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Cliff Robinson

Clifford Trent Robinson (Cliff)

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: March 13, 1960 in Oakland, California
High School: Castlemont in Oakland, California
College: University of Southern California
Draft: New Jersey Nets, 1st round (11th pick, 11th overall), 1979 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 12, 1979

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 7:06AM
All-Time Rank: #259. Larry Costello… #260. Cedric Maxwell… #261. CLIFF ROBINSON… #262. Chuck Person… #263. Jerome Kersey… 

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
1979-80 19 NJN NBA 70 1661 391 833 .469 1 4 .250 168 242 .694 174 332 506 98 61 34 137 178 951
1980-81 20 NJN NBA 63 1822 525 1070 .491 1 1 1.000 178 248 .718 120 361 481 105 58 52 182 216 1229
1981-82 21 TOT NBA 68 59 2175 518 1143 .453 0 4 .000 222 313 .709 174 435 609 120 88 103 149 222 1258
1981-82 21 KCK NBA 38 30 1229 322 708 .455 0 3 .000 125 180 .694 83 239 322 71 46 60 86 120 769
1981-82 21 CLE NBA 30 29 946 196 435 .451 0 1 .000 97 133 .729 91 196 287 49 42 43 63 102 489
1982-83 22 CLE NBA 77 75 2601 587 1230 .477 0 5 .000 213 301 .708 190 666 856 145 61 58 224 272 1387
1983-84 23 CLE NBA 73 70 2402 533 1185 .450 1 2 .500 234 334 .701 156 597 753 185 51 32 187 195 1301
1984-85 24 WSB NBA 60 37 1870 422 896 .471 1 3 .333 158 213 .742 141 405 546 149 51 47 161 187 1003
1985-86 25 WSB NBA 78 78 2563 595 1255 .474 1 4 .250 269 353 .762 180 500 680 186 98 44 206 217 1460
1986-87 26 PHI NBA 55 30 1586 338 729 .464 0 4 .000 139 184 .755 86 221 307 89 86 30 123 150 815
1987-88 27 PHI NBA 62 51 2110 483 1041 .464 2 9 .222 210 293 .717 116 289 405 131 79 39 161 192 1178
1988-89 28 PHI NBA 14 13 416 90 187 .481 0 1 .000 32 44 .727 19 56 75 32 17 2 34 37 212
1991-92 31 LAL NBA 9 0 78 11 27 .407 0 1 .000 7 8 .875 7 12 19 9 5 0 7 4 29
Career NBA 629 413 19284 4493 9596 .468 7 38 .184 1830 2533 .722 1363 3874 5237 1249 655 441 1571 1870 10823

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
1979-80 19 NJN NBA 70 23.7 5.6 11.9 .469 0.0 0.1 .250 2.4 3.5 .694 2.5 4.7 7.2 1.4 0.9 0.5 2.0 2.5 13.6
1980-81 20 NJN NBA 63 28.9 8.3 17.0 .491 0.0 0.0 1.000 2.8 3.9 .718 1.9 5.7 7.6 1.7 0.9 0.8 2.9 3.4 19.5
1981-82 21 TOT NBA 68 59 32.0 7.6 16.8 .453 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.6 .709 2.6 6.4 9.0 1.8 1.3 1.5 2.2 3.3 18.5
1981-82 21 KCK NBA 38 30 32.3 8.5 18.6 .455 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.7 .694 2.2 6.3 8.5 1.9 1.2 1.6 2.3 3.2 20.2
1981-82 21 CLE NBA 30 29 31.5 6.5 14.5 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.4 .729 3.0 6.5 9.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 2.1 3.4 16.3
1982-83 22 CLE NBA 77 75 33.8 7.6 16.0 .477 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.9 .708 2.5 8.6 11.1 1.9 0.8 0.8 2.9 3.5 18.0
1983-84 23 CLE NBA 73 70 32.9 7.3 16.2 .450 0.0 0.0 .500 3.2 4.6 .701 2.1 8.2 10.3 2.5 0.7 0.4 2.6 2.7 17.8
1984-85 24 WSB NBA 60 37 31.2 7.0 14.9 .471 0.0 0.1 .333 2.6 3.6 .742 2.4 6.8 9.1 2.5 0.9 0.8 2.7 3.1 16.7
1985-86 25 WSB NBA 78 78 32.9 7.6 16.1 .474 0.0 0.1 .250 3.4 4.5 .762 2.3 6.4 8.7 2.4 1.3 0.6 2.6 2.8 18.7
1986-87 26 PHI NBA 55 30 28.8 6.1 13.3 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 2.5 3.3 .755 1.6 4.0 5.6 1.6 1.6 0.5 2.2 2.7 14.8
1987-88 27 PHI NBA 62 51 34.0 7.8 16.8 .464 0.0 0.1 .222 3.4 4.7 .717 1.9 4.7 6.5 2.1 1.3 0.6 2.6 3.1 19.0
1988-89 28 PHI NBA 14 13 29.7 6.4 13.4 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.1 .727 1.4 4.0 5.4 2.3 1.2 0.1 2.4 2.6 15.1
1991-92 31 LAL NBA 9 0 8.7 1.2 3.0 .407 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 0.9 .875 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.4 3.2
Career NBA 629 413 30.7 7.1 15.3 .468 0.0 0.1 .184 2.9 4.0 .722 2.2 6.2 8.3 2.0 1.0 0.7 2.5 3.0 17.2

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
1979-80 19 NJN NBA 70 1661 8.5 18.1 .469 0.0 0.1 .250 3.6 5.2 .694 3.8 7.2 11.0 2.1 1.3 0.7 3.0 3.9 20.6
1980-81 20 NJN NBA 63 1822 10.4 21.1 .491 0.0 0.0 1.000 3.5 4.9 .718 2.4 7.1 9.5 2.1 1.1 1.0 3.6 4.3 24.3
1981-82 21 TOT NBA 68 59 2175 8.6 18.9 .453 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 5.2 .709 2.9 7.2 10.1 2.0 1.5 1.7 2.5 3.7 20.8
1981-82 21 KCK NBA 38 30 1229 9.4 20.7 .455 0.0 0.1 .000 3.7 5.3 .694 2.4 7.0 9.4 2.1 1.3 1.8 2.5 3.5 22.5
1981-82 21 CLE NBA 30 29 946 7.5 16.6 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 5.1 .729 3.5 7.5 10.9 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.4 3.9 18.6
1982-83 22 CLE NBA 77 75 2601 8.1 17.0 .477 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 4.2 .708 2.6 9.2 11.8 2.0 0.8 0.8 3.1 3.8 19.2
1983-84 23 CLE NBA 73 70 2402 8.0 17.8 .450 0.0 0.0 .500 3.5 5.0 .701 2.3 8.9 11.3 2.8 0.8 0.5 2.8 2.9 19.5
1984-85 24 WSB NBA 60 37 1870 8.1 17.2 .471 0.0 0.1 .333 3.0 4.1 .742 2.7 7.8 10.5 2.9 1.0 0.9 3.1 3.6 19.3
1985-86 25 WSB NBA 78 78 2563 8.4 17.6 .474 0.0 0.1 .250 3.8 5.0 .762 2.5 7.0 9.6 2.6 1.4 0.6 2.9 3.0 20.5
1986-87 26 PHI NBA 55 30 1586 7.7 16.5 .464 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.2 .755 2.0 5.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 0.7 2.8 3.4 18.5
1987-88 27 PHI NBA 62 51 2110 8.2 17.8 .464 0.0 0.2 .222 3.6 5.0 .717 2.0 4.9 6.9 2.2 1.3 0.7 2.7 3.3 20.1
1988-89 28 PHI NBA 14 13 416 7.8 16.2 .481 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.8 .727 1.6 4.8 6.5 2.8 1.5 0.2 2.9 3.2 18.3
1991-92 31 LAL NBA 9 0 78 5.1 12.5 .407 0.0 0.5 .000 3.2 3.7 .875 3.2 5.5 8.8 4.2 2.3 0.0 3.2 1.8 13.4
Career NBA 629 413 19284 8.4 17.9 .468 0.0 0.1 .184 3.4 4.7 .722 2.5 7.2 9.8 2.3 1.2 0.8 2.9 3.5 20.2

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 WS/48
1979-80 19 NJN NBA 70 1661 17.0 .506 .470 10.8 20.7 15.8 9.3 1.7 1.1 12.7 25.0 101 101 1.1 2.5 3.6 .104
1980-81 20 NJN NBA 63 1822 17.9 .521 .491 7.3 22.9 14.9 9.8 1.5 1.6 13.4 29.5 98 105 0.4 2.1 2.5 .065
1981-82 21 TOT NBA 68 2175 18.3 .491 .453 8.6 23.5 15.8 8.5 1.9 2.7 10.4 26.9 100 105 0.7 2.8 3.5 .077
1981-82 21 KCK NBA 38 1229 18.5 .488 .455 7.4 22.4 14.7 9.0 1.8 2.8 9.8 29.0 99 104 0.1 1.8 1.9 .074
1981-82 21 CLE NBA 30 946 18.1 .495 .451 10.2 24.9 17.1 7.9 2.1 2.6 11.3 24.2 102 106 0.5 1.0 1.6 .080
1982-83 22 CLE NBA 77 2601 17.5 .509 .477 8.1 29.9 18.7 9.3 1.2 1.3 14.1 25.6 99 103 1.2 3.2 4.4 .081
1983-84 23 CLE NBA 73 2402 16.6 .488 .450 7.1 29.3 17.8 12.3 1.0 0.8 12.3 26.4 99 106 0.2 2.9 3.1 .062
1984-85 24 WSB NBA 60 1870 16.4 .507 .472 8.1 24.5 16.1 12.0 1.3 1.4 14.0 25.6 98 102 -0.3 3.2 2.9 .075
1985-86 25 WSB NBA 78 2563 18.3 .518 .475 7.6 21.0 14.4 12.1 1.9 1.0 12.7 26.4 102 102 1.5 4.1 5.6 .104
1986-87 26 PHI NBA 55 1586 15.1 .503 .464 6.4 15.6 11.1 9.0 2.7 1.1 13.2 24.7 100 106 0.1 2.0 2.1 .064
1987-88 27 PHI NBA 62 2110 15.7 .503 .465 6.4 16.0 11.1 10.7 1.9 1.1 12.1 26.7 102 109 0.7 1.8 2.6 .059
1988-89 28 PHI NBA 14 416 14.1 .514 .481 5.1 15.2 10.1 11.5 2.0 0.3 14.1 24.0 99 111 0.0 0.3 0.3 .033
1991-92 31 LAL NBA 9 78 14.9 .475 .407 10.1 17.8 13.9 17.4 3.3 0.0 18.7 21.0 98 105 0.0 0.1 0.1 .052
Career NBA 629 19284 17.0 .505 .469 7.7 22.9 15.2 10.5 1.6 1.3 12.8 26.3 100 105 5.5 25.0 30.5 .076

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1984-85 24 WSB NBA 4 123 25 56 0 0 9 12 12 30 4 4 2 3 14 59 .446 .750 30.8 14.8 7.5 1.0
1985-86 25 WSB NBA 5 177 46 93 0 0 15 31 17 43 17 10 3 15 19 107 .495 .484 35.4 21.4 8.6 3.4
1986-87 26 PHI NBA 5 138 30 61 0 0 13 15 10 43 6 3 7 8 15 73 .492 .867 27.6 14.6 8.6 1.2
1991-92 31 LAL NBA 3 24 3 10 0 0 5 8 2 6 1 3 1 2 6 11 .300 .625 8.0 3.7 2.0 0.3
Career NBA 17 462 104 220 0 0 42 66 41 122 28 20 13 28 54 250 .473 .636 27.2 14.7 7.2 1.6

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1984-85 24 WSB NBA 4 123 15.4 .481 .446 10.5 17.6 13.8 5.1 1.6 1.0 4.7 22.0 110 108 0.1 0.2 0.3 .112
1985-86 25 WSB NBA 5 177 18.9 .502 .495 9.9 16.6 13.0 16.7 2.8 1.0 12.3 29.0 101 107 0.0 0.2 0.2 .059
1986-87 26 PHI NBA 5 138 17.5 .540 .492 8.7 25.7 17.7 6.6 1.1 2.9 10.6 22.7 111 109 0.1 0.2 0.3 .114
1991-92 31 LAL NBA 3 24 12.7 .407 .300 9.7 21.2 15.2 7.5 6.6 2.9 12.9 29.6 85 102 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.043
Career NBA 17 462 17.2 .502 .473 9.7 19.8 14.8 10.1 2.2 1.6 10.1 25.3 105 108 0.2 0.6 0.8 .084

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 11 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Cliff Robinson 5.6 4.4 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.1 0.3 0.1
Clyde Lee 89.0 6.1 5.1 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.1
Tim Thomas 88.8 5.5 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.4 2.9 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.7 0.9
Ollie Johnson 88.5 4.8 4.1 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.3 0.2
Lorenzen Wright 87.9 5.2 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.2 2.2 1.4 0.7
Austin Croshere 87.8 5.4 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.2 2.6 2.0 1.3 1.1 0.3 0.0
Ray Scott 87.6 5.5 5.3 4.5 3.5 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.3 0.9
Malik Rose 87.5 5.2 4.4 3.8 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.6 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.1
Phil Hubbard 87.2 5.7 4.6 4.5 3.4 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.6 0.4 0.1
Bingo Smith 86.8 6.1 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.3 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.6 1.1
Chris Gatling 86.4 4.6 4.5 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.4 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Cliff Robinson 5.6 4.4 3.6 3.5 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.1 0.3 0.1
Clyde Lee 89.0 6.1 5.1 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.2 2.2 2.1
Ollie Johnson 88.5 4.8 4.1 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.3 2.0 1.3 0.2
Austin Croshere 87.8 5.4 4.1 4.1 3.4 3.2 2.6 2.0 1.3 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0
Lorenzen Wright 87.8 5.2 3.7 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.5 2.2 2.2 1.4 0.7 0.0 -0.1
Ray Scott 87.6 5.5 5.3 4.5 3.5 3.4 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.4 1.3 0.9
Phil Hubbard 87.2 5.7 4.6 4.5 3.4 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.6 0.4 0.1
Bingo Smith 86.8 6.1 4.2 4.2 3.7 3.3 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.6 1.1
Chris Gatling 86.4 4.6 4.5 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.0 1.4 -0.1
Darnell Hillman 85.9 6.2 4.4 4.2 3.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.6 0.3
Malik Rose 85.8 5.2 4.4 3.8 3.4 3.3 2.6 2.6 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 -0.4 -0.5

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
1977-78 17 USC 24 724 191 367 60 100 231 442 .520 .600 30.2 18.4 9.6
1978-79 18 USC 21 670 159 338 76 107 243 394 .470 .710 31.9 18.8 11.6
Career 45 1394 350 705 136 207 474 836 .496 .657 31.0 18.6 10.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Defensive Rebounds
1982-83 NBA 666 (5)
1983-84 NBA 597 (9)
Total Rebounds
1982-83 NBA 856 (10)
Rebounds Per Game
1982-83 NBA 11.1 (7)
1983-84 NBA 10.3 (8)
Career NBA 8.3 (96)
Defensive Rebound Pct
1982-83 NBA 29.9 (1)
1983-84 NBA 29.3 (1)
Career NBA 22.9 (40)
Career 22.9 (43)
Total Rebound Pct
1982-83 NBA 18.7 (4)
1983-84 NBA 17.8 (6)
Career NBA 15.2 (74)
Career 15.2 (82)
Turnover Pct
1981-82 NBA 10.4 (10)
Usage Pct
Career NBA 26.3 (36)
Career 26.3 (44)
Defensive Rating
1984-85 NBA 102.3 (6)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.014 (275)
NBA Elo Player Rating
261st (overall) as of Feb 11, 2012, 7:06AM
   

Transactions

September 1, 1977: Traded by the Buffalo Braves (as a 1979 1st round draft pick) with George Johnson and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Micheal Ray Richardson) to the New Jersey Nets for Tiny Archibald.

June 25, 1979: Drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1979 NBA Draft.

June 8, 1981: Traded by the New Jersey Nets to the Kansas City Kings for Otis Birdsong and a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Steve Lingenfelter).

February 16, 1982: Traded by the Kansas City Kings to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Reggie Johnson.

June 19, 1984: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers with Tim McCormick to the Washington Bullets for Melvin Turpin.

June 16, 1986: Traded by the Washington Bullets with Jeff Ruland to the Philadelphia 76ers for Terry Catledge, Moses Malone, a 1986 1st round draft pick (Anthony Jones) and a 1988 1st round draft pick (Harvey Grant).

March 29, 1992: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Los Angeles Lakers.

April 8, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

September 29, 1992: Released by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Washington Bullets NBA $500,000
1987-88 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $682,600
1988-89 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $775,000
1992-93 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $140,000
Career (may be incomplete) $2,097,600

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