9 4.7 15.3
Career NBA 510 32 9905 7.3 13.9 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 6.2 .704 3.5 6.4 9.9 1.4 0.6 0.6 2.9 4.1 18.9

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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA C 82 1513 19.3 .605 .572 12.7 20.7 16.8 6.2 0.7 1.1 98 4.1 1.9 5.9 .188
1977-78 23 WSB NBA PF 67 1759 17.7 .564 .512 9.1 16.9 12.9 5.9 0.7 1.2 16.3 24.1 105 101 3.2 1.7 4.9 .134
1978-79 24 WSB NBA PF 66 1604 19.4 .588 .539 9.7 17.4 13.6 7.5 0.6 0.7 12.8 22.3 115 104 4.2 1.7 5.9 .178
1979-80 25 WSB NBA PF 40 451 9.7 .482 .419 7.0 16.4 11.7 4.7 0.8 0.9 17.2 20.4 92 106 -0.3 0.4 0.2 .018
1980-81 26 WSB NBA PF 82 1934 16.6 .571 .525 10.7 20.3 15.5 4.6 0.9 0.7 15.2 22.0 107 102 2.5 2.7 5.2 .130
1981-82 27 LAL NBA PF 26 821 15.2 .598 .573 8.8 18.7 13.9 5.0 0.7 0.6 12.2 17.1 117 107 1.5 0.8 2.4 .139
1983-84 29 LAL NBA PF 34 324 7.0 .423 .380 13.2 16.9 15.2 2.5 0.6 1.0 15.2 18.0 91 109 -0.3 0.3 0.0 .003
1984-85 30 LAL NBA PF 58 716 12.5 .539 .504 11.9 16.9 14.6 3.5 1.2 1.5 14.5 18.7 106 107 0.5 0.9 1.4 .094
1985-86 31 LAL NBA PF 55 783 10.7 .542 .482 10.5 16.9 13.8 2.7 0.7 0.5 17.3 19.1 103 107 0.3 0.8 1.1 .069
Career NBA 510 9905 16.2 .568 .523 10.4 18.3 14.4 5.3 0.8 0.9 15.0 21.2 107 103 15.8 11.2 27.1 .131

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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA C 9 252 53 90 .589 40 59 .678 28 40 68 10 2 3 34 146
1977-78 23 WSB NBA PF 21 504 84 199 .422 45 69 .652 49 78 127 22 4 3 42 58 213
1978-79 24 WSB NBA PF 8 137 21 52 .404 10 15 .667 16 18 34 3 2 0 5 12 52
1983-84 29 LAL NBA PF 9 69 5 17 .294 0 0 8 14 .571 12 17 29 2 1 2 6 12 18
1984-85 30 LAL NBA PF 16 0 197 31 53 .585 0 1 .000 13 22 .591 11 37 48 5 2 7 10 42 75
1985-86 31 LAL NBA PF 5 0 56 8 15 .533 0 0 4 6 .667 5 10 15 2 2 0 3 6 20
Career NBA 68 0 1215 202 426 .474 0 1 .000 120 185 .649 121 200 321 44 13 15 66 164 524

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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA C 9 28.0 5.9 10.0 .589 4.4 6.6 .678 3.1 4.4 7.6 1.1 0.2 0.3 3.8 16.2
1977-78 23 WSB NBA PF 21 24.0 4.0 9.5 .422 2.1 3.3 .652 2.3 3.7 6.0 1.0 0.2 0.1 2.0 2.8 10.1
1978-79 24 WSB NBA PF 8 17.1 2.6 6.5 .404 1.3 1.9 .667 2.0 2.3 4.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.5 6.5
1983-84 29 LAL NBA PF 9 7.7 0.6 1.9 .294 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.6 .571 1.3 1.9 3.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.3 2.0
1984-85 30 LAL NBA PF 16 0 12.3 1.9 3.3 .585 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.4 .591 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.6 2.6 4.7
1985-86 31 LAL NBA PF 5 0 11.2 1.6 3.0 .533 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.2 .667 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.2 4.0
Career NBA 68 0 17.9 3.0 6.3 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.7 .649 1.8 2.9 4.7 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.1 2.4 7.7

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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA C 9 252 7.6 12.9 .589 5.7 8.4 .678 4.0 5.7 9.7 1.4 0.3 0.4 4.9 20.9
1977-78 23 WSB NBA PF 21 504 6.0 14.2 .422 3.2 4.9 .652 3.5 5.6 9.1 1.6 0.3 0.2 3.0 4.1 15.2
1978-79 24 WSB NBA PF 8 137 5.5 13.7 .404 2.6 3.9 .667 4.2 4.7 8.9 0.8 0.5 0.0 1.3 3.2 13.7
1983-84 29 LAL NBA PF 9 69 2.6 8.9 .294 0.0 0.0 4.2 7.3 .571 6.3 8.9 15.1 1.0 0.5 1.0 3.1 6.3 9.4
1984-85 30 LAL NBA PF 16 0 197 5.7 9.7 .585 0.0 0.2 .000 2.4 4.0 .591 2.0 6.8 8.8 0.9 0.4 1.3 1.8 7.7 13.7
1985-86 31 LAL NBA PF 5 0 56 5.1 9.6 .533 0.0 0.0 2.6 3.9 .667 3.2 6.4 9.6 1.3 1.3 0.0 1.9 3.9 12.9
Career NBA 68 0 1215 6.0 12.6 .474 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 5.5 .649 3.6 5.9 9.5 1.3 0.4 0.4 2.5 4.9 15.5

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
1976-77 22 WSB NBA C 9 252 19.6 .630 .589 12.0 16.1 14.1 6.2 0.4 0.6 102 0.9 0.2 1.0 .197
1977-78 23 WSB NBA PF 21 504 10.7 .464 .422 9.6 15.9 12.7 6.0 0.4 0.3 15.5 21.0 94 102 -0.1 0.6 0.5 .047
1978-79 24 WSB NBA PF 8 137 11.9 .444 .404 11.2 13.6 12.3 3.2 0.7 0.0 7.9 18.3 102 105 0.1 0.1 0.2 .073
1983-84 29 LAL NBA PF 9 69 8.1 .389 .294 21.0 26.0 23.6 3.2 0.7 1.6 20.6 17.5 89 105 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .012
1984-85 30 LAL NBA PF 16 197 9.9 .598 .585 6.7 18.8 13.3 2.9 0.5 1.9 13.8 14.3 112 108 0.2 0.3 0.4 .102
1985-86 31 LAL NBA PF 5 56 12.3 .567 .533 11.4 20.2 16.1 4.2 1.7 0.0 14.5 15.3 112 107 0.1 0.1 0.1 .112
Career NBA 68 1215 12.5 .516 .474 10.5 16.9 13.8 5.0 0.5 0.6 14.4 18.6 98 104 1.0 1.3 2.3 .091

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
Mitch Kupchak 5.9 5.9 5.2 4.9 2.4 1.4 1.1 0.2 0.0
Bruce Bowen 91.4 6.1 5.4 5.1 4.2 2.2 1.9 1.2 0.0 0.0
Curtis Perry 90.4 7.6 6.0 5.3 4.8 2.8 1.7 1.3 0.2
Chris Andersen 87.4 5.9 5.4 4.5 3.2 2.4 1.3 1.1 0.3 0.0
Jay Vincent 86.1 6.5 6.0 5.6 3.4 2.8 1.9 1.1 0.5 -0.3
Jared Dudley 85.8 5.6 5.3 5.1 4.8 2.9 2.7
Chuck Hayes 85.7 6.4 6.3 4.4 3.6 2.4 1.6 1.5 0.6
Desmond Mason 85.1 5.7 5.2 4.7 4.3 1.7 1.5 0.6 -0.2 -0.3
Rudy Gay 83.6 6.4 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.0 3.3 0.5
Reggie Williams 83.1 6.6 5.9 5.8 4.8 3.3 0.4 0.3 0.0 -1.1
Rod Higgins 82.7 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.0 3.8 3.7 2.0 1.0 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Mitch Kupchak 5.9 5.9 5.2 4.9 2.4 1.4 1.1 0.2 0.0
Curtis Perry 90.4 7.6 6.0 5.3 4.8 2.8 1.7 1.3 0.2
Jay Vincent 86.1 6.5 6.0 5.6 3.4 2.8 1.9 1.1 0.5 -0.3
Jared Dudley 85.8 5.6 5.3 5.1 4.8 2.9 2.7
Chuck Hayes 85.7 6.4 6.3 4.4 3.6 2.4 1.6 1.5 0.6
Desmond Mason 85.2 5.7 5.2 4.7 4.3 1.7 1.5 0.6 0.0 -0.2 -0.3
Rudy Gay 83.6 6.4 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.0 3.3 0.5
Reggie Williams 83.6 6.6 5.9 5.8 4.8 3.3 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 -1.1
Larry Siegfried 81.8 6.4 5.8 5.6 5.1 3.5 3.2 2.9 0.5 0.1
Marvin Williams 80.1 6.1 5.7 5.7 4.9 4.0 2.8 2.3 2.3
Amir Johnson 79.5 7.3 5.6 4.5 4.0 3.0 2.7 0.5 0.2

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
1972-73 18 UNC 33 99 164 56 95 165 254 .604 .589 7.7 5.0
1973-74 19 UNC 27 123 219 44 70 191 290 .562 .629 10.7 7.1
1974-75 20 UNC 31 239 397 97 150 334 575 .602 .647 18.5 10.8
1975-76 21 UNC 28 190 330 112 150 316 492 .576 .747 17.6 11.3
Career 119 651 1110 309 465 1006 1611 .586 .665 13.5 8.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1975-76 NCAA AP All-America (2nd)
1976-77 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1978 Washington Bullets (NBA)
1985 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
Games
1976-77 NBA 82 (3)
1980-81 NBA 82 (3)
Field Goal Pct
1976-77 NBA .572 (2)
Career NBA .523 (43)
Career .523 (46)
True Shooting Pct
1976-77 NBA .605 (3)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1976-77 NBA .572 (2)
Career NBA .523 (78)
Career .523 (82)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1976-77 NBA 12.7 (4)
Offensive Rating
1978-79 NBA 115.0 (9)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1976-77 NBA .188 (8)
1978-79 NBA .178 (10)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.001 (491)
    

Transactions

July 30, 1975: Traded by the Buffalo Braves (as a 1976 1st round draft pick) to the Washington Bullets for Dick Gibbs.

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1976 NBA Draft.

July 23, 1981: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers; the Washington Bullets received Jim Chones, Brad Holland, a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Mike Gibson) and a 1983 1st round draft pick (Randy Wittman) as compensation.

September 30, 1986: Retired from the Los Angeles Lakers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $1,150,000
Career (may be incomplete) $1,150,000

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