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Wes Matthews

Wesley Joel Matthews (Wes)

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1    Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: August 24, 1959 in Sarasota, Florida
High School: Harding in Bridgeport, Connecticut
College: University of Wisconsin

Drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall) of the 1980 NBA draft.

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Totals

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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
1980-81 21 TOT NBA 79 2266 385 779 .494 5 21 .238 202 252 .802 46 93 139 411 107 17 261 242 977
1980-81 21 WSB NBA 45 1161 224 449 .499 5 15 .333 99 129 .767 30 37 67 199 46 10 149 120 552
1980-81 21 ATL NBA 34 1105 161 330 .488 0 6 .000 103 123 .837 16 56 72 212 61 7 112 122 425
1981-82 22 ATL NBA 47 5 837 131 298 .440 2 8 .250 60 79 .759 19 39 58 139 53 2 63 129 324
1982-83 23 ATL NBA 64 0 1187 171 424 .403 14 48 .292 86 112 .768 25 66 91 249 60 8 123 129 442
1983-84 24 TOT NBA 20 5 388 61 131 .466 1 8 .125 27 36 .750 7 20 27 83 16 3 40 45 150
1983-84 24 ATL NBA 6 0 96 16 30 .533 0 1 .000 18 22 .818 1 3 4 21 5 1 10 13 50
1983-84 24 PHI NBA 14 5 292 45 101 .446 1 7 .143 9 14 .643 6 17 23 62 11 2 30 32 100
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 78 38 1523 191 386 .495 2 16 .125 59 85 .694 16 51 67 354 73 12 124 133 443
1985-86 26 SAS NBA 75 46 1853 320 603 .531 4 25 .160 173 211 .820 30 101 131 476 87 32 232 168 817
1986-87 27 LAL NBA 50 0 532 89 187 .476 1 3 .333 29 36 .806 13 34 47 100 23 4 51 53 208
1987-88 28 LAL NBA 51 8 706 114 248 .460 7 30 .233 54 65 .831 16 50 66 138 25 3 69 65 289
1989-90 30 ATL NBA 1 0 13 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 4
Career NBA 465 102 9305 1463 3059 .478 36 160 .225 692 878 .788 172 454 626 1955 444 81 963 964 3654

Per Game

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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
1980-81 21 TOT NBA 79 28.7 4.9 9.9 .494 0.1 0.3 .238 2.6 3.2 .802 0.6 1.2 1.8 5.2 1.4 0.2 3.3 3.1 12.4
1980-81 21 WSB NBA 45 25.8 5.0 10.0 .499 0.1 0.3 .333 2.2 2.9 .767 0.7 0.8 1.5 4.4 1.0 0.2 3.3 2.7 12.3
1980-81 21 ATL NBA 34 32.5 4.7 9.7 .488 0.0 0.2 .000 3.0 3.6 .837 0.5 1.6 2.1 6.2 1.8 0.2 3.3 3.6 12.5
1981-82 22 ATL NBA 47 5 17.8 2.8 6.3 .440 0.0 0.2 .250 1.3 1.7 .759 0.4 0.8 1.2 3.0 1.1 0.0 1.3 2.7 6.9
1982-83 23 ATL NBA 64 0 18.5 2.7 6.6 .403 0.2 0.8 .292 1.3 1.8 .768 0.4 1.0 1.4 3.9 0.9 0.1 1.9 2.0 6.9
1983-84 24 TOT NBA 20 5 19.4 3.1 6.6 .466 0.1 0.4 .125 1.4 1.8 .750 0.4 1.0 1.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 2.0 2.3 7.5
1983-84 24 ATL NBA 6 0 16.0 2.7 5.0 .533 0.0 0.2 .000 3.0 3.7 .818 0.2 0.5 0.7 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.7 2.2 8.3
1983-84 24 PHI NBA 14 5 20.9 3.2 7.2 .446 0.1 0.5 .143 0.6 1.0 .643 0.4 1.2 1.6 4.4 0.8 0.1 2.1 2.3 7.1
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 78 38 19.5 2.4 4.9 .495 0.0 0.2 .125 0.8 1.1 .694 0.2 0.7 0.9 4.5 0.9 0.2 1.6 1.7 5.7
1985-86 26 SAS NBA 75 46 24.7 4.3 8.0 .531 0.1 0.3 .160 2.3 2.8 .820 0.4 1.3 1.7 6.3 1.2 0.4 3.1 2.2 10.9
1986-87 27 LAL NBA 50 0 10.6 1.8 3.7 .476 0.0 0.1 .333 0.6 0.7 .806 0.3 0.7 0.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.1 4.2
1987-88 28 LAL NBA 51 8 13.8 2.2 4.9 .460 0.1 0.6 .233 1.1 1.3 .831 0.3 1.0 1.3 2.7 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.3 5.7
1989-90 30 ATL NBA 1 0 13.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 1.0 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
Career NBA 465 102 20.0 3.1 6.6 .478 0.1 0.3 .225 1.5 1.9 .788 0.4 1.0 1.3 4.2 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.1 7.9

Per 36 Minutes

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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
1980-81 21 TOT NBA 79 2266 6.1 12.4 .494 0.1 0.3 .238 3.2 4.0 .802 0.7 1.5 2.2 6.5 1.7 0.3 4.1 3.8 15.5
1980-81 21 WSB NBA 45 1161 6.9 13.9 .499 0.2 0.5 .333 3.1 4.0 .767 0.9 1.1 2.1 6.2 1.4 0.3 4.6 3.7 17.1
1980-81 21 ATL NBA 34 1105 5.2 10.8 .488 0.0 0.2 .000 3.4 4.0 .837 0.5 1.8 2.3 6.9 2.0 0.2 3.6 4.0 13.8
1981-82 22 ATL NBA 47 5 837 5.6 12.8 .440 0.1 0.3 .250 2.6 3.4 .759 0.8 1.7 2.5 6.0 2.3 0.1 2.7 5.5 13.9
1982-83 23 ATL NBA 64 0 1187 5.2 12.9 .403 0.4 1.5 .292 2.6 3.4 .768 0.8 2.0 2.8 7.6 1.8 0.2 3.7 3.9 13.4
1983-84 24 TOT NBA 20 5 388 5.7 12.2 .466 0.1 0.7 .125 2.5 3.3 .750 0.6 1.9 2.5 7.7 1.5 0.3 3.7 4.2 13.9
1983-84 24 ATL NBA 6 0 96 6.0 11.3 .533 0.0 0.4 .000 6.8 8.2 .818 0.4 1.1 1.5 7.9 1.9 0.4 3.7 4.9 18.7
1983-84 24 PHI NBA 14 5 292 5.5 12.5 .446 0.1 0.9 .143 1.1 1.7 .643 0.7 2.1 2.8 7.6 1.4 0.2 3.7 3.9 12.3
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 78 38 1523 4.5 9.1 .495 0.0 0.4 .125 1.4 2.0 .694 0.4 1.2 1.6 8.4 1.7 0.3 2.9 3.1 10.5
1985-86 26 SAS NBA 75 46 1853 6.2 11.7 .531 0.1 0.5 .160 3.4 4.1 .820 0.6 2.0 2.5 9.2 1.7 0.6 4.5 3.3 15.9
1986-87 27 LAL NBA 50 0 532 6.0 12.7 .476 0.1 0.2 .333 2.0 2.4 .806 0.9 2.3 3.2 6.8 1.6 0.3 3.5 3.6 14.1
1987-88 28 LAL NBA 51 8 706 5.8 12.6 .460 0.4 1.5 .233 2.8 3.3 .831 0.8 2.5 3.4 7.0 1.3 0.2 3.5 3.3 14.7
1989-90 30 ATL NBA 1 0 13 2.8 8.3 .333 0.0 2.8 .000 5.5 5.5 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.1
Career NBA 465 102 9305 5.7 11.8 .478 0.1 0.6 .225 2.7 3.4 .788 0.7 1.8 2.4 7.6 1.7 0.3 3.7 3.7 14.1

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1980-81 21 TOT NBA 79 2266 13.1 .549 .497 2.2 4.6 3.4 26.2 2.3 0.4 22.7 20.7 99 107 0.7 1.9 2.6 0.055
1980-81 21 WSB NBA 45 1161 12.6 .546 .504 2.7 3.4 3.0 24.3 1.9 0.5 22.8 22.6 96 106 -0.2 1.2 1.0 0.041
1980-81 21 ATL NBA 34 1105 13.6 .553 .488 1.6 5.9 3.7 28.2 2.7 0.4 22.6 18.6 103 108 0.8 0.8 1.6 0.069
1981-82 22 ATL NBA 47 837 12.6 .487 .443 2.6 5.3 3.9 25.5 3.2 0.1 15.9 20.5 100 104 0.2 1.1 1.3 0.073
1982-83 23 ATL NBA 64 1187 11.9 .467 .420 2.2 5.9 4.1 29.8 2.5 0.4 20.6 20.9 93 105 -0.6 1.3 0.7 0.028
1983-84 24 TOT NBA 20 388 12.3 .511 .469 2.1 5.7 4.0 31.4 2.0 0.5 21.4 20.1 100 108 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.052
1983-84 24 ATL NBA 6 96 19.1 .630 .533 1.2 3.6 2.4 33.8 2.6 0.6 20.1 22.3 116 108 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.163
1983-84 24 PHI NBA 14 292 10.0 .467 .450 2.4 6.4 4.5 30.6 1.8 0.4 21.9 19.4 94 108 -0.2 0.3 0.1 0.016
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 78 1523 11.9 .523 .497 1.2 3.8 2.5 31.1 2.3 0.5 22.7 15.0 104 112 0.7 0.9 1.6 0.049
1985-86 26 SAS NBA 75 1853 15.5 .587 .534 1.9 6.0 4.0 34.9 2.2 1.0 25.0 20.2 105 110 1.6 1.3 3.0 0.077
1986-87 27 LAL NBA 50 532 11.7 .513 .479 2.9 6.6 4.9 24.1 2.0 0.4 20.1 19.4 101 109 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.054
1987-88 28 LAL NBA 51 706 12.4 .522 .474 2.7 7.7 5.3 26.4 1.7 0.2 20.0 20.4 102 110 0.2 0.6 0.8 0.054
1989-90 30 ATL NBA 1 13 19.6 .515 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 48.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.5 149 121 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.196
Career NBA 465 9305 13.0 .530 .484 2.1 5.4 3.8 29.3 2.3 0.5 21.8 19.5 101 108 2.9 8.0 11.0 0.057

Playoffs

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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
1981-82 22 ATL NBA 2 28 2 10 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 0 1 2 4 8 .200 1.000 14.0 4.0 0.0 2.0
1982-83 23 ATL NBA 3 38 3 9 0 1 4 5 0 0 11 0 1 3 5 10 .333 .000 .800 12.7 3.3 0.0 3.7
1983-84 24 PHI NBA 4 23 4 8 1 2 1 2 0 0 4 1 0 4 4 10 .500 .500 .500 5.8 2.5 0.0 1.0
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 4 91 11 32 0 3 7 9 2 6 12 5 0 7 10 29 .344 .000 .778 22.8 7.3 1.5 3.0
1985-86 26 SAS NBA 3 116 35 54 0 1 6 8 1 7 24 6 0 11 7 76 .648 .000 .750 38.7 25.3 2.3 8.0
1986-87 27 LAL NBA 12 61 11 23 0 1 6 7 0 4 9 1 0 13 9 28 .478 .000 .857 5.1 2.3 0.3 0.8
1987-88 28 LAL NBA 10 27 2 5 0 1 8 10 0 1 2 1 0 3 4 12 .400 .000 .800 2.7 1.2 0.1 0.2
Career NBA 38 384 68 141 1 9 36 45 3 18 66 14 2 43 43 173 .482 .111 .800 10.1 4.6 0.5 1.7

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1981-82 22 ATL NBA 2 28 3.1 .340 .200 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.9 0.0 2.3 14.5 23.0 78 117 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.141
1982-83 23 ATL NBA 3 38 9.1 .446 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 43.1 0.0 1.5 21.1 16.5 95 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.022
1983-84 24 PHI NBA 4 23 7.0 .563 .563 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.1 2.1 0.0 31.1 23.2 87 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.043
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 4 91 7.1 .403 .344 2.5 5.9 4.1 18.5 2.7 0.0 16.3 19.6 89 115 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.047
1985-86 26 SAS NBA 3 116 21.7 .661 .648 1.0 7.4 3.8 41.1 2.5 0.0 16.1 25.7 114 123 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.071
1986-87 27 LAL NBA 12 61 3.7 .537 .478 0.0 6.7 3.7 19.6 0.8 0.0 33.3 26.4 81 113 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.124
1987-88 28 LAL NBA 10 27 9.8 .638 .400 0.0 4.2 2.2 9.5 1.9 0.0 24.2 20.4 108 114 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.066
Career NBA 38 384 11.1 .538 .486 0.9 5.0 2.9 28.4 1.8 0.3 21.1 22.7 97 116 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.016

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
1977-78 18 WISCONSIN 14 408 83 197 37 52 47 203 .421 .712 29.1 14.5 3.4
1978-79 19 WISCONSIN 27 986 195 417 109 139 69 499 .468 .784 36.5 18.5 2.6
1979-80 20 WISCONSIN 28 955 211 412 127 143 73 549 .512 .888 34.1 19.6 2.6
Career 69 2349 489 1026 273 334 189 1251 .477 .817 34.0 18.1 2.7

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1987 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
1988 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)

Turnovers

1980-81 NBA 261 (9)

Assist Pct

1985-86 NBA 34.9 (9)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.001 (461)

Transactions

July 16, 1979: Sent to the Washington Bullets (as a 1980 1st round draft pick) as compensation for the Houston Rockets signing Tom Henderson as a veteran free agent.

June 10, 1980: Drafted by the Washington Bullets in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1980 NBA Draft.

January 17, 1981: Traded by the Washington Bullets to the Atlanta Hawks for Don Collins.

October 6, 1983: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks with Kevin Figaro to the San Diego Clippers for a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Cedric Henderson).

March 5, 1984: Waived by the Atlanta Hawks.

March 22, 1984: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

April 11, 1984: Waived by the Philadelphia 76ers.

October 26, 1984: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

July 1, 1985: Waived by the Chicago Bulls.

October 23, 1985: Signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

October 9, 1986: Waived by the San Antonio Spurs.

October 13, 1986: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

September 20, 1988: Released by the Los Angeles Lakers.

January 6, 1990: Signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 San Antonio Spurs NBA $85,000
1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $120,000
Career (may be incomplete) $205,000

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