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Ronald Thomas

Ronald Morton Thomas (Ron, The Plumber)

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: November 19, 1950 in Louisville, Kentucky
High School: Thomas Jefferson in Louisville, Kentucky
College: University of Louisville
Draft: Seattle SuperSonics, 6th round (10th pick, 90th overall), 1972 NBA Draft
ABA Debut: January 25, 1973

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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
1972-73 22 KEN ABA 31 369 62 132 .470 0 2 .000 21 41 .512 53 62 115 23 21 73 145
1973-74 23 KEN ABA 71 976 128 273 .469 1 7 .143 37 63 .587 112 177 289 62 48 7 71 156 294
1974-75 24 KEN ABA 79 830 115 256 .449 1 3 .333 57 119 .479 124 176 300 46 51 14 71 133 288
1975-76 25 KEN ABA 83 1117 134 277 .484 1 2 .500 55 94 .585 148 223 371 67 61 18 71 168 324
Career ABA 264 3292 439 938 .468 3 14 .214 170 317 .536 437 638 1075 198 160 39 234 530 1051

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
1972-73 22 KEN ABA 31 11.9 2.0 4.3 .470 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.3 .512 1.7 2.0 3.7 0.7 0.7 2.4 4.7
1973-74 23 KEN ABA 71 13.7 1.8 3.8 .469 0.0 0.1 .143 0.5 0.9 .587 1.6 2.5 4.1 0.9 0.7 0.1 1.0 2.2 4.1
1974-75 24 KEN ABA 79 10.5 1.5 3.2 .449 0.0 0.0 .333 0.7 1.5 .479 1.6 2.2 3.8 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.9 1.7 3.6
1975-76 25 KEN ABA 83 13.5 1.6 3.3 .484 0.0 0.0 .500 0.7 1.1 .585 1.8 2.7 4.5 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.9 2.0 3.9
Career ABA 264 12.5 1.7 3.6 .468 0.0 0.1 .214 0.6 1.2 .536 1.7 2.4 4.1 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.9 2.0 4.0

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
1972-73 22 KEN ABA 31 369 6.0 12.9 .470 0.0 0.2 .000 2.0 4.0 .512 5.2 6.0 11.2 2.2 2.0 7.1 14.1
1973-74 23 KEN ABA 71 976 4.7 10.1 .469 0.0 0.3 .143 1.4 2.3 .587 4.1 6.5 10.7 2.3 1.8 0.3 2.6 5.8 10.8
1974-75 24 KEN ABA 79 830 5.0 11.1 .449 0.0 0.1 .333 2.5 5.2 .479 5.4 7.6 13.0 2.0 2.2 0.6 3.1 5.8 12.5
1975-76 25 KEN ABA 83 1117 4.3 8.9 .484 0.0 0.1 .500 1.8 3.0 .585 4.8 7.2 12.0 2.2 2.0 0.6 2.3 5.4 10.4
Career ABA 264 3292 4.8 10.3 .468 0.0 0.2 .214 1.9 3.5 .536 4.8 7.0 11.8 2.2 2.0 0.5 2.6 5.8 11.5

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
1972-73 22 KEN ABA 31 369 12.5 .483 .470 13.6 16.2 14.9 8.1 12.3 18.1 0.0 0.8 0.8 .103
1973-74 23 KEN ABA 71 976 11.6 .489 .471 10.9 16.9 13.9 8.2 2.3 0.4 19.1 14.7 98 97 0.3 1.7 2.0 .098
1974-75 24 KEN ABA 79 830 13.3 .467 .451 15.2 20.7 18.0 7.1 2.9 0.9 18.7 18.0 95 94 -0.1 2.0 1.8 .107
1975-76 25 KEN ABA 83 1117 12.9 .509 .486 12.9 18.8 15.9 7.5 2.5 0.9 18.2 13.3 104 99 0.9 1.9 2.7 .117
Career ABA 264 3292 12.6 .488 .470 13.0 18.4 15.7 7.7 2.5 0.7 17.8 15.4 99 97 1.0 6.4 7.4 .107

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
1972-73 22 KEN ABA 17 247 38 77 0 1 9 23 28 75 13 24 44 85 .494 .000 .391 14.5 5.0 4.4 0.8
1973-74 23 KEN ABA 8 109 15 28 0 0 6 10 13 37 4 3 3 3 14 36 .536 .600 13.6 4.5 4.6 0.5
1974-75 24 KEN ABA 15 167 25 42 0 0 12 16 26 56 11 11 0 10 25 62 .595 .750 11.1 4.1 3.7 0.7
1975-76 25 KEN ABA 10 142 20 41 0 0 5 13 18 54 9 4 3 8 23 45 .488 .385 14.2 4.5 5.4 0.9
Career ABA 50 665 98 188 0 1 32 62 85 222 37 18 6 45 106 228 .521 .000 .516 13.3 4.6 4.4 0.7

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
1972-73 22 KEN ABA 17 247 10.2 .488 .494 15.3 7.7 21.6 18.8 0.1 0.4 0.5 .092
1973-74 23 KEN ABA 8 109 15.3 .556 .536 12.2 19.7 16.2 5.1 1.3 1.4 8.5 12.9 121 99 0.2 0.2 0.4 .176
1974-75 24 KEN ABA 15 167 18.3 .632 .595 15.5 18.2 16.8 8.9 3.2 0.0 16.9 14.3 123 96 0.4 0.4 0.8 .223
1975-76 25 KEN ABA 10 142 12.9 .482 .488 12.6 25.7 19.1 7.7 1.3 1.1 14.6 15.1 103 104 0.1 0.2 0.3 .087
Career ABA 50 665 13.7 .530 .521 13.7 21.1 16.6 7.6 2.1 0.7 17.3 15.9 115 100 0.8 1.1 1.9 .137

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
Ronald Thomas 2.7 2.0 1.8 0.8
Mark Acres 90.1 2.5 2.2 1.6 0.9
Corky Calhoun 89.6 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.0
Kenny Williams 88.8 2.7 2.4 1.6 0.7
Kevin Restani 88.2 2.2 2.0 1.8 0.5
Trevor Ariza 87.6 3.4 2.1 1.8 0.9
Brady Walker 87.1 2.8 1.9 1.2 1.0
Lamar Green 86.1 2.4 2.0 1.9 0.2
Wally Walker 86.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 0.9
Mark Alarie 85.4 3.1 2.2 1.5 0.9
Othella Harrington 85.4 3.0 2.2 1.7 1.4
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Ronald Thomas 2.7 2.0 1.8 0.8
Kenny Williams 88.8 2.7 2.4 1.6 0.7
Brady Walker 87.1 2.8 1.9 1.2 1.0
James Hardy 84.6 2.5 1.8 1.3 0.7
Lamar Green 83.9 2.4 2.0 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.2
Shellie McMillon 83.4 2.5 2.2 1.7 1.7
Bruce Seals 82.8 2.9 2.4 1.6 0.6 0.3
Shelden Williams 81.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.2 0.5
James Singleton 80.9 3.0 2.3 1.1 0.7
Sam Mack 80.8 2.8 1.9 1.3 1.1 0.3 0.0 -0.1
Chuck Terry 79.9 2.3 2.1 1.2 0.7 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1975 Kentucky Colonels (ABA)
Games
Career ABA 264 (96)
Offensive Rebounds
Career ABA 437 (95)
Steals
Career ABA 160 (49)
Blocks
Career ABA 39 (73)
     

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