Willie Long
Willie Long
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: March 1, 1950 in Fort Wayne, Indiana
High School: South Side in Fort Wayne, Indiana
College: University of New Mexico
Draft: Cleveland Cavaliers, 2nd round (18th pick, 35th overall), 1971 NBA Draft
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Totals
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 21 | FLO | ABA | 75 | 1925 | 336 | 761 | .442 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 206 | 291 | .708 | 157 | 356 | 513 | 66 | 137 | 215 | 878 | |||
| 1972-73 | 22 | DNR | ABA | 56 | 1050 | 183 | 458 | .400 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 138 | 177 | .780 | 99 | 191 | 290 | 43 | 95 | 147 | 504 | |||
| 1973-74 | 23 | DNR | ABA | 82 | 2058 | 383 | 925 | .414 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 270 | 325 | .831 | 197 | 269 | 466 | 100 | 54 | 13 | 157 | 244 | 1036 | |
| Career | ABA | 213 | 5033 | 902 | 2144 | .421 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 614 | 793 | .774 | 453 | 816 | 1269 | 209 | 54 | 13 | 389 | 606 | 2418 |
Per Game
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 21 | FLO | ABA | 75 | 25.7 | 4.5 | 10.1 | .442 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.7 | 3.9 | .708 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 11.7 | |||
| 1972-73 | 22 | DNR | ABA | 56 | 18.8 | 3.3 | 8.2 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .780 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 9.0 | |||
| 1973-74 | 23 | DNR | ABA | 82 | 25.1 | 4.7 | 11.3 | .414 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.3 | 4.0 | .831 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 12.6 | |
| Career | ABA | 213 | 23.6 | 4.2 | 10.1 | .421 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .774 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 11.4 |
Per 36 Minutes
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 21 | FLO | ABA | 75 | 1925 | 6.3 | 14.2 | .442 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.9 | 5.4 | .708 | 2.9 | 6.7 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 16.4 | |||
| 1972-73 | 22 | DNR | ABA | 56 | 1050 | 6.3 | 15.7 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 4.7 | 6.1 | .780 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 17.3 | |||
| 1973-74 | 23 | DNR | ABA | 82 | 2058 | 6.7 | 16.2 | .414 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.7 | 5.7 | .831 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 18.1 | |
| Career | ABA | 213 | 5033 | 6.5 | 15.3 | .421 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.4 | 5.7 | .774 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 17.3 |
Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 21 | FLO | ABA | 75 | 1925 | 12.8 | .494 | .442 | 7.8 | 18.2 | 12.9 | 4.9 | 13.4 | 20.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .053 | ||||
| 1972-73 | 22 | DNR | ABA | 56 | 1050 | 11.7 | .470 | .400 | 9.4 | 19.1 | 14.1 | 6.0 | 15.1 | 23.1 | -0.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .056 | ||||
| 1973-74 | 23 | DNR | ABA | 82 | 2058 | 13.7 | .485 | .414 | 9.3 | 13.5 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 12.8 | 23.0 | 101 | 105 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.5 | .082 |
| Career | ABA | 213 | 5033 | 12.9 | .485 | .421 | 8.7 | 16.5 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 13.5 | 22.1 | 101 | 105 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 6.9 | .065 |
Playoffs
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1971-72 | 21 | FLO | ABA | 4 | 156 | 24 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 66 | .421 | .720 | 39.0 | 16.5 | 10.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| 1972-73 | 22 | DNR | ABA | 4 | 53 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 15 | .250 | .833 | 13.3 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Career | ABA | 8 | 209 | 29 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 81 | .377 | .742 | 26.1 | 10.1 | 6.1 | 0.6 | |||||
Playoffs Advanced
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 21 | FLO | ABA | 4 | 156 | 12.2 | .485 | .421 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 11.7 | 18.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .039 | ||||||
| 1972-73 | 22 | DNR | ABA | 4 | 53 | -9.8 | .331 | .250 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 32.7 | 24.7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.125 | ||||||
| Career | ABA | 8 | 209 | 6.6 | .447 | .377 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 18.1 | 20.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.003 |
Similarity Scores
Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
| Thru 3 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Willie Long | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | |
| Tom Hawkins | 95.1 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Gus Johnson | 93.6 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Trevor Ariza | 93.4 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Collis Jones | 93.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| Mike Sweetney | 92.6 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| Don Boven | 92.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| Buck Johnson | 91.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| Bingo Smith | 91.2 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| Darren Daye | 91.1 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.3 |
| George Kaftan | 90.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Willie Long | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.2 | |||||
| Don Boven | 92.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | ||||
| Marreese Speights | 89.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | ||||
| Mike Sweetney | 88.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | |||
| Mike Farmer | 84.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Zeke Zawoluk | 82.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 | ||||
| Walter Berry | 82.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||||
| James Singleton | 80.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | |||
| Paul Graham | 80.2 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 0.2 | ||||
| Tyrone Nesby | 79.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Tony Jaros | 79.2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | |||
Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors
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Free Throws
Career ABA 614 (97) |
Free Throw Attempts
Career ABA 793 (99) |
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Offensive Rebounds
Career ABA 453 (93) |
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Defensive Rebounds
Career ABA 816 (97) |
Links
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