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Bill Laimbeer

William J. Laimbeer Jr. (Bill, Lambs)

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: May 19, 1957 in Boston, Massachusetts
High School: Palos Verdes in Palos Verdes, California
College: University of Notre Dame
Draft: Cleveland Cavaliers, 3rd round (21st pick, 65th overall), 1979 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 10, 1980

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All-Time Rank: #114. Gail Goodrich… #115. Bobby Jones… #116. Paul Westphal… #117. BILL LAIMBEER… #118. Jo Jo White… #119. Charles Oakley… #120. David Lee… 

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
1980-81 23 CLE NBA C 81 2460 337 670 .503 0 0 117 153 .765 266 427 693 216 56 78 132 332 791
1981-82 24 TOT NBA C 80 34 1829 265 536 .494 4 13 .308 184 232 .793 234 383 617 100 39 64 121 296 718
1981-82 24 CLE NBA C 50 4 894 119 253 .470 3 6 .500 93 120 .775 124 153 277 45 22 30 61 170 334
1981-82 24 DET NBA C 30 30 935 146 283 .516 1 7 .143 91 112 .813 110 230 340 55 17 34 60 126 384
1982-83 25 DET NBA C 82 82 2871 436 877 .497 2 13 .154 245 310 .790 282 711 993 263 51 118 176 320 1119
1983-84 26 DET NBA C 82 82 2864 553 1044 .530 0 11 .000 316 365 .866 329 674 1003 149 49 84 151 273 1422
1984-85 27 DET NBA C 82 82 2892 595 1177 .506 4 18 .222 244 306 .797 295 718 1013 154 69 71 129 308 1438
1985-86 28 DET NBA C 82 82 2891 545 1107 .492 4 14 .286 266 319 .834 305 770 1075 146 59 65 133 291 1360
1986-87 29 DET NBA C 82 82 2854 506 1010 .501 6 21 .286 245 274 .894 243 712 955 151 72 69 120 283 1263
1987-88 30 DET NBA C 82 82 2897 455 923 .493 13 39 .333 187 214 .874 165 667 832 199 66 78 136 284 1110
1988-89 31 DET NBA C 81 81 2640 449 900 .499 30 86 .349 178 212 .840 138 638 776 177 51 100 129 259 1106
1989-90 32 DET NBA C 81 81 2675 380 785 .484 57 158 .361 164 192 .854 166 614 780 171 57 84 98 278 981
1990-91 33 DET NBA C 82 81 2668 372 778 .478 37 125 .296 123 147 .837 173 564 737 157 38 56 98 242 904
1991-92 34 DET NBA C 81 46 2234 342 727 .470 32 85 .376 67 75 .893 104 347 451 160 51 54 102 225 783
1992-93 35 DET NBA C 79 41 1933 292 574 .509 10 27 .370 93 104 .894 110 309 419 127 46 40 59 212 687
1993-94 36 DET NBA C 11 5 248 47 90 .522 3 9 .333 11 13 .846 9 47 56 14 6 4 10 30 108
Career NBA 1068 861 33956 5574 11198 .498 202 619 .326 2440 2916 .837 2819 7581 10400 2184 710 965 1594 3633 13790

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
1980-81 23 CLE NBA C 81 30.4 4.2 8.3 .503 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.9 .765 3.3 5.3 8.6 2.7 0.7 1.0 1.6 4.1 9.8
1981-82 24 TOT NBA C 80 34 22.9 3.3 6.7 .494 0.1 0.2 .308 2.3 2.9 .793 2.9 4.8 7.7 1.3 0.5 0.8 1.5 3.7 9.0
1981-82 24 CLE NBA C 50 4 17.9 2.4 5.1 .470 0.1 0.1 .500 1.9 2.4 .775 2.5 3.1 5.5 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.2 3.4 6.7
1981-82 24 DET NBA C 30 30 31.2 4.9 9.4 .516 0.0 0.2 .143 3.0 3.7 .813 3.7 7.7 11.3 1.8 0.6 1.1 2.0 4.2 12.8
1982-83 25 DET NBA C 82 82 35.0 5.3 10.7 .497 0.0 0.2 .154 3.0 3.8 .790 3.4 8.7 12.1 3.2 0.6 1.4 2.1 3.9 13.6
1983-84 26 DET NBA C 82 82 34.9 6.7 12.7 .530 0.0 0.1 .000 3.9 4.5 .866 4.0 8.2 12.2 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.8 3.3 17.3
1984-85 27 DET NBA C 82 82 35.3 7.3 14.4 .506 0.0 0.2 .222 3.0 3.7 .797 3.6 8.8 12.4 1.9 0.8 0.9 1.6 3.8 17.5
1985-86 28 DET NBA C 82 82 35.3 6.6 13.5 .492 0.0 0.2 .286 3.2 3.9 .834 3.7 9.4 13.1 1.8 0.7 0.8 1.6 3.5 16.6
1986-87 29 DET NBA C 82 82 34.8 6.2 12.3 .501 0.1 0.3 .286 3.0 3.3 .894 3.0 8.7 11.6 1.8 0.9 0.8 1.5 3.5 15.4
1987-88 30 DET NBA C 82 82 35.3 5.5 11.3 .493 0.2 0.5 .333 2.3 2.6 .874 2.0 8.1 10.1 2.4 0.8 1.0 1.7 3.5 13.5
1988-89 31 DET NBA C 81 81 32.6 5.5 11.1 .499 0.4 1.1 .349 2.2 2.6 .840 1.7 7.9 9.6 2.2 0.6 1.2 1.6 3.2 13.7
1989-90 32 DET NBA C 81 81 33.0 4.7 9.7 .484 0.7 2.0 .361 2.0 2.4 .854 2.0 7.6 9.6 2.1 0.7 1.0 1.2 3.4 12.1
1990-91 33 DET NBA C 82 81 32.5 4.5 9.5 .478 0.5 1.5 .296 1.5 1.8 .837 2.1 6.9 9.0 1.9 0.5 0.7 1.2 3.0 11.0
1991-92 34 DET NBA C 81 46 27.6 4.2 9.0 .470 0.4 1.0 .376 0.8 0.9 .893 1.3 4.3 5.6 2.0 0.6 0.7 1.3 2.8 9.7
1992-93 35 DET NBA C 79 41 24.5 3.7 7.3 .509 0.1 0.3 .370 1.2 1.3 .894 1.4 3.9 5.3 1.6 0.6 0.5 0.7 2.7 8.7
1993-94 36 DET NBA C 11 5 22.5 4.3 8.2 .522 0.3 0.8 .333 1.0 1.2 .846 0.8 4.3 5.1 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.9 2.7 9.8
Career NBA 1068 861 31.8 5.2 10.5 .498 0.2 0.6 .326 2.3 2.7 .837 2.6 7.1 9.7 2.0 0.7 0.9 1.5 3.4 12.9

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
1980-81 23 CLE NBA C 81 2460 4.9 9.8 .503 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.2 .765 3.9 6.2 10.1 3.2 0.8 1.1 1.9 4.9 11.6
1981-82 24 TOT NBA C 80 34 1829 5.2 10.6 .494 0.1 0.3 .308 3.6 4.6 .793 4.6 7.5 12.1 2.0 0.8 1.3 2.4 5.8 14.1
1981-82 24 CLE NBA C 50 4 894 4.8 10.2 .470 0.1 0.2 .500 3.7 4.8 .775 5.0 6.2 11.2 1.8 0.9 1.2 2.5 6.8 13.4
1981-82 24 DET NBA C 30 30 935 5.6 10.9 .516 0.0 0.3 .143 3.5 4.3 .813 4.2 8.9 13.1 2.1 0.7 1.3 2.3 4.9 14.8
1982-83 25 DET NBA C 82 82 2871 5.5 11.0 .497 0.0 0.2 .154 3.1 3.9 .790 3.5 8.9 12.5 3.3 0.6 1.5 2.2 4.0 14.0
1983-84 26 DET NBA C 82 82 2864 7.0 13.1 .530 0.0 0.1 .000 4.0 4.6 .866 4.1 8.5 12.6 1.9 0.6 1.1 1.9 3.4 17.9
1984-85 27 DET NBA C 82 82 2892 7.4 14.7 .506 0.0 0.2 .222 3.0 3.8 .797 3.7 8.9 12.6 1.9 0.9 0.9 1.6 3.8 17.9
1985-86 28 DET NBA C 82 82 2891 6.8 13.8 .492 0.0 0.2 .286 3.3 4.0 .834 3.8 9.6 13.4 1.8 0.7 0.8 1.7 3.6 16.9
1986-87 29 DET NBA C 82 82 2854 6.4 12.7 .501 0.1 0.3 .286 3.1 3.5 .894 3.1 9.0 12.0 1.9 0.9 0.9 1.5 3.6 15.9
1987-88 30 DET NBA C 82 82 2897 5.7 11.5 .493 0.2 0.5 .333 2.3 2.7 .874 2.1 8.3 10.3 2.5 0.8 1.0 1.7 3.5 13.8
1988-89 31 DET NBA C 81 81 2640 6.1 12.3 .499 0.4 1.2 .349 2.4 2.9 .840 1.9 8.7 10.6 2.4 0.7 1.4 1.8 3.5 15.1
1989-90 32 DET NBA C 81 81 2675 5.1 10.6 .484 0.8 2.1 .361 2.2 2.6 .854 2.2 8.3 10.5 2.3 0.8 1.1 1.3 3.7 13.2
1990-91 33 DET NBA C 82 81 2668 5.0 10.5 .478 0.5 1.7 .296 1.7 2.0 .837 2.3 7.6 9.9 2.1 0.5 0.8 1.3 3.3 12.2
1991-92 34 DET NBA C 81 46 2234 5.5 11.7 .470 0.5 1.4 .376 1.1 1.2 .893 1.7 5.6 7.3 2.6 0.8 0.9 1.6 3.6 12.6
1992-93 35 DET NBA C 79 41 1933 5.4 10.7 .509 0.2 0.5 .370 1.7 1.9 .894 2.0 5.8 7.8 2.4 0.9 0.7 1.1 3.9 12.8
1993-94 36 DET NBA C 11 5 248 6.8 13.1 .522 0.4 1.3 .333 1.6 1.9 .846 1.3 6.8 8.1 2.0 0.9 0.6 1.5 4.4 15.7
Career NBA 1068 861 33956 5.9 11.9 .498 0.2 0.7 .326 2.6 3.1 .837 3.0 8.0 11.0 2.3 0.8 1.0 1.7 3.9 14.6

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
1980-81 23 CLE NBA C 81 2460 14.2 .536 .503 11.4 20.2 15.6 11.5 1.1 1.8 15.2 14.2 112 107 3.4 2.0 5.4 .104
1981-82 24 TOT NBA C 80 1829 15.4 .563 .498 13.6 24.3 18.7 7.4 1.0 2.0 15.9 16.6 113 107 2.8 1.9 4.7 .122
1981-82 24 CLE NBA C 50 894 14.2 .546 .476 14.8 20.6 17.5 6.9 1.2 1.9 16.6 16.9 110 110 1.1 0.6 1.8 .094
1981-82 24 DET NBA C 30 935 16.5 .578 .518 12.5 27.8 19.9 7.9 0.8 2.0 15.3 16.4 116 104 1.6 1.3 2.9 .149
1982-83 25 DET NBA C 82 2871 16.6 .552 .498 10.0 26.3 18.0 12.1 0.8 2.2 14.8 16.0 113 103 4.9 3.6 8.5 .142
1983-84 26 DET NBA C 82 2864 19.2 .590 .530 11.8 26.0 18.6 6.8 0.8 1.6 11.1 18.2 122 106 7.3 3.5 10.8 .181
1984-85 27 DET NBA C 82 2892 18.0 .548 .507 10.2 27.0 18.3 7.0 1.1 1.4 9.0 19.1 117 105 5.6 4.1 9.8 .162
1985-86 28 DET NBA C 82 2891 17.6 .545 .494 10.9 28.9 19.7 6.6 0.9 1.3 9.6 18.7 115 105 5.4 3.8 9.2 .153
1986-87 29 DET NBA C 82 2854 17.4 .559 .504 9.4 26.1 18.0 7.4 1.2 1.4 9.6 17.7 119 103 5.6 4.9 10.5 .176
1987-88 30 DET NBA C 82 2897 15.1 .546 .500 6.5 25.1 16.0 9.6 1.1 1.6 11.8 16.5 113 102 3.8 5.0 8.8 .146
1988-89 31 DET NBA C 81 2640 16.6 .557 .516 6.2 26.1 16.6 9.8 1.0 2.3 11.5 18.2 114 101 4.0 5.0 9.0 .164
1989-90 32 DET NBA C 81 2675 15.8 .564 .520 7.1 26.0 16.6 9.1 1.1 2.0 10.1 15.6 119 100 4.7 5.4 10.1 .182
1990-91 33 DET NBA C 82 2668 14.2 .536 .502 7.4 24.2 15.8 8.8 0.7 1.3 10.4 15.5 114 103 3.6 4.4 8.0 .144
1991-92 34 DET NBA C 81 2234 12.6 .515 .492 5.3 17.4 11.4 11.0 1.2 1.5 11.8 16.9 107 104 1.6 3.3 4.9 .105
1992-93 35 DET NBA C 79 1933 14.3 .554 .517 6.0 18.5 12.0 9.7 1.2 1.3 8.7 15.1 118 108 3.3 2.1 5.4 .133
1993-94 36 DET NBA C 11 248 15.6 .564 .539 4.0 21.3 12.5 9.2 1.2 1.0 9.5 18.7 111 109 0.4 0.2 0.5 .106
Career NBA 1068 33956 16.1 .552 .507 8.9 24.6 16.7 8.9 1.0 1.7 11.3 16.9 115 104 56.2 49.3 105.6 .149

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
1983-84 26 DET NBA C 5 165 29 51 .569 0 0 18 20 .900 14 48 62 12 4 3 12 23 76
1984-85 27 DET NBA C 9 9 325 48 107 .449 0 2 .000 36 51 .706 36 60 96 15 7 7 16 32 132
1985-86 28 DET NBA C 4 4 168 34 68 .500 1 1 1.000 21 23 .913 20 36 56 1 2 3 8 19 90
1986-87 29 DET NBA C 15 15 543 84 163 .515 1 5 .200 15 24 .625 30 126 156 37 15 12 20 53 184
1987-88 30 DET NBA C 23 23 779 114 250 .456 5 17 .294 40 45 .889 43 178 221 44 18 19 30 77 273
1988-89 31 DET NBA C 17 17 497 66 142 .465 15 42 .357 25 31 .806 26 114 140 31 6 8 19 55 172
1989-90 32 DET NBA C 20 20 667 91 199 .457 15 43 .349 25 29 .862 41 170 211 28 23 18 16 77 222
1990-91 33 DET NBA C 15 15 446 66 148 .446 5 17 .294 27 31 .871 42 80 122 19 5 12 17 54 164
1991-92 34 DET NBA C 5 4 145 17 46 .370 2 10 .200 5 5 1.000 5 28 33 8 4 1 5 18 41
Career NBA 113 107 3735 549 1174 .468 44 137 .321 212 259 .819 257 840 1097 195 84 83 143 408 1354

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
1983-84 26 DET NBA C 5 33.0 5.8 10.2 .569 0.0 0.0 3.6 4.0 .900 2.8 9.6 12.4 2.4 0.8 0.6 2.4 4.6 15.2
1984-85 27 DET NBA C 9 9 36.1 5.3 11.9 .449 0.0 0.2 .000 4.0 5.7 .706 4.0 6.7 10.7 1.7 0.8 0.8 1.8 3.6 14.7
1985-86 28 DET NBA C 4 4 42.0 8.5 17.0 .500 0.3 0.3 1.000 5.3 5.8 .913 5.0 9.0 14.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 2.0 4.8 22.5
1986-87 29 DET NBA C 15 15 36.2 5.6 10.9 .515 0.1 0.3 .200 1.0 1.6 .625 2.0 8.4 10.4 2.5 1.0 0.8 1.3 3.5 12.3
1987-88 30 DET NBA C 23 23 33.9 5.0 10.9 .456 0.2 0.7 .294 1.7 2.0 .889 1.9 7.7 9.6 1.9 0.8 0.8 1.3 3.3 11.9
1988-89 31 DET NBA C 17 17 29.2 3.9 8.4 .465 0.9 2.5 .357 1.5 1.8 .806 1.5 6.7 8.2 1.8 0.4 0.5 1.1 3.2 10.1
1989-90 32 DET NBA C 20 20 33.4 4.6 10.0 .457 0.8 2.2 .349 1.3 1.5 .862 2.1 8.5 10.6 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.8 3.9 11.1
1990-91 33 DET NBA C 15 15 29.7 4.4 9.9 .446 0.3 1.1 .294 1.8 2.1 .871 2.8 5.3 8.1 1.3 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.6 10.9
1991-92 34 DET NBA C 5 4 29.0 3.4 9.2 .370 0.4 2.0 .200 1.0 1.0 1.000 1.0 5.6 6.6 1.6 0.8 0.2 1.0 3.6 8.2
Career NBA 113 107 33.1 4.9 10.4 .468 0.4 1.2 .321 1.9 2.3 .819 2.3 7.4 9.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 3.6 12.0

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
1983-84 26 DET NBA C 5 165 6.3 11.1 .569 0.0 0.0 3.9 4.4 .900 3.1 10.5 13.5 2.6 0.9 0.7 2.6 5.0 16.6
1984-85 27 DET NBA C 9 9 325 5.3 11.9 .449 0.0 0.2 .000 4.0 5.6 .706 4.0 6.6 10.6 1.7 0.8 0.8 1.8 3.5 14.6
1985-86 28 DET NBA C 4 4 168 7.3 14.6 .500 0.2 0.2 1.000 4.5 4.9 .913 4.3 7.7 12.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.7 4.1 19.3
1986-87 29 DET NBA C 15 15 543 5.6 10.8 .515 0.1 0.3 .200 1.0 1.6 .625 2.0 8.4 10.3 2.5 1.0 0.8 1.3 3.5 12.2
1987-88 30 DET NBA C 23 23 779 5.3 11.6 .456 0.2 0.8 .294 1.8 2.1 .889 2.0 8.2 10.2 2.0 0.8 0.9 1.4 3.6 12.6
1988-89 31 DET NBA C 17 17 497 4.8 10.3 .465 1.1 3.0 .357 1.8 2.2 .806 1.9 8.3 10.1 2.2 0.4 0.6 1.4 4.0 12.5
1989-90 32 DET NBA C 20 20 667 4.9 10.7 .457 0.8 2.3 .349 1.3 1.6 .862 2.2 9.2 11.4 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.9 4.2 12.0
1990-91 33 DET NBA C 15 15 446 5.3 11.9 .446 0.4 1.4 .294 2.2 2.5 .871 3.4 6.5 9.8 1.5 0.4 1.0 1.4 4.4 13.2
1991-92 34 DET NBA C 5 4 145 4.2 11.4 .370 0.5 2.5 .200 1.2 1.2 1.000 1.2 7.0 8.2 2.0 1.0 0.2 1.2 4.5 10.2
Career NBA 113 107 3735 5.3 11.3 .468 0.4 1.3 .321 2.0 2.5 .819 2.5 8.1 10.6 1.9 0.8 0.8 1.4 3.9 13.1

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
1983-84 26 DET NBA C 5 165 19.1 .635 .569 9.0 33.3 20.6 10.7 1.2 1.0 16.7 17.4 120 104 0.4 0.3 0.6 .181
1984-85 27 DET NBA C 9 325 14.0 .510 .449 11.3 20.3 15.6 5.8 1.0 1.2 11.0 17.5 111 113 0.3 0.2 0.6 .083
1985-86 28 DET NBA C 4 168 17.6 .576 .507 12.1 25.2 18.2 0.8 0.6 1.0 9.3 20.3 121 113 0.4 0.1 0.5 .140
1986-87 29 DET NBA C 15 543 14.2 .530 .518 6.2 25.8 16.1 9.2 1.4 1.4 10.3 15.1 112 104 0.4 1.1 1.5 .131
1987-88 30 DET NBA C 23 779 14.0 .506 .466 6.5 26.5 16.5 8.8 1.2 1.6 10.0 17.2 108 100 0.5 1.8 2.3 .140
1988-89 31 DET NBA C 17 497 14.2 .553 .518 6.1 27.0 16.5 9.5 0.7 1.2 10.9 16.1 115 102 0.6 1.0 1.6 .155
1989-90 32 DET NBA C 20 667 15.3 .524 .495 7.2 29.3 18.4 6.3 1.8 1.8 7.0 15.0 116 96 0.9 1.7 2.6 .188
1990-91 33 DET NBA C 15 446 13.8 .507 .463 10.0 20.8 15.1 6.6 0.6 1.8 9.5 17.5 112 111 0.5 0.5 0.9 .099
1991-92 34 DET NBA C 5 145 8.6 .425 .391 4.1 21.3 13.1 10.5 1.5 0.5 9.4 17.7 89 101 -0.2 0.3 0.1 .044
Career NBA 113 3735 14.4 .526 .486 7.6 25.8 16.7 7.8 1.2 1.4 10.0 16.6 112 103 3.7 7.0 10.7 .138

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
1982-83 25 DET NBA C 1 0 6:00 1 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2
1983-84 26 DET NBA C 1 0 17:00 6 8 .750 0 0 1 1 1.000 1 5 0 1 2 0 3 13
1984-85 27 DET NBA C 1 0 11:00 2 4 .500 0 0 1 2 .500 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 5
1986-87 29 DET NBA C 1 0 11:00 4 7 .571 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 8
Career NBA 4 0 45 13 20 .650 0 0 2 3 .667 3 11 2 2 2 1 7 28

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 14 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Bill Laimbeer 10.8 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.0 5.4 5.4 4.9 4.7 0.5
Dikembe Mutombo 95.1 11.3 10.8 9.9 9.6 9.4 8.8 8.7 8.1 7.9 7.6 4.8 4.7 3.8 0.8
Wes Unseld 93.6 11.1 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.0 9.5 8.7 8.4 8.3 6.8 6.2 5.5 3.6
Robert Parish 93.2 10.9 10.8 10.5 10.5 10.0 9.2 9.2 9.0 7.8 7.1 6.4 4.8 4.6 4.0
Jack Sikma 89.7 12.6 9.8 9.7 9.4 8.8 8.6 8.3 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.4 5.4 5.0 3.5
Bob Lanier 85.4 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
Alonzo Mourning 82.2 12.9 9.9 9.4 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.5 7.4 6.3 4.8 3.5 1.2 0.9 0.6
Patrick Ewing 81.1 13.5 13.1 13.0 10.9 10.6 10.0 9.8 9.6 8.1 6.8 3.5 3.3 3.1 3.0
Dave Cowens 80.2 12.0 10.8 10.7 10.4 9.5 9.3 6.4 5.4 4.8 4.4 2.6
Vlade Divac 79.3 9.5 8.3 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.0 1.8
Walt Bellamy 76.6 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
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
Bill Laimbeer 10.8 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.0 5.4 5.4 4.9 4.7 0.5
Wes Unseld 93.6 11.1 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.0 9.5 8.7 8.4 8.3 6.8 6.2 5.5 3.6
Dikembe Mutombo 92.5 11.3 10.8 9.9 9.6 9.4 8.8 8.7 8.1 7.9 7.6 5.2 4.8 4.7 3.8 3.1 2.3 0.8 0.2
Jack Sikma 89.7 12.6 9.8 9.7 9.4 8.8 8.6 8.3 8.1 8.0 7.8 7.4 5.4 5.0 3.5
Bob Lanier 85.4 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
Robert Parish 83.1 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
Alonzo Mourning 81.9 12.9 9.9 9.4 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.5 7.4 6.3 4.8 3.5 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.6
Patrick Ewing 80.3 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
Dave Cowens 80.2 12.0 10.8 10.7 10.4 9.5 9.3 6.4 5.4 4.8 4.4 2.6
Vlade Divac 77.1 9.5 8.3 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.0 1.8 0.0
Walt Bellamy 76.6 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

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
1975-76 18 NOTREDAME 10 190 32 65 18 23 79 10 82 .492 .783 19.0 8.2 7.9 1.0
1976-77 19 NOTREDAME 29 654 97 175 42 62 190 31 236 .554 .677 22.6 8.1 6.6 1.1
1977-78 20 NOTREDAME 29 654 97 175 42 62 190 31 236 .554 .677 22.6 8.1 6.6 1.1
1978-79 21 NOTREDAME 30 614 78 145 35 50 164 30 191 .538 .700 20.5 6.4 5.5 1.0
Career 98 2112 304 560 137 197 623 102 745 .543 .695 21.6 7.6 6.4 1.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1983 NBA
1984 NBA
1985 NBA
1987 NBA
MVP Award Shares
1983-84 NBA 0.012 (12)
Career 0.012 (152)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1989 Detroit Pistons (NBA)
1990 Detroit Pistons (NBA)
Games
1982-83 NBA 82 (2)
1983-84 NBA 82 (1)
 1984-85 NBA 82 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 82 (2)
1986-87 NBA 82 (1)
 1987-88 NBA 82 (3)
1990-91 NBA 82 (1)
 Career NBA 1068 (75)
Career 1068 (80)
Minutes Played
1985-86 NBA 2891 (10)
Career NBA 33956 (74)
Career 33956 (80)
Offensive Rebounds
1980-81 NBA 266 (6)
1982-83 NBA 282 (7)
1983-84 NBA 329 (3)
1984-85 NBA 295 (5)
1985-86 NBA 305 (7)
Career NBA 2819 (29)
Career 2819 (35)
Defensive Rebounds
1982-83 NBA 711 (2)
1983-84 NBA 674 (2)
1984-85 NBA 718 (2)
1985-86 NBA 770 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 712 (2)
1987-88 NBA 667 (3)
1988-89 NBA 638 (3)
1989-90 NBA 614 (6)
1990-91 NBA 564 (9)
Career NBA 7581 (18)
Career 7581 (20)
Total Rebounds
1982-83 NBA 993 (3)
1983-84 NBA 1003 (1)
 1984-85 NBA 1013 (2)
1985-86 NBA 1075 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 955 (5)
1987-88 NBA 832 (10)
1988-89 NBA 776 (9)
Career NBA 10400 (32)
Career 10400 (36)
Blocks
Career NBA 965 (87)
Career 965 (89)
Personal Fouls
1980-81 NBA 332 (2)
1982-83 NBA 320 (7)
1984-85 NBA 308 (8)
Career NBA 3633 (20)
Career 3633 (22)
Free Throw Pct
1983-84 NBA .866 (3)
1986-87 NBA .894 (3)
Career NBA .837 (76)
Career .837 (83)
Rebounds Per Game
1982-83 NBA 12.1 (3)
1983-84 NBA 12.2 (4)
1984-85 NBA 12.4 (2)
1985-86 NBA 13.1 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 11.6 (5)
1987-88 NBA 10.1 (10)
1988-89 NBA 9.6 (9)
Career NBA 9.7 (54)
Career 9.7 (63)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1980-81 NBA 11.4 (9)
1981-82 NBA 13.6 (3)
1983-84 NBA 11.8 (9)
Career NBA 8.9 (100)
Defensive Rebound Pct
1981-82 NBA 24.3 (9)
1982-83 NBA 26.3 (2)
1983-84 NBA 26.0 (4)
1984-85 NBA 27.0 (3)
1985-86 NBA 28.9 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 26.1 (5)
1987-88 NBA 25.1 (4)
1988-89 NBA 26.1 (3)
1989-90 NBA 26.0 (3)
Career NBA 24.6 (16)
Career 24.6 (19)
Total Rebound Pct
1981-82 NBA 18.7 (7)
1982-83 NBA 18.0 (6)
1983-84 NBA 18.6 (4)
1984-85 NBA 18.3 (8)
1985-86 NBA 19.7 (2)
1986-87 NBA 18.0 (7)
Career NBA 16.7 (42)
Career 16.7 (48)
Turnover Pct
1984-85 NBA 9.0 (7)
1985-86 NBA 9.6 (9)
1986-87 NBA 9.6 (9)
1992-93 NBA 8.7 (10)
Career NBA 11.3 (86)
Career 11.3 (100)
Offensive Rating
1983-84 NBA 122.4 (2)
Career NBA 115.3 (39)
Career 115.3 (38)
Defensive Rating
1986-87 NBA 102.7 (10)
1987-88 NBA 102.2 (7)
1988-89 NBA 100.6 (4)
1989-90 NBA 99.8 (4)
Offensive Win Shares
1983-84 NBA 7.3 (8)
Defensive Win Shares
1984-85 NBA 4.1 (9)
1986-87 NBA 4.9 (5)
1987-88 NBA 5.0 (5)
1988-89 NBA 5.0 (7)
1989-90 NBA 5.4 (3)
Career NBA 49.3 (44)
Career 49.3 (47)
Win Shares
1983-84 NBA 10.8 (5)
1986-87 NBA 10.5 (9)
Career NBA 105.6 (61)
Career 105.6 (65)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1983-84 NBA .181 (8)
Career NBA .149 (96)
Career .149 (98)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.194 (145)
NBA Elo Player Rating
112th (overall) as of May 24, 2013, 4:59AM

Transactions

September 5, 1978: Sent to the Cleveland Cavaliers (as a 1979 3rd round draft pick) with a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Leonard Mitchell) as compensation for the Seattle SuperSonics signing Dick Snyder as a veteran free agent.

June 25, 1979: Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 3rd round (65th pick) of the 1979 NBA Draft.

February 16, 1982: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers with Kenny Carr to the Detroit Pistons for Phil Hubbard, Paul Mokeski, a 1982 1st round draft pick (John Bagley) and a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Dave Magley).

December 1, 1993: Retired from the Detroit Pistons.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Detroit Pistons NBA $630,000
1987-88 Detroit Pistons NBA $630,000
1988-89 Detroit Pistons NBA $630,000
1990-91 Detroit Pistons NBA $1,510,000
1991-92 Detroit Pistons NBA $1,369,000
1992-93 Detroit Pistons NBA $1,319,000
1993-94 Detroit Pistons NBA $1,300,000
Career (may be incomplete) $7,388,000

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