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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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 661 | 581 | 21040 | 3388 | 6894 | 192 | 564 | 1334 | 1550 | 1413 | 6081 | 1302 | 447 | 550 | 885 | 2104 | 8302 | .491 | .340 | .861 | 31.8 | 12.6 | 9.2 | 2.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 332 | 292 | 10390 | 1727 | 3520 | 89 | 258 | 719 | 824 | 769 | 3182 | 648 | 215 | 262 | 431 | 996 | 4262 | .491 | .345 | .873 | 31.3 | 12.8 | 9.6 | 2.0 |
| Road | 329 | 289 | 10650 | 1661 | 3374 | 103 | 306 | 615 | 726 | 644 | 2899 | 654 | 232 | 288 | 454 | 1108 | 4040 | .492 | .337 | .847 | 32.4 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 2.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 386 | 355 | 12443 | 1950 | 4041 | 107 | 329 | 795 | 935 | 870 | 3563 | 774 | 259 | 324 | 538 | 1237 | 4802 | .483 | .325 | .850 | 32.2 | 12.4 | 9.2 | 2.0 |
| Post | 275 | 226 | 8597 | 1438 | 2853 | 85 | 235 | 539 | 615 | 543 | 2518 | 528 | 188 | 226 | 347 | 867 | 3500 | .504 | .362 | .876 | 31.3 | 12.7 | 9.2 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 414 | 372 | 13365 | 2251 | 4415 | 121 | 340 | 920 | 1061 | 842 | 3989 | 850 | 297 | 352 | 535 | 1291 | 5543 | .510 | .356 | .867 | 32.3 | 13.4 | 9.6 | 2.1 |
| Loss | 247 | 209 | 7675 | 1137 | 2479 | 71 | 224 | 414 | 489 | 571 | 2092 | 452 | 150 | 198 | 350 | 813 | 2759 | .459 | .317 | .847 | 31.1 | 11.2 | 8.5 | 1.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 5 | 5 | 174 | 34 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 37 | 21 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 97 | .479 | .000 | .784 | 34.8 | 19.4 | 10.8 | 1.8 |
| November | 120 | 101 | 3808 | 605 | 1233 | 31 | 97 | 232 | 279 | 244 | 1084 | 231 | 93 | 104 | 162 | 358 | 1473 | .491 | .320 | .832 | 31.7 | 12.3 | 9.0 | 1.9 | |
| December | 110 | 107 | 3582 | 566 | 1173 | 28 | 84 | 235 | 267 | 243 | 989 | 229 | 61 | 91 | 160 | 360 | 1395 | .483 | .333 | .880 | 32.6 | 12.7 | 9.0 | 2.1 | |
| January | 121 | 121 | 4004 | 622 | 1298 | 34 | 111 | 257 | 304 | 296 | 1191 | 254 | 87 | 100 | 168 | 401 | 1535 | .479 | .306 | .845 | 33.1 | 12.7 | 9.8 | 2.1 | |
| February | 99 | 86 | 3154 | 484 | 1005 | 34 | 93 | 172 | 203 | 218 | 898 | 191 | 66 | 76 | 124 | 337 | 1174 | .482 | .366 | .847 | 31.9 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 1.9 | |
| March | 121 | 93 | 3729 | 634 | 1240 | 35 | 99 | 235 | 266 | 236 | 1101 | 245 | 80 | 111 | 159 | 376 | 1538 | .511 | .354 | .883 | 30.8 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 2.0 | |
| April | 85 | 68 | 2589 | 443 | 874 | 30 | 78 | 174 | 194 | 155 | 764 | 143 | 58 | 65 | 103 | 251 | 1090 | .507 | .385 | .897 | 30.5 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 69 | 56 | 2136 | 359 | 717 | 19 | 61 | 125 | 141 | 118 | 576 | 145 | 31 | 45 | 94 | 223 | 862 | .501 | .311 | .887 | 31.0 | 12.5 | 8.3 | 2.1 |
| Monday | 44 | 38 | 1377 | 209 | 423 | 13 | 28 | 64 | 73 | 81 | 414 | 93 | 23 | 36 | 61 | 131 | 495 | .494 | .464 | .877 | 31.3 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 2.1 | |
| Tuesday | 108 | 93 | 3550 | 562 | 1139 | 49 | 115 | 225 | 266 | 213 | 1020 | 227 | 81 | 94 | 139 | 360 | 1398 | .493 | .426 | .846 | 32.9 | 12.9 | 9.4 | 2.1 | |
| Wednesday | 124 | 112 | 4001 | 703 | 1395 | 26 | 92 | 257 | 298 | 291 | 1164 | 235 | 91 | 86 | 189 | 396 | 1689 | .504 | .283 | .862 | 32.3 | 13.6 | 9.4 | 1.9 | |
| Thursday | 49 | 41 | 1526 | 218 | 466 | 19 | 44 | 75 | 90 | 98 | 431 | 79 | 39 | 50 | 66 | 164 | 530 | .468 | .432 | .833 | 31.1 | 10.8 | 8.8 | 1.6 | |
| Friday | 154 | 138 | 4812 | 748 | 1577 | 35 | 126 | 364 | 411 | 371 | 1427 | 272 | 114 | 125 | 189 | 463 | 1895 | .474 | .278 | .886 | 31.2 | 12.3 | 9.3 | 1.8 | |
| Saturday | 113 | 103 | 3638 | 589 | 1177 | 31 | 98 | 224 | 271 | 241 | 1049 | 251 | 68 | 114 | 147 | 367 | 1433 | .500 | .316 | .827 | 32.2 | 12.7 | 9.3 | 2.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 581 | 581 | 19378 | 3127 | 6376 | 175 | 520 | 1265 | 1476 | 1329 | 5713 | 1196 | 410 | 513 | 803 | 1912 | 7694 | .490 | .337 | .857 | 33.4 | 13.2 | 9.8 | 2.1 |
| Reserve | 80 | 0 | 1662 | 261 | 518 | 17 | 44 | 69 | 74 | 84 | 368 | 106 | 37 | 37 | 82 | 192 | 608 | .504 | .386 | .932 | 20.8 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 103 | 102 | 4287 | 707 | 1407 | 44 | 132 | 329 | 379 | 319 | 1310 | 254 | 90 | 113 | 195 | 366 | 1787 | .502 | .333 | .868 | 41.6 | 17.3 | 12.7 | 2.5 |
| 30-39 | 347 | 339 | 11962 | 1961 | 3941 | 91 | 286 | 778 | 902 | 779 | 3494 | 723 | 267 | 320 | 481 | 1121 | 4791 | .498 | .318 | .863 | 34.5 | 13.8 | 10.1 | 2.1 | |
| 20-29 | 166 | 127 | 4187 | 631 | 1344 | 49 | 125 | 210 | 251 | 287 | 1168 | 299 | 80 | 105 | 181 | 518 | 1521 | .469 | .392 | .837 | 25.2 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 1.8 | |
| 10-19 | 40 | 12 | 581 | 85 | 196 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 28 | 106 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 94 | 192 | .434 | .316 | .941 | 14.5 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 0.6 | |
| 0-9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 190 | 170 | 5950 | 939 | 1911 | 51 | 159 | 380 | 444 | 368 | 1699 | 370 | 117 | 158 | 257 | 623 | 2309 | .491 | .321 | .856 | 31.3 | 12.2 | 8.9 | 1.9 |
| 1 Day | 290 | 249 | 9138 | 1487 | 3040 | 77 | 233 | 563 | 655 | 636 | 2657 | 566 | 195 | 243 | 366 | 909 | 3614 | .489 | .330 | .860 | 31.5 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 2.0 | |
| 2 Days | 112 | 103 | 3726 | 588 | 1182 | 45 | 116 | 233 | 266 | 230 | 1043 | 239 | 78 | 91 | 161 | 340 | 1454 | .497 | .388 | .876 | 33.3 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 2.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 60 | 52 | 1944 | 334 | 669 | 19 | 51 | 116 | 139 | 154 | 608 | 111 | 49 | 52 | 89 | 208 | 803 | .499 | .373 | .835 | 32.4 | 13.4 | 10.1 | 1.9 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 452 | 396 | 14416 | 2324 | 4673 | 116 | 352 | 926 | 1071 | 937 | 4079 | 878 | 314 | 380 | 610 | 1453 | 5690 | .497 | .330 | .865 | 31.9 | 12.6 | 9.0 | 1.9 |
| Western | 209 | 185 | 6624 | 1064 | 2221 | 76 | 212 | 408 | 479 | 476 | 2002 | 424 | 133 | 170 | 275 | 651 | 2612 | .479 | .358 | .852 | 31.7 | 12.5 | 9.6 | 2.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 217 | 188 | 6875 | 1095 | 2199 | 52 | 152 | 436 | 498 | 434 | 1961 | 442 | 155 | 205 | 292 | 700 | 2678 | .498 | .342 | .876 | 31.7 | 12.3 | 9.0 | 2.0 |
| Central | 235 | 208 | 7541 | 1229 | 2474 | 64 | 200 | 490 | 573 | 503 | 2118 | 436 | 159 | 175 | 318 | 753 | 3012 | .497 | .320 | .855 | 32.1 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 1.9 | |
| Midwest | 103 | 95 | 3360 | 535 | 1131 | 43 | 120 | 220 | 255 | 228 | 1033 | 215 | 68 | 96 | 133 | 316 | 1333 | .473 | .358 | .863 | 32.6 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 2.1 | |
| Pacific | 106 | 90 | 3264 | 529 | 1090 | 33 | 92 | 188 | 224 | 248 | 969 | 209 | 65 | 74 | 142 | 335 | 1279 | .485 | .359 | .839 | 30.8 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 2.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 44 | 40 | 1464 | 212 | 444 | 15 | 47 | 87 | 105 | 109 | 444 | 85 | 43 | 30 | 51 | 141 | 526 | .477 | .319 | .829 | 33.3 | 12.0 | 10.1 | 1.9 |
| Boston | 36 | 31 | 1169 | 148 | 343 | 10 | 33 | 75 | 86 | 78 | 315 | 64 | 23 | 28 | 53 | 122 | 381 | .431 | .303 | .872 | 32.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 1.8 | |
| Chicago | 43 | 39 | 1401 | 239 | 466 | 13 | 45 | 91 | 108 | 83 | 354 | 85 | 23 | 35 | 58 | 127 | 582 | .513 | .289 | .843 | 32.6 | 13.5 | 8.2 | 2.0 | |
| Cleveland | 43 | 38 | 1352 | 214 | 445 | 15 | 43 | 70 | 82 | 83 | 392 | 70 | 39 | 20 | 62 | 148 | 513 | .481 | .349 | .854 | 31.4 | 11.9 | 9.1 | 1.6 | |
| Dallas | 16 | 16 | 552 | 87 | 186 | 10 | 29 | 49 | 57 | 33 | 184 | 33 | 11 | 21 | 18 | 49 | 233 | .468 | .345 | .860 | 34.5 | 14.6 | 11.5 | 2.1 | |
| Denver | 16 | 13 | 478 | 85 | 179 | 3 | 15 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 186 | 43 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 48 | 205 | .475 | .200 | .941 | 29.9 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 2.7 | |
| Golden State | 17 | 14 | 500 | 100 | 193 | 2 | 7 | 53 | 61 | 56 | 165 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 48 | 255 | .518 | .286 | .869 | 29.4 | 15.0 | 9.7 | 2.0 | |
| Houston | 16 | 15 | 558 | 76 | 163 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 42 | 36 | 159 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 25 | 48 | 195 | .466 | .409 | .810 | 34.9 | 12.2 | 9.9 | 2.3 | |
| Indiana | 43 | 38 | 1390 | 242 | 468 | 8 | 26 | 89 | 106 | 90 | 425 | 82 | 25 | 35 | 52 | 138 | 581 | .517 | .308 | .840 | 32.3 | 13.5 | 9.9 | 1.9 | |
| LA Clippers | 17 | 14 | 488 | 87 | 164 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 144 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 62 | 198 | .530 | .250 | .875 | 28.7 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 1.9 | |
| LA Lakers | 15 | 13 | 499 | 64 | 145 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 38 | 138 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 50 | 156 | .441 | .308 | .750 | 33.3 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 2.0 | |
| Miami | 18 | 13 | 498 | 79 | 143 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 129 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 67 | 191 | .552 | .412 | .867 | 27.7 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 1.9 | |
| Milwaukee | 42 | 38 | 1385 | 224 | 455 | 6 | 20 | 115 | 128 | 98 | 379 | 85 | 17 | 36 | 71 | 136 | 569 | .492 | .300 | .898 | 33.0 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 2.0 | |
| Minnesota | 9 | 8 | 289 | 41 | 78 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 76 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 93 | .526 | .600 | .889 | 32.1 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 1.7 | |
| New Jersey | 37 | 34 | 1216 | 183 | 374 | 6 | 23 | 88 | 104 | 65 | 353 | 67 | 31 | 41 | 46 | 122 | 460 | .489 | .261 | .846 | 32.9 | 12.4 | 9.5 | 1.8 | |
| New Orleans | 21 | 16 | 560 | 107 | 204 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 127 | 33 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 60 | 252 | .525 | .500 | .906 | 26.7 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 1.6 | |
| New York | 38 | 33 | 1247 | 211 | 434 | 7 | 28 | 85 | 97 | 73 | 325 | 94 | 31 | 32 | 71 | 118 | 514 | .486 | .250 | .876 | 32.8 | 13.5 | 8.6 | 2.5 | |
| Oklahoma City | 16 | 13 | 526 | 80 | 167 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 140 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 55 | 194 | .479 | .429 | .875 | 32.9 | 12.1 | 8.8 | 2.0 | |
| Orlando | 16 | 13 | 444 | 82 | 148 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 37 | 28 | 116 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 60 | 201 | .554 | .250 | .892 | 27.8 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 1.8 | |
| Philadelphia | 38 | 35 | 1242 | 217 | 413 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 47 | 85 | 373 | 84 | 26 | 32 | 37 | 127 | 489 | .525 | .483 | .872 | 32.7 | 12.9 | 9.8 | 2.2 | |
| Phoenix | 16 | 15 | 506 | 81 | 179 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 34 | 47 | 173 | 32 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 49 | 199 | .453 | .450 | .824 | 31.6 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 2.0 | |
| Portland | 16 | 15 | 502 | 76 | 166 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 144 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 185 | .458 | .350 | .839 | 31.4 | 11.6 | 9.0 | 2.1 | |
| Sacramento | 15 | 12 | 453 | 75 | 154 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 29 | 128 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 182 | .487 | .364 | .778 | 30.2 | 12.1 | 8.5 | 1.6 | |
| San Antonio | 17 | 16 | 564 | 89 | 191 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 33 | 38 | 162 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 50 | 214 | .466 | .444 | .848 | 33.2 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 1.5 | |
| Utah | 17 | 15 | 523 | 90 | 198 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 147 | 36 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 221 | .455 | .250 | .881 | 30.8 | 13.0 | 8.6 | 2.1 | |
| Washington | 39 | 34 | 1234 | 199 | 394 | 6 | 17 | 109 | 121 | 91 | 403 | 82 | 22 | 45 | 57 | 107 | 513 | .505 | .353 | .901 | 31.6 | 13.2 | 10.3 | 2.1 | |