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Ted McClain

Theodore McClain (Ted, Hound Dog)

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: August 30, 1946 in Nashville, Tennessee
College: Tennessee State University
Draft: Atlanta Hawks, 2nd round (5th pick, 22nd overall), 1971 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 22, 1976
ABA Debut: October 15, 1971

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All-Star

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 25 CAR ABA 64 900 148 415 .357 13 53 .245 110 142 .775 44 76 120 120 116 144 419
1972-73 26 CAR ABA 84 1816 325 652 .498 8 24 .333 145 204 .711 108 155 263 225 120 185 256 803
1973-74 27 CAR ABA 84 2582 423 872 .485 2 27 .074 251 325 .772 121 237 358 348 250 25 239 326 1099
1974-75 28 KEN ABA 72 1971 256 582 .440 1 8 .125 104 138 .754 65 203 268 365 130 15 167 231 617
1975-76 29 TOT ABA 73 1927 267 631 .423 3 12 .250 136 170 .800 52 156 208 310 138 23 194 277 673
1975-76 29 KEN ABA 43 1231 139 328 .424 1 2 .500 54 69 .783 25 110 135 204 81 13 109 165 333
1975-76 29 NYA ABA 30 696 128 303 .422 2 10 .200 82 101 .812 27 46 73 106 57 10 85 112 340
1976-77 30 DEN NBA 72 2002 245 551 .445 99 133 .744 52 177 229 324 106 13 255 589
1977-78 31 TOT NBA 70 1020 123 280 .439 57 73 .781 20 92 112 157 58 6 90 124 303
1977-78 31 BUF NBA 41 727 81 184 .440 50 63 .794 11 64 75 123 42 2 68 88 212
1977-78 31 PHI NBA 29 293 42 96 .438 7 10 .700 9 28 37 34 16 4 22 36 91
1978-79 32 PHO NBA 36 465 62 132 .470 42 46 .913 25 44 69 60 19 0 54 51 166
Career TOT 555 12683 1849 4115 .449 27 124 .218 944 1231 .767 487 1140 1627 1909 821 82 1045 1664 4669
ABA 377 9196 1419 3152 .450 27 124 .218 746 979 .762 390 827 1217 1368 638 63 901 1234 3611
NBA 178 3487 430 963 .447 198 252 .786 97 313 410 541 183 19 144 430 1058

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 25 CAR ABA 64 14.1 2.3 6.5 .357 0.2 0.8 .245 1.7 2.2 .775 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.3 6.5
1972-73 26 CAR ABA 84 21.6 3.9 7.8 .498 0.1 0.3 .333 1.7 2.4 .711 1.3 1.8 3.1 2.7 1.4 2.2 3.0 9.6
1973-74 27 CAR ABA 84 30.7 5.0 10.4 .485 0.0 0.3 .074 3.0 3.9 .772 1.4 2.8 4.3 4.1 3.0 0.3 2.8 3.9 13.1
1974-75 28 KEN ABA 72 27.4 3.6 8.1 .440 0.0 0.1 .125 1.4 1.9 .754 0.9 2.8 3.7 5.1 1.8 0.2 2.3 3.2 8.6
1975-76 29 TOT ABA 73 26.4 3.7 8.6 .423 0.0 0.2 .250 1.9 2.3 .800 0.7 2.1 2.8 4.2 1.9 0.3 2.7 3.8 9.2
1975-76 29 KEN ABA 43 28.6 3.2 7.6 .424 0.0 0.0 .500 1.3 1.6 .783 0.6 2.6 3.1 4.7 1.9 0.3 2.5 3.8 7.7
1975-76 29 NYA ABA 30 23.2 4.3 10.1 .422 0.1 0.3 .200 2.7 3.4 .812 0.9 1.5 2.4 3.5 1.9 0.3 2.8 3.7 11.3
1976-77 30 DEN NBA 72 27.8 3.4 7.7 .445 1.4 1.8 .744 0.7 2.5 3.2 4.5 1.5 0.2 3.5 8.2
1977-78 31 TOT NBA 70 14.6 1.8 4.0 .439 0.8 1.0 .781 0.3 1.3 1.6 2.2 0.8 0.1 1.3 1.8 4.3
1977-78 31 BUF NBA 41 17.7 2.0 4.5 .440 1.2 1.5 .794 0.3 1.6 1.8 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.7 2.1 5.2
1977-78 31 PHI NBA 29 10.1 1.4 3.3 .438 0.2 0.3 .700 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.2 0.6 0.1 0.8 1.2 3.1
1978-79 32 PHO NBA 36 12.9 1.7 3.7 .470 1.2 1.3 .913 0.7 1.2 1.9 1.7 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.4 4.6
Career TOT 555 22.9 3.3 7.4 .449 0.1 0.3 .218 1.7 2.2 .767 0.9 2.1 2.9 3.4 1.7 0.2 2.2 3.0 8.4
ABA 377 24.4 3.8 8.4 .450 0.1 0.3 .218 2.0 2.6 .762 1.0 2.2 3.2 3.6 2.0 0.3 2.4 3.3 9.6
NBA 178 19.6 2.4 5.4 .447 1.1 1.4 .786 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.0 1.0 0.1 1.4 2.4 5.9

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 25 CAR ABA 64 900 5.9 16.6 .357 0.5 2.1 .245 4.4 5.7 .775 1.8 3.0 4.8 4.8 4.6 5.8 16.8
1972-73 26 CAR ABA 84 1816 6.4 12.9 .498 0.2 0.5 .333 2.9 4.0 .711 2.1 3.1 5.2 4.5 2.4 3.7 5.1 15.9
1973-74 27 CAR ABA 84 2582 5.9 12.2 .485 0.0 0.4 .074 3.5 4.5 .772 1.7 3.3 5.0 4.9 3.5 0.3 3.3 4.5 15.3
1974-75 28 KEN ABA 72 1971 4.7 10.6 .440 0.0 0.1 .125 1.9 2.5 .754 1.2 3.7 4.9 6.7 2.4 0.3 3.1 4.2 11.3
1975-76 29 TOT ABA 73 1927 5.0 11.8 .423 0.1 0.2 .250 2.5 3.2 .800 1.0 2.9 3.9 5.8 2.6 0.4 3.6 5.2 12.6
1975-76 29 KEN ABA 43 1231 4.1 9.6 .424 0.0 0.1 .500 1.6 2.0 .783 0.7 3.2 3.9 6.0 2.4 0.4 3.2 4.8 9.7
1975-76 29 NYA ABA 30 696 6.6 15.7 .422 0.1 0.5 .200 4.2 5.2 .812 1.4 2.4 3.8 5.5 2.9 0.5 4.4 5.8 17.6
1976-77 30 DEN NBA 72 2002 4.4 9.9 .445 1.8 2.4 .744 0.9 3.2 4.1 5.8 1.9 0.2 4.6 10.6
1977-78 31 TOT NBA 70 1020 4.3 9.9 .439 2.0 2.6 .781 0.7 3.2 4.0 5.5 2.0 0.2 3.2 4.4 10.7
1977-78 31 BUF NBA 41 727 4.0 9.1 .440 2.5 3.1 .794 0.5 3.2 3.7 6.1 2.1 0.1 3.4 4.4 10.5
1977-78 31 PHI NBA 29 293 5.2 11.8 .438 0.9 1.2 .700 1.1 3.4 4.5 4.2 2.0 0.5 2.7 4.4 11.2
1978-79 32 PHO NBA 36 465 4.8 10.2 .470 3.3 3.6 .913 1.9 3.4 5.3 4.6 1.5 0.0 4.2 3.9 12.9
Career TOT 555 12683 5.2 11.7 .449 0.1 0.5 .218 2.7 3.5 .767 1.4 3.2 4.6 5.4 2.5 0.3 3.5 4.7 13.3
ABA 377 9196 5.6 12.3 .450 0.1 0.5 .218 2.9 3.8 .762 1.5 3.2 4.8 5.4 2.8 0.3 3.5 4.8 14.1
NBA 178 3487 4.4 9.9 .447 2.0 2.6 .786 1.0 3.2 4.2 5.6 1.9 0.2 3.5 4.4 10.9

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 25 CAR ABA 64 900 7.5 .439 .372 4.3 8.2 6.2 17.1 19.5 24.3 -1.0 0.8 -0.1 -0.007
1972-73 26 CAR ABA 84 1816 15.0 .541 .505 6.1 8.8 7.5 16.3 2.9 20.0 19.2 2.3 1.9 4.2 .112
1973-74 27 CAR ABA 84 2582 16.5 .541 .486 4.9 9.8 7.3 18.0 4.5 0.5 19.1 19.1 104 99 3.0 3.9 7.0 .129
1974-75 28 KEN ABA 72 1971 12.3 .480 .441 3.4 10.1 6.8 23.5 3.1 0.4 20.6 16.2 98 97 0.3 3.8 4.1 .099
1975-76 29 TOT ABA 73 1927 10.9 .477 .426 2.6 7.7 5.2 20.6 3.2 0.6 21.6 17.8 93 102 -0.6 2.6 2.0 .051
1975-76 29 KEN ABA 43 1231 9.4 .465 .425 2.0 8.4 5.3 20.6 3.0 0.6 23.3 14.5 92 102 -0.5 1.6 1.1 .044
1975-76 29 NYA ABA 30 696 13.6 .489 .426 3.6 6.4 5.0 20.7 3.7 0.8 19.7 23.7 95 101 -0.1 1.0 0.9 .063
1976-77 30 DEN NBA 72 2002 10.9 .483 .445 2.7 8.8 5.8 20.6 2.3 0.3 98 0.2 2.5 2.7 .065
1977-78 31 TOT NBA 70 1020 10.2 .485 .439 2.1 9.4 5.8 20.4 2.6 0.3 22.4 15.5 92 103 0.0 0.8 0.8 .037
1977-78 31 BUF NBA 41 727 10.5 .501 .440 1.6 9.4 5.5 22.6 2.7 0.1 24.3 15.4 93 103 0.0 0.5 0.5 .035
1977-78 31 PHI NBA 29 293 9.3 .453 .438 3.2 9.3 6.4 15.0 2.4 0.7 18.0 15.8 91 101 -0.1 0.3 0.3 .041
1978-79 32 PHO NBA 36 465 10.1 .545 .470 6.1 10.3 8.2 15.4 1.8 0.0 26.2 17.1 96 104 0.0 0.4 0.5 .049
Career TOT 555 12683 12.5 .501 .453 3.9 9.1 6.5 19.5 3.2 0.4 20.5 18.3 98 100 4.3 16.9 21.2 .080
ABA 377 9196 13.3 .504 .454 4.3 9.0 6.7 19.3 3.5 0.5 20.1 18.7 99 99 4.1 13.1 17.2 .090
NBA 178 3487 10.6 .493 .447 3.0 9.2 6.1 19.9 2.3 0.3 23.7 16.0 94 100 0.2 3.8 4.0 .055

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
1972-73 26 CAR ABA 12 234 22 74 1 5 11 15 21 43 22 23 39 56 .297 .200 .733 19.5 4.7 3.6 1.8
1973-74 27 CAR ABA 4 133 22 53 0 2 7 12 4 19 11 7 0 6 18 51 .415 .000 .583 33.3 12.8 4.8 2.8
1974-75 28 KEN ABA 15 544 74 177 0 5 32 41 20 83 87 29 5 39 54 180 .418 .000 .780 36.3 12.0 5.5 5.8
1975-76 29 NYA ABA 8 96 10 37 0 1 6 10 5 11 7 5 1 10 19 26 .270 .000 .600 12.0 3.3 1.4 0.9
1976-77 30 DEN NBA 6 170 19 46 6 8 5 14 27 10 2 12 44 .413 .750 28.3 7.3 2.3 4.5
1977-78 31 PHI NBA 5 31 3 10 0 0 2 6 10 5 0 5 4 6 .300 6.2 1.2 1.2 2.0
1978-79 32 PHO NBA 14 103 15 34 13 16 5 16 13 6 0 16 20 43 .441 .813 7.4 3.1 1.1 0.9
Career TOT 64 1311 165 431 1 13 75 102 62 192 177 62 8 99 166 406 .383 .077 .735 20.5 6.3 3.0 2.8
ABA 39 1007 128 341 1 13 56 78 50 156 127 41 6 78 130 313 .375 .077 .718 25.8 8.0 4.0 3.3
NBA 25 304 37 90 19 24 12 36 50 21 2 21 36 93 .411 .792 12.2 3.7 1.4 2.0

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
1972-73 26 CAR ABA 12 234 2.5 .347 .304 9.7 12.3 22.2 17.4 -0.6 0.2 -0.3 -0.071
1973-74 27 CAR ABA 4 133 10.6 .438 .415 2.6 12.7 6.9 11.1 2.4 0.0 9.3 18.4 94 109 0.0 0.1 0.0 .014
1974-75 28 KEN ABA 15 544 12.1 .461 .418 3.7 11.7 7.7 21.2 2.6 0.5 16.7 17.4 98 100 0.0 1.0 1.0 .089
1975-76 29 NYA ABA 8 96 1.1 .314 .270 4.7 6.5 5.6 9.1 2.4 0.6 19.5 20.4 68 107 -0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.132
1976-77 30 DEN NBA 6 170 11.0 .444 .413 3.0 5.7 4.4 22.6 2.7 0.6 100 0.0 0.2 0.2 .065
1977-78 31 PHI NBA 5 31 11.9 .300 .300 6.8 11.3 9.3 40.0 7.1 0.0 33.3 18.3 72 89 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.013
1978-79 32 PHO NBA 14 103 10.0 .524 .441 5.4 10.8 8.2 18.2 2.7 0.0 28.1 22.3 88 97 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .035
Career TOT 64 1311 9.1 .427 .384 3.8 10.3 7.4 18.1 2.7 0.4 18.8 18.2 91 101 -1.1 1.9 0.7 .027
ABA 39 1007 8.6 .417 .377 3.6 11.3 7.8 16.6 2.5 0.5 17.2 17.8 93 102 -1.0 1.4 0.4 .021
NBA 25 304 10.8 .462 .411 4.2 8.0 6.2 22.9 3.1 0.4 29.2 21.3 84 98 -0.1 0.4 0.3 .047

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1973-74 27 CAR ABA 1 25:00 6 8 .750 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 2 0 1 3 12
Career ABA 1 25 6 8 .750 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 2 0 1 3 12

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ted McClain 7.0 4.2 4.1 2.7 2.0 0.8 0.5 -0.1
Larry Drew 87.5 7.2 4.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 1.2 0.1 0.0
Mike James 87.0 7.6 5.2 4.3 2.8 1.8 0.3 0.0 -0.1
George Senesky 85.3 6.2 4.4 3.6 2.6 2.3 2.0 0.5 0.3
Craig Ehlo 84.7 6.5 4.6 3.4 3.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 0.0
Vincent Askew 84.6 6.0 4.6 4.3 2.9 2.7 1.5 0.2 -0.2
Lewis Lloyd 84.3 6.3 4.7 4.6 2.6 1.6 0.1 0.0
Earl Boykins 84.1 6.0 4.1 3.5 2.9 1.0 0.8 0.3 -0.3
Johnny Dawkins 83.7 6.4 4.3 3.6 2.0 1.7 1.1 1.0 0.6
Gene Littles 83.7 7.7 4.8 4.2 3.6 1.6 1.4
Doug Christie 83.5 7.0 5.1 4.2 4.0 1.4 1.4 0.1 -0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ted McClain 7.0 4.2 4.1 2.7 2.0 0.8 0.5 -0.1
Mike James 86.5 7.6 5.2 4.3 2.8 1.8 0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
George Senesky 85.3 6.2 4.4 3.6 2.6 2.3 2.0 0.5 0.3
Lewis Lloyd 84.3 6.3 4.7 4.6 2.6 1.6 0.1 0.0
Larry Drew 83.8 7.2 4.6 3.6 3.0 2.8 1.4 1.2 0.5 0.1 0.0
Gene Littles 83.7 7.7 4.8 4.2 3.6 1.6 1.4
Vincent Askew 83.5 6.0 4.6 4.3 2.9 2.7 1.5 0.2 0.2 -0.2
Frank Selvy 82.5 5.5 4.1 3.6 2.4 2.2 0.6 0.0 -0.6
Chris Whitney 82.4 6.5 4.0 3.2 2.7 2.3 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.2 -0.2 -0.3
Paul Walther 82.1 6.6 5.2 3.1 2.2 2.0 1.3
Kyle Lowry 82.1 7.0 4.3 3.6 3.4 0.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1974 ABA
Honors
1973-74 ABA All-Defensive (1st)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1975 Kentucky Colonels (ABA)
1976 New York Nets (ABA)
Games
1972-73 ABA 84 (1)
1973-74 ABA 84 (4)
Career ABA 377 (53)
Minutes Played
Career ABA 9196 (69)
Field Goals
Career ABA 1419 (80)
Field Goal Attempts
Career ABA 3152 (81)
Field Goal Pct
Career ABA .450 (69)
3-Pt Field Goals
Career ABA 27 (77)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
Career ABA 124 (69)
Free Throws
Career ABA 746 (82)
Free Throw Attempts
Career ABA 979 (83)
Free Throw Pct
Career ABA .762 (59)
Defensive Rebounds
Career ABA 827 (95)
Assists
Career ABA 1368 (27)
Steals
1972-73 ABA 120 (9)
1973-74 ABA 250 (1)
1975-76 ABA 138 (8)
Career ABA 638 (4)
Blocks
Career ABA 63 (49)
Turnovers
Career ABA 901 (51)
Personal Fouls
1973-74 ABA 326 (2)
Career ABA 1234 (44)
Points
Career ABA 3611 (78)
Minutes Per Game
Career ABA 24.4 (79)
Assists Per Game
1975-76 ABA 4.2 (10)
Career ABA 3.6 (22)
Steals Per Game
1973-74 ABA 3.0 (1)
1975-76 ABA 1.9 (7)
Career ABA 2.0 (4)
Career 1.7 (33)
Player Efficiency Rating
Career ABA 13.3 (69)
True Shooting Pct
Career ABA .504 (80)
Effective Field Goal Pct
Career ABA .454 (76)
Assist Pct
Career ABA 19.3 (11)
Steal Pct
1973-74 ABA 4.5 (1)
1974-75 ABA 3.1 (4)
1975-76 ABA 3.2 (3)
Career ABA 3.5 (3)
Career 3.2 (13)
Turnover Pct
Career ABA 20.1 (79)
Usage Pct
Career ABA 18.7 (58)
Offensive Rating
Career ABA 99.1 (33)
Defensive Rating
1974-75 ABA 97.5 (3)
Career ABA 99.3 (7)
Career 99.6 (44)
Defensive Win Shares
Career ABA 13.1 (42)
Win Shares
Career ABA 17.2 (72)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
Career ABA .090 (56)
 

Transactions

June 17, 1976: Moved from the ABA to the NBA with the New York Nets.

September 15, 1976: Traded by the New York Nets to the Denver Nuggets for a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Dave Batton) and a 1978 4th round draft pick (Walter Jordan).

October 6, 1977: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Buffalo Braves; the Denver Nuggets received a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Hollis Copeland) as compensation.

January 31, 1978: Traded by the Buffalo Braves to the Philadelphia 76ers for a 1978 3rd round draft pick (Marvin Dalph).

October 11, 1978: Waived by the Philadelphia 76ers.

January 16, 1979: Signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns.

September 4, 1979: Waived by the Phoenix Suns.

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