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Steve Patterson

Steven J. Patterson (Steve)

Position: Center
Height: 6-9    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: June 24, 1948 in Riverside, California
High School: Santa Maria in Riverside, California
College: University of California, Los Angeles

Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round (1st pick, 18th overall) of the 1971 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
1971-72 23 CLE NBA 65 775 94 263 .357 23 46 .500 228 54 80 211
1972-73 24 CLE NBA 62 710 71 198 .359 34 65 .523 228 51 79 176
1973-74 25 CLE NBA 76 1910 262 599 .437 69 112 .616 223 396 619 165 48 58 193 593
1974-75 26 CLE NBA 81 1269 161 387 .416 48 73 .658 112 217 329 93 21 20 128 370
1975-76 27 TOT NBA 66 918 84 220 .382 34 54 .630 80 148 228 80 16 16 93 202
1975-76 27 CLE NBA 14 136 15 38 .395 8 10 .800 7 21 28 9 3 5 11 38
1975-76 27 CHI NBA 52 782 69 182 .379 26 44 .591 73 127 200 71 13 11 82 164
Career NBA 350 5582 672 1667 .403 208 350 .594 415 761 1632 443 85 94 573 1552

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
1971-72 23 CLE NBA 65 11.9 1.4 4.0 .357 0.4 0.7 .500 3.5 0.8 1.2 3.2
1972-73 24 CLE NBA 62 11.5 1.1 3.2 .359 0.5 1.0 .523 3.7 0.8 1.3 2.8
1973-74 25 CLE NBA 76 25.1 3.4 7.9 .437 0.9 1.5 .616 2.9 5.2 8.1 2.2 0.6 0.8 2.5 7.8
1974-75 26 CLE NBA 81 15.7 2.0 4.8 .416 0.6 0.9 .658 1.4 2.7 4.1 1.1 0.3 0.2 1.6 4.6
1975-76 27 TOT NBA 66 13.9 1.3 3.3 .382 0.5 0.8 .630 1.2 2.2 3.5 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.4 3.1
1975-76 27 CLE NBA 14 9.7 1.1 2.7 .395 0.6 0.7 .800 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.8 2.7
1975-76 27 CHI NBA 52 15.0 1.3 3.5 .379 0.5 0.8 .591 1.4 2.4 3.8 1.4 0.3 0.2 1.6 3.2
Career NBA 350 15.9 1.9 4.8 .403 0.6 1.0 .594 1.9 3.4 4.7 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.6 4.4

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
1971-72 23 CLE NBA 65 775 4.4 12.2 .357 1.1 2.1 .500 10.6 2.5 3.7 9.8
1972-73 24 CLE NBA 62 710 3.6 10.0 .359 1.7 3.3 .523 11.6 2.6 4.0 8.9
1973-74 25 CLE NBA 76 1910 4.9 11.3 .437 1.3 2.1 .616 4.2 7.5 11.7 3.1 0.9 1.1 3.6 11.2
1974-75 26 CLE NBA 81 1269 4.6 11.0 .416 1.4 2.1 .658 3.2 6.2 9.3 2.6 0.6 0.6 3.6 10.5
1975-76 27 TOT NBA 66 918 3.3 8.6 .382 1.3 2.1 .630 3.1 5.8 8.9 3.1 0.6 0.6 3.6 7.9
1975-76 27 CLE NBA 14 136 4.0 10.1 .395 2.1 2.6 .800 1.9 5.6 7.4 2.4 0.8 1.3 2.9 10.1
1975-76 27 CHI NBA 52 782 3.2 8.4 .379 1.2 2.0 .591 3.4 5.8 9.2 3.3 0.6 0.5 3.8 7.5
Career NBA 350 5582 4.3 10.8 .403 1.3 2.3 .594 3.6 6.7 10.5 2.9 0.7 0.8 3.7 10.0

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
1971-72 23 CLE NBA 65 775 8.4 .372 .357 14.3 9.2 -1.5 0.8 -0.7
1972-73 24 CLE NBA 62 710 9.6 .388 .359 15.6 9.4 -0.9 1.1 0.1
1973-74 25 CLE NBA 76 1910 13.6 .457 .437 11.3 22.6 16.6 11.9 1.2 1.6 98 0.9 2.0 3.0
1974-75 26 CLE NBA 81 1269 11.3 .441 .416 9.4 18.2 13.8 10.0 0.8 0.9 98 0.2 1.3 1.5
1975-76 27 TOT NBA 66 918 9.9 .414 .382 8.3 17.4 12.6 12.4 0.8 1.0 98 0.0 0.9 0.9
1975-76 27 CLE NBA 14 136 10.9 .448 .395 5.1 16.4 10.6 8.6 1.0 2.0 97 0.0 0.2 0.2
1975-76 27 CHI NBA 52 782 9.8 .407 .379 8.8 17.6 12.9 13.0 0.8 0.8 99 -0.1 0.8 0.7
Career NBA 350 5582 11.2 .426 .403 10.0 20.1 14.8 10.9 1.0 1.2 98 -1.3 6.1 4.8

Transactions

May 29, 1971: Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round (18th pick) of the 1971 NBA Draft.

November 27, 1975: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers with Eric Fernsten to the Chicago Bulls for Rowland Garrett and Nate Thurmond.

September 15, 1976: Released by the Chicago Bulls.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1972-73 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $60,000
1973-74 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $75,000
Career (may be incomplete) $135,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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