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 | 82 | 81 | 2668 | 372 | 778 | 37 | 125 | 123 | 147 | 173 | 737 | 157 | 38 | 56 | 98 | 242 | 904 | .478 | .296 | .837 | 32.5 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 41 | 40 | 1362 | 208 | 419 | 20 | 67 | 58 | 69 | 91 | 393 | 93 | 20 | 22 | 54 | 114 | 494 | .496 | .299 | .841 | 33.2 | 12.0 | 9.6 | 2.3 |
| Road | 41 | 41 | 1306 | 164 | 359 | 17 | 58 | 65 | 78 | 82 | 344 | 64 | 18 | 34 | 44 | 128 | 410 | .457 | .293 | .833 | 31.9 | 10.0 | 8.4 | 1.6 | |
| 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 | 49 | 49 | 1618 | 210 | 459 | 30 | 100 | 80 | 95 | 87 | 425 | 100 | 27 | 36 | 59 | 127 | 530 | .458 | .300 | .842 | 33.0 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 2.0 |
| Post | 33 | 32 | 1050 | 162 | 319 | 7 | 25 | 43 | 52 | 86 | 312 | 57 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 115 | 374 | .508 | .280 | .827 | 31.8 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 50 | 50 | 1640 | 238 | 487 | 22 | 76 | 77 | 92 | 95 | 469 | 108 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 140 | 575 | .489 | .289 | .837 | 32.8 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 2.2 |
| Loss | 32 | 31 | 1028 | 134 | 291 | 15 | 49 | 46 | 55 | 78 | 268 | 49 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 102 | 329 | .460 | .306 | .836 | 32.1 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 1.5 | |
| 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 | November | 15 | 15 | 521 | 81 | 164 | 9 | 30 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 145 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 194 | .494 | .300 | .821 | 34.7 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 2.4 |
| December | 15 | 15 | 494 | 54 | 110 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 113 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 141 | .491 | .389 | .897 | 32.9 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 1.3 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 470 | 57 | 142 | 10 | 40 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 126 | 38 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 148 | .401 | .250 | .828 | 31.3 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 2.5 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 445 | 60 | 130 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 116 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 148 | .462 | .333 | .741 | 34.2 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 1.8 | |
| March | 14 | 13 | 408 | 66 | 129 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 39 | 134 | 31 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 53 | 149 | .512 | .182 | .938 | 29.1 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 2.2 | |
| April | 10 | 10 | 330 | 54 | 103 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 103 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 124 | .524 | .500 | .833 | 33.0 | 12.4 | 10.3 | 0.9 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 8 | 8 | 243 | 32 | 71 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 90 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 71 | .451 | .333 | .571 | 30.4 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 2.3 |
| Monday | 6 | 5 | 161 | 19 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 44 | .422 | .222 | .667 | 26.8 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.7 | |
| Tuesday | 14 | 14 | 486 | 68 | 139 | 15 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 117 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 175 | .489 | .556 | .889 | 34.7 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 1.9 | |
| Wednesday | 16 | 16 | 526 | 80 | 167 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 136 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 49 | 179 | .479 | .250 | .700 | 32.9 | 11.2 | 8.5 | 1.8 | |
| Thursday | 5 | 5 | 175 | 23 | 49 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 60 | .469 | .250 | .800 | 35.0 | 12.0 | 8.4 | 1.6 | |
| Friday | 21 | 21 | 706 | 97 | 198 | 4 | 32 | 46 | 49 | 40 | 202 | 43 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 59 | 244 | .490 | .125 | .939 | 33.6 | 11.6 | 9.6 | 2.0 | |
| Saturday | 12 | 12 | 371 | 53 | 109 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 116 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 131 | .486 | .300 | .826 | 30.9 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 81 | 81 | 2642 | 368 | 769 | 37 | 124 | 123 | 147 | 172 | 730 | 154 | 38 | 54 | 94 | 239 | 896 | .479 | .298 | .837 | 32.6 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 1.9 |
| Reserve | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .444 | .000 | 26.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 12 | 12 | 506 | 73 | 152 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 142 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 189 | .480 | .267 | .778 | 42.2 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 1.8 |
| 30-39 | 49 | 49 | 1674 | 231 | 466 | 23 | 69 | 70 | 81 | 89 | 447 | 101 | 19 | 37 | 63 | 130 | 555 | .496 | .333 | .864 | 34.2 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 2.1 | |
| 20-29 | 17 | 16 | 426 | 62 | 138 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 32 | 134 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 62 | 148 | .449 | .261 | .857 | 25.1 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 1.9 | |
| 10-19 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | .273 | .000 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 23 | 23 | 698 | 94 | 199 | 9 | 33 | 21 | 29 | 41 | 189 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 68 | 218 | .472 | .273 | .724 | 30.3 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 1.5 |
| 1 Day | 35 | 34 | 1138 | 173 | 353 | 13 | 48 | 58 | 71 | 86 | 331 | 73 | 14 | 33 | 35 | 107 | 417 | .490 | .271 | .817 | 32.5 | 11.9 | 9.5 | 2.1 | |
| 2 Days | 17 | 17 | 608 | 65 | 149 | 13 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 147 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 43 | 174 | .436 | .371 | .939 | 35.8 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 1.9 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 188 | 34 | 66 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 77 | .515 | .286 | .875 | 31.3 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 54 | 53 | 1794 | 257 | 539 | 23 | 78 | 82 | 99 | 113 | 481 | 98 | 27 | 41 | 68 | 154 | 619 | .477 | .295 | .828 | 33.2 | 11.5 | 8.9 | 1.8 |
| Western | 28 | 28 | 874 | 115 | 239 | 14 | 47 | 41 | 48 | 60 | 256 | 59 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 88 | 285 | .481 | .298 | .854 | 31.2 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 2.1 | |
| 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 | 24 | 24 | 772 | 93 | 214 | 12 | 35 | 34 | 42 | 39 | 204 | 43 | 12 | 27 | 29 | 61 | 232 | .435 | .343 | .810 | 32.2 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 1.8 |
| Central | 30 | 29 | 1022 | 164 | 325 | 11 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 74 | 277 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 93 | 387 | .505 | .256 | .842 | 34.1 | 12.9 | 9.2 | 1.8 | |
| Midwest | 14 | 14 | 412 | 55 | 111 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 128 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 128 | .495 | .278 | .867 | 29.4 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 2.1 | |
| Pacific | 14 | 14 | 462 | 60 | 128 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 128 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 157 | .469 | .310 | .848 | 33.0 | 11.2 | 9.1 | 2.1 | |
| 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 | 5 | 5 | 188 | 34 | 61 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 76 | .557 | .400 | .667 | 37.6 | 15.2 | 9.2 | 1.6 |
| Boston | 4 | 4 | 132 | 12 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 36 | .387 | .500 | .833 | 33.0 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 1.0 | |
| Charlotte | 5 | 5 | 149 | 23 | 46 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 52 | .500 | .333 | .667 | 29.8 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 1.6 | |
| Chicago | 5 | 5 | 167 | 33 | 63 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 77 | .524 | .100 | .909 | 33.4 | 15.4 | 8.6 | 0.8 | |
| Cleveland | 5 | 5 | 178 | 27 | 53 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 59 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 64 | .509 | .333 | .889 | 35.6 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 1.8 | |
| Dallas | 2 | 2 | 53 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .333 | .000 | .500 | 26.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 2.5 | |
| Denver | 2 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | .400 | .000 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 3.5 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 2 | 73 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 38 | .560 | .909 | 36.5 | 19.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 2 | 71 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | .500 | .667 | 35.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Indiana | 5 | 5 | 176 | 28 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 68 | .491 | .286 | .833 | 35.2 | 13.6 | 9.2 | 2.2 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 2 | 52 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 22 | .625 | .500 | .500 | 26.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 2.0 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 2 | 73 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24 | .450 | .600 | .750 | 36.5 | 12.0 | 9.5 | 1.0 | |
| Miami | 4 | 4 | 124 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 42 | .412 | .500 | .923 | 31.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 5 | 4 | 164 | 19 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 50 | .422 | .000 | .923 | 32.8 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 3.0 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 | 75 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 31 | .650 | 1.000 | 37.5 | 15.5 | 12.0 | 1.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 115 | 19 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 44 | .487 | .250 | 1.000 | 28.8 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |
| New York | 4 | 4 | 135 | 16 | 39 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 37 | .410 | .333 | .750 | 33.8 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 2.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 56 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 28 | .579 | .000 | 1.000 | 28.0 | 14.0 | 11.0 | 3.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 4 | 4 | 140 | 20 | 41 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 46 | .488 | .600 | .600 | 35.0 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 2.5 | |
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 55 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | .222 | .250 | .500 | 27.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.5 | |
| Portland | 2 | 2 | 69 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .350 | .125 | .875 | 34.5 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 3.0 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 2 | 68 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | .643 | .333 | 1.000 | 34.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.5 | |
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 73 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | .438 | .750 | 36.5 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 2 | 72 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | .467 | .333 | 1.000 | 36.0 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | |
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | .556 | .000 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Washington | 4 | 4 | 126 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 27 | .400 | .125 | .500 | 31.5 | 6.8 | 11.3 | 2.3 | |