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Ricky Sobers

Ricky Brad Sobers

Position: Guard ▪ Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 198 lbs.
Born: January 15, 1953 in Bronx, New York
High School: DeWitt Clinton in Bronx, New York
College: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Draft: Phoenix Suns, 1st round (16th pick, 16th overall), 1975 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 26, 1975

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 7:06AM
All-Time Rank: #418. Rickey Green… #419. Sherman Douglas… #420. Chris Morris… #420. RICKY SOBERS… #422. Boris Diaw… 

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
1975-76 23 PHO NBA 78 1898 280 623 .449 158 192 .823 80 179 259 215 106 7 253 718
1976-77 24 PHO NBA 79 2005 414 834 .496 243 289 .841 82 152 234 238 93 14 258 1071
1977-78 25 IND NBA 79 3019 553 1221 .453 330 400 .825 92 235 327 584 170 23 352 308 1436
1978-79 26 IND NBA 81 2825 553 1194 .463 298 338 .882 118 183 301 450 138 23 304 315 1404
1979-80 27 CHI NBA 82 2673 470 1002 .469 21 68 .309 200 239 .837 75 167 242 426 136 17 282 294 1161
1980-81 28 CHI NBA 71 1803 355 769 .462 17 66 .258 231 247 .935 46 98 144 284 98 17 206 225 958
1981-82 29 CHI NBA 80 6 1938 363 801 .453 19 76 .250 195 254 .768 37 105 142 301 73 18 217 238 940
1982-83 30 WSB NBA 41 39 1438 234 534 .438 23 55 .418 154 185 .832 35 67 102 218 61 14 147 158 645
1983-84 31 WSB NBA 81 81 2624 508 1115 .456 29 111 .261 221 264 .837 51 128 179 377 117 17 222 278 1266
1984-85 32 SEA NBA 71 12 1490 280 628 .446 8 28 .286 132 162 .815 27 76 103 252 49 9 158 156 700
1985-86 33 SEA NBA 78 0 1279 240 541 .444 13 43 .302 110 125 .880 29 70 99 180 44 2 85 139 603
Career NBA 821 138 22992 4250 9262 .459 130 447 .291 2272 2695 .843 672 1460 2132 3525 1085 161 1973 2622 10902

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
1975-76 23 PHO NBA 78 24.3 3.6 8.0 .449 2.0 2.5 .823 1.0 2.3 3.3 2.8 1.4 0.1 3.2 9.2
1976-77 24 PHO NBA 79 25.4 5.2 10.6 .496 3.1 3.7 .841 1.0 1.9 3.0 3.0 1.2 0.2 3.3 13.6
1977-78 25 IND NBA 79 38.2 7.0 15.5 .453 4.2 5.1 .825 1.2 3.0 4.1 7.4 2.2 0.3 4.5 3.9 18.2
1978-79 26 IND NBA 81 34.9 6.8 14.7 .463 3.7 4.2 .882 1.5 2.3 3.7 5.6 1.7 0.3 3.8 3.9 17.3
1979-80 27 CHI NBA 82 32.6 5.7 12.2 .469 0.3 0.8 .309 2.4 2.9 .837 0.9 2.0 3.0 5.2 1.7 0.2 3.4 3.6 14.2
1980-81 28 CHI NBA 71 25.4 5.0 10.8 .462 0.2 0.9 .258 3.3 3.5 .935 0.6 1.4 2.0 4.0 1.4 0.2 2.9 3.2 13.5
1981-82 29 CHI NBA 80 6 24.2 4.5 10.0 .453 0.2 1.0 .250 2.4 3.2 .768 0.5 1.3 1.8 3.8 0.9 0.2 2.7 3.0 11.8
1982-83 30 WSB NBA 41 39 35.1 5.7 13.0 .438 0.6 1.3 .418 3.8 4.5 .832 0.9 1.6 2.5 5.3 1.5 0.3 3.6 3.9 15.7
1983-84 31 WSB NBA 81 81 32.4 6.3 13.8 .456 0.4 1.4 .261 2.7 3.3 .837 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.7 1.4 0.2 2.7 3.4 15.6
1984-85 32 SEA NBA 71 12 21.0 3.9 8.8 .446 0.1 0.4 .286 1.9 2.3 .815 0.4 1.1 1.5 3.5 0.7 0.1 2.2 2.2 9.9
1985-86 33 SEA NBA 78 0 16.4 3.1 6.9 .444 0.2 0.6 .302 1.4 1.6 .880 0.4 0.9 1.3 2.3 0.6 0.0 1.1 1.8 7.7
Career NBA 821 138 28.0 5.2 11.3 .459 0.3 0.9 .291 2.8 3.3 .843 0.8 1.8 2.6 4.3 1.3 0.2 3.0 3.2 13.3

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
1975-76 23 PHO NBA 78 1898 5.3 11.8 .449 3.0 3.6 .823 1.5 3.4 4.9 4.1 2.0 0.1 4.8 13.6
1976-77 24 PHO NBA 79 2005 7.4 15.0 .496 4.4 5.2 .841 1.5 2.7 4.2 4.3 1.7 0.3 4.6 19.2
1977-78 25 IND NBA 79 3019 6.6 14.6 .453 3.9 4.8 .825 1.1 2.8 3.9 7.0 2.0 0.3 4.2 3.7 17.1
1978-79 26 IND NBA 81 2825 7.0 15.2 .463 3.8 4.3 .882 1.5 2.3 3.8 5.7 1.8 0.3 3.9 4.0 17.9
1979-80 27 CHI NBA 82 2673 6.3 13.5 .469 0.3 0.9 .309 2.7 3.2 .837 1.0 2.2 3.3 5.7 1.8 0.2 3.8 4.0 15.6
1980-81 28 CHI NBA 71 1803 7.1 15.4 .462 0.3 1.3 .258 4.6 4.9 .935 0.9 2.0 2.9 5.7 2.0 0.3 4.1 4.5 19.1
1981-82 29 CHI NBA 80 6 1938 6.7 14.9 .453 0.4 1.4 .250 3.6 4.7 .768 0.7 2.0 2.6 5.6 1.4 0.3 4.0 4.4 17.5
1982-83 30 WSB NBA 41 39 1438 5.9 13.4 .438 0.6 1.4 .418 3.9 4.6 .832 0.9 1.7 2.6 5.5 1.5 0.4 3.7 4.0 16.1
1983-84 31 WSB NBA 81 81 2624 7.0 15.3 .456 0.4 1.5 .261 3.0 3.6 .837 0.7 1.8 2.5 5.2 1.6 0.2 3.0 3.8 17.4
1984-85 32 SEA NBA 71 12 1490 6.8 15.2 .446 0.2 0.7 .286 3.2 3.9 .815 0.7 1.8 2.5 6.1 1.2 0.2 3.8 3.8 16.9
1985-86 33 SEA NBA 78 0 1279 6.8 15.2 .444 0.4 1.2 .302 3.1 3.5 .880 0.8 2.0 2.8 5.1 1.2 0.1 2.4 3.9 17.0
Career NBA 821 138 22992 6.7 14.5 .459 0.4 1.2 .291 3.6 4.2 .843 1.1 2.3 3.3 5.5 1.7 0.3 3.7 4.1 17.1

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
1975-76 23 PHO NBA 78 1898 13.1 .507 .449 4.6 10.1 7.4 15.9 2.5 0.2 98 0.9 1.9 2.8 .072
1976-77 24 PHO NBA 79 2005 16.5 .557 .496 4.4 8.1 6.3 18.1 2.1 0.4 99 3.0 2.2 5.3 .126
1977-78 25 IND NBA 79 3019 15.4 .514 .453 2.9 7.8 5.3 27.7 2.5 0.4 20.1 21.8 98 103 2.4 2.4 4.8 .076
1978-79 26 IND NBA 81 2825 14.8 .523 .463 4.3 6.7 5.5 22.4 2.2 0.4 18.5 22.8 101 106 2.1 2.3 4.3 .074
1979-80 27 CHI NBA 82 2673 12.5 .524 .480 3.2 6.9 5.1 23.8 2.4 0.4 20.3 21.2 98 108 0.5 1.9 2.4 .044
1980-81 28 CHI NBA 71 1803 15.6 .546 .473 3.0 5.9 4.6 23.3 2.6 0.5 19.0 24.5 105 107 2.2 1.6 3.8 .101
1981-82 29 CHI NBA 80 1938 12.2 .515 .465 2.3 5.9 4.2 23.5 1.8 0.5 19.2 24.4 98 111 -0.2 1.2 1.0 .024
1982-83 30 WSB NBA 41 1438 12.8 .524 .460 2.7 5.2 3.9 22.6 2.0 0.6 19.3 22.0 98 102 0.4 2.0 2.4 .080
1983-84 31 WSB NBA 81 2624 13.2 .514 .469 2.3 5.7 4.0 22.2 2.2 0.4 15.3 23.6 100 108 0.4 2.5 2.9 .053
1984-85 32 SEA NBA 71 1490 11.3 .501 .452 2.1 5.9 4.0 26.3 1.6 0.3 18.4 24.1 95 111 -0.9 1.0 0.1 .002
1985-86 33 SEA NBA 78 1279 13.4 .506 .456 2.6 6.6 4.6 21.7 1.7 0.1 12.5 22.3 105 109 1.1 1.1 2.2 .081
Career NBA 821 22992 13.9 .522 .466 3.2 6.9 5.0 22.7 2.2 0.4 18.3 22.9 100 105 11.9 20.1 32.0 .067

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
1975-76 23 PHO NBA 19 563 96 205 55 66 20 63 79 18 6 77 247 .468 .833 29.6 13.0 3.3 4.2
1980-81 28 CHI NBA 6 162 35 81 1 6 8 9 3 11 22 4 0 15 26 79 .432 .167 .889 27.0 13.2 1.8 3.7
1983-84 31 WSB NBA 4 150 25 57 3 10 8 10 2 5 16 5 2 9 19 61 .439 .300 .800 37.5 15.3 1.3 4.0
Career NBA 29 875 156 343 4 16 71 85 25 79 117 27 8 24 122 387 .455 .250 .835 30.2 13.3 2.7 4.0

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
1975-76 23 PHO NBA 19 563 14.7 .528 .468 3.7 8.4 6.0 20.9 1.5 0.6 102 0.5 0.4 0.9 .080
1980-81 28 CHI NBA 6 162 10.7 .465 .438 2.0 6.0 3.9 21.5 1.2 0.0 15.0 25.9 95 112 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.002
1983-84 31 WSB NBA 4 150 10.7 .497 .465 1.8 2.6 2.2 17.2 1.8 0.8 12.8 22.5 98 109 0.0 0.1 0.1 .034
Career NBA 29 875 13.3 .509 .461 3.1 6.9 5.0 20.4 1.5 0.5 14.1 24.2 96 105 0.5 0.6 1.0 .057

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
Ricky Sobers 5.3 4.8 4.3 3.8 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.0 0.1
Guy Rodgers 92.7 6.2 4.8 4.3 4.0 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.3 -0.2
John Long 91.1 5.3 4.7 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 0.2 0.2
Greg Anthony 90.5 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.1
Dell Curry 90.0 5.1 5.0 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.7 2.0 1.8 0.9 0.5
Chris Ford 89.9 5.6 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.1
Eric Piatkowski 89.8 5.5 4.5 3.9 3.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.2 0.9
Sherman Douglas 88.5 5.4 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.0 0.6 -0.1
Chucky Atkins 88.2 5.1 4.9 4.5 3.6 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.5 0.3 0.2 -0.2
Allen Leavell 87.9 5.1 4.8 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.0 2.4 1.9 0.6 -0.1
Bobby Jackson 86.9 5.5 5.4 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.2 1.4 1.2 -0.6
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Ricky Sobers 5.3 4.8 4.3 3.8 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.0 0.1
Guy Rodgers 91.8 6.2 4.8 4.3 4.0 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.1 1.3 0.6 -0.2
John Long 90.8 5.3 4.7 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.3 2.4 2.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Greg Anthony 90.5 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.2 1.6 1.1
Chris Ford 89.9 5.6 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.1
Eric Piatkowski 89.5 5.5 4.5 3.9 3.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0
Sherman Douglas 88.5 5.4 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.6 1.0 0.6 0.2 -0.1
Chucky Atkins 88.2 5.1 4.9 4.5 3.6 2.8 2.7 2.4 1.5 0.3 0.2 -0.2
Allen Leavell 87.9 5.1 4.8 4.3 4.0 3.8 3.0 2.4 1.9 0.6 -0.1
Bob Weiss 87.8 5.6 4.7 4.4 4.3 3.6 2.9 1.7 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.1 0.0
Foots Walker 86.4 6.1 5.2 4.2 3.4 3.4 3.0 2.3 1.5 1.5 0.3

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 21 UNLV 25 140 303 52 67 95 332 .462 .776 13.3 3.8
1974-75 22 UNLV 29 209 431 105 127 108 523 .485 .827 18.0 3.7
Career 54 349 734 157 194 203 855 .475 .809 15.8 3.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Games
1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
Minutes Played
1977-78 NBA 3019 (10)
3-Pt Field Goals
1982-83 NBA 23 (5)
1983-84 NBA 29 (4)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1983-84 NBA 111 (3)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1983-84 NBA .261 (6)
Free Throw Pct
1978-79 NBA .882 (5)
1980-81 NBA .935 (2)
Career NBA .843 (62)
Career .843 (66)
Assists
1977-78 NBA 584 (3)
Steals
1977-78 NBA 170 (7)
Turnovers
1977-78 NBA 352 (3)
1978-79 NBA 304 (9)
1979-80 NBA 282 (9)
Career NBA 1973 (97)
Minutes Per Game
1977-78 NBA 38.2 (9)
Assists Per Game
1977-78 NBA 7.4 (3)
Steals Per Game
1977-78 NBA 2.2 (7)
Assist Pct
1977-78 NBA 27.7 (5)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.002 (436)
NBA Elo Player Rating
420th (overall) as of Feb 10, 2012, 7:06AM
 

Transactions

May 29, 1975: Traded by the Buffalo Braves (as a 1975 1st round draft pick) to the Phoenix Suns for a 1976 1st round draft pick (Adrian Dantley).

May 29, 1975: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1975 NBA Draft.

September 6, 1977: Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Indiana Pacers for Don Buse.

July 17, 1979: Sent to the Chicago Bulls as compensation for the Indiana Pacers signing Mickey Johnson as a veteran free agent.

November 3, 1980: Signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

January 24, 1983: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Washington Bullets; the Chicago Bulls received a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Sidney Lowe) and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Tyrone Corbin) as compensation.

June 19, 1984: Traded by the Washington Bullets with Tim McCormick to the Seattle SuperSonics for Gus Williams.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Seattle SuperSonics NBA $425,000
Career (may be incomplete) $425,000

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