Tom Owens

Thomas William Owens (Tom)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: June 28, 1949 in Bronx, New York
High School: La Salle Academy in New York, New York
College: University of South Carolina
Draft: Houston Rockets, 4th round (7th pick, 58th overall), 1971 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 21, 1976 ▪ ABA Debut: October 14, 1971

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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
1971-72	22	TOT	ABA	C	69		1118	197	402	.490	1	5	.200	109	175	.623	163	227	390	51			83	170	504
1971-72	22	MMP	ABA	C	38		617	98	209	.469	0	2	.000	54	88	.614	86	113	199	30			51	89	250
1971-72	22	CAR	ABA	C	31		501	99	193	.513	1	3	.333	55	87	.632	77	114	191	21			32	81	254
1972-73	23	CAR	ABA	C	83		2209	393	727	.541	0	2	.000	193	284	.680	229	417	646	94			173	318	979
1973-74	24	CAR	ABA	PF	81		2284	444	843	.527	2	6	.333	226	294	.769	301	416	717	127	54	41	171	308	1116
1974-75	25	TOT	ABA	C	82		2647	511	969	.527	0	2	.000	217	289	.751	296	609	905	208	36	82	153	261	1239
1974-75	25	SSL	ABA	C	5		89	14	26	.538	0	0		5	9	.556	11	15	26	7	2	3	6	9	33
1974-75	25	MMS	ABA	C	77		2558	497	943	.527	0	2	.000	212	280	.757	285	594	879	201	34	79	147	252	1206
1975-76	26	TOT	ABA	C	74		1107	178	369	.482	0	0		92	129	.713	115	202	317	69	11	41	74	200	448
1975-76	26	KEN	ABA	C	19		326	46	105	.438	0	0		26	44	.591	33	60	93	19	6	17	26	50	118
1975-76	26	INA	ABA	C	16		243	42	82	.512	0	0		20	25	.800	28	41	69	9	2	11	19	53	104
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	C	39		538	90	182	.495	0	0		46	60	.767	54	101	155	41	3	13	29	97	226
1976-77	27	HOU	NBA	C	46		462	68	135	.504				52	76	.684	47	95	142	18	4	13		96	188
1977-78	28	POR	NBA	C	82		1714	313	639	.490				206	278	.741	195	346	541	160	33	37	152	263	832
1978-79	29	POR	NBA	C	82		2791	600	1095	.548				320	403	.794	263	477	740	301	59	58	247	329	1520
1979-80	30	POR	NBA	C	76		2337	518	1008	.514	1	2	.500	213	283	.753	189	384	573	194	45	53	174	270	1250
1980-81	31	POR	NBA	PF	79		1843	322	630	.511	0	4	.000	191	250	.764	165	291	456	140	36	47	130	273	835
1981-82	32	IND	NBA	PF	74	40	1599	299	636	.470	1	2	.500	181	226	.801	142	230	372	127	41	37	137	259	780
1982-83	33	DET	NBA	C	49	4	725	81	192	.422	0	0		45	66	.682	66	120	186	44	12	14	48	115	207
Career			TOT		877	44	20836	3924	7645	.513	5	23	.217	2045	2753	.743	2171	3814	5985	1533	331	423	1542	2862	9898
			NBA		488	44	11471	2201	4335	.508	2	8	.250	1208	1582	.764	1067	1943	3010	984	230	259	888	1605	5612
			ABA		389		9365	1723	3310	.521	3	15	.200	837	1171	.715	1104	1871	2975	549	101	164	654	1257	4286

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
1971-72	22	TOT	ABA	C	69		16.2	2.9	5.8	.490	0.0	0.1	.200	1.6	2.5	.623	2.4	3.3	5.7	0.7			1.2	2.5	7.3
1971-72	22	MMP	ABA	C	38		16.2	2.6	5.5	.469	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.3	.614	2.3	3.0	5.2	0.8			1.3	2.3	6.6
1971-72	22	CAR	ABA	C	31		16.2	3.2	6.2	.513	0.0	0.1	.333	1.8	2.8	.632	2.5	3.7	6.2	0.7			1.0	2.6	8.2
1972-73	23	CAR	ABA	C	83		26.6	4.7	8.8	.541	0.0	0.0	.000	2.3	3.4	.680	2.8	5.0	7.8	1.1			2.1	3.8	11.8
1973-74	24	CAR	ABA	PF	81		28.2	5.5	10.4	.527	0.0	0.1	.333	2.8	3.6	.769	3.7	5.1	8.9	1.6	0.7	0.5	2.1	3.8	13.8
1974-75	25	TOT	ABA	C	82		32.3	6.2	11.8	.527	0.0	0.0	.000	2.6	3.5	.751	3.6	7.4	11.0	2.5	0.4	1.0	1.9	3.2	15.1
1974-75	25	SSL	ABA	C	5		17.8	2.8	5.2	.538	0.0	0.0		1.0	1.8	.556	2.2	3.0	5.2	1.4	0.4	0.6	1.2	1.8	6.6
1974-75	25	MMS	ABA	C	77		33.2	6.5	12.2	.527	0.0	0.0	.000	2.8	3.6	.757	3.7	7.7	11.4	2.6	0.4	1.0	1.9	3.3	15.7
1975-76	26	TOT	ABA	C	74		15.0	2.4	5.0	.482	0.0	0.0		1.2	1.7	.713	1.6	2.7	4.3	0.9	0.1	0.6	1.0	2.7	6.1
1975-76	26	KEN	ABA	C	19		17.2	2.4	5.5	.438	0.0	0.0		1.4	2.3	.591	1.7	3.2	4.9	1.0	0.3	0.9	1.4	2.6	6.2
1975-76	26	INA	ABA	C	16		15.2	2.6	5.1	.512	0.0	0.0		1.3	1.6	.800	1.8	2.6	4.3	0.6	0.1	0.7	1.2	3.3	6.5
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	C	39		13.8	2.3	4.7	.495	0.0	0.0		1.2	1.5	.767	1.4	2.6	4.0	1.1	0.1	0.3	0.7	2.5	5.8
1976-77	27	HOU	NBA	C	46		10.0	1.5	2.9	.504				1.1	1.7	.684	1.0	2.1	3.1	0.4	0.1	0.3		2.1	4.1
1977-78	28	POR	NBA	C	82		20.9	3.8	7.8	.490				2.5	3.4	.741	2.4	4.2	6.6	2.0	0.4	0.5	1.9	3.2	10.1
1978-79	29	POR	NBA	C	82		34.0	7.3	13.4	.548				3.9	4.9	.794	3.2	5.8	9.0	3.7	0.7	0.7	3.0	4.0	18.5
1979-80	30	POR	NBA	C	76		30.8	6.8	13.3	.514	0.0	0.0	.500	2.8	3.7	.753	2.5	5.1	7.5	2.6	0.6	0.7	2.3	3.6	16.4
1980-81	31	POR	NBA	PF	79		23.3	4.1	8.0	.511	0.0	0.1	.000	2.4	3.2	.764	2.1	3.7	5.8	1.8	0.5	0.6	1.6	3.5	10.6
1981-82	32	IND	NBA	PF	74	40	21.6	4.0	8.6	.470	0.0	0.0	.500	2.4	3.1	.801	1.9	3.1	5.0	1.7	0.6	0.5	1.9	3.5	10.5
1982-83	33	DET	NBA	C	49	4	14.8	1.7	3.9	.422	0.0	0.0		0.9	1.3	.682	1.3	2.4	3.8	0.9	0.2	0.3	1.0	2.3	4.2
Career			TOT		877	44	23.8	4.5	8.7	.513	0.0	0.0	.217	2.3	3.1	.743	2.5	4.3	6.8	1.7	0.5	0.6	1.9	3.3	11.3
			NBA		488	44	23.5	4.5	8.9	.508	0.0	0.0	.250	2.5	3.2	.764	2.2	4.0	6.2	2.0	0.5	0.5	2.0	3.3	11.5
			ABA		389		24.1	4.4	8.5	.521	0.0	0.0	.200	2.2	3.0	.715	2.8	4.8	7.6	1.4	0.4	0.7	1.7	3.2	11.0

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
1971-72	22	TOT	ABA	C	69		1118	6.3	12.9	.490	0.0	0.2	.200	3.5	5.6	.623	5.2	7.3	12.6	1.6			2.7	5.5	16.2
1971-72	22	MMP	ABA	C	38		617	5.7	12.2	.469	0.0	0.1	.000	3.2	5.1	.614	5.0	6.6	11.6	1.8			3.0	5.2	14.6
1971-72	22	CAR	ABA	C	31		501	7.1	13.9	.513	0.1	0.2	.333	4.0	6.3	.632	5.5	8.2	13.7	1.5			2.3	5.8	18.3
1972-73	23	CAR	ABA	C	83		2209	6.4	11.8	.541	0.0	0.0	.000	3.1	4.6	.680	3.7	6.8	10.5	1.5			2.8	5.2	16.0
1973-74	24	CAR	ABA	PF	81		2284	7.0	13.3	.527	0.0	0.1	.333	3.6	4.6	.769	4.7	6.6	11.3	2.0	0.9	0.6	2.7	4.9	17.6
1974-75	25	TOT	ABA	C	82		2647	6.9	13.2	.527	0.0	0.0	.000	3.0	3.9	.751	4.0	8.3	12.3	2.8	0.5	1.1	2.1	3.5	16.9
1974-75	25	SSL	ABA	C	5		89	5.7	10.5	.538	0.0	0.0		2.0	3.6	.556	4.4	6.1	10.5	2.8	0.8	1.2	2.4	3.6	13.3
1974-75	25	MMS	ABA	C	77		2558	7.0	13.3	.527	0.0	0.0	.000	3.0	3.9	.757	4.0	8.4	12.4	2.8	0.5	1.1	2.1	3.5	17.0
1975-76	26	TOT	ABA	C	74		1107	5.8	12.0	.482	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.2	.713	3.7	6.6	10.3	2.2	0.4	1.3	2.4	6.5	14.6
1975-76	26	KEN	ABA	C	19		326	5.1	11.6	.438	0.0	0.0		2.9	4.9	.591	3.6	6.6	10.3	2.1	0.7	1.9	2.9	5.5	13.0
1975-76	26	INA	ABA	C	16		243	6.2	12.1	.512	0.0	0.0		3.0	3.7	.800	4.1	6.1	10.2	1.3	0.3	1.6	2.8	7.9	15.4
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	C	39		538	6.0	12.2	.495	0.0	0.0		3.1	4.0	.767	3.6	6.8	10.4	2.7	0.2	0.9	1.9	6.5	15.1
1976-77	27	HOU	NBA	C	46		462	5.3	10.5	.504				4.1	5.9	.684	3.7	7.4	11.1	1.4	0.3	1.0		7.5	14.6
1977-78	28	POR	NBA	C	82		1714	6.6	13.4	.490				4.3	5.8	.741	4.1	7.3	11.4	3.4	0.7	0.8	3.2	5.5	17.5
1978-79	29	POR	NBA	C	82		2791	7.7	14.1	.548				4.1	5.2	.794	3.4	6.2	9.5	3.9	0.8	0.7	3.2	4.2	19.6
1979-80	30	POR	NBA	C	76		2337	8.0	15.5	.514	0.0	0.0	.500	3.3	4.4	.753	2.9	5.9	8.8	3.0	0.7	0.8	2.7	4.2	19.3
1980-81	31	POR	NBA	PF	79		1843	6.3	12.3	.511	0.0	0.1	.000	3.7	4.9	.764	3.2	5.7	8.9	2.7	0.7	0.9	2.5	5.3	16.3
1981-82	32	IND	NBA	PF	74	40	1599	6.7	14.3	.470	0.0	0.0	.500	4.1	5.1	.801	3.2	5.2	8.4	2.9	0.9	0.8	3.1	5.8	17.6
1982-83	33	DET	NBA	C	49	4	725	4.0	9.5	.422	0.0	0.0		2.2	3.3	.682	3.3	6.0	9.2	2.2	0.6	0.7	2.4	5.7	10.3
Career			TOT		877	44	20836	6.8	13.2	.513	0.0	0.1	.217	3.5	4.8	.743	3.8	6.6	10.3	2.6	0.7	0.9	2.7	4.9	17.1
			NBA		488	44	11471	6.9	13.6	.508	0.0	0.0	.250	3.8	5.0	.764	3.3	6.1	9.4	3.1	0.7	0.8	2.9	5.0	17.6
			ABA		389		9365	6.6	12.7	.521	0.0	0.1	.200	3.2	4.5	.715	4.2	7.2	11.4	2.1	0.6	1.0	2.5	4.8	16.5

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
1971-72	22	TOT	ABA	C	69	1118	15.6	.526	.491	12.4	19.2	15.6	6.3			14.8	18.5			1.2	1.7	2.9	.124
1971-72	22	MMP	ABA	C	38	617	13.2	.505	.469	11.4	17.0	14.0	6.9			17.1	17.7			0.4	1.1	1.4	.111
1971-72	22	CAR	ABA	C	31	501	18.6	.549	.516	13.6	22.0	17.6	5.6			12.2	19.4			0.9	0.6	1.5	.142
1972-73	23	CAR	ABA	C	83	2209	14.3	.575	.541	10.7	19.5	15.0	5.6			16.9	17.5			4.1	2.8	6.9	.150
1973-74	24	CAR	ABA	PF	81	2284	18.0	.574	.528	13.8	19.4	16.6	7.7	1.1	1.0	15.0	19.6	114	102	5.4	2.5	8.0	.168
1974-75	25	TOT	ABA	C	82	2647	19.4	.565	.527	11.0	24.2	17.4	11.4	0.7	1.7	12.2	19.6	114	106	5.8	2.5	8.3	.151
1974-75	25	SSL	ABA	C	5	89	15.0	.551	.538	12.1	17.2	14.6	10.2	1.0	1.8	16.7	15.3	110	107	0.1	0.1	0.2	.104
1974-75	25	MMS	ABA	C	77	2558	19.6	.566	.527	11.0	24.5	17.5	11.5	0.6	1.7	12.1	19.8	114	105	5.7	2.4	8.1	.153
1975-76	26	TOT	ABA	C	74	1107	12.8	.526	.482	10.1	17.4	13.8	8.0	0.4	1.9	14.8	17.2	107	104	1.3	1.2	2.5	.107
1975-76	26	KEN	ABA	C	19	326	11.2	.474	.438	9.9	17.3	13.7	7.5	0.8	2.8	17.3	17.6	96	101	0.0	0.4	0.4	.065
1975-76	26	INA	ABA	C	16	243	12.4	.559	.512	9.9	16.2	12.9	5.0	0.4	2.3	17.0	17.1	106	105	0.3	0.2	0.5	.099
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	C	39	538	13.9	.542	.495	10.4	18.0	14.3	9.6	0.3	1.3	12.2	17.0	114	105	1.0	0.5	1.5	.135
1976-77	27	HOU	NBA	C	46	462	13.8	.558	.504	11.5	21.7	16.8	5.2	0.4	1.5				102	0.6	0.3	0.9	.094
1977-78	28	POR	NBA	C	82	1714	17.4	.546	.490	12.1	20.6	16.4	13.0	0.9	1.2	16.6	21.1	107	97	3.4	2.6	6.0	.169
1978-79	29	POR	NBA	C	82	2791	19.9	.597	.548	10.3	19.2	14.7	15.9	1.0	1.2	16.3	21.5	115	104	7.4	3.0	10.4	.179
1979-80	30	POR	NBA	C	76	2337	18.1	.552	.514	8.8	18.3	13.5	13.0	0.9	1.3	13.3	22.9	110	104	4.3	2.6	6.9	.142
1980-81	31	POR	NBA	PF	79	1843	15.1	.564	.511	9.7	17.2	13.5	9.9	0.9	1.4	14.9	18.7	111	106	3.1	1.8	4.8	.125
1981-82	32	IND	NBA	PF	74	1599	14.9	.530	.471	9.4	16.0	12.6	12.2	1.2	1.3	15.7	22.7	103	105	1.1	2.1	3.2	.095
1982-83	33	DET	NBA	C	49	725	8.7	.468	.422	9.3	17.6	13.3	7.6	0.8	1.0	17.8	14.3	96	106	0.0	0.6	0.6	.041
Career			TOT		877	20836	16.7	.559	.514	10.8	19.4	15.0	10.5	0.9	1.3	15.1	19.9	111	104	37.8	23.7	61.5	.142
			NBA		488	11471	16.7	.558	.508	10.0	18.5	14.2	12.4	0.9	1.3	15.4	21.0	109	103	19.9	13.0	32.9	.138
			ABA		389	9365	16.6	.560	.521	11.7	20.5	16.0	8.1	0.8	1.5	14.6	18.7	113	104	17.9	10.7	28.6	.147

Playoffs Totals

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1972-73	23	CAR	ABA	C	12	377	65	127	.512	0	0		45	60	.750	53	84	137	19			19	49	175
1973-74	24	CAR	ABA	PF	4	78	15	36	.417	0	0		1	3	.333	7	8	15	5	1	0	4	18	31
1974-75	25	MMS	ABA	C	5	207	48	87	.552	0	0		13	19	.684	19	43	62	10	3	1	7	20	109
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	C	7	89	8	24	.333	0	1	.000	7	14	.500	11	13	24	2	2	2	3	15	23
1976-77	27	HOU	NBA	C	3	7	0	1	.000				0	0		0	2	2	0	1	0		1	0
1977-78	28	POR	NBA	C	6	200	38	69	.551				15	21	.714	13	26	39	26	5	7	7	30	91
1978-79	29	POR	NBA	C	3	80	15	31	.484				5	8	.625	9	10	19	5	4	1	7	16	35
1979-80	30	POR	NBA	C	3	83	14	26	.538	0	0		5	8	.625	13	8	21	2	1	2	5	14	33
1980-81	31	POR	NBA	PF	1	5	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career			TOT		44	1126	203	401	.506	0	1	.000	91	133	.684	125	195	320	69	17	13	52	164	497
			ABA		28	751	136	274	.496	0	1	.000	66	96	.688	90	148	238	36	6	3	33	102	338
			NBA		16	375	67	127	.528	0	0		25	37	.676	35	47	82	33	11	10	19	62	159

Playoffs Per Game

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1972-73	23	CAR	ABA	C	12	31.4	5.4	10.6	.512	0.0	0.0		3.8	5.0	.750	4.4	7.0	11.4	1.6			1.6	4.1	14.6
1973-74	24	CAR	ABA	PF	4	19.5	3.8	9.0	.417	0.0	0.0		0.3	0.8	.333	1.8	2.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	4.5	7.8
1974-75	25	MMS	ABA	C	5	41.4	9.6	17.4	.552	0.0	0.0		2.6	3.8	.684	3.8	8.6	12.4	2.0	0.6	0.2	1.4	4.0	21.8
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	C	7	12.7	1.1	3.4	.333	0.0	0.1	.000	1.0	2.0	.500	1.6	1.9	3.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	2.1	3.3
1976-77	27	HOU	NBA	C	3	2.3	0.0	0.3	.000				0.0	0.0		0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.0		0.3	0.0
1977-78	28	POR	NBA	C	6	33.3	6.3	11.5	.551				2.5	3.5	.714	2.2	4.3	6.5	4.3	0.8	1.2	1.2	5.0	15.2
1978-79	29	POR	NBA	C	3	26.7	5.0	10.3	.484				1.7	2.7	.625	3.0	3.3	6.3	1.7	1.3	0.3	2.3	5.3	11.7
1979-80	30	POR	NBA	C	3	27.7	4.7	8.7	.538	0.0	0.0		1.7	2.7	.625	4.3	2.7	7.0	0.7	0.3	0.7	1.7	4.7	11.0
1980-81	31	POR	NBA	PF	1	5.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Career			TOT		44	25.6	4.6	9.1	.506	0.0	0.0	.000	2.1	3.0	.684	2.8	4.4	7.3	1.6	0.5	0.4	1.3	3.7	11.3
			ABA		28	26.8	4.9	9.8	.496	0.0	0.0	.000	2.4	3.4	.688	3.2	5.3	8.5	1.3	0.4	0.2	1.2	3.6	12.1
			NBA		16	23.4	4.2	7.9	.528	0.0	0.0		1.6	2.3	.676	2.2	2.9	5.1	2.1	0.7	0.6	1.5	3.9	9.9

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1972-73	23	CAR	ABA	C	12	377	6.2	12.1	.512	0.0	0.0		4.3	5.7	.750	5.1	8.0	13.1	1.8			1.8	4.7	16.7
1973-74	24	CAR	ABA	PF	4	78	6.9	16.6	.417	0.0	0.0		0.5	1.4	.333	3.2	3.7	6.9	2.3	0.5	0.0	1.8	8.3	14.3
1974-75	25	MMS	ABA	C	5	207	8.3	15.1	.552	0.0	0.0		2.3	3.3	.684	3.3	7.5	10.8	1.7	0.5	0.2	1.2	3.5	19.0
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	C	7	89	3.2	9.7	.333	0.0	0.4	.000	2.8	5.7	.500	4.4	5.3	9.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.2	6.1	9.3
1976-77	27	HOU	NBA	C	3	7	0.0	5.1	.000				0.0	0.0		0.0	10.3	10.3	0.0	5.1	0.0		5.1	0.0
1977-78	28	POR	NBA	C	6	200	6.8	12.4	.551				2.7	3.8	.714	2.3	4.7	7.0	4.7	0.9	1.3	1.3	5.4	16.4
1978-79	29	POR	NBA	C	3	80	6.8	14.0	.484				2.3	3.6	.625	4.1	4.5	8.6	2.3	1.8	0.5	3.2	7.2	15.8
1979-80	30	POR	NBA	C	3	83	6.1	11.3	.538	0.0	0.0		2.2	3.5	.625	5.6	3.5	9.1	0.9	0.4	0.9	2.2	6.1	14.3
1980-81	31	POR	NBA	PF	1	5	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0	7.2	7.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.2	0.0
Career			TOT		44	1126	6.5	12.8	.506	0.0	0.0	.000	2.9	4.3	.684	4.0	6.2	10.2	2.2	0.8	0.6	1.7	5.2	15.9
			ABA		28	751	6.5	13.1	.496	0.0	0.0	.000	3.2	4.6	.688	4.3	7.1	11.4	1.7	0.6	0.3	1.6	4.9	16.2
			NBA		16	375	6.4	12.2	.528	0.0	0.0		2.4	3.6	.676	3.4	4.5	7.9	3.2	1.1	1.0	1.9	6.0	15.3

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
1972-73	23	CAR	ABA	C	12	377	22.1	.570	.512			19.1	7.3			11.0	18.0			0.9	0.5	1.4	.173
1973-74	24	CAR	ABA	PF	4	78	7.9	.415	.417	7.7	11.6	9.3	8.9	0.6	0.0	9.7	20.2	91	112	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.027
1974-75	25	MMS	ABA	C	5	207	21.2	.572	.552	10.7	23.0	17.0	8.6	0.8	0.3	6.8	22.6	120	111	0.6	0.1	0.7	.165
1975-76	26	SAA	ABA	C	7	89	7.5	.381	.333	12.3	13.4	12.9	3.0	1.1	1.2	9.0	14.7	94	105	0.0	0.1	0.1	.040
1976-77	27	HOU	NBA	C	3	7	3.3	.000	.000	0.0	32.1	15.8	0.0	6.7	0.0				91	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.010
1977-78	28	POR	NBA	C	6	200	20.6	.582	.551	7.5	13.8	10.8	20.5	1.2	2.0	8.2	18.3	122	100	0.6	0.3	0.9	.219
1978-79	29	POR	NBA	C	3	80	14.0	.507	.484	11.7	14.1	12.8	9.9	2.4	0.7	16.9	21.4	97	100	0.0	0.1	0.1	.086
1979-80	30	POR	NBA	C	3	83	15.4	.559	.538	17.3	11.3	14.4	3.6	0.6	1.4	14.5	17.9	114	111	0.2	0.0	0.2	.111
1980-81	31	POR	NBA	PF	1	5	0.1			0.0	23.9	11.5	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		108	0.0	0.0	0.0	.033
Career			TOT		44	1126	18.2	.541	.506	10.4	16.0	15.2	9.5	1.1	1.0	10.2	19.0	111	106	2.2	1.1	3.4	.143
			ABA		28	751	18.6	.534	.496	10.4	18.3	16.8	7.3	0.8	0.4	9.4	19.1	109	110	1.4	0.7	2.1	.134
			NBA		16	375	17.5	.555	.528	10.3	13.8	12.1	13.9	1.4	1.5	11.8	18.7	114	103	0.8	0.4	1.2	.160

Similarity Scores

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

Thru 12 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Tom Owens		10.4	8.3	8.0	6.9	6.9	6.0	4.8	3.2	2.9	2.5	0.9	0.6
Marcus Camby	93.3	10.3	8.5	7.6	6.9	5.9	5.8	5.5	3.7	3.5	2.1	1.5	0.9
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	90.7	9.4	8.7	8.1	7.8	6.6	6.1	5.6	5.0	2.5	2.5	0.7	0.5
Swen Nater	89.4	9.7	8.7	8.6	6.9	6.8	6.8	5.5	3.1	1.2	1.2	-0.1
Dave Robisch	89.4	10.1	9.1	8.6	8.5	7.8	5.2	5.0	4.2	2.3	2.3	0.7	0.4
Arnie Risen	88.9	10.6	9.3	7.8	6.8	5.8	4.6	3.9	2.7	2.6	1.8
Jim Eakins	88.3	9.0	8.5	7.6	7.4	7.4	6.6	3.6	3.6	2.9	0.9
Clifford Ray	86.8	8.7	8.2	8.1	7.0	6.9	6.7	5.7	3.8	1.9	-0.3
Mike Gminski	84.8	9.2	7.0	6.5	6.1	6.0	5.4	4.3	4.0	2.9	1.8	1.5	0.5
Brad Miller	83.7	10.0	9.6	9.1	8.6	8.3	6.5	5.1	4.0	3.8	3.4	2.7	2.1
Bill Cartwright	83.1	10.1	10.0	9.8	9.7	6.4	5.8	5.0	4.5	4.2	2.5	2.1	0.0

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Tom Owens		10.4	8.3	8.0	6.9	6.9	6.0	4.8	3.2	2.9	2.5	0.9	0.6
Zydrunas Ilgauskas	89.7	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
Swen Nater	89.4	9.7	8.7	8.6	6.9	6.8	6.8	5.5	3.1	1.2	1.2	-0.1
Dave Robisch	89.3	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
Arnie Risen	88.9	10.6	9.3	7.8	6.8	5.8	4.6	3.9	2.7	2.6	1.8
Jim Eakins	88.3	9.0	8.5	7.6	7.4	7.4	6.6	3.6	3.6	2.9	0.9
Clifford Ray	86.8	8.7	8.2	8.1	7.0	6.9	6.7	5.7	3.8	1.9	-0.3
Mike Gminski	84.3	9.2	7.0	6.5	6.1	6.0	5.4	4.3	4.0	2.9	1.8	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
Clyde Lovellette	83.1	10.1	9.0	8.5	8.5	8.2	8.1	6.5	5.2	3.6	1.6	1.3
Billy Paultz	82.5	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
Tyson Chandler	82.3	10.0	9.5	9.4	9.3	8.3	7.9	5.4	3.9	3.4	2.9	1.9	1.8

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
1967-68	18	SCAROLINA	14		147				42			246						336					24.0	17.6
1968-69	19	SCAROLINA	28		177	337			106	170		363						460	.525		.624		16.4	13.0
1969-70	20	SCAROLINA	28		174	359			96	151		393						444	.485		.636		15.9	14.0
1970-71	21	SCAROLINA	28		152	308			117	173		360						421	.494		.676		15.0	12.9
Career			84		503	1004			319	494		1116						1325	.501		.646		15.8	13.3

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games 1977-78 NBA 82 (3) 1978-79 NBA 82 (1) Career ABA 389 (50)	Minutes Played Career ABA 9365 (63)	Field Goals Career ABA 1723 (62)	Field Goal Attempts Career ABA 3310 (74)
Free Throws Career ABA 837 (68)	Free Throw Attempts Career ABA 1171 (67)	Offensive Rebounds 1973-74 ABA 301 (6) 1974-75 ABA 296 (7) Career ABA 1104 (32) Career 2171 (72)	Defensive Rebounds 1974-75 ABA 609 (10) Career ABA 1871 (36)
Total Rebounds 1974-75 ABA 905 (8) Career ABA 2975 (37)	Assists Career ABA 549 (97)	Steals Career ABA 101 (79)	Blocks Career ABA 164 (21)
Turnovers Career ABA 654 (71)	Personal Fouls 1972-73 ABA 318 (3) 1973-74 ABA 308 (5) 1978-79 NBA 329 (5) Career ABA 1257 (40) Career 2862 (100)	Points Career ABA 4286 (63)	Field Goal Pct 1973-74 ABA .527 (3) 1978-79 NBA .548 (10) Career ABA .520 (8) Career NBA .508 (82) Career .513 (70)
Free Throw Pct Career ABA .715 (75)	Minutes Per Game Career ABA 24.1 (81)	Rebounds Per Game 1974-75 ABA 11.0 (7) Career ABA 7.6 (32)	Player Efficiency Rating 1974-75 ABA 19.4 (9) Career ABA 16.6 (31)
True Shooting Pct 1972-73 ABA .575 (9) 1973-74 ABA .574 (4) 1978-79 NBA .597 (10) Career ABA .560 (10)	Effective Field Goal Pct 1973-74 ABA .528 (3) 1978-79 NBA .548 (10) Career ABA .521 (9)	Offensive Rebound Pct 1972-73 ABA 10.7 (6) 1973-74 ABA 13.8 (1) 1977-78 NBA 12.1 (5) Career ABA 11.7 (6) Career 10.8 (49)	Defensive Rebound Pct 1974-75 ABA 24.2 (7) Career ABA 20.5 (11)
Total Rebound Pct 1972-73 ABA 15.0 (9) 1973-74 ABA 16.6 (9) 1974-75 ABA 17.4 (7) Career ABA 16.0 (9)	Assist Pct Career ABA 8.1 (64)	Block Pct Career ABA 1.5 (24)	Turnover Pct Career ABA 14.6 (51)
Usage Pct Career ABA 18.7 (59)	Offensive Rating 1973-74 ABA 113.8 (4) 1974-75 ABA 114.2 (6) 1978-79 NBA 115.0 (8) Career ABA 112.7 (9)	Defensive Rating Career ABA 104.0 (33)	Offensive Win Shares 1973-74 ABA 5.4 (10) 1974-75 ABA 5.8 (9) 1978-79 NBA 7.4 (9) Career ABA 17.9 (37)
Defensive Win Shares Career ABA 10.7 (56)	Win Shares 1978-79 NBA 10.4 (7) Career ABA 28.6 (37)	Win Shares Per 48 Minutes 1973-74 ABA .168 (6) 1978-79 NBA .179 (9) Career ABA .146 (14)	Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.001 (584)

Transactions

March 29, 1971: Drafted by the San Diego Rockets in the 4th round (58th pick) of the 1971 NBA Draft.

August 10, 1977: Traded by the Houston Rockets to the Portland Trail Blazers for Robin Jones.

June 5, 1981: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Indiana Pacers for a 1984 1st round draft pick (Sam Bowie).

September 22, 1982: Traded by the Indiana Pacers to the Detroit Pistons for a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Greg Wiltjer).

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