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Willard Sojourner

Willard Sojourner (Willie, Rainbow)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: September 10, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died: October 20, 2005
High School: Germantown in Germantown, Pennsylvania
College: Weber State University
Draft: Chicago Bulls, 2nd round (3rd pick, 20th overall), 1971 NBA Draft
ABA Debut: October 15, 1971
Relatives: Brother of Mike Sojourner

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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
1971-72 23 VIR ABA 84 1313 222 448 .496 0 0 124 193 .642 185 329 514 56 86 222 568
1972-73 24 VIR ABA 64 1065 199 410 .485 0 0 84 128 .656 121 243 364 75 80 187 482
1973-74 25 NYA ABA 82 1316 202 419 .482 0 3 .000 54 64 .844 110 225 335 54 24 88 85 205 458
1974-75 26 NYA ABA 79 1020 155 324 .478 1 3 .333 49 70 .700 94 181 275 42 16 64 63 190 360
Career ABA 309 4714 778 1601 .486 1 6 .167 311 455 .684 510 978 1488 227 40 152 314 804 1868

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
1971-72 23 VIR ABA 84 15.6 2.6 5.3 .496 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.3 .642 2.2 3.9 6.1 0.7 1.0 2.6 6.8
1972-73 24 VIR ABA 64 16.6 3.1 6.4 .485 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 .656 1.9 3.8 5.7 1.2 1.3 2.9 7.5
1973-74 25 NYA ABA 82 16.0 2.5 5.1 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.8 .844 1.3 2.7 4.1 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.0 2.5 5.6
1974-75 26 NYA ABA 79 12.9 2.0 4.1 .478 0.0 0.0 .333 0.6 0.9 .700 1.2 2.3 3.5 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.8 2.4 4.6
Career ABA 309 15.3 2.5 5.2 .486 0.0 0.0 .167 1.0 1.5 .684 1.7 3.2 4.8 0.7 0.2 0.9 1.0 2.6 6.0

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
1971-72 23 VIR ABA 84 1313 6.1 12.3 .496 0.0 0.0 3.4 5.3 .642 5.1 9.0 14.1 1.5 2.4 6.1 15.6
1972-73 24 VIR ABA 64 1065 6.7 13.9 .485 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.3 .656 4.1 8.2 12.3 2.5 2.7 6.3 16.3
1973-74 25 NYA ABA 82 1316 5.5 11.5 .482 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 1.8 .844 3.0 6.2 9.2 1.5 0.7 2.4 2.3 5.6 12.5
1974-75 26 NYA ABA 79 1020 5.5 11.4 .478 0.0 0.1 .333 1.7 2.5 .700 3.3 6.4 9.7 1.5 0.6 2.3 2.2 6.7 12.7
Career ABA 309 4714 5.9 12.2 .486 0.0 0.0 .167 2.4 3.5 .684 3.9 7.5 11.4 1.7 0.6 2.3 2.4 6.1 14.3

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
1971-72 23 VIR ABA 84 1313 15.9 .533 .496 12.3 21.9 17.1 5.4 13.9 17.0 1.5 2.0 3.5 .129
1972-73 24 VIR ABA 64 1065 14.3 .517 .485 11.2 22.1 16.7 9.5 14.6 19.0 0.8 1.1 1.9 .086
1973-74 25 NYA ABA 82 1316 12.3 .512 .482 8.4 16.6 12.6 5.2 0.8 3.7 16.0 15.7 101 98 0.8 2.2 3.0 .109
1974-75 26 NYA ABA 79 1020 11.9 .507 .480 9.5 17.6 13.7 5.2 0.7 3.5 15.1 16.4 101 99 0.5 1.8 2.4 .111
Career ABA 309 4714 13.7 .519 .486 10.4 19.5 15.0 6.2 0.8 3.6 14.8 16.9 101 98 3.6 7.1 10.8 .110

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
1971-72 23 VIR ABA 10 58 11 21 0 0 4 4 23 6 11 11 26 .524 1.000 5.8 2.6 2.3 0.6
1972-73 24 VIR ABA 3 20 4 7 0 0 2 2 3 6 2 2 2 10 .571 1.000 6.7 3.3 2.0 0.7
1973-74 25 NYA ABA 14 154 17 41 0 0 5 9 16 34 8 2 12 12 26 39 .415 .556 11.0 2.8 2.4 0.6
1974-75 26 NYA ABA 5 65 12 22 0 0 3 5 8 13 2 0 9 5 13 27 .545 .600 13.0 5.4 2.6 0.4
Career ABA 32 297 44 91 0 0 14 20 27 76 18 2 21 30 52 102 .484 .700 9.3 3.2 2.4 0.6

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
1971-72 23 VIR ABA 10 58 12.7 .571 .524 18.2 13.1 32.6 21.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 .197
1972-73 24 VIR ABA 3 20 23.6 .635 .571 16.9 17.0 20.2 20.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 .127
1973-74 25 NYA ABA 14 154 8.2 .434 .415 10.4 11.2 10.8 6.2 0.6 4.3 21.1 14.9 88 97 -0.1 0.3 0.2 .058
1974-75 26 NYA ABA 5 65 14.0 .558 .545 12.1 8.1 10.2 4.4 0.0 7.7 17.1 18.4 104 107 0.0 0.1 0.1 .080
Career ABA 32 297 11.4 .511 .484 10.9 10.3 12.5 7.9 0.4 5.3 23.1 17.4 94 100 0.1 0.5 0.6 .095

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
Willard Sojourner 3.5 3.0 2.4 1.9
Jim Barnes 95.5 3.4 2.9 2.4 2.1
Leon Douglas 94.3 3.6 3.1 2.1 2.1
Leroy Ellis 92.6 3.8 2.8 2.3 1.6
Bob Hopkins 88.0 3.5 2.7 1.9 1.4
Erwin Mueller 87.7 3.5 3.2 2.5 0.9
Kleggie Hermsen 87.6 4.3 3.0 2.9 1.9
George Peeples 86.5 4.1 3.2 2.1 1.5
Duane Causwell 85.6 3.9 2.9 2.8 1.2
Manute Bol 85.5 3.9 2.4 2.0 1.7
Francisco Elson 85.4 3.1 2.9 1.8 1.6
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Willard Sojourner 3.5 3.0 2.4 1.9
Bob Hopkins 88.0 3.5 2.7 1.9 1.4
George Peeples 84.9 4.1 3.2 2.1 1.5 0.2 0.0
Kleggie Hermsen 83.1 4.3 3.0 2.9 1.9 -0.6
Victor Alexander 80.4 3.0 2.5 2.3 1.1 -0.1
Brad Sellers 78.1 3.3 3.3 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.0
Joel Anthony 77.7 3.3 3.1 1.7 0.6
Bryant Reeves 77.6 4.9 2.9 2.4 2.3 0.6 -0.1
Art Spoelstra 75.8 3.7 1.8 1.7 1.4
Jake Voskuhl 75.7 3.3 2.7 2.5 1.7 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 -0.3
Gene Wiley 74.7 2.8 2.4 1.8 1.3 -0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1974 New York Nets (ABA)
Games
1971-72 ABA 84 (2)
Career ABA 309 (80)
Offensive Rebounds
Career ABA 510 (83)
Defensive Rebounds
Career ABA 978 (76)
Total Rebounds
Career ABA 1488 (81)
Blocks
Career ABA 152 (23)
Personal Fouls
Career ABA 804 (86)
Defensive Win Shares
Career ABA 7.1 (91)

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