Swen Nater

Swen Eric Nater

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: January 14, 1950 in Denhelder, Netherlands
High School: Wilson in Long Beach, California
College: University of California, Los Angeles
Draft: Milwaukee Bucks, 1st round (16th pick, 16th overall), 1973 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 21, 1976 ▪ ABA Debut: October 11, 1973

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated Jun 19, 2013 5:17 AM

All-Time Rank: #403. Walter Dukes… #404. Sam Bowie… #405. Troy Murphy… #406. SWEN NATER… #407. James Posey… #408. James Edwards… #409. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman…

All-Time Rank: #403. Walter Dukes… #404. Sam Bowie… #405. Troy Murphy… #406. SWEN NATER… #407. James Posey… #408. James Edwards… #409. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman…

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
1973-74	24	TOT	ABA	C	79		2375	467	846	.552	0	1	.000	180	254	.709	286	712	998	129	32	63	200	214	1114
1973-74	24	VIR	ABA	C	17		374	84	151	.556	0	0		46	73	.630	38	116	154	17	6	15	47	37	214
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	C	62		2001	383	695	.551	0	1	.000	134	181	.740	248	596	844	112	26	48	153	177	900
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	C	78		2713	495	914	.542	0	1	.000	185	246	.752	369	910	1279	97	43	87	185	240	1175
1975-76	26	TOT	ABA	C	76		1790	320	651	.492	0	4	.000	108	155	.697	229	537	766	55	31	51	170	238	748
1975-76	26	NYA	ABA	C	43		1016	160	330	.485	0	3	.000	56	78	.718	139	302	441	19	18	26	94	142	376
1975-76	26	VIR	ABA	C	33		774	160	321	.498	0	1	.000	52	77	.675	90	235	325	36	13	25	76	96	372
1976-77	27	MIL	NBA	C	72		1960	383	725	.528				172	228	.754	266	599	865	108	54	51		214	938
1977-78	28	BUF	NBA	C	78		2778	501	994	.504				208	272	.765	278	751	1029	216	40	47	225	274	1210
1978-79	29	SDC	NBA	C	79		2006	357	627	.569				132	165	.800	218	483	701	140	38	29	170	244	846
1979-80	30	SDC	NBA	C	81		2860	443	799	.554	0	2	.000	196	273	.718	352	864	1216	233	45	37	257	259	1082
1980-81	31	SDC	NBA	C	82		2809	517	935	.553	0	0		244	307	.795	295	722	1017	199	49	46	211	295	1278
1981-82	32	SDC	NBA	C	21	7	575	101	175	.577	1	1	1.000	59	79	.747	46	146	192	30	6	9	48	64	262
1982-83	33	SDC	NBA	C	7	0	51	6	20	.300	0	0		4	4	1.000	2	11	13	1	1	0	3	1	16
1983-84	34	LAL	NBA	C	69	0	829	124	253	.490	0	1	.000	63	91	.692	81	183	264	27	25	7	68	150	311
Career			TOT		722	7	20746	3714	6939	.535	1	10	.100	1551	2074	.748	2422	5918	8340	1235	364	427	1537	2193	8980
			NBA		489	7	13868	2432	4528	.537	1	4	.250	1078	1419	.760	1538	3759	5297	954	258	226	982	1501	5943
			ABA		233		6878	1282	2411	.532	0	6	.000	473	655	.722	884	2159	3043	281	106	201	555	692	3037

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
1973-74	24	TOT	ABA	C	79		30.1	5.9	10.7	.552	0.0	0.0	.000	2.3	3.2	.709	3.6	9.0	12.6	1.6	0.4	0.8	2.5	2.7	14.1
1973-74	24	VIR	ABA	C	17		22.0	4.9	8.9	.556	0.0	0.0		2.7	4.3	.630	2.2	6.8	9.1	1.0	0.4	0.9	2.8	2.2	12.6
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	C	62		32.3	6.2	11.2	.551	0.0	0.0	.000	2.2	2.9	.740	4.0	9.6	13.6	1.8	0.4	0.8	2.5	2.9	14.5
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	C	78		34.8	6.3	11.7	.542	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.2	.752	4.7	11.7	16.4	1.2	0.6	1.1	2.4	3.1	15.1
1975-76	26	TOT	ABA	C	76		23.6	4.2	8.6	.492	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.0	.697	3.0	7.1	10.1	0.7	0.4	0.7	2.2	3.1	9.8
1975-76	26	NYA	ABA	C	43		23.6	3.7	7.7	.485	0.0	0.1	.000	1.3	1.8	.718	3.2	7.0	10.3	0.4	0.4	0.6	2.2	3.3	8.7
1975-76	26	VIR	ABA	C	33		23.5	4.8	9.7	.498	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.3	.675	2.7	7.1	9.8	1.1	0.4	0.8	2.3	2.9	11.3
1976-77	27	MIL	NBA	C	72		27.2	5.3	10.1	.528				2.4	3.2	.754	3.7	8.3	12.0	1.5	0.8	0.7		3.0	13.0
1977-78	28	BUF	NBA	C	78		35.6	6.4	12.7	.504				2.7	3.5	.765	3.6	9.6	13.2	2.8	0.5	0.6	2.9	3.5	15.5
1978-79	29	SDC	NBA	C	79		25.4	4.5	7.9	.569				1.7	2.1	.800	2.8	6.1	8.9	1.8	0.5	0.4	2.2	3.1	10.7
1979-80	30	SDC	NBA	C	81		35.3	5.5	9.9	.554	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.4	.718	4.3	10.7	15.0	2.9	0.6	0.5	3.2	3.2	13.4
1980-81	31	SDC	NBA	C	82		34.3	6.3	11.4	.553	0.0	0.0		3.0	3.7	.795	3.6	8.8	12.4	2.4	0.6	0.6	2.6	3.6	15.6
1981-82	32	SDC	NBA	C	21	7	27.4	4.8	8.3	.577	0.0	0.0	1.000	2.8	3.8	.747	2.2	7.0	9.1	1.4	0.3	0.4	2.3	3.0	12.5
1982-83	33	SDC	NBA	C	7	0	7.3	0.9	2.9	.300	0.0	0.0		0.6	0.6	1.000	0.3	1.6	1.9	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.1	2.3
1983-84	34	LAL	NBA	C	69	0	12.0	1.8	3.7	.490	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.3	.692	1.2	2.7	3.8	0.4	0.4	0.1	1.0	2.2	4.5
Career			TOT		722	7	28.7	5.1	9.6	.535	0.0	0.0	.100	2.1	2.9	.748	3.4	8.2	11.6	1.7	0.5	0.6	2.4	3.0	12.4
			NBA		489	7	28.4	5.0	9.3	.537	0.0	0.0	.250	2.2	2.9	.760	3.1	7.7	10.8	2.0	0.5	0.5	2.4	3.1	12.2
			ABA		233		29.5	5.5	10.3	.532	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.8	.722	3.8	9.3	13.1	1.2	0.5	0.9	2.4	3.0	13.0

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
1973-74	24	TOT	ABA	C	79		2375	7.1	12.8	.552	0.0	0.0	.000	2.7	3.9	.709	4.3	10.8	15.1	2.0	0.5	1.0	3.0	3.2	16.9
1973-74	24	VIR	ABA	C	17		374	8.1	14.5	.556	0.0	0.0		4.4	7.0	.630	3.7	11.2	14.8	1.6	0.6	1.4	4.5	3.6	20.6
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	C	62		2001	6.9	12.5	.551	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.3	.740	4.5	10.7	15.2	2.0	0.5	0.9	2.8	3.2	16.2
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	C	78		2713	6.6	12.1	.542	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	3.3	.752	4.9	12.1	17.0	1.3	0.6	1.2	2.5	3.2	15.6
1975-76	26	TOT	ABA	C	76		1790	6.4	13.1	.492	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.1	.697	4.6	10.8	15.4	1.1	0.6	1.0	3.4	4.8	15.0
1975-76	26	NYA	ABA	C	43		1016	5.7	11.7	.485	0.0	0.1	.000	2.0	2.8	.718	4.9	10.7	15.6	0.7	0.6	0.9	3.3	5.0	13.3
1975-76	26	VIR	ABA	C	33		774	7.4	14.9	.498	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.6	.675	4.2	10.9	15.1	1.7	0.6	1.2	3.5	4.5	17.3
1976-77	27	MIL	NBA	C	72		1960	7.0	13.3	.528				3.2	4.2	.754	4.9	11.0	15.9	2.0	1.0	0.9		3.9	17.2
1977-78	28	BUF	NBA	C	78		2778	6.5	12.9	.504				2.7	3.5	.765	3.6	9.7	13.3	2.8	0.5	0.6	2.9	3.6	15.7
1978-79	29	SDC	NBA	C	79		2006	6.4	11.3	.569				2.4	3.0	.800	3.9	8.7	12.6	2.5	0.7	0.5	3.1	4.4	15.2
1979-80	30	SDC	NBA	C	81		2860	5.6	10.1	.554	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	3.4	.718	4.4	10.9	15.3	2.9	0.6	0.5	3.2	3.3	13.6
1980-81	31	SDC	NBA	C	82		2809	6.6	12.0	.553	0.0	0.0		3.1	3.9	.795	3.8	9.3	13.0	2.6	0.6	0.6	2.7	3.8	16.4
1981-82	32	SDC	NBA	C	21	7	575	6.3	11.0	.577	0.1	0.1	1.000	3.7	4.9	.747	2.9	9.1	12.0	1.9	0.4	0.6	3.0	4.0	16.4
1982-83	33	SDC	NBA	C	7	0	51	4.2	14.1	.300	0.0	0.0		2.8	2.8	1.000	1.4	7.8	9.2	0.7	0.7	0.0	2.1	0.7	11.3
1983-84	34	LAL	NBA	C	69	0	829	5.4	11.0	.490	0.0	0.0	.000	2.7	4.0	.692	3.5	7.9	11.5	1.2	1.1	0.3	3.0	6.5	13.5
Career			TOT		722	7	20746	6.4	12.0	.535	0.0	0.0	.100	2.7	3.6	.748	4.2	10.3	14.5	2.1	0.6	0.7	2.9	3.8	15.6
			NBA		489	7	13868	6.3	11.8	.537	0.0	0.0	.250	2.8	3.7	.760	4.0	9.8	13.8	2.5	0.7	0.6	3.0	3.9	15.4
			ABA		233		6878	6.7	12.6	.532	0.0	0.0	.000	2.5	3.4	.722	4.6	11.3	15.9	1.5	0.6	1.1	2.9	3.6	15.9

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
1973-74	24	TOT	ABA	C	79	2375	20.6	.582	.552	12.8	32.5	22.6	8.6	0.7	1.6	17.3	20.5	109	97	4.4	4.3	8.7	.176
1973-74	24	VIR	ABA	C	17	374	19.9	.584	.556	10.2	30.9	20.6	7.3	0.7	2.1	20.4	23.9	102	100	0.4	0.5	0.9	.118
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	C	62	2001	20.8	.581	.551	13.3	32.8	22.9	8.9	0.7	1.5	16.5	19.9	110	96	4.0	3.8	7.8	.187
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	C	78	2713	19.3	.575	.542	13.7	33.1	23.5	4.8	0.7	1.7	15.3	17.4	114	100	5.4	4.4	9.7	.172
1975-76	26	TOT	ABA	C	76	1790	14.4	.520	.492	12.1	30.1	20.8	4.5	0.8	1.5	19.1	18.8	98	101	0.5	2.6	3.1	.084
1975-76	26	NYA	ABA	C	43	1016	13.1	.516	.485	12.8	29.0	20.7	2.5	0.8	1.4	20.5	17.2	97	98	0.2	1.8	1.9	.092
1975-76	26	VIR	ABA	C	33	774	16.1	.524	.498	11.1	31.7	20.9	7.2	0.8	1.7	17.6	20.9	99	103	0.3	0.9	1.2	.074
1976-77	27	MIL	NBA	C	72	1960	19.1	.568	.528	14.0	31.8	22.8	7.5	1.2	1.3				98	4.5	2.4	6.9	.168
1977-78	28	BUF	NBA	C	78	2778	16.9	.543	.504	10.8	28.8	19.9	11.4	0.7	0.9	16.8	19.2	104	101	4.0	2.8	6.8	.117
1978-79	29	SDC	NBA	C	79	2006	16.9	.605	.569	11.5	25.6	18.6	9.1	0.9	0.7	19.5	16.4	114	106	3.9	1.6	5.5	.133
1979-80	30	SDC	NBA	C	81	2860	17.2	.589	.554	12.9	33.8	23.0	11.1	0.7	0.7	21.9	16.4	109	106	4.0	2.9	6.8	.115
1980-81	31	SDC	NBA	C	82	2809	18.2	.597	.553	11.7	31.4	21.1	10.2	0.8	1.0	16.5	18.6	114	105	5.5	3.1	8.6	.147
1981-82	32	SDC	NBA	C	21	575	16.4	.625	.580	9.3	31.1	19.9	7.2	0.5	0.9	18.6	18.3	113	112	0.9	0.2	1.2	.098
1982-83	33	SDC	NBA	C	7	51	6.6	.368	.300	4.1	26.7	14.5	2.5	0.9	0.0	12.1	18.9	81	109	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.053
1983-84	34	LAL	NBA	C	69	829	10.8	.531	.490	11.9	23.3	18.0	3.9	1.4	0.5	18.8	17.5	100	105	0.1	1.1	1.2	.071
Career			TOT		722	20746	17.6	.572	.535	12.3	30.7	21.4	8.4	0.8	1.1	17.9	18.2	109	102	33.2	25.3	58.5	.135
			NBA		489	13868	17.1	.577	.537	11.9	30.1	20.9	9.5	0.9	0.9	18.5	17.8	109	104	22.9	14.1	36.9	.128
			ABA		233	6878	18.5	.563	.532	13.0	32.1	22.5	6.0	0.7	1.6	17.1	18.8	108	99	10.3	11.3	21.6	.151

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	C	7	211	47	85	.553	10	14	.714	27	55	82	15	3	5	8	21	104
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	C	6	234	40	84	.476	9	21	.429	24	75	99	6	1	6	16	18	89
1983-84	34	LAL	NBA	C	17	146	19	38	.500	20	26	.769	16	24	40	1	1	2	8	27	58
Career			TOT		30	591	106	207	.512	39	61	.639	67	154	221	22	5	13	32	66	251
			NBA		17	146	19	38	.500	20	26	.769	16	24	40	1	1	2	8	27	58
			ABA		13	445	87	169	.515	19	35	.543	51	130	181	21	4	11	24	39	193

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	C	7	30.1	6.7	12.1	.553	1.4	2.0	.714	3.9	7.9	11.7	2.1	0.4	0.7	1.1	3.0	14.9
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	C	6	39.0	6.7	14.0	.476	1.5	3.5	.429	4.0	12.5	16.5	1.0	0.2	1.0	2.7	3.0	14.8
1983-84	34	LAL	NBA	C	17	8.6	1.1	2.2	.500	1.2	1.5	.769	0.9	1.4	2.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	1.6	3.4
Career			TOT		30	19.7	3.5	6.9	.512	1.3	2.0	.639	2.2	5.1	7.4	0.7	0.2	0.4	1.1	2.2	8.4
			NBA		17	8.6	1.1	2.2	.500	1.2	1.5	.769	0.9	1.4	2.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	1.6	3.4
			ABA		13	34.2	6.7	13.0	.515	1.5	2.7	.543	3.9	10.0	13.9	1.6	0.3	0.8	1.8	3.0	14.8

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	C	7	211	8.0	14.5	.553	1.7	2.4	.714	4.6	9.4	14.0	2.6	0.5	0.9	1.4	3.6	17.7
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	C	6	234	6.2	12.9	.476	1.4	3.2	.429	3.7	11.5	15.2	0.9	0.2	0.9	2.5	2.8	13.7
1983-84	34	LAL	NBA	C	17	146	4.7	9.4	.500	4.9	6.4	.769	3.9	5.9	9.9	0.2	0.2	0.5	2.0	6.7	14.3
Career			TOT		30	591	6.5	12.6	.512	2.4	3.7	.639	4.1	9.4	13.5	1.3	0.3	0.8	1.9	4.0	15.3
			NBA		17	146	4.7	9.4	.500	4.9	6.4	.769	3.9	5.9	9.9	0.2	0.2	0.5	2.0	6.7	14.3
			ABA		13	445	7.0	13.7	.515	1.5	2.8	.543	4.1	10.5	14.6	1.7	0.3	0.9	1.9	3.2	15.6

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
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	C	7	211	23.9	.570	.553	14.0	26.2	20.3	11.4	0.7	1.5	8.1	20.6	123	104	0.8	0.2	1.0	.224
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	C	6	234	13.8	.477	.476	9.3	29.8	19.5	3.5	0.2	1.5	14.6	18.7	95	105	-0.1	0.3	0.2	.046
1983-84	34	LAL	NBA	C	17	146	11.8	.587	.500	13.2	17.3	15.4	0.8	0.3	0.8	13.9	16.3	117	110	0.2	0.1	0.4	.124
Career			TOT		30	591	16.9	.537	.512	12.0	25.4	18.8	5.7	0.4	1.3	12.0	18.8	111	106	0.9	0.7	1.6	.129
			NBA		17	146	11.8	.587	.500	13.2	17.3	15.4	0.8	0.3	0.8	13.9	16.3	117	110	0.2	0.1	0.4	.124
			ABA		13	445	18.6	.523	.515	11.5	28.1	19.9	7.3	0.5	1.5	11.5	19.6	109	104	0.7	0.5	1.2	.131

All-Star Games

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	TRB	AST	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1973-74	24	SAA	ABA	C	1	28:00	13	24	.542	3	4	.750	13	22	0	2	2	2	29
1974-75	25	SAA	ABA	C	1	26:00	5	13	.385	2	2	1.000	2	5	1	0	2	3	12
Career			ABA		2	54	18	37	.486	5	6	.833	15	27	1	2	4	5	41

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 11 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Swen Nater		9.7	8.7	8.6	6.9	6.8	6.8	5.5	3.1	1.2	1.2	-0.1
Clifford Ray	92.0	8.7	8.2	8.1	7.0	6.9	6.7	5.7	3.8	1.9	-0.3
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	90.3	9.4	8.7	8.1	7.8	6.6	6.1	5.6	5.0	2.5	0.7	0.5
Tom Owens	89.9	10.4	8.3	8.0	6.9	6.9	6.0	4.8	3.2	2.9	2.5	0.9
Jim Eakins	88.1	9.0	8.5	7.6	7.4	7.4	6.6	3.6	3.6	2.9	0.9
Dave Robisch	86.6	10.1	9.1	8.6	8.5	7.8	5.2	5.0	4.2	2.3	2.3	0.7
Arnie Risen	85.1	10.6	9.3	7.8	6.8	5.8	4.6	3.9	2.7	2.6	1.8
Brad Miller	84.2	10.0	9.6	9.1	8.6	8.3	6.5	5.1	3.8	3.4	2.7	2.1
Clyde Lovellette	84.0	10.1	9.0	8.5	8.5	8.2	8.1	6.5	5.2	3.6	1.6	1.3
Tyson Chandler	83.7	10.0	9.5	9.4	8.3	7.9	5.4	3.9	3.4	2.9	1.9	1.8
Marcus Camby	82.1	10.3	7.6	6.9	5.9	5.8	5.5	3.7	3.5	2.1	1.5	0.9

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Swen Nater		9.7	8.7	8.6	6.9	6.8	6.8	5.5	3.1	1.2	1.2	-0.1
Clifford Ray	92.0	8.7	8.2	8.1	7.0	6.9	6.7	5.7	3.8	1.9	-0.3
Tom Owens	89.4	10.4	8.3	8.0	6.9	6.9	6.0	4.8	3.2	2.9	2.5	0.9	0.6
Jim Eakins	88.1	9.0	8.5	7.6	7.4	7.4	6.6	3.6	3.6	2.9	0.9
Dave Robisch	86.3	10.1	9.1	8.6	8.5	7.8	5.2	5.0	4.2	2.3	2.3	0.7	0.4	0.1
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	86.2	9.4	8.7	8.1	7.8	6.6	6.1	5.6	5.0	2.9	2.5	2.5	0.7	0.5
Arnie Risen	85.1	10.6	9.3	7.8	6.8	5.8	4.6	3.9	2.7	2.6	1.8
Clyde Lovellette	84.0	10.1	9.0	8.5	8.5	8.2	8.1	6.5	5.2	3.6	1.6	1.3
Arvydas Sabonis	81.6	9.7	8.4	7.5	7.1	5.8	4.9	3.7
Tyson Chandler	80.9	10.0	9.5	9.4	9.3	8.3	7.9	5.4	3.9	3.4	2.9	1.9	1.8
Billy Paultz	80.3	9.0	8.9	8.7	8.6	7.0	5.6	5.3	5.1	5.0	4.0	2.7	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.0

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
1971-72	22	UCLA	29		83	155			28	46		139						194	.535		.609		6.7	4.8
1972-73	23	UCLA	29		39	85			15	23		95						93	.459		.652		3.2	3.3
Career			58		122	240			43	69		234						287	.508		.623		4.9	4.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games 1974 ABA 1975 ABA	Awards 1973-74 ABA Rookie of the Year	Weekly & Monthly Awards Player of the Week: 1 time (Show/Hide) Dec 23, 1979	Honors 1973-74 ABA All-ABA (2nd) 1973-74 ABA All-Rookie (1st) 1974-75 ABA All-ABA (2nd)
Games 1980-81 NBA 82 (3)	Minutes Played Career ABA 6878 (93)	Field Goals Career ABA 1282 (90)	Offensive Rebounds 1973-74 ABA 286 (8) 1974-75 ABA 369 (5) 1977-78 NBA 278 (10) 1979-80 NBA 352 (2) 1980-81 NBA 295 (3) Career ABA 884 (41) Career 2422 (53)
Defensive Rebounds 1973-74 ABA 712 (4) 1974-75 ABA 910 (2) 1975-76 ABA 537 (10) 1976-77 NBA 599 (9) 1977-78 NBA 751 (5) 1979-80 NBA 864 (1) 1980-81 NBA 722 (1) Career ABA 2159 (29) Career 5918 (40)	Total Rebounds 1973-74 ABA 998 (4) 1974-75 ABA 1279 (2) 1977-78 NBA 1029 (6) 1979-80 NBA 1216 (1) 1980-81 NBA 1017 (2) Career ABA 3043 (34) Career 8340 (67)	Steals Career ABA 106 (75)	Blocks Career ABA 201 (17)
Turnovers Career ABA 555 (88)	Personal Fouls Career ABA 692 (100)	Points Career ABA 3037 (99)	Field Goal Pct 1973-74 ABA .552 (1) 1974-75 ABA .542 (6) 1976-77 NBA .528 (7) 1978-79 NBA .569 (5) 1979-80 NBA .554 (7) 1980-81 NBA .553 (9) Career ABA .532 (5) Career NBA .537 (26) Career .535 (28)
Rebounds Per Game 1973-74 ABA 12.6 (4) 1974-75 ABA 16.4 (1) 1976-77 NBA 12.0 (7) 1977-78 NBA 13.2 (5) 1979-80 NBA 15.0 (1) 1980-81 NBA 12.4 (2) Career ABA 13.1 (4) Career NBA 10.8 (28) Career 11.6 (24)	Player Efficiency Rating 1973-74 ABA 20.6 (6)	True Shooting Pct 1973-74 ABA .582 (3) 1978-79 NBA .605 (6) Career ABA .563 (9) Career NBA .577 (53) Career .572 (66)	Effective Field Goal Pct 1973-74 ABA .552 (1) 1974-75 ABA .542 (6) 1976-77 NBA .528 (7) 1978-79 NBA .569 (5) 1979-80 NBA .554 (7) 1980-81 NBA .553 (10) Career ABA .532 (6) Career NBA .537 (37) Career .535 (43)
Offensive Rebound Pct 1973-74 ABA 12.8 (6) 1974-75 ABA 13.7 (2) 1975-76 ABA 12.1 (2) 1976-77 NBA 14.0 (2) 1979-80 NBA 12.9 (6) 1980-81 NBA 11.7 (8) Career ABA 13.0 (1) Career 12.3 (17)	Defensive Rebound Pct 1973-74 ABA 32.5 (1) 1974-75 ABA 33.1 (1) 1975-76 ABA 30.1 (1) 1976-77 NBA 31.8 (2) 1977-78 NBA 28.8 (2) 1978-79 NBA 25.6 (6) 1979-80 NBA 33.8 (1) 1980-81 NBA 31.4 (1) Career ABA 32.1 (1) Career 30.7 (1)	Total Rebound Pct 1973-74 ABA 22.6 (1) 1974-75 ABA 23.5 (1) 1975-76 ABA 20.8 (1) 1976-77 NBA 22.8 (2) 1977-78 NBA 19.9 (3) 1978-79 NBA 18.6 (4) 1979-80 NBA 23.0 (1) 1980-81 NBA 21.1 (2) Career 21.4 (2)	Block Pct Career ABA 1.6 (20)
Offensive Rating 1974-75 ABA 114.2 (5) Career ABA 107.9 (17)	Defensive Rating 1973-74 ABA 96.9 (6) 1975-76 ABA 100.5 (8) Career ABA 99.2 (7)	Offensive Win Shares Career ABA 10.3 (66)	Defensive Win Shares 1973-74 ABA 4.3 (9) Career ABA 11.3 (48)
Win Shares 1973-74 ABA 8.7 (10) 1974-75 ABA 9.7 (10) Career ABA 21.6 (59)	Win Shares Per 48 Minutes 1973-74 ABA .176 (4) 1974-75 ABA .172 (7)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.005 (352)	NBA Elo Player Rating 405th (overall) as of Jun 19, 2013, 5:03AM

Transactions

April 24, 1973: Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

June 7, 1977: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks with a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tate Armstrong) to the Buffalo Braves for a 1977 1st round draft pick (Marques Johnson).

October 10, 1983: Traded by the San Diego Clippers with Byron Scott to the Los Angeles Lakers for Eddie Jordan, Norm Nixon, a 1986 2nd round draft pick (Jeff Hornacek) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Bruce Dalrymple).

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