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Rick Robey

Frederick Robert Robey (Rick)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: January 30, 1956 in Coral Gables, Florida
High School: Brother Martin in New Orleans, Louisiana
College: University of Kentucky
Draft: Indiana Pacers, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 1978 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 13, 1978

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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
1978-79 23 TOT NBA C 79 1763 322 673 .478 174 224 .777 168 345 513 132 48 15 164 232 818
1978-79 23 IND NBA C 43 849 140 295 .475 90 121 .744 80 174 254 53 25 12 89 111 370
1978-79 23 BOS NBA C 36 914 182 378 .481 84 103 .816 88 171 259 79 23 3 75 121 448
1979-80 24 BOS NBA C 82 27 1918 379 727 .521 0 1 .000 184 269 .684 209 321 530 92 53 15 151 244 942
1980-81 25 BOS NBA C 82 4 1569 298 547 .545 0 1 .000 144 251 .574 132 258 390 126 38 19 141 204 740
1981-82 26 BOS NBA C 80 4 1186 185 375 .493 0 2 .000 84 157 .535 114 181 295 68 27 14 92 183 454
1982-83 27 BOS NBA C 59 6 855 100 214 .467 0 0 45 78 .577 79 140 219 65 13 8 72 131 245
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 61 4 856 140 257 .545 1 1 1.000 61 88 .693 80 118 198 65 20 14 77 120 342
1984-85 29 PHO NBA C 4 0 48 2 9 .222 0 0 1 2 .500 3 5 8 5 2 0 8 7 5
1985-86 30 PHO NBA C 46 1 629 72 191 .377 0 3 .000 33 48 .688 40 108 148 58 19 5 66 92 177
Career NBA 493 46 8824 1498 2993 .501 1 8 .125 726 1117 .650 825 1476 2301 611 220 90 771 1213 3723

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
1978-79 23 TOT NBA C 79 22.3 4.1 8.5 .478 2.2 2.8 .777 2.1 4.4 6.5 1.7 0.6 0.2 2.1 2.9 10.4
1978-79 23 IND NBA C 43 19.7 3.3 6.9 .475 2.1 2.8 .744 1.9 4.0 5.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 2.1 2.6 8.6
1978-79 23 BOS NBA C 36 25.4 5.1 10.5 .481 2.3 2.9 .816 2.4 4.8 7.2 2.2 0.6 0.1 2.1 3.4 12.4
1979-80 24 BOS NBA C 82 27 23.4 4.6 8.9 .521 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.3 .684 2.5 3.9 6.5 1.1 0.6 0.2 1.8 3.0 11.5
1980-81 25 BOS NBA C 82 4 19.1 3.6 6.7 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 3.1 .574 1.6 3.1 4.8 1.5 0.5 0.2 1.7 2.5 9.0
1981-82 26 BOS NBA C 80 4 14.8 2.3 4.7 .493 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 2.0 .535 1.4 2.3 3.7 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.2 2.3 5.7
1982-83 27 BOS NBA C 59 6 14.5 1.7 3.6 .467 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.3 .577 1.3 2.4 3.7 1.1 0.2 0.1 1.2 2.2 4.2
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 61 4 14.0 2.3 4.2 .545 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.0 1.4 .693 1.3 1.9 3.2 1.1 0.3 0.2 1.3 2.0 5.6
1984-85 29 PHO NBA C 4 0 12.0 0.5 2.3 .222 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 .500 0.8 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.5 0.0 2.0 1.8 1.3
1985-86 30 PHO NBA C 46 1 13.7 1.6 4.2 .377 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.0 .688 0.9 2.3 3.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.4 2.0 3.8
Career NBA 493 46 17.9 3.0 6.1 .501 0.0 0.0 .125 1.5 2.3 .650 1.7 3.0 4.7 1.2 0.4 0.2 1.6 2.5 7.6

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
1978-79 23 TOT NBA C 79 1763 6.6 13.7 .478 3.6 4.6 .777 3.4 7.0 10.5 2.7 1.0 0.3 3.3 4.7 16.7
1978-79 23 IND NBA C 43 849 5.9 12.5 .475 3.8 5.1 .744 3.4 7.4 10.8 2.2 1.1 0.5 3.8 4.7 15.7
1978-79 23 BOS NBA C 36 914 7.2 14.9 .481 3.3 4.1 .816 3.5 6.7 10.2 3.1 0.9 0.1 3.0 4.8 17.6
1979-80 24 BOS NBA C 82 27 1918 7.1 13.6 .521 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 5.0 .684 3.9 6.0 9.9 1.7 1.0 0.3 2.8 4.6 17.7
1980-81 25 BOS NBA C 82 4 1569 6.8 12.6 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 5.8 .574 3.0 5.9 8.9 2.9 0.9 0.4 3.2 4.7 17.0
1981-82 26 BOS NBA C 80 4 1186 5.6 11.4 .493 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 4.8 .535 3.5 5.5 9.0 2.1 0.8 0.4 2.8 5.6 13.8
1982-83 27 BOS NBA C 59 6 855 4.2 9.0 .467 0.0 0.0 1.9 3.3 .577 3.3 5.9 9.2 2.7 0.5 0.3 3.0 5.5 10.3
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 61 4 856 5.9 10.8 .545 0.0 0.0 1.000 2.6 3.7 .693 3.4 5.0 8.3 2.7 0.8 0.6 3.2 5.0 14.4
1984-85 29 PHO NBA C 4 0 48 1.5 6.8 .222 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.5 .500 2.3 3.7 6.0 3.7 1.5 0.0 6.0 5.2 3.7
1985-86 30 PHO NBA C 46 1 629 4.1 10.9 .377 0.0 0.2 .000 1.9 2.7 .688 2.3 6.2 8.5 3.3 1.1 0.3 3.8 5.3 10.1
Career NBA 493 46 8824 6.1 12.2 .501 0.0 0.0 .125 3.0 4.6 .650 3.4 6.0 9.4 2.5 0.9 0.4 3.1 4.9 15.2

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
1978-79 23 TOT NBA C 79 1763 14.5 .530 .478 10.2 21.0 15.6 10.5 1.2 0.4 17.5 20.7 102 104 1.4 1.7 3.1 .085
1978-79 23 IND NBA C 43 849 13.4 .531 .475 9.7 21.1 15.4 8.4 1.3 0.7 20.4 20.1 98 103 0.3 1.0 1.3 .072
1978-79 23 BOS NBA C 36 914 15.5 .529 .481 10.6 20.9 15.7 12.4 1.1 0.2 15.1 21.3 105 106 1.1 0.7 1.8 .097
1979-80 24 BOS NBA C 82 1918 15.4 .557 .521 12.3 18.4 15.4 6.7 1.3 0.4 15.2 20.6 109 102 2.8 2.7 5.5 .139
1980-81 25 BOS NBA C 82 1569 14.9 .563 .545 10.0 18.0 14.2 11.2 1.2 0.7 17.7 20.7 105 103 1.6 2.1 3.7 .114
1981-82 26 BOS NBA C 80 1186 11.0 .511 .493 10.9 16.4 13.7 7.5 1.1 0.6 17.2 18.1 100 104 0.3 1.6 1.9 .076
1982-83 27 BOS NBA C 59 855 8.6 .493 .467 10.0 17.5 13.8 9.3 0.7 0.5 22.5 14.7 95 104 -0.1 1.0 0.9 .049
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 61 856 12.8 .578 .547 10.9 16.2 13.5 9.9 1.1 0.9 20.7 17.9 105 109 0.6 0.8 1.4 .078
1984-85 29 PHO NBA C 4 48 -2.6 .253 .222 7.2 11.6 9.4 12.3 2.0 0.0 44.7 15.2 49 108 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 -0.191
1985-86 30 PHO NBA C 46 629 5.7 .417 .377 7.6 19.0 13.5 11.9 1.4 0.4 23.7 17.6 81 107 -1.2 0.7 -0.6 -0.042
Career NBA 493 8824 12.8 .534 .501 10.6 18.3 14.5 9.3 1.2 0.6 18.1 19.2 102 104 5.1 10.7 15.8 .086

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
1979-80 24 BOS NBA C 9 151 24 53 .453 0 1 .000 7 14 .500 13 19 32 10 7 3 8 27 55
1980-81 25 BOS NBA C 17 265 35 81 .432 0 0 16 35 .457 19 41 60 12 2 5 19 44 86
1981-82 26 BOS NBA C 12 122 21 40 .525 0 0 13 17 .765 13 16 29 4 2 3 11 27 55
1982-83 27 BOS NBA C 5 29 0 4 .000 0 1 .000 2 4 .500 3 5 8 1 0 0 2 4 2
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 10 43 7 16 .438 0 1 .000 4 8 .500 7 3 10 2 2 0 4 5 18
Career NBA 53 610 87 194 .448 0 3 .000 42 78 .538 55 84 139 29 13 11 44 107 216

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
1979-80 24 BOS NBA C 9 16.8 2.7 5.9 .453 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.6 .500 1.4 2.1 3.6 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.9 3.0 6.1
1980-81 25 BOS NBA C 17 15.6 2.1 4.8 .432 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.1 .457 1.1 2.4 3.5 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.1 2.6 5.1
1981-82 26 BOS NBA C 12 10.2 1.8 3.3 .525 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.4 .765 1.1 1.3 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.3 4.6
1982-83 27 BOS NBA C 5 5.8 0.0 0.8 .000 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.8 .500 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.4
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 10 4.3 0.7 1.6 .438 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.8 .500 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.8
Career NBA 53 11.5 1.6 3.7 .448 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.5 .538 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.8 2.0 4.1

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
1979-80 24 BOS NBA C 9 151 5.7 12.6 .453 0.0 0.2 .000 1.7 3.3 .500 3.1 4.5 7.6 2.4 1.7 0.7 1.9 6.4 13.1
1980-81 25 BOS NBA C 17 265 4.8 11.0 .432 0.0 0.0 2.2 4.8 .457 2.6 5.6 8.2 1.6 0.3 0.7 2.6 6.0 11.7
1981-82 26 BOS NBA C 12 122 6.2 11.8 .525 0.0 0.0 3.8 5.0 .765 3.8 4.7 8.6 1.2 0.6 0.9 3.2 8.0 16.2
1982-83 27 BOS NBA C 5 29 0.0 5.0 .000 0.0 1.2 .000 2.5 5.0 .500 3.7 6.2 9.9 1.2 0.0 0.0 2.5 5.0 2.5
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 10 43 5.9 13.4 .438 0.0 0.8 .000 3.3 6.7 .500 5.9 2.5 8.4 1.7 1.7 0.0 3.3 4.2 15.1
Career NBA 53 610 5.1 11.4 .448 0.0 0.2 .000 2.5 4.6 .538 3.2 5.0 8.2 1.7 0.8 0.6 2.6 6.3 12.7

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
1979-80 24 BOS NBA C 9 151 11.9 .465 .453 9.7 14.5 12.1 9.4 2.3 1.2 11.9 18.8 99 98 0.0 0.3 0.3 .103
1980-81 25 BOS NBA C 17 265 7.5 .446 .432 8.3 16.4 12.5 6.2 0.4 1.1 16.5 18.4 90 103 -0.2 0.3 0.1 .022
1981-82 26 BOS NBA C 12 122 12.8 .579 .525 11.5 13.4 12.5 4.9 0.8 1.4 18.8 19.5 107 101 0.1 0.2 0.3 .133
1982-83 27 BOS NBA C 5 29 -1.0 .174 .000 11.0 18.6 14.8 4.3 0.0 0.0 25.8 11.2 53 105 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.101
1983-84 28 PHO NBA C 10 43 11.5 .461 .438 19.3 7.8 13.3 6.4 2.3 0.0 17.0 23.0 95 111 0.0 0.0 0.0 .003
Career NBA 53 610 9.5 .473 .448 10.2 14.8 12.6 6.7 1.1 1.0 16.2 18.7 95 102 -0.2 0.9 0.7 .057

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Rick Robey 5.5 3.7 3.1 1.9 1.4 0.9 -0.2 -0.6
Dan Gadzuric 85.4 5.2 3.7 2.5 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.1
Chris Kaman 82.1 6.1 3.6 2.9 2.4 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.0
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 80.4 6.5 3.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.0 0.6 -0.3
Blair Rasmussen 80.0 5.2 4.2 3.3 3.0 1.8 1.7 0.0 -0.1
Oliver Miller 78.4 5.3 3.8 3.4 3.1 1.8 1.6 0.9 0.0
Randy Breuer 78.1 5.1 4.5 3.0 2.4 2.0 1.0 0.9 0.3
Kurt Nimphius 78.0 4.8 3.3 3.1 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1
Robin Lopez 77.4 5.6 3.2 2.1 1.5 1.1
Darrall Imhoff 76.9 5.0 4.9 2.4 2.1 0.7 0.7 0.0 -0.6
Bob Ferry 76.3 4.9 3.9 3.1 2.7 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.9
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Rick Robey 5.5 3.7 3.1 1.9 1.4 0.9 -0.2 -0.6
Dan Gadzuric 84.7 5.2 3.7 2.5 1.8 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.0
Blair Rasmussen 80.0 5.2 4.2 3.3 3.0 1.8 1.7 0.0 -0.1
Jerome Whitehead 79.0 5.3 3.6 2.1 1.6 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1
Kurt Nimphius 78.0 4.8 3.3 3.1 2.9 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.1
Robin Lopez 77.4 5.6 3.2 2.1 1.5 1.1
Zaid Abdul-Aziz 76.3 6.5 3.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 -0.3
Dale Schlueter 75.5 6.3 4.4 3.0 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.0
JaVale McGee 74.3 5.3 4.9 4.1 2.1 2.0
DeSagana Diop 74.0 4.1 3.8 3.0 1.4 1.0 0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3
Chris Mihm 74.0 4.0 3.6 2.9 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.0

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
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
1974-75 19 KENTUCKY 31 616 135 248 51 63 214 321 .544 .810 19.9 10.4 6.9
1975-76 20 KENTUCKY 12 357 73 130 41 56 90 187 .562 .732 29.8 15.6 7.5
1976-77 21 KENTUCKY 30 823 158 276 111 161 273 427 .572 .689 27.4 14.2 9.1
1977-78 22 KENTUCKY 32 915 167 263 126 175 261 460 .635 .720 28.6 14.4 8.2
Career 105 2711 533 917 329 455 838 1395 .581 .723 25.8 13.3 8.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1977-78 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1981 Boston Celtics (NBA)
Games
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
1980-81 NBA 82 (3)
Offensive Rebound Pct
1979-80 NBA 12.3 (8)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (807)
      

Transactions

October 18, 1976: Traded by the Buffalo Braves (as a 1978 1st round draft pick) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Moses Malone.

June 8, 1978: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers (as a 1978 1st round draft pick) with Johnny Davis to the Indiana Pacers for a 1978 1st round draft pick (Mychal Thompson).

June 9, 1978: Drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

January 16, 1979: Traded by the Indiana Pacers to the Boston Celtics for Billy Knight.

June 27, 1983: Traded by the Boston Celtics with a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Rod Foster) and a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Paul Williams) to the Phoenix Suns for Dennis Johnson, a 1983 1st round draft pick (Greg Kite) and a 1983 3rd round draft pick (Winfred King).

July 31, 1986: Released by the Phoenix Suns.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Phoenix Suns NBA $475,000
Career (may be incomplete) $475,000

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