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Sam Smith

Sam Smith

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-7 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: January 27, 1944 in Hazard, Kentucky
High School: Hazard in Hazard, Kentucky
College: Kentucky Wesleyan College
Draft: Cincinnati Royals, 3rd round (9th pick, 28th overall), 1967 NBA Draft
ABA Debut: October 22, 1967

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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
1967-68 24 MNM ABA 77 2175 284 750 .379 2 6 .333 185 280 .661 586 81 94 171 755
1968-69 25 KEN ABA 62 1421 173 437 .396 1 10 .100 114 172 .663 169 221 390 64 70 143 461
1969-70 26 KEN ABA 81 2405 307 724 .424 1 4 .250 163 249 .655 301 418 719 109 123 202 778
1970-71 27 TOT ABA 35 302 39 93 .419 1 5 .200 24 39 .615 39 42 81 20 19 42 103
1970-71 27 KEN ABA 25 259 33 73 .452 0 2 .000 22 35 .629 29 39 68 16 18 34 88
1970-71 27 UTS ABA 10 43 6 20 .300 1 3 .333 2 4 .500 10 3 13 4 1 8 15
Career ABA 255 6303 803 2004 .401 5 25 .200 486 740 .657 509 681 1776 274 306 558 2097

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
1967-68 24 MNM ABA 77 28.2 3.7 9.7 .379 0.0 0.1 .333 2.4 3.6 .661 7.6 1.1 1.2 2.2 9.8
1968-69 25 KEN ABA 62 22.9 2.8 7.0 .396 0.0 0.2 .100 1.8 2.8 .663 2.7 3.6 6.3 1.0 1.1 2.3 7.4
1969-70 26 KEN ABA 81 29.7 3.8 8.9 .424 0.0 0.0 .250 2.0 3.1 .655 3.7 5.2 8.9 1.3 1.5 2.5 9.6
1970-71 27 TOT ABA 35 8.6 1.1 2.7 .419 0.0 0.1 .200 0.7 1.1 .615 1.1 1.2 2.3 0.6 0.5 1.2 2.9
1970-71 27 KEN ABA 25 10.4 1.3 2.9 .452 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.4 .629 1.2 1.6 2.7 0.6 0.7 1.4 3.5
1970-71 27 UTS ABA 10 4.3 0.6 2.0 .300 0.1 0.3 .333 0.2 0.4 .500 1.0 0.3 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.8 1.5
Career ABA 255 24.7 3.1 7.9 .401 0.0 0.1 .200 1.9 2.9 .657 2.9 3.8 7.0 1.1 1.2 2.2 8.2

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
1967-68 24 MNM ABA 77 2175 4.7 12.4 .379 0.0 0.1 .333 3.1 4.6 .661 9.7 1.3 1.6 2.8 12.5
1968-69 25 KEN ABA 62 1421 4.4 11.1 .396 0.0 0.3 .100 2.9 4.4 .663 4.3 5.6 9.9 1.6 1.8 3.6 11.7
1969-70 26 KEN ABA 81 2405 4.6 10.8 .424 0.0 0.1 .250 2.4 3.7 .655 4.5 6.3 10.8 1.6 1.8 3.0 11.6
1970-71 27 TOT ABA 35 302 4.6 11.1 .419 0.1 0.6 .200 2.9 4.6 .615 4.6 5.0 9.7 2.4 2.3 5.0 12.3
1970-71 27 KEN ABA 25 259 4.6 10.1 .452 0.0 0.3 .000 3.1 4.9 .629 4.0 5.4 9.5 2.2 2.5 4.7 12.2
1970-71 27 UTS ABA 10 43 5.0 16.7 .300 0.8 2.5 .333 1.7 3.3 .500 8.4 2.5 10.9 3.3 0.8 6.7 12.6
Career ABA 255 6303 4.6 11.4 .401 0.0 0.1 .200 2.8 4.2 .657 4.4 5.9 10.1 1.6 1.7 3.2 12.0

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
1967-68 24 MNM ABA 77 2175 13.0 .432 .380 11.7 5.1 9.7 15.7 -0.6 5.2 4.6 .101
1968-69 25 KEN ABA 62 1421 12.0 .450 .397 11.9 6.2 12.0 15.2 -0.4 1.8 1.4 .048
1969-70 26 KEN ABA 81 2405 12.8 .467 .425 13.1 6.0 12.9 14.4 0.0 3.3 3.3 .066
1970-71 27 TOT ABA 35 302 10.6 .468 .425 11.6 7.9 14.7 15.3 0.0 0.3 0.2 .037
1970-71 27 KEN ABA 25 259 10.6 .498 .452 11.4 7.3 16.9 14.6 0.1 0.2 0.3 .055
1970-71 27 UTS ABA 10 43 11.0 .345 .325 12.9 11.7 4.4 19.4 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.067
Career ABA 255 6303 12.6 .450 .402 12.3 5.8 11.6 15.1 -1.0 10.6 9.6 .073

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
1967-68 24 MNM ABA 10 374 56 142 0 0 35 51 81 12 15 39 147 .394 .686 37.4 14.7 8.1 1.2
1968-69 25 KEN ABA 7 157 19 57 0 2 7 16 42 9 8 24 45 .333 .000 .438 22.4 6.4 6.0 1.3
1969-70 26 KEN ABA 12 354 54 99 0 0 28 38 96 12 25 31 136 .545 .737 29.5 11.3 8.0 1.0
1970-71 27 UTS ABA 3 10 2 6 0 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 4 .333 .000 3.3 1.3 1.0 0.3
Career ABA 32 895 131 304 0 4 70 105 2 222 34 48 95 332 .431 .000 .667 28.0 10.4 6.9 1.1

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
1967-68 24 MNM ABA 10 374 11.9 .447 .394 9.4 4.6 8.4 16.8 -0.1 0.6 0.5 .070
1968-69 25 KEN ABA 7 157 5.7 .351 .333 11.8 8.6 11.1 17.9 -0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.091
1969-70 26 KEN ABA 12 354 13.3 .588 .545 12.7 4.8 17.8 15.1 0.7 0.3 1.0 .132
1970-71 27 UTS ABA 3 10 12.0 .333 .333 12.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.151
Career ABA 32 895 11.4 .474 .431 11.1 5.5 12.1 16.3 0.2 1.0 1.2 .064

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 4 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4
Sam Smith 4.6 3.3 1.4 0.2
Michael Beasley 94.7 4.6 3.4 1.7
Jarron Collins 88.5 4.2 3.3 1.1 0.7
Tom Van Arsdale 88.2 4.8 3.1 1.4 1.0
Chris Wilcox 86.0 4.4 2.6 1.3 0.6
Marv Roberts 85.9 4.3 3.4 2.4 0.4
Chris Andersen 84.7 4.5 2.4 1.1 0.3
Danny Fortson 84.4 4.4 3.5 1.9 1.1
Joe Caldwell 84.4 3.7 3.3 2.0 0.3
Jim Petersen 83.6 4.7 3.4 2.9 0.3
Larry McNeill 83.4 4.4 4.3 1.5 0.7
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sam Smith 4.6 3.3 1.4 0.2
Michael Beasley 94.7 4.6 3.4 1.7
Larry Stewart 91.1 4.7 2.9 1.6 0.5 0.1
Leonard Gray 82.4 4.1 4.0 1.8
Travis Grant 81.4 5.6 4.1 1.5 0.5
Tony Jaros 81.0 4.4 2.2 1.3 0.6
Collis Jones 80.4 4.2 3.2 2.1 1.2
Wally Osterkorn 79.9 4.3 4.0 1.4 -0.8
Andy Johnson 79.8 4.6 1.8 1.3 0.3
Ime Udoka 78.7 3.9 2.8 1.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Zeke Zawoluk 78.7 3.9 2.5 1.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1971 Utah Stars (ABA)
Offensive Rebounds
Career ABA 509 (84)
Total Rebounds
Career ABA 1776 (66)
Turnover Pct
1967-68 ABA 9.7 (8)
Defensive Win Shares
1967-68 ABA 5.2 (4)
Career ABA 10.6 (59)
     

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