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Truck Robinson

Leonard Eugene Robinson (Truck)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: October 4, 1951 in Jacksonville, Florida
High School: William M. Raines in Jacksonville, Florida
College: Tennessee State University
Draft: Washington Bullets, 2nd round (4th pick, 22nd overall), 1974 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 19, 1974

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Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 7:02AM
All-Time Rank: #274. Bob Boozer… #275. Rudy LaRusso… #276. Kenyon Martin… #276. TRUCK ROBINSON… #278. Arnie Risen… 

Totals

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
1974-75 23 WSB NBA 76 995 191 393 .486 60 115 .522 94 207 301 40 36 32 132 442
1975-76 24 WSB NBA 82 2055 354 779 .454 211 314 .672 139 418 557 113 42 107 239 919
1976-77 25 TOT NBA 77 2777 574 1200 .478 314 430 .730 252 576 828 142 66 38 253 1462
1976-77 25 WSB NBA 41 1328 264 552 .478 128 189 .677 119 247 366 45 28 18 123 656
1976-77 25 ATL NBA 36 1449 310 648 .478 186 241 .772 133 329 462 97 38 20 130 806
1977-78 26 NOJ NBA 82 3638 748 1683 .444 366 572 .640 298 990 1288 171 73 79 301 265 1862
1978-79 27 TOT NBA 69 2537 566 1152 .491 324 462 .701 195 607 802 113 46 75 233 206 1456
1978-79 27 NOJ NBA 43 1781 397 819 .485 245 339 .723 139 438 577 74 29 63 143 130 1039
1978-79 27 PHO NBA 26 756 169 333 .508 79 123 .642 56 169 225 39 17 12 90 76 417
1979-80 28 PHO NBA 82 2710 545 1064 .512 0 0 325 487 .667 213 557 770 142 58 59 251 262 1415
1980-81 29 PHO NBA 82 3088 647 1280 .505 0 0 249 396 .629 216 573 789 206 68 38 250 220 1543
1981-82 30 PHO NBA 74 72 2745 579 1128 .513 1 1 1.000 255 371 .687 202 519 721 179 42 28 202 215 1414
1982-83 31 NYK NBA 81 76 2426 326 706 .462 0 0 118 201 .587 199 458 657 145 57 24 190 241 770
1983-84 32 NYK NBA 65 63 2135 284 581 .489 0 0 133 206 .646 171 374 545 94 43 27 160 217 701
1984-85 33 NYK NBA 2 1 35 2 5 .400 0 0 0 2 .000 6 3 9 3 2 3 5 3 4
Career NBA 772 212 25141 4816 9971 .483 1 1 1.000 2355 3556 .662 1985 5282 7267 1348 533 510 1592 2253 11988

Per Game

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
1974-75 23 WSB NBA 76 13.1 2.5 5.2 .486 0.8 1.5 .522 1.2 2.7 4.0 0.5 0.5 0.4 1.7 5.8
1975-76 24 WSB NBA 82 25.1 4.3 9.5 .454 2.6 3.8 .672 1.7 5.1 6.8 1.4 0.5 1.3 2.9 11.2
1976-77 25 TOT NBA 77 36.1 7.5 15.6 .478 4.1 5.6 .730 3.3 7.5 10.8 1.8 0.9 0.5 3.3 19.0
1976-77 25 WSB NBA 41 32.4 6.4 13.5 .478 3.1 4.6 .677 2.9 6.0 8.9 1.1 0.7 0.4 3.0 16.0
1976-77 25 ATL NBA 36 40.3 8.6 18.0 .478 5.2 6.7 .772 3.7 9.1 12.8 2.7 1.1 0.6 3.6 22.4
1977-78 26 NOJ NBA 82 44.4 9.1 20.5 .444 4.5 7.0 .640 3.6 12.1 15.7 2.1 0.9 1.0 3.7 3.2 22.7
1978-79 27 TOT NBA 69 36.8 8.2 16.7 .491 4.7 6.7 .701 2.8 8.8 11.6 1.6 0.7 1.1 3.4 3.0 21.1
1978-79 27 NOJ NBA 43 41.4 9.2 19.0 .485 5.7 7.9 .723 3.2 10.2 13.4 1.7 0.7 1.5 3.3 3.0 24.2
1978-79 27 PHO NBA 26 29.1 6.5 12.8 .508 3.0 4.7 .642 2.2 6.5 8.7 1.5 0.7 0.5 3.5 2.9 16.0
1979-80 28 PHO NBA 82 33.0 6.6 13.0 .512 0.0 0.0 4.0 5.9 .667 2.6 6.8 9.4 1.7 0.7 0.7 3.1 3.2 17.3
1980-81 29 PHO NBA 82 37.7 7.9 15.6 .505 0.0 0.0 3.0 4.8 .629 2.6 7.0 9.6 2.5 0.8 0.5 3.0 2.7 18.8
1981-82 30 PHO NBA 74 72 37.1 7.8 15.2 .513 0.0 0.0 1.000 3.4 5.0 .687 2.7 7.0 9.7 2.4 0.6 0.4 2.7 2.9 19.1
1982-83 31 NYK NBA 81 76 30.0 4.0 8.7 .462 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.5 .587 2.5 5.7 8.1 1.8 0.7 0.3 2.3 3.0 9.5
1983-84 32 NYK NBA 65 63 32.8 4.4 8.9 .489 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.2 .646 2.6 5.8 8.4 1.4 0.7 0.4 2.5 3.3 10.8
1984-85 33 NYK NBA 2 1 17.5 1.0 2.5 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 3.0 1.5 4.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 1.5 2.0
Career NBA 772 212 32.6 6.2 12.9 .483 0.0 0.0 1.000 3.1 4.6 .662 2.6 6.8 9.4 1.7 0.7 0.7 3.0 2.9 15.5

Per 36 Minutes

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
1974-75 23 WSB NBA 76 995 6.9 14.2 .486 2.2 4.2 .522 3.4 7.5 10.9 1.4 1.3 1.2 4.8 16.0
1975-76 24 WSB NBA 82 2055 6.2 13.6 .454 3.7 5.5 .672 2.4 7.3 9.8 2.0 0.7 1.9 4.2 16.1
1976-77 25 TOT NBA 77 2777 7.4 15.6 .478 4.1 5.6 .730 3.3 7.5 10.7 1.8 0.9 0.5 3.3 19.0
1976-77 25 WSB NBA 41 1328 7.2 15.0 .478 3.5 5.1 .677 3.2 6.7 9.9 1.2 0.8 0.5 3.3 17.8
1976-77 25 ATL NBA 36 1449 7.7 16.1 .478 4.6 6.0 .772 3.3 8.2 11.5 2.4 0.9 0.5 3.2 20.0
1977-78 26 NOJ NBA 82 3638 7.4 16.7 .444 3.6 5.7 .640 2.9 9.8 12.7 1.7 0.7 0.8 3.0 2.6 18.4
1978-79 27 TOT NBA 69 2537 8.0 16.3 .491 4.6 6.6 .701 2.8 8.6 11.4 1.6 0.7 1.1 3.3 2.9 20.7
1978-79 27 NOJ NBA 43 1781 8.0 16.6 .485 5.0 6.9 .723 2.8 8.9 11.7 1.5 0.6 1.3 2.9 2.6 21.0
1978-79 27 PHO NBA 26 756 8.0 15.9 .508 3.8 5.9 .642 2.7 8.0 10.7 1.9 0.8 0.6 4.3 3.6 19.9
1979-80 28 PHO NBA 82 2710 7.2 14.1 .512 0.0 0.0 4.3 6.5 .667 2.8 7.4 10.2 1.9 0.8 0.8 3.3 3.5 18.8
1980-81 29 PHO NBA 82 3088 7.5 14.9 .505 0.0 0.0 2.9 4.6 .629 2.5 6.7 9.2 2.4 0.8 0.4 2.9 2.6 18.0
1981-82 30 PHO NBA 74 72 2745 7.6 14.8 .513 0.0 0.0 1.000 3.3 4.9 .687 2.6 6.8 9.5 2.3 0.6 0.4 2.6 2.8 18.5
1982-83 31 NYK NBA 81 76 2426 4.8 10.5 .462 0.0 0.0 1.8 3.0 .587 3.0 6.8 9.7 2.2 0.8 0.4 2.8 3.6 11.4
1983-84 32 NYK NBA 65 63 2135 4.8 9.8 .489 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.5 .646 2.9 6.3 9.2 1.6 0.7 0.5 2.7 3.7 11.8
1984-85 33 NYK NBA 2 1 35 2.1 5.1 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 .000 6.2 3.1 9.3 3.1 2.1 3.1 5.1 3.1 4.1
Career NBA 772 212 25141 6.9 14.3 .483 0.0 0.0 1.000 3.4 5.1 .662 2.8 7.6 10.4 1.9 0.8 0.7 3.0 3.2 17.2

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
1974-75 23 WSB NBA 76 995 15.1 .498 .486 9.5 20.9 15.2 5.7 1.6 1.7 90 0.6 2.1 2.7 .130
1975-76 24 WSB NBA 82 2055 15.5 .501 .454 7.3 20.5 14.1 8.0 0.9 2.7 94 0.9 3.4 4.3 .099
1976-77 25 TOT NBA 77 2777 17.1 .526 .478 9.5 21.8 15.6 8.0 1.1 0.7 99 4.2 3.0 7.3 .125
1976-77 25 WSB NBA 41 1328 15.2 .516 .478 9.4 18.7 14.2 4.9 1.0 0.7 99 1.6 1.5 3.2 .114
1976-77 25 ATL NBA 36 1449 18.8 .534 .478 9.6 24.6 17.0 10.8 1.2 0.8 100 2.6 1.5 4.1 .136
1977-78 26 NOJ NBA 82 3638 15.7 .481 .444 8.0 25.8 17.0 6.8 0.9 1.1 13.5 23.3 96 98 1.5 5.0 6.5 .086
1978-79 27 TOT NBA 69 2537 16.9 .537 .491 8.0 23.6 16.0 6.4 0.8 1.5 14.7 23.9 101 103 2.1 3.0 5.1 .096
1978-79 27 NOJ NBA 43 1781 18.0 .537 .485 7.9 23.3 15.8 6.2 0.7 1.7 12.9 23.8 104 103 2.2 2.0 4.1 .111
1978-79 27 PHO NBA 26 756 14.2 .539 .508 8.4 24.4 16.5 6.9 1.0 0.8 18.9 24.3 95 102 0.0 1.0 1.0 .061
1979-80 28 PHO NBA 82 2710 15.3 .553 .512 8.8 22.1 15.6 7.5 1.0 1.2 16.4 22.4 102 102 2.1 3.9 6.0 .106
1980-81 29 PHO NBA 82 3088 14.9 .531 .505 7.9 20.1 14.1 9.6 1.0 0.7 14.7 21.5 103 100 2.4 5.3 7.6 .119
1981-82 30 PHO NBA 74 2745 16.1 .548 .514 8.4 20.4 14.5 9.7 0.7 0.6 13.5 22.4 106 103 2.9 4.0 6.9 .121
1982-83 31 NYK NBA 81 2426 10.7 .485 .462 9.5 22.4 15.9 8.6 1.2 0.6 19.3 17.3 93 99 -1.0 4.2 3.3 .065
1983-84 32 NYK NBA 65 2135 10.4 .522 .489 9.8 21.2 15.5 6.1 1.0 0.8 19.2 16.2 98 103 -0.1 3.3 3.2 .071
1984-85 33 NYK NBA 2 35 7.3 .340 .400 19.3 10.2 14.9 10.6 2.8 5.2 46.0 12.9 69 106 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.082
Career NBA 772 25141 14.9 .520 .483 8.6 22.1 15.4 7.8 1.0 1.1 15.3 21.3 100 100 15.5 37.2 52.7 .101

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
1974-75 23 WSB NBA 17 130 14 42 7 14 11 40 6 6 10 21 35 .333 .500 7.6 2.1 2.4 0.4
1975-76 24 WSB NBA 7 137 16 37 17 21 8 33 5 5 8 27 49 .432 .810 19.6 7.0 4.7 0.7
1978-79 27 PHO NBA 15 392 56 139 45 69 38 121 10 6 12 31 52 157 .403 .652 26.1 10.5 8.1 0.7
1979-80 28 PHO NBA 3 64 6 16 0 0 5 7 5 20 4 3 2 8 6 17 .375 .714 21.3 5.7 6.7 1.3
1980-81 29 PHO NBA 7 233 27 77 0 0 20 34 23 75 13 5 2 13 15 74 .351 .588 33.3 10.6 10.7 1.9
1981-82 30 PHO NBA 7 213 45 80 0 0 3 10 14 53 19 5 1 10 17 93 .563 .300 30.4 13.3 7.6 2.7
1982-83 31 NYK NBA 6 205 39 73 0 0 16 28 21 66 13 10 2 14 25 94 .534 .571 34.2 15.7 11.0 2.2
1983-84 32 NYK NBA 12 362 38 74 0 0 9 15 31 97 7 7 9 27 41 85 .514 .600 30.2 7.1 8.1 0.6
Career NBA 74 1736 241 538 0 0 122 198 151 505 77 47 46 103 204 604 .448 .616 23.5 8.2 6.8 1.0

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
1974-75 23 WSB NBA 17 130 10.5 .363 .333 9.2 21.5 15.7 6.2 2.1 3.9 90 -0.3 0.3 0.0 .003
1975-76 24 WSB NBA 7 137 14.5 .530 .432 6.6 17.4 12.5 5.9 1.8 3.1 89 0.0 0.3 0.3 .113
1978-79 27 PHO NBA 15 392 11.4 .464 .403 10.8 21.4 16.4 3.7 0.7 1.6 15.5 20.5 92 96 -0.1 0.7 0.6 .075
1979-80 28 PHO NBA 3 64 8.6 .445 .375 8.6 25.4 17.1 7.6 2.2 1.7 29.5 17.4 78 103 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.039
1980-81 29 PHO NBA 7 233 12.0 .402 .351 11.4 24.0 17.9 8.8 1.1 0.5 12.4 19.9 91 95 -0.1 0.5 0.4 .080
1981-82 30 PHO NBA 7 213 15.7 .551 .563 6.9 20.8 13.6 11.8 1.1 0.2 10.6 17.4 111 113 0.3 0.0 0.3 .074
1982-83 31 NYK NBA 6 205 18.0 .551 .534 12.0 25.5 18.8 10.0 2.4 0.6 14.1 20.7 108 102 0.3 0.3 0.6 .138
1983-84 32 NYK NBA 12 362 8.1 .527 .514 9.7 20.4 15.1 2.6 0.9 1.4 25.1 12.3 92 110 -0.2 0.3 0.1 .014
Career NBA 74 1736 12.2 .483 .448 9.8 21.8 15.9 6.4 1.3 1.4 16.3 17.8 97 101 -0.3 2.6 2.3 .064

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1977-78 26 NOJ NBA 1 0 24:00 3 7 .429 1 2 .500 2 6 1 0 0 3 2 7
1980-81 29 PHO NBA 1 0 21:00 3 6 .500 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 4 4 6
Career NBA 2 0 45 6 13 .462 0 0 1 2 .500 4 11 3 0 0 7 6 13

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
Truck Robinson 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.1 4.3 3.3 3.2 2.7 -0.1
Tom Sanders 95.0 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.8 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 0.0
Armen Gilliam 91.8 7.6 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.1 2.8 1.3
Antonio Davis 91.5 7.4 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.2 5.0 4.0 3.8 2.2 2.0
Derrick McKey 90.7 7.4 7.4 6.6 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.0 4.1 3.9 2.1 1.8
Bill Bridges 90.5 8.6 7.6 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.5 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.6 0.6
Mickey Johnson 90.3 8.5 8.3 7.3 7.2 5.5 5.3 4.1 3.7 3.5 2.7 0.7
Corey Maggette 90.2 8.6 8.1 7.0 6.9 6.3 5.0 3.9 3.3 3.3 3.0 2.6
Cazzie Russell 90.1 7.3 7.1 6.6 5.9 5.2 5.2 4.1 3.0 2.2 2.0 1.8
Dave DeBusschere 89.4 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.2 4.8 4.7 3.7 3.6 0.0
Grant Long 89.2 8.4 7.7 6.6 6.5 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.6 2.7 2.6 1.6
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Truck Robinson 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.0 5.1 4.3 3.3 3.2 2.7 -0.1
Tom Sanders 92.3 7.6 7.5 7.2 6.8 5.5 5.4 4.3 4.0 3.0 3.0 2.4 0.0 -0.2
Armen Gilliam 89.2 7.6 6.8 6.7 6.6 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.1 2.8 1.5 1.3 1.2
Metta World Peace 89.1 8.0 7.2 6.7 5.5 5.3 4.7 4.4 3.7 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.3
Cazzie Russell 89.0 7.3 7.1 6.6 5.9 5.2 5.2 4.1 3.0 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.1
Mike Mitchell 89.0 8.3 7.6 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.5 4.4 3.6 2.4 0.4
Greg Ballard 89.0 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0 1.7 0.0
Hedo Turkoglu 88.9 9.0 7.6 7.3 6.9 6.7 5.2 4.9 3.4 3.4 2.8 2.6
Mickey Johnson 88.5 8.5 8.3 7.3 7.2 5.5 5.3 4.1 3.7 3.5 2.7 1.8 0.7
Antonio Davis 88.4 7.4 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.2 5.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 2.2 2.0 0.3
Wally Szczerbiak 88.4 8.7 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.2 5.2 4.5 2.9 1.6 1.6

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
1970-71 19 TENNST 26 131 253 55 96 228 317 .518 .573 12.2 8.8
1971-72 20 TENNST 27 189 376 93 137 267 471 .503 .679 17.4 9.9
1972-73 21 TENNST 30 309 601 152 226 528 770 .514 .673 25.7 17.6
1973-74 22 TENNST 28 287 527 117 188 478 691 .545 .622 24.7 17.1
Career 111 916 1757 417 647 1501 2249 .521 .645 20.3 13.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1978 NBA
1981 NBA
Honors
1977-78 NBA All-NBA (1st)
MVP Award Shares
1975-76 NBA 0.001 (24)
1977-78 NBA 0.008 (8)
1980-81 NBA 0.009 (19)
Career 0.018 (138)
Games
1975-76 NBA 82 (2)
1977-78 NBA 82 (3)
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
1980-81 NBA 82 (3)
Minutes Played
1977-78 NBA 3638 (1)
1980-81 NBA 3088 (7)
Field Goals
1977-78 NBA 748 (10)
Field Goal Attempts
1977-78 NBA 1683 (4)
Free Throw Attempts
1977-78 NBA 572 (8)
Offensive Rebounds
1977-78 NBA 298 (5)
Career NBA 1985 (84)
Career 1985 (96)
Defensive Rebounds
1977-78 NBA 990 (1)
1978-79 NBA 607 (9)
1979-80 NBA 557 (9)
1980-81 NBA 573 (9)
Career NBA 5282 (47)
Career 5282 (53)
Total Rebounds
1977-78 NBA 1288 (1)
1980-81 NBA 789 (10)
Career NBA 7267 (81)
Career 7267 (92)
Turnovers
1977-78 NBA 301 (10)
Minutes Per Game
1977-78 NBA 44.4 (1)
1980-81 NBA 37.7 (7)
Rebounds Per Game
1977-78 NBA 15.7 (1)
1978-79 NBA 11.6 (8)
1981-82 NBA 9.7 (10)
Career NBA 9.4 (66)
Career 9.4 (74)
Defensive Rebound Pct
1977-78 NBA 25.8 (6)
Career NBA 22.1 (52)
Career 22.1 (55)
Total Rebound Pct
1977-78 NBA 17.0 (10)
Career NBA 15.4 (67)
Career 15.4 (75)
Block Pct
1975-76 NBA 2.7 (9)
Defensive Rating
Career NBA 99.7 (40)
Career 99.7 (45)
Defensive Win Shares
1977-78 NBA 5.0 (1)
1980-81 NBA 5.3 (4)
Career NBA 37.2 (99)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.047 (209)
NBA Elo Player Rating
276th (overall) as of Feb 12, 2012, 7:02AM
     

Transactions

September 19, 1972: Traded by the Phoenix Suns (as a 1974 2nd round draft pick) with a future draft pick to the Los Angeles Lakers for Paul Stovall.

August 23, 1973: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers (as a 1974 2nd round draft pick) to the Capital Bullets for Stan Love.

May 28, 1974: Drafted by the Capital Bullets in the 2nd round (22nd pick) of the 1974 NBA Draft.

January 20, 1977: Traded by the Washington Bullets with a 1977 1st round draft pick (Tree Rollins) to the Atlanta Hawks for Tom Henderson and a 1977 1st round draft pick (Greg Ballard).

August 5, 1977: Signed as a veteran free agent with the New Orleans Jazz; the Atlanta Hawks received Ron Behagen and cash as compensation.

January 12, 1979: Traded by the New Orleans Jazz to the Phoenix Suns for Marty Byrnes, Ron Lee, a 1979 1st round draft pick (Larry Knight) and a 1980 1st round draft pick (John Duren).

July 7, 1982: Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the New York Knicks for Maurice Lucas.

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