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Billy Paultz

William Edward Paultz (Billy, The Whopper)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: July 30, 1948 in River Edge, New Jersey
High School: River Dell in River Edge, New Jersey
College: St. John's University
Draft: San Diego Rockets, 7th round (1st pick, 103rd overall), 1970 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 22, 1976 ▪ ABA Debut: October 15, 1970

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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
1970-71 22 NYA ABA C 83 2758 510 973 .524 0 2 .000 201 269 .747 239 701 940 160 206 274 1221
1971-72 23 NYA ABA C 83 2824 498 1021 .488 0 3 .000 207 299 .692 263 772 1035 128 214 298 1203
1972-73 24 NYA ABA C 81 2800 532 1027 .518 0 2 .000 287 405 .709 279 736 1015 189 214 213 259 1351
1973-74 25 NYA ABA C 77 2596 519 1051 .494 0 1 .000 222 308 .721 211 571 782 167 60 147 175 238 1260
1974-75 26 NYA ABA C 80 2826 524 1080 .485 0 3 .000 214 286 .748 174 598 772 179 59 137 149 273 1262
1975-76 27 SAA ABA C 83 2958 566 1124 .504 0 2 .000 238 324 .735 210 652 862 340 61 253 231 232 1370
1976-77 28 SAS NBA C 82 2694 521 1102 .473 238 320 .744 192 495 687 223 55 173 262 1280
1977-78 29 SAS NBA C 80 2479 518 979 .529 230 306 .752 172 503 675 213 42 194 167 222 1266
1978-79 30 SAS NBA C 79 2122 399 758 .526 114 194 .588 169 456 625 178 35 125 157 204 912
1979-80 31 TOT NBA C 84 2193 327 673 .486 0 1 .000 109 182 .599 187 399 586 188 69 84 115 213 763
1979-80 31 SAS NBA C 47 1213 189 381 .496 0 1 .000 66 100 .660 95 226 321 118 47 45 58 127 444
1979-80 31 HOU NBA C 37 980 138 292 .473 0 0 43 82 .524 92 173 265 70 22 39 57 86 319
1980-81 32 HOU NBA PF 81 1659 262 517 .507 0 3 .000 75 153 .490 111 280 391 105 28 72 89 182 599
1981-82 33 HOU NBA C 65 3 807 89 226 .394 0 0 34 65 .523 54 126 180 41 15 22 45 99 212
1982-83 34 TOT NBA C 64 0 820 101 227 .445 0 0 27 59 .458 64 136 200 61 17 18 47 109 229
1982-83 34 HOU NBA C 57 0 695 89 200 .445 0 0 26 57 .456 54 113 167 57 12 12 41 95 204
1982-83 34 SAS NBA C 7 0 125 12 27 .444 0 0 1 2 .500 10 23 33 4 5 6 6 14 25
1983-84 35 ATL NBA C 40 4 486 36 88 .409 0 0 17 33 .515 35 78 113 18 8 7 22 57 89
1984-85 36 UTA NBA C 62 0 370 32 87 .368 0 0 18 28 .643 24 72 96 16 6 11 30 51 82
Career TOT 1124 7 30392 5434 10933 .497 0 17 .000 2231 3231 .690 2384 6575 8959 2206 455 1457 1860 2973 13099
NBA 637 7 13630 2285 4657 .491 0 4 .000 862 1340 .643 1008 2545 3553 1043 275 706 672 1399 5432
ABA 487 16762 3149 6276 .502 0 13 .000 1369 1891 .724 1376 4030 5406 1163 180 751 1188 1574 7667

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
1970-71 22 NYA ABA C 83 33.2 6.1 11.7 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.2 .747 2.9 8.4 11.3 1.9 2.5 3.3 14.7
1971-72 23 NYA ABA C 83 34.0 6.0 12.3 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.6 .692 3.2 9.3 12.5 1.5 2.6 3.6 14.5
1972-73 24 NYA ABA C 81 34.6 6.6 12.7 .518 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 5.0 .709 3.4 9.1 12.5 2.3 2.6 2.6 3.2 16.7
1973-74 25 NYA ABA C 77 33.7 6.7 13.6 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.0 .721 2.7 7.4 10.2 2.2 0.8 1.9 2.3 3.1 16.4
1974-75 26 NYA ABA C 80 35.3 6.6 13.5 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.6 .748 2.2 7.5 9.7 2.2 0.7 1.7 1.9 3.4 15.8
1975-76 27 SAA ABA C 83 35.6 6.8 13.5 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.9 .735 2.5 7.9 10.4 4.1 0.7 3.0 2.8 2.8 16.5
1976-77 28 SAS NBA C 82 32.9 6.4 13.4 .473 2.9 3.9 .744 2.3 6.0 8.4 2.7 0.7 2.1 3.2 15.6
1977-78 29 SAS NBA C 80 31.0 6.5 12.2 .529 2.9 3.8 .752 2.2 6.3 8.4 2.7 0.5 2.4 2.1 2.8 15.8
1978-79 30 SAS NBA C 79 26.9 5.1 9.6 .526 1.4 2.5 .588 2.1 5.8 7.9 2.3 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.6 11.5
1979-80 31 TOT NBA C 84 26.1 3.9 8.0 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.2 .599 2.2 4.8 7.0 2.2 0.8 1.0 1.4 2.5 9.1
1979-80 31 SAS NBA C 47 25.8 4.0 8.1 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .660 2.0 4.8 6.8 2.5 1.0 1.0 1.2 2.7 9.4
1979-80 31 HOU NBA C 37 26.5 3.7 7.9 .473 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.2 .524 2.5 4.7 7.2 1.9 0.6 1.1 1.5 2.3 8.6
1980-81 32 HOU NBA PF 81 20.5 3.2 6.4 .507 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.9 .490 1.4 3.5 4.8 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 2.2 7.4
1981-82 33 HOU NBA C 65 3 12.4 1.4 3.5 .394 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .523 0.8 1.9 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.5 3.3
1982-83 34 TOT NBA C 64 0 12.8 1.6 3.5 .445 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 .458 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.7 3.6
1982-83 34 HOU NBA C 57 0 12.2 1.6 3.5 .445 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0 .456 0.9 2.0 2.9 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.7 3.6
1982-83 34 SAS NBA C 7 0 17.9 1.7 3.9 .444 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 .500 1.4 3.3 4.7 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.9 2.0 3.6
1983-84 35 ATL NBA C 40 4 12.2 0.9 2.2 .409 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 .515 0.9 2.0 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.2
1984-85 36 UTA NBA C 62 0 6.0 0.5 1.4 .368 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 .643 0.4 1.2 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.8 1.3
Career TOT 1124 7 27.0 4.8 9.7 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .690 2.1 5.8 8.0 2.0 0.5 1.5 1.8 2.6 11.7
NBA 637 7 21.4 3.6 7.3 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.1 .643 1.6 4.0 5.6 1.6 0.4 1.1 1.2 2.2 8.5
ABA 487 34.4 6.5 12.9 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 3.9 .724 2.8 8.3 11.1 2.4 0.8 2.3 2.4 3.2 15.7

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
1970-71 22 NYA ABA C 83 2758 6.7 12.7 .524 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.5 .747 3.1 9.2 12.3 2.1 2.7 3.6 15.9
1971-72 23 NYA ABA C 83 2824 6.3 13.0 .488 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.8 .692 3.4 9.8 13.2 1.6 2.7 3.8 15.3
1972-73 24 NYA ABA C 81 2800 6.8 13.2 .518 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 5.2 .709 3.6 9.5 13.1 2.4 2.8 2.7 3.3 17.4
1973-74 25 NYA ABA C 77 2596 7.2 14.6 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.3 .721 2.9 7.9 10.8 2.3 0.8 2.0 2.4 3.3 17.5
1974-75 26 NYA ABA C 80 2826 6.7 13.8 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.6 .748 2.2 7.6 9.8 2.3 0.8 1.7 1.9 3.5 16.1
1975-76 27 SAA ABA C 83 2958 6.9 13.7 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 3.9 .735 2.6 7.9 10.5 4.1 0.7 3.1 2.8 2.8 16.7
1976-77 28 SAS NBA C 82 2694 7.0 14.7 .473 3.2 4.3 .744 2.6 6.6 9.2 3.0 0.7 2.3 3.5 17.1
1977-78 29 SAS NBA C 80 2479 7.5 14.2 .529 3.3 4.4 .752 2.5 7.3 9.8 3.1 0.6 2.8 2.4 3.2 18.4
1978-79 30 SAS NBA C 79 2122 6.8 12.9 .526 1.9 3.3 .588 2.9 7.7 10.6 3.0 0.6 2.1 2.7 3.5 15.5
1979-80 31 TOT NBA C 84 2193 5.4 11.0 .486 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.0 .599 3.1 6.5 9.6 3.1 1.1 1.4 1.9 3.5 12.5
1979-80 31 SAS NBA C 47 1213 5.6 11.3 .496 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.0 .660 2.8 6.7 9.5 3.5 1.4 1.3 1.7 3.8 13.2
1979-80 31 HOU NBA C 37 980 5.1 10.7 .473 0.0 0.0 1.6 3.0 .524 3.4 6.4 9.7 2.6 0.8 1.4 2.1 3.2 11.7
1980-81 32 HOU NBA PF 81 1659 5.7 11.2 .507 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 3.3 .490 2.4 6.1 8.5 2.3 0.6 1.6 1.9 3.9 13.0
1981-82 33 HOU NBA C 65 3 807 4.0 10.1 .394 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.9 .523 2.4 5.6 8.0 1.8 0.7 1.0 2.0 4.4 9.5
1982-83 34 TOT NBA C 64 0 820 4.4 10.0 .445 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.6 .458 2.8 6.0 8.8 2.7 0.7 0.8 2.1 4.8 10.1
1982-83 34 HOU NBA C 57 0 695 4.6 10.4 .445 0.0 0.0 1.3 3.0 .456 2.8 5.9 8.7 3.0 0.6 0.6 2.1 4.9 10.6
1982-83 34 SAS NBA C 7 0 125 3.5 7.8 .444 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 .500 2.9 6.6 9.5 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.7 4.0 7.2
1983-84 35 ATL NBA C 40 4 486 2.7 6.5 .409 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.4 .515 2.6 5.8 8.4 1.3 0.6 0.5 1.6 4.2 6.6
1984-85 36 UTA NBA C 62 0 370 3.1 8.5 .368 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.7 .643 2.3 7.0 9.3 1.6 0.6 1.1 2.9 5.0 8.0
Career TOT 1124 7 30392 6.4 13.0 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.8 .690 2.8 7.8 10.6 2.6 0.7 2.1 2.4 3.5 15.5
NBA 637 7 13630 6.0 12.3 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.5 .643 2.7 6.7 9.4 2.8 0.7 1.9 2.2 3.7 14.3
ABA 487 16762 6.8 13.5 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.1 .724 3.0 8.7 11.6 2.5 0.8 2.4 2.6 3.4 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
1970-71 22 NYA ABA C 83 2758 17.2 .559 .524 16.6 8.1 15.9 17.9 5.0 2.1 7.0 .122
1971-72 23 NYA ABA C 83 2824 15.3 .522 .488 9.3 25.8 17.8 6.2 15.7 18.8 2.7 2.3 5.0 .085
1972-73 24 NYA ABA C 81 2800 21.7 .560 .518 10.5 25.9 18.4 10.4 4.2 15.0 20.7 5.2 0.4 5.6 .095
1973-74 25 NYA ABA C 77 2596 18.2 .531 .494 8.2 21.3 14.9 8.6 1.1 3.1 12.9 20.3 107 96 4.0 4.9 8.9 .165
1974-75 26 NYA ABA C 80 2826 16.3 .523 .485 6.4 21.0 13.8 8.3 1.0 2.7 11.0 19.2 107 98 3.6 5.4 9.0 .152
1975-76 27 SAA ABA C 83 2958 18.6 .541 .504 7.3 21.1 14.5 15.0 0.9 4.5 15.4 19.5 108 100 4.3 4.4 8.7 .141
1976-77 28 SAS NBA C 82 2694 15.8 .515 .473 7.4 18.7 13.1 11.1 0.9 3.1 101 3.0 2.3 5.3 .095
1977-78 29 SAS NBA C 80 2479 19.8 .568 .529 7.6 20.4 14.3 11.5 0.7 3.8 13.0 20.0 111 100 5.6 3.0 8.6 .166
1978-79 30 SAS NBA C 79 2122 15.5 .541 .526 8.7 21.8 15.5 10.5 0.7 2.9 15.7 17.8 104 101 2.1 2.9 5.1 .114
1979-80 31 TOT NBA C 84 2193 13.9 .507 .486 9.2 19.8 14.5 10.7 1.4 2.0 13.2 15.3 107 107 2.1 1.9 4.0 .088
1979-80 31 SAS NBA C 47 1213 14.7 .522 .496 8.5 19.6 14.2 11.9 1.7 1.9 12.0 15.1 111 107 1.6 1.1 2.6 .104
1979-80 31 HOU NBA C 37 980 12.8 .486 .473 10.1 20.1 14.9 9.4 1.1 2.2 14.8 15.5 103 107 0.5 0.8 1.4 .068
1980-81 32 HOU NBA PF 81 1659 12.9 .513 .507 7.4 19.0 13.1 8.5 0.8 2.4 13.2 16.5 103 106 1.0 1.6 2.7 .077
1981-82 33 HOU NBA C 65 807 7.7 .416 .394 7.1 17.9 12.3 6.6 0.9 1.5 15.0 15.2 90 108 -0.6 0.7 0.1 .007
1982-83 34 TOT NBA C 64 820 9.5 .453 .445 8.0 18.7 13.1 10.3 1.0 1.2 15.7 14.6 94 108 -0.2 0.6 0.3 .020
1982-83 34 HOU NBA C 57 695 9.6 .453 .445 7.8 18.6 12.9 11.4 0.8 1.0 15.4 15.3 93 108 -0.2 0.4 0.2 .014
1982-83 34 SAS NBA C 7 125 9.4 .448 .444 9.1 19.4 14.4 3.8 1.9 2.6 17.7 10.8 94 103 0.0 0.2 0.1 .052
1983-84 35 ATL NBA C 40 486 6.6 .434 .409 8.1 18.6 13.3 5.0 0.8 0.9 17.7 11.1 91 107 -0.3 0.5 0.3 .027
1984-85 36 UTA NBA C 62 370 5.0 .413 .368 6.9 19.6 13.4 5.4 0.7 1.6 23.2 13.9 79 103 -0.6 0.6 0.0 -0.006
Career TOT 1124 30392 16.3 .530 .497 8.1 21.4 15.1 9.7 0.9 3.1 14.3 18.3 105 101 37.0 33.5 70.4 .111
NBA 637 13630 14.4 .518 .491 8.0 19.7 13.9 10.0 0.9 2.6 14.4 16.7 104 103 12.2 14.1 26.3 .093
ABA 487 16762 17.9 .539 .502 8.3 23.0 16.0 9.5 1.0 3.7 14.3 19.4 107 98 24.8 19.4 44.1 .126

Playoffs 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
1970-71 22 NYA ABA C 6 239 45 76 .592 1 1 1.000 30 40 .750 17 73 90 18 25 29 121
1971-72 23 NYA ABA C 19 809 140 276 .507 0 2 .000 57 90 .633 288 29 51 74 337
1972-73 24 NYA ABA C 5 172 34 56 .607 0 0 27 43 .628 12 43 55 10 14 17 95
1973-74 25 NYA ABA C 14 520 81 169 .479 0 0 45 57 .789 27 105 132 28 10 20 25 49 207
1974-75 26 NYA ABA C 5 178 29 59 .492 0 0 12 15 .800 10 35 45 11 1 16 11 18 70
1975-76 27 SAA ABA C 7 254 43 97 .443 0 0 35 40 .875 15 57 72 19 2 16 14 29 121
1976-77 28 SAS NBA C 2 74 12 24 .500 10 13 .769 1 16 17 5 2 1 3 34
1977-78 29 SAS NBA C 6 191 29 63 .460 11 17 .647 7 34 41 14 5 5 6 10 69
1978-79 30 SAS NBA C 13 299 30 80 .375 22 33 .667 24 74 98 30 4 13 14 33 82
1979-80 31 HOU NBA C 7 128 13 40 .325 0 0 4 7 .571 12 21 33 8 1 3 11 13 30
1980-81 32 HOU NBA PF 21 720 111 246 .451 0 1 .000 32 48 .667 53 94 147 35 13 27 27 69 254
1981-82 33 HOU NBA C 3 34 3 9 .333 0 0 1 3 .333 2 2 4 1 0 2 1 4 7
1982-83 34 SAS NBA C 11 133 13 32 .406 0 0 4 4 1.000 11 21 32 11 4 2 6 18 30
1983-84 35 ATL NBA C 2 7 1 3 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1984-85 36 UTA NBA C 5 0 30 3 8 .375 0 0 1 4 .250 3 5 8 2 1 1 2 7 7
Career TOT 126 0 3788 587 1238 .474 1 4 .250 291 414 .703 194 580 1062 221 43 106 207 373 1466
NBA 70 0 1616 215 505 .426 0 1 .000 85 129 .659 113 267 380 106 30 54 67 157 515
ABA 56 2172 372 733 .508 1 3 .333 206 285 .723 81 313 682 115 13 52 140 216 951

Playoffs 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
1970-71 22 NYA ABA C 6 39.8 7.5 12.7 .592 0.2 0.2 1.000 5.0 6.7 .750 2.8 12.2 15.0 3.0 4.2 4.8 20.2
1971-72 23 NYA ABA C 19 42.6 7.4 14.5 .507 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.7 .633 15.2 1.5 2.7 3.9 17.7
1972-73 24 NYA ABA C 5 34.4 6.8 11.2 .607 0.0 0.0 5.4 8.6 .628 2.4 8.6 11.0 2.0 2.8 3.4 19.0
1973-74 25 NYA ABA C 14 37.1 5.8 12.1 .479 0.0 0.0 3.2 4.1 .789 1.9 7.5 9.4 2.0 0.7 1.4 1.8 3.5 14.8
1974-75 26 NYA ABA C 5 35.6 5.8 11.8 .492 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.0 .800 2.0 7.0 9.0 2.2 0.2 3.2 2.2 3.6 14.0
1975-76 27 SAA ABA C 7 36.3 6.1 13.9 .443 0.0 0.0 5.0 5.7 .875 2.1 8.1 10.3 2.7 0.3 2.3 2.0 4.1 17.3
1976-77 28 SAS NBA C 2 37.0 6.0 12.0 .500 5.0 6.5 .769 0.5 8.0 8.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 17.0
1977-78 29 SAS NBA C 6 31.8 4.8 10.5 .460 1.8 2.8 .647 1.2 5.7 6.8 2.3 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.7 11.5
1978-79 30 SAS NBA C 13 23.0 2.3 6.2 .375 1.7 2.5 .667 1.8 5.7 7.5 2.3 0.3 1.0 1.1 2.5 6.3
1979-80 31 HOU NBA C 7 18.3 1.9 5.7 .325 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.0 .571 1.7 3.0 4.7 1.1 0.1 0.4 1.6 1.9 4.3
1980-81 32 HOU NBA PF 21 34.3 5.3 11.7 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.3 .667 2.5 4.5 7.0 1.7 0.6 1.3 1.3 3.3 12.1
1981-82 33 HOU NBA C 3 11.3 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 .333 0.7 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.3 1.3 2.3
1982-83 34 SAS NBA C 11 12.1 1.2 2.9 .406 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.000 1.0 1.9 2.9 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.5 1.6 2.7
1983-84 35 ATL NBA C 2 3.5 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
1984-85 36 UTA NBA C 5 0 6.0 0.6 1.6 .375 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 .250 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.4 1.4
Career TOT 126 0 30.1 4.7 9.8 .474 0.0 0.0 .250 2.3 3.3 .703 1.8 5.4 8.4 1.8 0.4 1.1 1.7 3.0 11.6
NBA 70 0 23.1 3.1 7.2 .426 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.8 .659 1.6 3.8 5.4 1.5 0.4 0.8 1.0 2.2 7.4
ABA 56 38.8 6.6 13.1 .508 0.0 0.1 .333 3.7 5.1 .723 2.2 8.5 12.2 2.1 0.5 2.0 2.5 3.9 17.0

Playoffs 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
1970-71 22 NYA ABA C 6 239 6.8 11.4 .592 0.2 0.2 1.000 4.5 6.0 .750 2.6 11.0 13.6 2.7 3.8 4.4 18.2
1971-72 23 NYA ABA C 19 809 6.2 12.3 .507 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 4.0 .633 12.8 1.3 2.3 3.3 15.0
1972-73 24 NYA ABA C 5 172 7.1 11.7 .607 0.0 0.0 5.7 9.0 .628 2.5 9.0 11.5 2.1 2.9 3.6 19.9
1973-74 25 NYA ABA C 14 520 5.6 11.7 .479 0.0 0.0 3.1 3.9 .789 1.9 7.3 9.1 1.9 0.7 1.4 1.7 3.4 14.3
1974-75 26 NYA ABA C 5 178 5.9 11.9 .492 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.0 .800 2.0 7.1 9.1 2.2 0.2 3.2 2.2 3.6 14.2
1975-76 27 SAA ABA C 7 254 6.1 13.7 .443 0.0 0.0 5.0 5.7 .875 2.1 8.1 10.2 2.7 0.3 2.3 2.0 4.1 17.1
1976-77 28 SAS NBA C 2 74 5.8 11.7 .500 4.9 6.3 .769 0.5 7.8 8.3 2.4 1.0 0.5 1.5 16.5
1977-78 29 SAS NBA C 6 191 5.5 11.9 .460 2.1 3.2 .647 1.3 6.4 7.7 2.6 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.9 13.0
1978-79 30 SAS NBA C 13 299 3.6 9.6 .375 2.6 4.0 .667 2.9 8.9 11.8 3.6 0.5 1.6 1.7 4.0 9.9
1979-80 31 HOU NBA C 7 128 3.7 11.3 .325 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.0 .571 3.4 5.9 9.3 2.3 0.3 0.8 3.1 3.7 8.4
1980-81 32 HOU NBA PF 21 720 5.5 12.3 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 2.4 .667 2.6 4.7 7.3 1.7 0.6 1.4 1.4 3.4 12.7
1981-82 33 HOU NBA C 3 34 3.2 9.5 .333 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.2 .333 2.1 2.1 4.2 1.1 0.0 2.1 1.1 4.2 7.4
1982-83 34 SAS NBA C 11 133 3.5 8.7 .406 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.1 1.000 3.0 5.7 8.7 3.0 1.1 0.5 1.6 4.9 8.1
1983-84 35 ATL NBA C 2 7 5.1 15.4 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3
1984-85 36 UTA NBA C 5 0 30 3.6 9.6 .375 0.0 0.0 1.2 4.8 .250 3.6 6.0 9.6 2.4 1.2 1.2 2.4 8.4 8.4
Career TOT 126 0 3788 5.6 11.8 .474 0.0 0.0 .250 2.8 3.9 .703 2.3 7.0 10.1 2.1 0.6 1.5 2.0 3.5 13.9
NBA 70 0 1616 4.8 11.3 .426 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.9 .659 2.5 5.9 8.5 2.4 0.7 1.2 1.6 3.5 11.5
ABA 56 2172 6.2 12.1 .508 0.0 0.0 .333 3.4 4.7 .723 2.1 8.3 11.3 1.9 0.5 2.0 2.3 3.6 15.8

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
1970-71 22 NYA ABA C 6 239 18.6 .646 .599 10.2 21.1 0.9 -0.4 0.5 .093
1971-72 23 NYA ABA C 19 809 16.7 .534 .507 17.8 5.1 13.9 18.3 0.9 0.6 1.6 .092
1972-73 24 NYA ABA C 5 172 23.4 .634 .607 18.2 9.5 15.7 22.5 0.7 -0.3 0.4 .118
1973-74 25 NYA ABA C 14 520 14.9 .533 .479 5.2 19.3 12.4 6.8 0.9 2.1 11.4 17.0 110 95 0.8 1.1 1.9 .176
1974-75 26 NYA ABA C 5 178 14.8 .534 .492 5.5 20.8 12.9 8.5 0.3 5.0 14.4 17.6 103 104 0.1 0.2 0.3 .090
1975-76 27 SAA ABA C 7 254 17.1 .528 .443 5.9 20.5 13.5 11.0 0.4 3.4 10.9 19.9 113 102 0.4 0.4 0.8 .156
1976-77 28 SAS NBA C 2 74 15.2 .572 .500 1.3 25.6 12.1 9.8 1.2 0.7 98 0.1 0.1 0.2 .148
1977-78 29 SAS NBA C 6 191 14.5 .490 .460 4.0 18.2 11.3 9.2 1.2 1.3 7.8 16.1 106 104 0.2 0.2 0.4 .093
1978-79 30 SAS NBA C 13 299 12.6 .434 .375 7.9 24.8 16.3 12.3 0.6 2.2 12.9 14.1 99 102 0.1 0.3 0.5 .076
1979-80 31 HOU NBA C 7 128 5.1 .348 .325 10.8 18.9 14.9 8.3 0.4 1.4 20.3 17.7 76 113 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 -0.108
1980-81 32 HOU NBA PF 21 720 13.0 .475 .451 8.0 15.7 11.7 7.4 0.9 2.2 9.2 17.6 103 106 0.5 0.6 1.2 .077
1981-82 33 HOU NBA C 3 34 4.5 .339 .333 5.6 6.2 5.9 4.5 0.0 3.3 8.8 14.7 80 111 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.057
1982-83 34 SAS NBA C 11 133 8.5 .444 .406 8.7 15.1 12.1 8.8 1.3 0.8 15.1 11.4 102 107 0.0 0.1 0.2 .058
1983-84 35 ATL NBA C 2 7 1.6 .333 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.5 76 118 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.112
1984-85 36 UTA NBA C 5 30 4.8 .359 .375 10.1 15.5 12.9 9.2 1.5 1.7 17.0 15.5 79 105 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.024
Career TOT 126 3788 14.7 .516 .475 6.7 18.7 14.1 8.0 0.8 2.3 13.0 17.4 103 103 4.4 3.2 7.5 .095
NBA 70 1616 11.8 .458 .426 7.4 18.1 12.6 8.7 0.9 1.9 11.2 16.1 99 105 0.6 1.4 2.0 .060
ABA 56 2172 16.9 .554 .508 5.4 19.9 15.4 7.4 0.7 3.0 14.0 18.5 109 99 3.8 1.7 5.5 .122

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1972-73 24 NYA ABA C 1 15:00 1 3 .333 0 0 1 1 1.000 2 5 3 0 0 1 2 3
1974-75 26 NYA ABA C 1 18:00 2 7 .286 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 1 3 1 2 4
1975-76 27 SAA ABA C 1 20:00 4 6 .667 0 0 2 2 1.000 2 1 1 10
Career ABA 3 53 7 16 .438 0 0 3 3 1.000 3 11 8 1 3 2 5 17

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 15 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Billy Paultz 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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 90.6 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
Dave Robisch 87.5 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
Brad Miller 86.7 10.0 9.6 9.1 8.6 8.3 6.5 5.1 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.1 0.2
Bill Cartwright 86.3 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.7 6.4 5.8 5.0 4.5 4.2 2.5 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.2 0.0
Clyde Lovellette 85.4 10.1 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.1 6.5 5.2 3.6 1.6 1.3
Marcus Camby 84.8 10.3 8.5 7.6 6.9 6.8 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.2 3.7 3.7 3.5 2.1 1.5 0.9
Nate Thurmond 84.6 9.9 9.0 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.2 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.5 2.4 2.3
Red Kerr 84.5 8.7 7.8 7.7 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.6 3.9 3.8 3.1 0.9
Tyson Chandler 84.1 10.0 9.5 9.4 9.3 8.3 7.9 5.4 3.9 3.4 2.9 1.9 1.8
Tom Owens 82.5 10.4 8.3 8.0 6.9 6.9 6.0 4.8 3.2 2.9 2.5 0.9 0.6
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Billy Paultz 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
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 90.6 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
Dave Robisch 87.5 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
Brad Miller 86.7 10.0 9.6 9.1 8.6 8.3 6.5 5.1 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.0 2.7 2.1 0.2
Bill Cartwright 86.3 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.7 6.4 5.8 5.0 4.5 4.2 2.5 2.1 1.3 1.2 0.2 0.0
Clyde Lovellette 85.4 10.1 9.0 8.5 8.5 8.2 8.1 6.5 5.2 3.6 1.6 1.3
Nate Thurmond 84.6 9.9 9.0 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.2 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.5 2.4 2.3
Red Kerr 84.5 8.7 7.8 7.7 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.9 4.6 3.9 3.8 3.1 0.9
Tyson Chandler 84.1 10.0 9.5 9.4 9.3 8.3 7.9 5.4 3.9 3.4 2.9 1.9 1.8
Marcus Camby 82.9 10.3 8.5 7.6 6.9 6.8 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.2 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.1 1.5 0.9 0.0
Tom Owens 82.5 10.4 8.3 8.0 6.9 6.9 6.0 4.8 3.2 2.9 2.5 0.9 0.6

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
1966-67 18 CAMERONOK 25 102 214 34 40 126 238 .477 .850 9.5 5.0
1968-69 20 STJOHNS 28 88 176 49 69 185 225 .500 .710 8.0 6.6
1969-70 21 STJOHNS 29 181 377 96 140 417 458 .480 .686 15.8 14.4
Career 82 371 767 179 249 728 921 .484 .719 11.2 8.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1973 ABA
1975 ABA
1976 ABA
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1974 New York Nets (ABA)
Games
1976-77 NBA 82 (3)
1979-80 NBA 84 (1)
 Career ABA 487 (25)
Career 1124 (52)
Minutes Played
1975-76 ABA 2958 (8)
Career ABA 16762 (21)
Field Goals
Career ABA 3149 (21)
Field Goal Attempts
Career ABA 6276 (24)
Free Throws
Career ABA 1369 (38)
Free Throw Attempts
Career ABA 1891 (35)
Offensive Rebounds
1972-73 ABA 279 (7)
Career ABA 1376 (19)
Career 2384 (55)
Defensive Rebounds
1970-71 ABA 701 (7)
1971-72 ABA 772 (5)
1972-73 ABA 736 (4)
1973-74 ABA 571 (9)
1975-76 ABA 652 (3)
Career ABA 4030 (4)
Career 6575 (33)
Total Rebounds
1970-71 ABA 940 (10)
1971-72 ABA 1035 (6)
1972-73 ABA 1015 (4)
1973-74 ABA 782 (10)
1975-76 ABA 862 (6)
Career ABA 5406 (7)
Career 8959 (56)
Assists
1975-76 ABA 340 (9)
Career ABA 1163 (40)
Steals
Career ABA 180 (39)
Blocks
1972-73 ABA 214 (3)
1973-74 ABA 147 (6)
1974-75 ABA 137 (7)
1975-76 ABA 253 (1)
 1976-77 NBA 173 (8)
1977-78 NBA 194 (3)
Career ABA 751 (3)
Career 1457 (36)
Turnovers
Career ABA 1188 (24)
Personal Fouls
1971-72 ABA 298 (8)
Career ABA 1574 (23)
Career 2973 (80)
Points
Career ABA 7667 (23)
Field Goal Pct
1977-78 NBA .529 (9)
Career ABA .502 (19)
Free Throw Pct
Career ABA .724 (71)
Minutes Per Game
Career ABA 34.4 (19)
Points Per Game
Career ABA 15.7 (36)
Rebounds Per Game
1971-72 ABA 12.5 (6)
1972-73 ABA 12.5 (3)
1973-74 ABA 10.2 (9)
1975-76 ABA 10.4 (9)
Career ABA 11.1 (10)
Blocks Per Game
1973-74 ABA 1.9 (5)
1974-75 ABA 1.7 (7)
1975-76 ABA 3.0 (1)
 1976-77 NBA 2.1 (9)
1977-78 NBA 2.4 (5)
Career ABA 2.3 (3)
Career 1.5 (47)
Player Efficiency Rating
1972-73 ABA 21.7 (6)
1975-76 ABA 18.6 (10)
Career ABA 17.9 (17)
True Shooting Pct
1970-71 ABA .559 (9)
Career ABA .539 (27)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1977-78 NBA .529 (9)
Career ABA .502 (20)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1972-73 ABA 10.5 (8)
Career ABA 8.3 (32)
Defensive Rebound Pct
1971-72 ABA 25.8 (2)
1972-73 ABA 25.9 (2)
1973-74 ABA 21.3 (8)
1975-76 ABA 21.1 (7)
Career ABA 23.0 (6)
Career 21.4 (81)
Total Rebound Pct
1970-71 ABA 16.6 (8)
1971-72 ABA 17.8 (3)
1972-73 ABA 18.4 (2)
1975-76 ABA 14.5 (10)
Career ABA 16.0 (8)
Career 15.1 (95)
Assist Pct
Career ABA 9.5 (56)
Block Pct
1973-74 ABA 3.1 (8)
1974-75 ABA 2.7 (8)
1975-76 ABA 4.5 (1)
 1977-78 NBA 3.8 (7)
Career ABA 3.7 (4)
Career 3.1 (62)
Turnover Pct
Career ABA 14.3 (49)
Usage Pct
Career ABA 19.4 (49)
Offensive Rating
1977-78 NBA 110.8 (10)
Career ABA 107.3 (20)
Defensive Rating
1973-74 ABA 96.1 (4)
1974-75 ABA 97.7 (5)
1975-76 ABA 100.5 (7)
Career ABA 98.2 (3)
Career 101.3 (71)
Offensive Win Shares
Career ABA 24.8 (22)
Defensive Win Shares
1973-74 ABA 4.9 (4)
1974-75 ABA 5.4 (4)
1975-76 ABA 4.4 (6)
Career ABA 19.4 (16)
Win Shares
1973-74 ABA 8.9 (7)
1975-76 ABA 8.7 (9)
Career ABA 44.1 (19)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1973-74 ABA .165 (7)
Career ABA .126 (25)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (822)

Transactions

March 23, 1970: Drafted by the San Diego Rockets in the 7th round (103rd pick) of the 1970 NBA Draft.

June 17, 1976: Moved from the ABA to the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs.

January 17, 1980: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs to the Houston Rockets for John Shumate and a 1980 3rd round draft pick (Lavon Mercer).

April 4, 1983: Waived by the Houston Rockets.

April 6, 1983: Signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.

September 29, 1983: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Atlanta Hawks; the San Antonio Spurs received a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Sam Mitchell) as compensation.

September 28, 1984: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Utah Jazz; the Atlanta Hawks received a 1985 3rd round draft pick (Sedric Toney) as compensation.

September 11, 1985: Waived by the Utah Jazz.

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