Ralph Derek Simpson
Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-5 ▪ Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: August 10, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan
High School: Pershing in Detroit, Michigan
College: Michigan State University
Draft: Chicago Bulls, 1st round (11th pick, 11th overall), 1972 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 22, 1976 ▪ ABA Debut: October 14, 1970
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| 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 | 21 | DNR | ABA | SG | 81 | 1820 | 460 | 1108 | .415 | 17 | 60 | .283 | 215 | 285 | .754 | 125 | 106 | 231 | 168 | 186 | 152 | 1152 | |||
| 1971-72 | 22 | DNR | ABA | SG | 84 | 3006 | 920 | 2000 | .460 | 3 | 22 | .136 | 457 | 568 | .805 | 171 | 227 | 398 | 258 | 266 | 244 | 2300 | |||
| 1972-73 | 23 | DNR | ABA | SG | 81 | 2589 | 732 | 1670 | .438 | 5 | 24 | .208 | 421 | 556 | .757 | 140 | 231 | 371 | 222 | 127 | 283 | 241 | 1890 | ||
| 1973-74 | 24 | DNR | ABA | SF | 75 | 2244 | 597 | 1395 | .428 | 2 | 24 | .083 | 208 | 276 | .754 | 113 | 213 | 326 | 191 | 103 | 12 | 196 | 190 | 1404 | |
| 1974-75 | 25 | DNA | ABA | SG | 82 | 2863 | 694 | 1374 | .505 | 1 | 12 | .083 | 303 | 402 | .754 | 108 | 283 | 391 | 442 | 166 | 19 | 314 | 214 | 1692 | |
| 1975-76 | 26 | DNA | ABA | SG | 84 | 3121 | 619 | 1211 | .511 | 4 | 24 | .167 | 273 | 350 | .780 | 121 | 333 | 454 | 597 | 153 | 23 | 360 | 183 | 1515 | |
| 1976-77 | 27 | DET | NBA | SG | 77 | 1597 | 356 | 834 | .427 | 138 | 195 | .708 | 48 | 133 | 181 | 180 | 68 | 5 | 100 | 850 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | TOT | NBA | SG | 64 | 1323 | 216 | 576 | .375 | 85 | 104 | .817 | 53 | 104 | 157 | 159 | 75 | 7 | 126 | 90 | 517 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DET | NBA | SG | 32 | 739 | 143 | 346 | .413 | 54 | 64 | .844 | 27 | 55 | 82 | 87 | 32 | 3 | 78 | 48 | 340 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DEN | NBA | SG | 32 | 584 | 73 | 230 | .317 | 31 | 40 | .775 | 26 | 49 | 75 | 72 | 43 | 4 | 48 | 42 | 177 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | TOT | NBA | SG | 69 | 979 | 174 | 433 | .402 | 76 | 111 | .685 | 35 | 61 | 96 | 126 | 37 | 5 | 100 | 57 | 424 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | PHI | NBA | SG | 37 | 452 | 87 | 196 | .444 | 28 | 40 | .700 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 58 | 25 | 1 | 47 | 27 | 202 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | NJN | NBA | SG | 32 | 527 | 87 | 237 | .367 | 48 | 71 | .676 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 68 | 12 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 222 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 30 | NJN | NBA | SG | 8 | 81 | 18 | 47 | .383 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 41 | |
| Career | TOT | 705 | 19623 | 4786 | 10648 | .449 | 32 | 168 | .190 | 2181 | 2857 | .763 | 920 | 1696 | 2616 | 2357 | 738 | 71 | 1843 | 1474 | 11785 | ||||
| ABA | 487 | 15643 | 4022 | 8758 | .459 | 32 | 166 | .193 | 1877 | 2437 | .770 | 778 | 1393 | 2171 | 1878 | 549 | 54 | 1605 | 1224 | 9953 | |||||
| NBA | 218 | 3980 | 764 | 1890 | .404 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 304 | 420 | .724 | 142 | 303 | 445 | 479 | 189 | 17 | 238 | 250 | 1832 |
| 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 | 21 | DNR | ABA | SG | 81 | 22.5 | 5.7 | 13.7 | .415 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .283 | 2.7 | 3.5 | .754 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 14.2 | |||
| 1971-72 | 22 | DNR | ABA | SG | 84 | 35.8 | 11.0 | 23.8 | .460 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .136 | 5.4 | 6.8 | .805 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 27.4 | |||
| 1972-73 | 23 | DNR | ABA | SG | 81 | 32.0 | 9.0 | 20.6 | .438 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .208 | 5.2 | 6.9 | .757 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 23.3 | ||
| 1973-74 | 24 | DNR | ABA | SF | 75 | 29.9 | 8.0 | 18.6 | .428 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .083 | 2.8 | 3.7 | .754 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 18.7 | |
| 1974-75 | 25 | DNA | ABA | SG | 82 | 34.9 | 8.5 | 16.8 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .083 | 3.7 | 4.9 | .754 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 20.6 | |
| 1975-76 | 26 | DNA | ABA | SG | 84 | 37.2 | 7.4 | 14.4 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .167 | 3.3 | 4.2 | .780 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 18.0 | |
| 1976-77 | 27 | DET | NBA | SG | 77 | 20.7 | 4.6 | 10.8 | .427 | 1.8 | 2.5 | .708 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 11.0 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | TOT | NBA | SG | 64 | 20.7 | 3.4 | 9.0 | .375 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .817 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 8.1 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DET | NBA | SG | 32 | 23.1 | 4.5 | 10.8 | .413 | 1.7 | 2.0 | .844 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 10.6 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DEN | NBA | SG | 32 | 18.3 | 2.3 | 7.2 | .317 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .775 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 5.5 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | TOT | NBA | SG | 69 | 14.2 | 2.5 | 6.3 | .402 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .685 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 6.1 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | PHI | NBA | SG | 37 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 5.3 | .444 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .700 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 5.5 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | NJN | NBA | SG | 32 | 16.5 | 2.7 | 7.4 | .367 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .676 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 6.9 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 30 | NJN | NBA | SG | 8 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 5.9 | .383 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.6 | 1.3 | .500 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 5.1 | |
| Career | TOT | 705 | 27.8 | 6.8 | 15.1 | .449 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .190 | 3.1 | 4.1 | .763 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 16.7 | ||||
| ABA | 487 | 32.1 | 8.3 | 18.0 | .459 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .193 | 3.9 | 5.0 | .770 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 20.4 | |||||
| NBA | 218 | 18.3 | 3.5 | 8.7 | .404 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .724 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 8.4 |
| 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 | 21 | DNR | ABA | SG | 81 | 1820 | 9.1 | 21.9 | .415 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .283 | 4.3 | 5.6 | .754 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 22.8 | |||
| 1971-72 | 22 | DNR | ABA | SG | 84 | 3006 | 11.0 | 24.0 | .460 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .136 | 5.5 | 6.8 | .805 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 27.5 | |||
| 1972-73 | 23 | DNR | ABA | SG | 81 | 2589 | 10.2 | 23.2 | .438 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .208 | 5.9 | 7.7 | .757 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 26.3 | ||
| 1973-74 | 24 | DNR | ABA | SF | 75 | 2244 | 9.6 | 22.4 | .428 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .083 | 3.3 | 4.4 | .754 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 22.5 | |
| 1974-75 | 25 | DNA | ABA | SG | 82 | 2863 | 8.7 | 17.3 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .083 | 3.8 | 5.1 | .754 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 21.3 | |
| 1975-76 | 26 | DNA | ABA | SG | 84 | 3121 | 7.1 | 14.0 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .167 | 3.1 | 4.0 | .780 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 17.5 | |
| 1976-77 | 27 | DET | NBA | SG | 77 | 1597 | 8.0 | 18.8 | .427 | 3.1 | 4.4 | .708 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 19.2 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | TOT | NBA | SG | 64 | 1323 | 5.9 | 15.7 | .375 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .817 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 14.1 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DET | NBA | SG | 32 | 739 | 7.0 | 16.9 | .413 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .844 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 16.6 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DEN | NBA | SG | 32 | 584 | 4.5 | 14.2 | .317 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .775 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 10.9 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | TOT | NBA | SG | 69 | 979 | 6.4 | 15.9 | .402 | 2.8 | 4.1 | .685 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 15.6 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | PHI | NBA | SG | 37 | 452 | 6.9 | 15.6 | .444 | 2.2 | 3.2 | .700 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 16.1 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | NJN | NBA | SG | 32 | 527 | 5.9 | 16.2 | .367 | 3.3 | 4.9 | .676 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 15.2 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 30 | NJN | NBA | SG | 8 | 81 | 8.0 | 20.9 | .383 | 0.0 | 0.9 | .000 | 2.2 | 4.4 | .500 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 18.2 | |
| Career | TOT | 705 | 19623 | 8.8 | 19.5 | .449 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .190 | 4.0 | 5.2 | .763 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 21.6 | ||||
| ABA | 487 | 15643 | 9.3 | 20.2 | .459 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .193 | 4.3 | 5.6 | .770 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 22.9 | |||||
| NBA | 218 | 3980 | 6.9 | 17.1 | .404 | 0.0 | 0.9 | .000 | 2.7 | 3.8 | .724 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 16.6 |
| 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 | 21 | DNR | ABA | SG | 81 | 1820 | 14.4 | .467 | .423 | 5.4 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 27.3 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .029 | ||||||
| 1971-72 | 22 | DNR | ABA | SG | 84 | 3006 | 20.0 | .511 | .461 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 14.2 | 10.6 | 31.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 7.2 | .115 | ||||
| 1972-73 | 23 | DNR | ABA | SG | 81 | 2589 | 19.6 | .494 | .440 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 14.9 | 2.3 | 12.9 | 32.7 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | .078 | |||
| 1973-74 | 24 | DNR | ABA | SF | 75 | 2244 | 15.4 | .463 | .429 | 4.9 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 14.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 11.4 | 29.4 | 96 | 104 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | .050 |
| 1974-75 | 25 | DNA | ABA | SG | 82 | 2863 | 17.3 | .545 | .505 | 4.2 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 21.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 16.8 | 24.7 | 105 | 103 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 7.2 | .120 |
| 1975-76 | 26 | DNA | ABA | SG | 84 | 3121 | 15.7 | .555 | .513 | 4.0 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 23.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 104 | 105 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 6.3 | .097 |
| 1976-77 | 27 | DET | NBA | SG | 77 | 1597 | 14.4 | .462 | .427 | 3.1 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 15.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 104 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .037 | |||
| 1977-78 | 28 | TOT | NBA | SG | 64 | 1323 | 10.1 | .416 | .375 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 6.2 | 16.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 16.9 | 21.6 | 86 | 103 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -0.007 |
| 1977-78 | 28 | DET | NBA | SG | 32 | 739 | 11.7 | .454 | .413 | 3.9 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 16.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 17.3 | 23.4 | 90 | 104 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .012 |
| 1977-78 | 28 | DEN | NBA | SG | 32 | 584 | 8.1 | .357 | .317 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 16.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 16.2 | 19.3 | 79 | 101 | -1.0 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.032 |
| 1978-79 | 29 | TOT | NBA | SG | 69 | 979 | 9.7 | .440 | .402 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 18.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 17.2 | 22.7 | 87 | 105 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -0.2 | -0.010 |
| 1978-79 | 29 | PHI | NBA | SG | 37 | 452 | 11.2 | .473 | .444 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 18.0 | 22.5 | 90 | 103 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .021 |
| 1978-79 | 29 | NJN | NBA | SG | 32 | 527 | 8.4 | .414 | .367 | 3.6 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 18.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 16.5 | 22.9 | 85 | 106 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.036 |
| 1979-80 | 30 | NJN | NBA | SG | 8 | 81 | 12.6 | .399 | .383 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 26.6 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 18.9 | 30.2 | 81 | 100 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.064 |
| Career | TOT | 705 | 19623 | 16.2 | .495 | .451 | 4.5 | 8.9 | 6.6 | 17.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 14.4 | 26.8 | 99 | 104 | 9.8 | 19.3 | 29.0 | .071 | |||
| ABA | 487 | 15643 | 17.3 | .506 | .461 | 4.7 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 17.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 14.0 | 27.4 | 102 | 104 | 12.0 | 16.4 | 28.3 | .087 | ||||
| NBA | 218 | 3980 | 11.8 | .441 | .404 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 16.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 17.1 | 22.3 | 86 | 103 | -2.2 | 2.9 | 0.7 | .008 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 22 | DNR | ABA | SG | 7 | 291 | 70 | 162 | .432 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 47 | 57 | .825 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 187 | |||||
| 1972-73 | 23 | DNR | ABA | SG | 5 | 197 | 51 | 138 | .370 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 28 | 37 | .757 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 132 | |||
| 1974-75 | 25 | DNA | ABA | SG | 13 | 471 | 102 | 214 | .477 | 1 | 6 | .167 | 53 | 68 | .779 | 18 | 47 | 65 | 74 | 22 | 3 | 55 | 30 | 258 | |
| 1975-76 | 26 | DNA | ABA | SG | 13 | 542 | 99 | 217 | .456 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 58 | 64 | .906 | 17 | 44 | 61 | 73 | 21 | 4 | 58 | 33 | 257 | |
| 1976-77 | 27 | DET | NBA | SG | 2 | 17 | 0 | 9 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DEN | NBA | SG | 13 | 225 | 43 | 95 | .453 | 16 | 23 | .696 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 102 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | NJN | NBA | SG | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Career | TOT | 55 | 1753 | 367 | 840 | .437 | 4 | 16 | .250 | 202 | 249 | .811 | 49 | 125 | 205 | 226 | 47 | 9 | 168 | 125 | 940 | ||||
| ABA | 38 | 1501 | 322 | 731 | .440 | 4 | 16 | .250 | 186 | 226 | .823 | 43 | 107 | 181 | 185 | 43 | 7 | 146 | 104 | 834 | |||||
| NBA | 17 | 252 | 45 | 109 | .413 | 16 | 23 | .696 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 106 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 22 | DNR | ABA | SG | 7 | 41.6 | 10.0 | 23.1 | .432 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 6.7 | 8.1 | .825 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 26.7 | |||||
| 1972-73 | 23 | DNR | ABA | SG | 5 | 39.4 | 10.2 | 27.6 | .370 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .333 | 5.6 | 7.4 | .757 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 26.4 | |||
| 1974-75 | 25 | DNA | ABA | SG | 13 | 36.2 | 7.8 | 16.5 | .477 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .167 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .779 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 19.8 | |
| 1975-76 | 26 | DNA | ABA | SG | 13 | 41.7 | 7.6 | 16.7 | .456 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .500 | 4.5 | 4.9 | .906 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 19.8 | |
| 1976-77 | 27 | DET | NBA | SG | 2 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 4.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DEN | NBA | SG | 13 | 17.3 | 3.3 | 7.3 | .453 | 1.2 | 1.8 | .696 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 7.8 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | NJN | NBA | SG | 2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |||||
| Career | TOT | 55 | 31.9 | 6.7 | 15.3 | .437 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .250 | 3.7 | 4.5 | .811 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 17.1 | ||||
| ABA | 38 | 39.5 | 8.5 | 19.2 | .440 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .250 | 4.9 | 5.9 | .823 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 21.9 | |||||
| NBA | 17 | 14.8 | 2.6 | 6.4 | .413 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .696 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 22 | DNR | ABA | SG | 7 | 291 | 8.7 | 20.0 | .432 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 5.8 | 7.1 | .825 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 23.1 | |||||
| 1972-73 | 23 | DNR | ABA | SG | 5 | 197 | 9.3 | 25.2 | .370 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .333 | 5.1 | 6.8 | .757 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 24.1 | |||
| 1974-75 | 25 | DNA | ABA | SG | 13 | 471 | 7.8 | 16.4 | .477 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .167 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .779 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 19.7 | |
| 1975-76 | 26 | DNA | ABA | SG | 13 | 542 | 6.6 | 14.4 | .456 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .500 | 3.9 | 4.3 | .906 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 17.1 | |
| 1976-77 | 27 | DET | NBA | SG | 2 | 17 | 0.0 | 19.1 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DEN | NBA | SG | 13 | 225 | 6.9 | 15.2 | .453 | 2.6 | 3.7 | .696 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 16.3 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 29 | NJN | NBA | SG | 2 | 10 | 7.2 | 18.0 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 14.4 | |||||
| Career | TOT | 55 | 1753 | 7.5 | 17.3 | .437 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .250 | 4.1 | 5.1 | .811 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 19.3 | ||||
| ABA | 38 | 1501 | 7.7 | 17.5 | .440 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .250 | 4.5 | 5.4 | .823 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 20.0 | |||||
| NBA | 17 | 252 | 6.4 | 15.6 | .413 | 2.3 | 3.3 | .696 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 15.1 |
| 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 |
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| 1971-72 | 22 | DNR | ABA | SG | 7 | 291 | 19.7 | .500 | .432 | 4.9 | 14.6 | 8.8 | 29.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .109 | ||||||
| 1972-73 | 23 | DNR | ABA | SG | 5 | 197 | 14.9 | .428 | .377 | 5.8 | 14.1 | 8.9 | 33.5 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.047 | ||||||
| 1974-75 | 25 | DNA | ABA | SG | 13 | 471 | 15.9 | .529 | .479 | 4.1 | 10.4 | 7.2 | 22.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 18.4 | 24.8 | 102 | 112 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .044 |
| 1975-76 | 26 | DNA | ABA | SG | 13 | 542 | 13.2 | .524 | .459 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 18.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 19.1 | 21.3 | 101 | 110 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .044 |
| 1976-77 | 27 | DET | NBA | SG | 2 | 17 | -10.3 | .000 | .000 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 114 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.536 | |||
| 1977-78 | 28 | DEN | NBA | SG | 13 | 225 | 11.8 | .485 | .453 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 23.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 16.7 | 21.1 | 98 | 111 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .019 |
| 1978-79 | 29 | NJN | NBA | SG | 2 | 10 | 10.9 | .400 | .400 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 9.4 | 28.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 21.4 | 85 | 108 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.043 |
| Career | TOT | 55 | 1753 | 14.8 | .495 | .439 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 18.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 15.2 | 25.0 | 100 | 111 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .036 | |||
| ABA | 38 | 1501 | 15.5 | .502 | .443 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 18.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 15.0 | 25.6 | 101 | 111 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .045 | ||||
| NBA | 17 | 252 | 10.3 | .445 | .413 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 22.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 16.7 | 21.1 | 97 | 111 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.021 |
| 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 |
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| 1971-72 | 22 | DNR | ABA | SG | 1 | 20:00 | 6 | 14 | .429 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |||
| 1972-73 | 23 | DNR | ABA | SG | 1 | 13:00 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1973-74 | 24 | DNR | ABA | SF | 1 | 23:00 | 6 | 17 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 1974-75 | 25 | DNA | ABA | SG | 1 | 25:00 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1975-76 | 26 | DNA | ABA | SG | 1 | 37:00 | 8 | 15 | .533 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Career | ABA | 5 | 118 | 25 | 62 | .403 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 55 |
| Thru 10 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Ralph Simpson | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | |
| Andrew Toney | 90.1 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ||
| Johnny Moore | 87.3 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | |
| Ronnie Brewer | 85.9 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | |||
| George Thompson | 85.2 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | ||||
| Scott Skiles | 82.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Eric Murdock | 81.3 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| Josh Childress | 80.6 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | |||
| Ty Lawson | 80.0 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 3.7 | ||||||
| Mike Riordan | 79.8 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
| George King | 79.7 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | ||||
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Ralph Simpson | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | |
| Andrew Toney | 90.1 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | -0.2 | ||
| Johnny Moore | 87.3 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | |
| Ronnie Brewer | 85.9 | 7.8 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | |||
| George Thompson | 85.2 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | ||||
| Scott Skiles | 82.9 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Eric Murdock | 81.3 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| Josh Childress | 80.6 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | |||
| Ty Lawson | 80.0 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 3.7 | ||||||
| Mike Riordan | 79.8 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
| George King | 79.7 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | ||||
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1968-69 | 19 | MICHIGANST | 3 | 52 | 93 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 121 | .559 | .680 | 40.3 | 9.0 | ||||||||||||
| 1969-70 | 20 | MICHIGANST | 23 | 264 | 588 | 139 | 169 | 239 | 667 | .449 | .822 | 29.0 | 10.4 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 23 | 264 | 588 | 139 | 169 | 239 | 667 | .449 | .822 | 29.0 | 10.4 | ||||||||||||||
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Field Goals
1971-72 ABA 920 (3)1972-73 ABA 732 (6) 1973-74 ABA 597 (10) 1974-75 ABA 694 (7) Career ABA 4022 (10) |
Field Goal Attempts
1971-72 ABA 2000 (3)1972-73 ABA 1670 (5) 1973-74 ABA 1395 (8) 1974-75 ABA 1374 (9) Career ABA 8758 (10) |
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Turnovers
1971-72 ABA 266 (8)1972-73 ABA 283 (7) 1974-75 ABA 314 (5) 1975-76 ABA 360 (1) Career ABA 1605 (10) |
Points
1971-72 ABA 2300 (4)1972-73 ABA 1890 (5) 1974-75 ABA 1692 (7) 1975-76 ABA 1515 (10) Career ABA 9953 (13) |
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Points Per Game
1971-72 ABA 27.4 (4)1972-73 ABA 23.3 (5) 1973-74 ABA 18.7 (10) 1974-75 ABA 20.6 (10) Career ABA 20.4 (10) |
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Usage Pct
1970-71 ABA 27.3 (4)1971-72 ABA 31.4 (3) 1972-73 ABA 32.7 (1) 1973-74 ABA 29.4 (3) 1974-75 ABA 24.7 (8) Career ABA 27.4 (4) Career 26.8 (34) |
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June 17, 1976: Moved from the ABA to the NBA with the Denver Nuggets.
October 20, 1976: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Denver Nuggets to the Detroit Pistons; the Boston Celtics traded Paul Silas to the Denver Nuggets; and the Detroit Pistons traded Curtis Rowe to the Boston Celtics.
February 1, 1978: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the Denver Nuggets for Jim Price and a 1979 1st round draft pick (Phil Hubbard).
August 16, 1978: Traded by the Denver Nuggets with Bobby Jones and a 1984 1st round draft pick (Leon Wood) to the Philadelphia 76ers for George McGinnis and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Mike Evans).
February 7, 1979: Traded by the Philadelphia 76ers with Harvey Catchings and cash to the New Jersey Nets for Eric Money and Al Skinner.
November 13, 1979: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.
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