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Alvin Scott

Alvin Leroy Scott

Position: Forward-Guard ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: September 14, 1955 in Cleveland, Tennessee
High School: Bradley in Cleveland, Tennessee
College: Oral Roberts University
Draft: Phoenix Suns, 7th round (5th pick, 136th overall), 1977 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 18, 1977

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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
1977-78 22 PHO NBA 81 1538 180 369 .488 132 191 .691 135 222 357 88 52 40 85 158 492
1978-79 23 PHO NBA 81 1737 212 396 .535 120 168 .714 104 256 360 126 80 62 99 139 544
1979-80 24 PHO NBA 79 1303 127 301 .422 1 3 .333 95 122 .779 89 139 228 98 47 53 92 101 350
1980-81 25 PHO NBA 82 1423 173 348 .497 1 6 .167 97 127 .764 101 167 268 114 60 70 77 124 444
1981-82 26 PHO NBA 81 38 1740 189 380 .497 0 2 .000 108 148 .730 97 197 294 149 59 70 98 169 486
1982-83 27 PHO NBA 81 9 1139 124 259 .479 0 2 .000 81 110 .736 60 164 224 97 48 31 64 133 329
1983-84 28 PHO NBA 65 5 735 55 124 .444 1 2 .500 56 72 .778 29 71 100 48 19 20 42 85 167
1984-85 29 PHO NBA 77 18 1238 111 259 .429 1 5 .200 53 74 .716 46 115 161 127 39 25 60 125 276
Career NBA 627 70 10853 1171 2436 .481 4 20 .200 742 1012 .733 661 1331 1992 847 404 371 617 1034 3088

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
1977-78 22 PHO NBA 81 19.0 2.2 4.6 .488 1.6 2.4 .691 1.7 2.7 4.4 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.0 6.1
1978-79 23 PHO NBA 81 21.4 2.6 4.9 .535 1.5 2.1 .714 1.3 3.2 4.4 1.6 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.7 6.7
1979-80 24 PHO NBA 79 16.5 1.6 3.8 .422 0.0 0.0 .333 1.2 1.5 .779 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.2 0.6 0.7 1.2 1.3 4.4
1980-81 25 PHO NBA 82 17.4 2.1 4.2 .497 0.0 0.1 .167 1.2 1.5 .764 1.2 2.0 3.3 1.4 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.5 5.4
1981-82 26 PHO NBA 81 38 21.5 2.3 4.7 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.8 .730 1.2 2.4 3.6 1.8 0.7 0.9 1.2 2.1 6.0
1982-83 27 PHO NBA 81 9 14.1 1.5 3.2 .479 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.4 .736 0.7 2.0 2.8 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.8 1.6 4.1
1983-84 28 PHO NBA 65 5 11.3 0.8 1.9 .444 0.0 0.0 .500 0.9 1.1 .778 0.4 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.3 2.6
1984-85 29 PHO NBA 77 18 16.1 1.4 3.4 .429 0.0 0.1 .200 0.7 1.0 .716 0.6 1.5 2.1 1.6 0.5 0.3 0.8 1.6 3.6
Career NBA 627 70 17.3 1.9 3.9 .481 0.0 0.0 .200 1.2 1.6 .733 1.1 2.1 3.2 1.4 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.6 4.9

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
1977-78 22 PHO NBA 81 1538 4.2 8.6 .488 3.1 4.5 .691 3.2 5.2 8.4 2.1 1.2 0.9 2.0 3.7 11.5
1978-79 23 PHO NBA 81 1737 4.4 8.2 .535 2.5 3.5 .714 2.2 5.3 7.5 2.6 1.7 1.3 2.1 2.9 11.3
1979-80 24 PHO NBA 79 1303 3.5 8.3 .422 0.0 0.1 .333 2.6 3.4 .779 2.5 3.8 6.3 2.7 1.3 1.5 2.5 2.8 9.7
1980-81 25 PHO NBA 82 1423 4.4 8.8 .497 0.0 0.2 .167 2.5 3.2 .764 2.6 4.2 6.8 2.9 1.5 1.8 1.9 3.1 11.2
1981-82 26 PHO NBA 81 38 1740 3.9 7.9 .497 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.1 .730 2.0 4.1 6.1 3.1 1.2 1.4 2.0 3.5 10.1
1982-83 27 PHO NBA 81 9 1139 3.9 8.2 .479 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.5 .736 1.9 5.2 7.1 3.1 1.5 1.0 2.0 4.2 10.4
1983-84 28 PHO NBA 65 5 735 2.7 6.1 .444 0.0 0.1 .500 2.7 3.5 .778 1.4 3.5 4.9 2.4 0.9 1.0 2.1 4.2 8.2
1984-85 29 PHO NBA 77 18 1238 3.2 7.5 .429 0.0 0.1 .200 1.5 2.2 .716 1.3 3.3 4.7 3.7 1.1 0.7 1.7 3.6 8.0
Career NBA 627 70 10853 3.9 8.1 .481 0.0 0.1 .200 2.5 3.4 .733 2.2 4.4 6.6 2.8 1.3 1.2 2.0 3.4 10.2

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
1977-78 22 PHO NBA 81 1538 12.3 .543 .488 8.9 15.1 11.9 6.9 1.5 1.3 15.8 13.0 107 98 1.9 2.1 4.0 .126
1978-79 23 PHO NBA 81 1737 13.2 .579 .535 6.8 16.1 11.5 8.5 2.0 1.9 17.4 12.6 110 101 2.0 2.4 4.4 .121
1979-80 24 PHO NBA 79 1303 9.9 .493 .424 7.7 11.5 9.6 9.3 1.7 2.2 20.6 13.6 97 103 0.0 1.7 1.7 .062
1980-81 25 PHO NBA 82 1423 13.4 .550 .499 8.0 12.7 10.4 10.2 1.9 2.8 16.0 13.2 111 99 1.6 2.6 4.3 .144
1981-82 26 PHO NBA 81 1740 11.7 .546 .497 6.3 12.2 9.4 11.0 1.6 2.3 18.0 12.9 107 103 1.2 2.7 3.8 .106
1982-83 27 PHO NBA 81 1139 11.8 .535 .479 6.1 15.2 10.9 10.8 2.0 1.5 17.2 13.3 106 99 0.9 2.0 2.9 .121
1983-84 28 PHO NBA 65 735 7.6 .536 .448 4.6 11.4 8.0 7.6 1.2 1.6 21.2 11.0 102 109 0.1 0.6 0.8 .049
1984-85 29 PHO NBA 77 1238 8.0 .473 .431 4.3 10.4 7.4 12.9 1.5 1.1 17.1 11.6 98 108 -0.1 1.2 1.2 .045
Career NBA 627 10853 11.3 .536 .482 6.8 13.3 10.1 9.7 1.7 1.9 17.6 12.8 105 102 7.7 15.3 23.0 .102

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
1977-78 22 PHO NBA 2 37 4 8 5 6 2 6 3 2 0 2 3 13 .500 .833 18.5 6.5 3.0 1.5
1978-79 23 PHO NBA 15 217 20 52 13 21 14 42 22 6 16 14 20 53 .385 .619 14.5 3.5 2.8 1.5
1979-80 24 PHO NBA 8 140 17 33 0 2 4 8 8 22 10 4 5 7 8 38 .515 .000 .500 17.5 4.8 2.8 1.3
1980-81 25 PHO NBA 7 120 14 30 0 0 10 15 8 19 7 4 6 7 6 38 .467 .667 17.1 5.4 2.7 1.0
1981-82 26 PHO NBA 7 127 14 32 0 4 4 8 8 16 14 8 13 5 12 32 .438 .000 .500 18.1 4.6 2.3 2.0
1982-83 27 PHO NBA 3 62 6 13 0 0 2 2 4 12 5 2 5 4 6 14 .462 1.000 20.7 4.7 4.0 1.7
1983-84 28 PHO NBA 16 111 10 26 1 1 4 6 10 24 7 2 2 7 14 25 .385 1.000 .667 6.9 1.6 1.5 0.4
1984-85 29 PHO NBA 3 64 3 12 0 1 5 6 3 8 10 1 4 6 8 11 .250 .000 .833 21.3 3.7 2.7 3.3
Career NBA 61 878 88 206 1 8 47 72 57 149 78 29 51 52 77 224 .427 .125 .653 14.4 3.7 2.4 1.3

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
1977-78 22 PHO NBA 2 37 15.1 .611 .500 5.0 14.8 8.9 11.0 2.6 0.0 15.8 13.8 115 101 0.1 0.0 0.1 .147
1978-79 23 PHO NBA 15 217 10.7 .433 .385 7.2 13.1 10.3 13.6 1.3 3.9 18.6 13.9 91 97 -0.1 0.4 0.3 .068
1979-80 24 PHO NBA 8 140 10.8 .520 .515 6.3 10.8 8.6 9.0 1.4 2.0 16.1 12.8 101 110 0.1 0.1 0.1 .039
1980-81 25 PHO NBA 7 120 13.9 .519 .467 7.7 9.8 8.8 9.2 1.7 3.1 16.1 16.1 103 97 0.1 0.2 0.3 .132
1981-82 26 PHO NBA 7 127 13.2 .450 .438 6.6 7.2 6.9 12.9 2.9 5.4 12.3 12.5 103 110 0.0 0.1 0.1 .045
1982-83 27 PHO NBA 3 62 10.9 .504 .462 6.3 14.0 10.0 9.8 1.5 4.5 22.4 11.3 97 105 0.0 0.1 0.1 .050
1983-84 28 PHO NBA 16 111 7.0 .436 .404 10.7 14.1 12.4 7.8 0.9 1.1 19.6 13.5 93 111 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .007
1984-85 29 PHO NBA 3 64 4.8 .376 .250 5.4 10.0 7.6 17.4 0.7 3.4 29.1 12.4 82 125 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.110
Career NBA 61 878 10.8 .471 .430 7.2 11.5 9.3 11.3 1.6 3.2 18.0 13.5 97 106 0.0 0.9 0.9 .050

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Alvin Scott 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.8 2.9 1.7 1.2 0.8
Eduardo Najera 94.5 4.8 4.1 4.0 4.0 2.7 1.6 1.1 1.1
Danny Fortson 90.7 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.5 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.2
Jan Van Breda Kolff 90.6 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 1.2 1.1 0.6
Ron Anderson 90.4 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.1 2.5 1.5 0.3
Vladimir Radmanovic 88.9 4.2 3.8 3.7 3.5 2.7 2.1 1.9 0.8
Nate Williams 88.7 4.5 4.3 4.0 2.9 2.8 2.5 1.9 0.4
Frank Brickowski 88.6 4.7 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.4 1.1 1.0 0.4
Chris Gatling 88.3 4.6 4.5 3.9 3.9 3.1 2.4 2.0 -0.1
Dave Stallworth 88.2 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.8 1.7 1.1 0.0
Allan Bristow 87.8 4.4 4.3 3.5 2.8 2.7 1.9 1.9 0.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Alvin Scott 4.4 4.3 4.0 3.8 2.9 1.7 1.2 0.8
Eduardo Najera 91.6 4.8 4.1 4.0 4.0 2.7 1.6 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.2 0.1
Jan Van Breda Kolff 90.2 4.5 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.4 1.2 1.1 0.6 0.1
Danny Fortson 90.2 4.5 4.4 4.3 3.5 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.0
Ron Anderson 88.7 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.1 2.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.3
Nate Williams 88.7 4.5 4.3 4.0 2.9 2.8 2.5 1.9 0.4
Dave Stallworth 88.2 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.8 1.7 1.1 0.0
Popeye Jones 88.0 4.3 4.2 3.7 3.6 3.6 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0
Len Chappell 86.5 4.7 3.7 3.6 3.2 2.9 2.1 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.1
Terry Catledge 85.6 4.6 3.6 3.5 3.3 2.5 1.7 1.6 0.1
Luke Jackson 85.5 5.1 4.8 4.2 3.6 1.7 1.4 0.8 0.8

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
1973-74 18 ORALROB 4 1 4 3 4 6 5 .250 .750 1.3 1.5
1974-75 19 ORALROB 28 41 89 25 38 125 107 .461 .658 3.8 4.5
1975-76 20 ORALROB 26 85 147 27 36 183 197 .578 .750 7.6 7.0
1976-77 21 ORALROB 28 116 248 37 62 267 269 .468 .597 9.6 9.5
Career 86 243 488 92 140 581 578 .498 .657 6.7 6.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1980-81 NBA 82 (3)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (997)

Transactions

June 10, 1977: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 7th round (136th pick) of the 1977 NBA Draft.

October 14, 1985: Waived by the Phoenix Suns.

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