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Earl Tatum

William Earl Tatum (Earl)

Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-5    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: July 26, 1953 in Mount Vernon, New York
High School: Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, New York
College: Marquette University

Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2nd round (4th pick, 21st overall) of the 1976 NBA draft.

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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
1976-77 23 LAL NBA 68 1249 283 607 .466 72 100 .720 83 153 236 118 85 22 168 638
1977-78 24 TOT NBA 82 2522 510 1087 .469 153 196 .781 79 216 295 296 140 40 184 257 1173
1977-78 24 LAL NBA 25 663 153 314 .487 45 59 .763 23 67 90 70 37 10 53 85 351
1977-78 24 IND NBA 57 1859 357 773 .462 108 137 .788 56 149 205 226 103 30 131 172 822
1978-79 25 TOT NBA 79 1233 280 627 .447 52 71 .732 41 84 125 73 78 34 88 165 612
1978-79 25 BOS NBA 3 38 8 20 .400 4 5 .800 1 3 4 1 0 1 3 7 20
1978-79 25 DET NBA 76 1195 272 607 .448 48 66 .727 40 81 121 72 78 33 85 158 592
1979-80 26 CLE NBA 33 225 36 94 .383 2 6 .333 11 19 .579 11 15 26 20 16 5 17 29 85
Career NBA 262 5229 1109 2415 .459 2 6 .333 288 386 .746 214 468 682 507 319 101 289 619 2508

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
1976-77 23 LAL NBA 68 18.4 4.2 8.9 .466 1.1 1.5 .720 1.2 2.3 3.5 1.7 1.3 0.3 2.5 9.4
1977-78 24 TOT NBA 82 30.8 6.2 13.3 .469 1.9 2.4 .781 1.0 2.6 3.6 3.6 1.7 0.5 2.2 3.1 14.3
1977-78 24 LAL NBA 25 26.5 6.1 12.6 .487 1.8 2.4 .763 0.9 2.7 3.6 2.8 1.5 0.4 2.1 3.4 14.0
1977-78 24 IND NBA 57 32.6 6.3 13.6 .462 1.9 2.4 .788 1.0 2.6 3.6 4.0 1.8 0.5 2.3 3.0 14.4
1978-79 25 TOT NBA 79 15.6 3.5 7.9 .447 0.7 0.9 .732 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.9 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.1 7.7
1978-79 25 BOS NBA 3 12.7 2.7 6.7 .400 1.3 1.7 .800 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.0 2.3 6.7
1978-79 25 DET NBA 76 15.7 3.6 8.0 .448 0.6 0.9 .727 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.9 1.0 0.4 1.1 2.1 7.8
1979-80 26 CLE NBA 33 6.8 1.1 2.8 .383 0.1 0.2 .333 0.3 0.6 .579 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.9 2.6
Career NBA 262 20.0 4.2 9.2 .459 0.1 0.2 .333 1.1 1.5 .746 0.8 1.8 2.6 1.9 1.2 0.4 1.5 2.4 9.6

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
1976-77 23 LAL NBA 68 1249 8.2 17.5 .466 2.1 2.9 .720 2.4 4.4 6.8 3.4 2.4 0.6 4.8 18.4
1977-78 24 TOT NBA 82 2522 7.3 15.5 .469 2.2 2.8 .781 1.1 3.1 4.2 4.2 2.0 0.6 2.6 3.7 16.7
1977-78 24 LAL NBA 25 663 8.3 17.0 .487 2.4 3.2 .763 1.2 3.6 4.9 3.8 2.0 0.5 2.9 4.6 19.1
1977-78 24 IND NBA 57 1859 6.9 15.0 .462 2.1 2.7 .788 1.1 2.9 4.0 4.4 2.0 0.6 2.5 3.3 15.9
1978-79 25 TOT NBA 79 1233 8.2 18.3 .447 1.5 2.1 .732 1.2 2.5 3.6 2.1 2.3 1.0 2.6 4.8 17.9
1978-79 25 BOS NBA 3 38 7.6 18.9 .400 3.8 4.7 .800 0.9 2.8 3.8 0.9 0.0 0.9 2.8 6.6 18.9
1978-79 25 DET NBA 76 1195 8.2 18.3 .448 1.4 2.0 .727 1.2 2.4 3.6 2.2 2.3 1.0 2.6 4.8 17.8
1979-80 26 CLE NBA 33 225 5.8 15.0 .383 0.3 1.0 .333 1.8 3.0 .579 1.8 2.4 4.2 3.2 2.6 0.8 2.7 4.6 13.6
Career NBA 262 5229 7.6 16.6 .459 0.3 1.0 .333 2.0 2.7 .746 1.5 3.2 4.7 3.5 2.2 0.7 2.6 4.3 17.3

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
1976-77 23 LAL NBA 68 1249 16.5 .490 .466 6.9 12.2 9.6 13.5 3.1 0.9 97 0.9 1.7 2.6
1977-78 24 TOT NBA 82 2522 14.7 .500 .469 3.1 8.5 5.8 16.9 2.5 0.8 13.6 20.5 100 102 2.2 2.2 4.4
1977-78 24 LAL NBA 25 663 15.9 .516 .487 3.7 10.0 6.9 14.8 2.5 0.8 13.5 23.1 100 101 0.7 0.7 1.4
1977-78 24 IND NBA 57 1859 14.2 .493 .462 2.9 8.0 5.4 17.6 2.5 0.8 13.6 19.5 100 102 1.5 1.5 3.1
1978-79 25 TOT NBA 79 1233 11.9 .465 .447 3.4 7.3 5.3 8.3 2.8 1.4 11.8 23.1 93 105 -0.5 1.2 0.7
1978-79 25 BOS NBA 3 38 7.1 .450 .400 2.9 8.8 5.8 3.8 0.0 1.4 11.9 25.9 89 110 0.0 0.0 0.0
1978-79 25 DET NBA 76 1195 12.1 .465 .448 3.4 7.3 5.3 8.5 2.9 1.4 11.8 23.0 93 104 -0.4 1.2 0.7
1979-80 26 CLE NBA 33 225 9.3 .415 .394 4.9 7.4 6.1 11.2 3.2 1.2 14.2 20.4 87 105 -0.3 0.2 0.0
Career NBA 262 5229 14.2 .485 .460 4.1 9.1 6.6 13.8 2.7 1.0 13.0 21.3 97 102 2.4 5.4 7.8

Playoffs

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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
1976-77 23 LAL NBA 11 356 67 134 16 24 16 54 27 15 9 34 150 .500 .667 32.4 13.6 4.9 2.5
Career NBA 11 356 67 134 16 24 16 54 27 15 9 34 150 .500 .667 32.4 13.6 4.9 2.5

Playoffs 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
1976-77 23 LAL NBA 11 356 14.0 .519 .500 4.7 10.9 7.8 11.5 2.0 1.3 101 0.3 0.3 0.6
Career NBA 11 356 14.0 .519 .500 4.7 10.9 7.8 11.5 2.0 1.3 101 0.3 0.3 0.6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1975-76 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)

Games

1977-78 NBA 82 (3)

Transactions

September 30, 1975: Traded by the Detroit Pistons (as a 1976 2nd round draft pick) to the Phoenix Suns for Earl Williams. Williams was originally traded for Willie Norwood on 1975-05-28 but the trade was canceled.

November 3, 1975: Traded by the Phoenix Suns (as a 1976 2nd round draft pick) with John Roche to the Los Angeles Lakers for Pat Riley.

June 8, 1976: Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2nd round (21st pick) of the 1976 NBA Draft.

December 13, 1977: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers with James Edwards and cash to the Indiana Pacers for Adrian Dantley and Dave Robisch.

July 19, 1978: Traded by the Indiana Pacers to the Boston Celtics for a 1980 1st round draft pick (Carl Nicks).

October 19, 1978: Traded by the Boston Celtics to the Detroit Pistons for Chris Ford and a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Tracy Jackson).

February 15, 1979: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Jim Brewer and future considerations.

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