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John Long

John Eddie Long (Johnny)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: August 28, 1956 in Romulus, Michigan
High School: Romulus in Romulus, Michigan
College: University of Detroit Mercy
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 2nd round (7th pick, 29th overall), 1978 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 13, 1978
Relatives: Uncle of Grant Long and Terry Mills

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 23, 2013 10:17 AM
All-Time Rank: #466. Tom Henderson… #467. Slick Watts… #468. Terry Tyler… #469. JOHN LONG… #470. M.L. Carr… #471. Shawn Bradley… #472. George Lynch… 

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
1978-79 22 DET NBA SG 82 2498 581 1240 .469 157 190 .826 127 139 266 121 102 19 137 224 1319
1979-80 23 DET NBA SG 69 2364 588 1164 .505 1 12 .083 160 194 .825 152 185 337 206 129 26 206 221 1337
1980-81 24 DET NBA SG 59 1750 441 957 .461 2 11 .182 160 184 .870 95 102 197 106 95 22 151 164 1044
1981-82 25 DET NBA SG 69 66 2211 637 1294 .492 2 15 .133 238 275 .865 95 162 257 148 65 25 167 173 1514
1982-83 26 DET NBA SG 70 30 1485 312 692 .451 2 7 .286 111 146 .760 56 124 180 105 44 12 144 130 737
1983-84 27 DET NBA SG 82 82 2514 545 1155 .472 1 5 .200 243 275 .884 139 150 289 205 93 18 143 199 1334
1984-85 28 DET NBA SG 66 55 1820 431 885 .487 5 15 .333 106 123 .862 81 109 190 130 71 14 98 139 973
1985-86 29 DET NBA SG 62 30 1176 264 548 .482 3 16 .188 89 104 .856 47 51 98 82 41 13 59 92 620
1986-87 30 IND NBA SG 80 68 2265 490 1170 .419 19 67 .284 219 246 .890 75 142 217 258 96 8 153 167 1218
1987-88 31 IND NBA SG 81 81 2022 417 879 .474 34 77 .442 166 183 .907 72 157 229 173 84 11 127 164 1034
1988-89 32 TOT NBA SG 68 1 919 147 359 .409 8 20 .400 70 76 .921 18 59 77 80 29 3 57 84 372
1988-89 32 IND NBA SG 44 1 767 128 319 .401 8 20 .400 59 63 .937 16 50 66 65 29 1 48 68 323
1988-89 32 DET NBA SG 24 0 152 19 40 .475 0 0 11 13 .846 2 9 11 15 0 2 9 16 49
1989-90 33 ATL NBA SG 48 19 1030 174 384 .453 10 29 .345 46 55 .836 26 57 83 85 45 5 75 66 404
1990-91 34 DET NBA SG 25 0 256 35 85 .412 2 6 .333 24 25 .960 9 23 32 18 9 2 14 17 96
1996-97 40 TOR NBA SG 32 0 370 46 117 .393 12 34 .353 25 28 .893 6 34 40 21 9 2 24 28 129
Career NBA 893 432 22680 5108 10929 .467 101 314 .322 1814 2104 .862 998 1494 2492 1738 912 180 1555 1868 12131

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
1978-79 22 DET NBA SG 82 30.5 7.1 15.1 .469 1.9 2.3 .826 1.5 1.7 3.2 1.5 1.2 0.2 1.7 2.7 16.1
1979-80 23 DET NBA SG 69 34.3 8.5 16.9 .505 0.0 0.2 .083 2.3 2.8 .825 2.2 2.7 4.9 3.0 1.9 0.4 3.0 3.2 19.4
1980-81 24 DET NBA SG 59 29.7 7.5 16.2 .461 0.0 0.2 .182 2.7 3.1 .870 1.6 1.7 3.3 1.8 1.6 0.4 2.6 2.8 17.7
1981-82 25 DET NBA SG 69 66 32.0 9.2 18.8 .492 0.0 0.2 .133 3.4 4.0 .865 1.4 2.3 3.7 2.1 0.9 0.4 2.4 2.5 21.9
1982-83 26 DET NBA SG 70 30 21.2 4.5 9.9 .451 0.0 0.1 .286 1.6 2.1 .760 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.5 0.6 0.2 2.1 1.9 10.5
1983-84 27 DET NBA SG 82 82 30.7 6.6 14.1 .472 0.0 0.1 .200 3.0 3.4 .884 1.7 1.8 3.5 2.5 1.1 0.2 1.7 2.4 16.3
1984-85 28 DET NBA SG 66 55 27.6 6.5 13.4 .487 0.1 0.2 .333 1.6 1.9 .862 1.2 1.7 2.9 2.0 1.1 0.2 1.5 2.1 14.7
1985-86 29 DET NBA SG 62 30 19.0 4.3 8.8 .482 0.0 0.3 .188 1.4 1.7 .856 0.8 0.8 1.6 1.3 0.7 0.2 1.0 1.5 10.0
1986-87 30 IND NBA SG 80 68 28.3 6.1 14.6 .419 0.2 0.8 .284 2.7 3.1 .890 0.9 1.8 2.7 3.2 1.2 0.1 1.9 2.1 15.2
1987-88 31 IND NBA SG 81 81 25.0 5.1 10.9 .474 0.4 1.0 .442 2.0 2.3 .907 0.9 1.9 2.8 2.1 1.0 0.1 1.6 2.0 12.8
1988-89 32 TOT NBA SG 68 1 13.5 2.2 5.3 .409 0.1 0.3 .400 1.0 1.1 .921 0.3 0.9 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.2 5.5
1988-89 32 IND NBA SG 44 1 17.4 2.9 7.3 .401 0.2 0.5 .400 1.3 1.4 .937 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.0 1.1 1.5 7.3
1988-89 32 DET NBA SG 24 0 6.3 0.8 1.7 .475 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 .846 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.7 2.0
1989-90 33 ATL NBA SG 48 19 21.5 3.6 8.0 .453 0.2 0.6 .345 1.0 1.1 .836 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.8 0.9 0.1 1.6 1.4 8.4
1990-91 34 DET NBA SG 25 0 10.2 1.4 3.4 .412 0.1 0.2 .333 1.0 1.0 .960 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.7 3.8
1996-97 40 TOR NBA SG 32 0 11.6 1.4 3.7 .393 0.4 1.1 .353 0.8 0.9 .893 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.9 4.0
Career NBA 893 432 25.4 5.7 12.2 .467 0.1 0.4 .322 2.0 2.4 .862 1.1 1.7 2.8 1.9 1.0 0.2 1.7 2.1 13.6

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
1978-79 22 DET NBA SG 82 2498 8.4 17.9 .469 2.3 2.7 .826 1.8 2.0 3.8 1.7 1.5 0.3 2.0 3.2 19.0
1979-80 23 DET NBA SG 69 2364 9.0 17.7 .505 0.0 0.2 .083 2.4 3.0 .825 2.3 2.8 5.1 3.1 2.0 0.4 3.1 3.4 20.4
1980-81 24 DET NBA SG 59 1750 9.1 19.7 .461 0.0 0.2 .182 3.3 3.8 .870 2.0 2.1 4.1 2.2 2.0 0.5 3.1 3.4 21.5
1981-82 25 DET NBA SG 69 66 2211 10.4 21.1 .492 0.0 0.2 .133 3.9 4.5 .865 1.5 2.6 4.2 2.4 1.1 0.4 2.7 2.8 24.7
1982-83 26 DET NBA SG 70 30 1485 7.6 16.8 .451 0.0 0.2 .286 2.7 3.5 .760 1.4 3.0 4.4 2.5 1.1 0.3 3.5 3.2 17.9
1983-84 27 DET NBA SG 82 82 2514 7.8 16.5 .472 0.0 0.1 .200 3.5 3.9 .884 2.0 2.1 4.1 2.9 1.3 0.3 2.0 2.8 19.1
1984-85 28 DET NBA SG 66 55 1820 8.5 17.5 .487 0.1 0.3 .333 2.1 2.4 .862 1.6 2.2 3.8 2.6 1.4 0.3 1.9 2.7 19.2
1985-86 29 DET NBA SG 62 30 1176 8.1 16.8 .482 0.1 0.5 .188 2.7 3.2 .856 1.4 1.6 3.0 2.5 1.3 0.4 1.8 2.8 19.0
1986-87 30 IND NBA SG 80 68 2265 7.8 18.6 .419 0.3 1.1 .284 3.5 3.9 .890 1.2 2.3 3.4 4.1 1.5 0.1 2.4 2.7 19.4
1987-88 31 IND NBA SG 81 81 2022 7.4 15.6 .474 0.6 1.4 .442 3.0 3.3 .907 1.3 2.8 4.1 3.1 1.5 0.2 2.3 2.9 18.4
1988-89 32 TOT NBA SG 68 1 919 5.8 14.1 .409 0.3 0.8 .400 2.7 3.0 .921 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.1 1.1 0.1 2.2 3.3 14.6
1988-89 32 IND NBA SG 44 1 767 6.0 15.0 .401 0.4 0.9 .400 2.8 3.0 .937 0.8 2.3 3.1 3.1 1.4 0.0 2.3 3.2 15.2
1988-89 32 DET NBA SG 24 0 152 4.5 9.5 .475 0.0 0.0 2.6 3.1 .846 0.5 2.1 2.6 3.6 0.0 0.5 2.1 3.8 11.6
1989-90 33 ATL NBA SG 48 19 1030 6.1 13.4 .453 0.3 1.0 .345 1.6 1.9 .836 0.9 2.0 2.9 3.0 1.6 0.2 2.6 2.3 14.1
1990-91 34 DET NBA SG 25 0 256 4.9 12.0 .412 0.3 0.8 .333 3.4 3.5 .960 1.3 3.2 4.5 2.5 1.3 0.3 2.0 2.4 13.5
1996-97 40 TOR NBA SG 32 0 370 4.5 11.4 .393 1.2 3.3 .353 2.4 2.7 .893 0.6 3.3 3.9 2.0 0.9 0.2 2.3 2.7 12.6
Career NBA 893 432 22680 8.1 17.3 .467 0.2 0.6 .322 2.9 3.3 .862 1.6 2.4 4.0 2.8 1.4 0.3 2.5 3.0 19.3

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
1978-79 22 DET NBA SG 82 2498 13.6 .498 .469 5.1 6.0 5.5 6.9 1.8 0.4 9.4 22.3 103 108 2.2 1.4 3.6 .070
1979-80 23 DET NBA SG 69 2364 16.4 .535 .506 6.7 8.3 7.5 13.0 2.4 0.6 14.2 23.7 104 110 2.4 1.2 3.6 .072
1980-81 24 DET NBA SG 59 1750 15.6 .503 .462 6.0 7.2 6.5 10.7 2.6 0.7 12.7 27.5 99 106 0.6 1.8 2.4 .065
1981-82 25 DET NBA SG 69 2211 17.4 .535 .493 4.6 8.3 6.4 11.0 1.4 0.6 10.6 27.9 107 109 3.1 1.6 4.7 .102
1982-83 26 DET NBA SG 70 1485 10.8 .487 .452 3.8 8.9 6.3 10.1 1.3 0.4 16.0 23.4 93 108 -0.7 0.9 0.2 .005
1983-84 27 DET NBA SG 82 2514 14.9 .523 .472 5.7 6.6 6.1 11.1 1.7 0.4 10.1 21.7 111 111 3.6 1.7 5.3 .102
1984-85 28 DET NBA SG 66 1820 14.2 .518 .490 4.5 6.5 5.4 9.8 1.8 0.4 9.4 21.9 107 109 1.8 1.6 3.3 .087
1985-86 29 DET NBA SG 62 1176 13.9 .522 .484 4.1 4.7 4.4 9.6 1.6 0.6 9.0 21.7 108 111 1.3 0.7 2.0 .080
1986-87 30 IND NBA SG 80 2265 13.8 .476 .427 3.6 7.0 5.2 17.5 2.1 0.2 10.7 26.4 99 108 -0.3 2.3 2.1 .044
1987-88 31 IND NBA SG 81 2022 15.2 .539 .494 3.9 8.5 6.2 12.9 2.0 0.3 11.7 22.7 107 109 2.0 1.9 3.9 .093
1988-89 32 TOT NBA SG 68 919 9.5 .474 .421 2.3 6.8 4.7 12.5 1.5 0.2 12.7 20.5 97 113 -0.2 0.4 0.2 .011
1988-89 32 IND NBA SG 44 767 9.7 .466 .414 2.5 6.8 4.8 12.4 1.8 0.1 12.2 21.5 96 113 -0.3 0.3 0.0 .001
1988-89 32 DET NBA SG 24 152 8.2 .536 .475 1.6 6.4 4.1 13.5 0.0 0.8 16.4 15.4 105 110 0.1 0.1 0.2 .062
1989-90 33 ATL NBA SG 48 1030 10.7 .495 .466 2.8 6.5 4.6 11.8 2.2 0.3 15.5 19.7 98 114 -0.1 0.4 0.2 .010
1990-91 34 DET NBA SG 25 256 11.9 .500 .424 4.0 10.3 7.1 10.5 1.8 0.5 12.7 18.9 104 105 0.1 0.3 0.5 .090
1996-97 40 TOR NBA SG 32 370 8.9 .499 .444 1.8 11.1 6.3 9.4 1.3 0.4 15.7 18.5 97 111 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .015
Career NBA 893 22680 14.2 .512 .472 4.6 7.3 5.9 11.4 1.9 0.4 11.6 23.5 103 109 15.7 16.4 32.0 .068

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 27 DET NBA SG 5 149 20 55 .364 0 1 .000 15 15 1.000 7 4 11 2 7 0 10 15 55
1984-85 28 DET NBA SG 9 9 255 48 105 .457 1 4 .250 15 15 1.000 10 7 17 13 14 2 11 22 112
1985-86 29 DET NBA SG 1 0 13 2 5 .400 0 0 3 3 1.000 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 7
1986-87 30 IND NBA SG 4 4 109 16 52 .308 1 6 .167 11 13 .846 2 4 6 9 6 0 5 16 44
1988-89 32 DET NBA SG 4 0 8 1 1 1.000 0 0 3 3 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Career NBA 23 13 534 87 218 .399 2 11 .182 47 49 .959 19 16 35 24 28 2 28 54 223

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 27 DET NBA SG 5 29.8 4.0 11.0 .364 0.0 0.2 .000 3.0 3.0 1.000 1.4 0.8 2.2 0.4 1.4 0.0 2.0 3.0 11.0
1984-85 28 DET NBA SG 9 9 28.3 5.3 11.7 .457 0.1 0.4 .250 1.7 1.7 1.000 1.1 0.8 1.9 1.4 1.6 0.2 1.2 2.4 12.4
1985-86 29 DET NBA SG 1 0 13.0 2.0 5.0 .400 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.000 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 7.0
1986-87 30 IND NBA SG 4 4 27.3 4.0 13.0 .308 0.3 1.5 .167 2.8 3.3 .846 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.3 1.5 0.0 1.3 4.0 11.0
1988-89 32 DET NBA SG 4 0 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3
Career NBA 23 13 23.2 3.8 9.5 .399 0.1 0.5 .182 2.0 2.1 .959 0.8 0.7 1.5 1.0 1.2 0.1 1.2 2.3 9.7

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
1983-84 27 DET NBA SG 5 149 4.8 13.3 .364 0.0 0.2 .000 3.6 3.6 1.000 1.7 1.0 2.7 0.5 1.7 0.0 2.4 3.6 13.3
1984-85 28 DET NBA SG 9 9 255 6.8 14.8 .457 0.1 0.6 .250 2.1 2.1 1.000 1.4 1.0 2.4 1.8 2.0 0.3 1.6 3.1 15.8
1985-86 29 DET NBA SG 1 0 13 5.5 13.8 .400 0.0 0.0 8.3 8.3 1.000 0.0 2.8 2.8 0.0 2.8 0.0 5.5 2.8 19.4
1986-87 30 IND NBA SG 4 4 109 5.3 17.2 .308 0.3 2.0 .167 3.6 4.3 .846 0.7 1.3 2.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 1.7 5.3 14.5
1988-89 32 DET NBA SG 4 0 8 4.5 4.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 13.5 13.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.5
Career NBA 23 13 534 5.9 14.7 .399 0.1 0.7 .182 3.2 3.3 .959 1.3 1.1 2.4 1.6 1.9 0.1 1.9 3.6 15.0

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 27 DET NBA SG 5 149 6.7 .446 .364 5.0 3.1 4.1 1.9 2.2 0.0 14.0 19.2 92 111 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.008
1984-85 28 DET NBA SG 9 255 11.7 .502 .462 4.0 3.0 3.5 6.7 2.6 0.4 9.0 18.8 106 115 0.1 0.1 0.3 .047
1985-86 29 DET NBA SG 1 13 9.5 .554 .400 0.0 9.0 4.2 0.0 3.7 0.0 24.0 25.4 90 112 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.033
1986-87 30 IND NBA SG 4 109 6.2 .381 .317 2.3 4.5 3.4 14.4 2.9 0.0 8.0 26.9 83 106 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.056
1988-89 32 DET NBA SG 4 8 27.4 1.078 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.3 233 112 0.1 0.0 0.1 .458
Career NBA 23 534 9.4 .465 .404 3.7 3.4 3.6 6.7 2.5 0.2 10.5 20.6 97 112 -0.3 0.4 0.2 .015

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
John Long 5.3 4.7 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Ricky Sobers 90.8 5.3 4.8 4.3 3.8 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.0 0.1
Sherman Douglas 89.4 5.4 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.0 0.6 0.2 -0.1
Chris Ford 88.8 5.6 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.1
Foots Walker 88.5 6.1 5.2 4.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.3 1.5 1.5 0.3
Allen Leavell 88.5 5.1 4.8 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.0 2.4 1.9 0.6 -0.1
Eric Piatkowski 88.0 5.5 4.5 3.9 3.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0
Bob Weiss 86.7 5.6 4.7 4.4 4.3 3.6 2.9 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.1 0.0
Greg Anthony 86.4 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.1
Don Ohl 86.2 5.1 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.2 1.9 1.2 1.2 0.8
Lucious Harris 85.0 5.1 4.7 4.1 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.4
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
John Long 5.3 4.7 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Ricky Sobers 90.8 5.3 4.8 4.3 3.8 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.0 0.1
Sherman Douglas 89.4 5.4 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.0 0.6 0.2 -0.1
Chris Ford 88.8 5.6 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.1
Foots Walker 88.5 6.1 5.2 4.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.3 1.5 1.5 0.3
Allen Leavell 88.5 5.1 4.8 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.0 2.4 1.9 0.6 -0.1
Eric Piatkowski 88.0 5.5 4.5 3.9 3.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0
Bob Weiss 86.7 5.6 4.7 4.4 4.3 3.6 2.9 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.1 0.0
Greg Anthony 86.4 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.1
Don Ohl 86.2 5.1 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.2 1.9 1.2 1.2 0.8
Lucious Harris 85.0 5.1 4.7 4.1 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.4

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
1974-75 18 DETROIT 26 654 200 419 45 58 168 445 .477 .776 25.2 17.1 6.5
1975-76 19 DETROIT 27 872 230 524 72 95 240 532 .439 .758 32.3 19.7 8.9
1976-77 20 DETROIT 28 891 245 508 78 102 189 568 .482 .765 31.8 20.3 6.8
1977-78 21 DETROIT 29 798 265 491 92 114 218 622 .540 .807 27.5 21.4 7.5
Career 110 3215 940 1942 287 369 815 2167 .484 .778 29.2 19.7 7.4

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1989 Detroit Pistons (NBA)
Games
1978-79 NBA 82 (1)
 1983-84 NBA 82 (1)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1987-88 NBA .442 (3)
Free Throw Pct
1980-81 NBA .870 (6)
1981-82 NBA .866 (3)
1983-84 NBA .884 (2)
1986-87 NBA .890 (6)
1987-88 NBA .907 (3)
Career NBA .862 (29)
Career .862 (32)
Turnover Pct
1978-79 NBA 9.4 (4)
Usage Pct
1981-82 NBA 27.9 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.002 (446)
NBA Elo Player Rating
464th (overall) as of May 23, 2013, 5:02AM

Transactions

June 9, 1978: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (29th pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

September 30, 1986: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the Seattle SuperSonics for a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Fred Banks) and a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Doug Overton).

October 2, 1986: Traded by the Seattle SuperSonics with a 1993 2nd round draft pick (Spencer Dunkley) to the Indiana Pacers for Russ Schoene and Terence Stansbury.

February 21, 1989: Waived by the Indiana Pacers.

February 23, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons.

October 3, 1989: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

October 31, 1989: Waived by the Dallas Mavericks.

January 5, 1990: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Atlanta Hawks.

January 25, 1990: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Atlanta Hawks

January 25, 1991: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Detroit Pistons.

February 12, 1991: Signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons.

April 5, 1991: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.

November 29, 1996: Signed as a free agent with the Toronto Raptors.

November 12, 1997: Retired from the Toronto Raptors.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Detroit Pistons NBA $350,000
1987-88 Indiana Pacers NBA $375,000
1988-89 Indiana Pacers NBA $375,000
1990-91 Detroit Pistons NBA $150,000
1996-97 Toronto Raptors NBA $205,200
1997-98 Toronto Raptors NBA $272,500
Career (may be incomplete) $1,727,700

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