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Bob Thornton

Robert George Thornton (Bob)

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: July 10, 1962 in Los Angeles, California
High School: Mission Viejo in Mission Viejo, California
College: University of California, Irvine
Draft: New York Knicks, 4th round (17th pick, 87th overall), 1984 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 1985

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1985-86 23 NYK NBA PF 71 23 1323 125 274 .456 0 0 86 162 .531 113 177 290 43 30 7 83 209 336
1986-87 24 NYK NBA PF 33 4 282 29 67 .433 0 1 .000 13 20 .650 18 38 56 8 4 3 24 48 71
1987-88 25 TOT NBA PF 48 2 593 65 130 .500 0 2 .000 34 55 .618 46 66 112 15 11 3 35 103 164
1987-88 25 NYK NBA PF 7 0 85 6 19 .316 0 0 5 8 .625 5 8 13 4 2 0 8 23 17
1987-88 25 PHI NBA PF 41 2 508 59 111 .532 0 2 .000 29 47 .617 41 58 99 11 9 3 27 80 147
1988-89 26 PHI NBA PF 54 0 449 47 111 .423 1 3 .333 32 60 .533 36 56 92 15 8 7 23 87 127
1989-90 27 PHI NBA PF 56 0 592 48 112 .429 1 3 .333 26 51 .510 45 88 133 17 20 12 35 105 123
1990-91 28 MIN NBA PF 12 1 110 4 13 .308 0 0 8 10 .800 1 14 15 1 0 3 9 18 16
1991-92 29 UTA NBA PF 2 0 6 1 7 .143 0 0 2 2 1.000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4
1995-96 33 WSB NBA PF 7 0 31 1 6 .167 0 0 1 2 .500 6 6 12 0 1 0 1 7 3
Career NBA 283 30 3386 320 720 .444 2 9 .222 202 362 .558 267 445 712 99 74 35 210 578 844

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1985-86 23 NYK NBA PF 71 23 18.6 1.8 3.9 .456 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.3 .531 1.6 2.5 4.1 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.2 2.9 4.7
1986-87 24 NYK NBA PF 33 4 8.5 0.9 2.0 .433 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.6 .650 0.5 1.2 1.7 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7 1.5 2.2
1987-88 25 TOT NBA PF 48 2 12.4 1.4 2.7 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .618 1.0 1.4 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.7 2.1 3.4
1987-88 25 NYK NBA PF 7 0 12.1 0.9 2.7 .316 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.1 .625 0.7 1.1 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.0 1.1 3.3 2.4
1987-88 25 PHI NBA PF 41 2 12.4 1.4 2.7 .532 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .617 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.7 2.0 3.6
1988-89 26 PHI NBA PF 54 0 8.3 0.9 2.1 .423 0.0 0.1 .333 0.6 1.1 .533 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.6 2.4
1989-90 27 PHI NBA PF 56 0 10.6 0.9 2.0 .429 0.0 0.1 .333 0.5 0.9 .510 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.9 2.2
1990-91 28 MIN NBA PF 12 1 9.2 0.3 1.1 .308 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.8 .800 0.1 1.2 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.5 1.3
1991-92 29 UTA NBA PF 2 0 3.0 0.5 3.5 .143 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0
1995-96 33 WSB NBA PF 7 0 4.4 0.1 0.9 .167 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 .500 0.9 0.9 1.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.0 0.4
Career NBA 283 30 12.0 1.1 2.5 .444 0.0 0.0 .222 0.7 1.3 .558 0.9 1.6 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.7 2.0 3.0

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1985-86 23 NYK NBA PF 71 23 1323 3.4 7.5 .456 0.0 0.0 2.3 4.4 .531 3.1 4.8 7.9 1.2 0.8 0.2 2.3 5.7 9.1
1986-87 24 NYK NBA PF 33 4 282 3.7 8.6 .433 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.6 .650 2.3 4.9 7.1 1.0 0.5 0.4 3.1 6.1 9.1
1987-88 25 TOT NBA PF 48 2 593 3.9 7.9 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.3 .618 2.8 4.0 6.8 0.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 6.3 10.0
1987-88 25 NYK NBA PF 7 0 85 2.5 8.0 .316 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.4 .625 2.1 3.4 5.5 1.7 0.8 0.0 3.4 9.7 7.2
1987-88 25 PHI NBA PF 41 2 508 4.2 7.9 .532 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.3 .617 2.9 4.1 7.0 0.8 0.6 0.2 1.9 5.7 10.4
1988-89 26 PHI NBA PF 54 0 449 3.8 8.9 .423 0.1 0.2 .333 2.6 4.8 .533 2.9 4.5 7.4 1.2 0.6 0.6 1.8 7.0 10.2
1989-90 27 PHI NBA PF 56 0 592 2.9 6.8 .429 0.1 0.2 .333 1.6 3.1 .510 2.7 5.4 8.1 1.0 1.2 0.7 2.1 6.4 7.5
1990-91 28 MIN NBA PF 12 1 110 1.3 4.3 .308 0.0 0.0 2.6 3.3 .800 0.3 4.6 4.9 0.3 0.0 1.0 2.9 5.9 5.2
1991-92 29 UTA NBA PF 2 0 6 6.0 42.0 .143 0.0 0.0 12.0 12.0 1.000 12.0 0.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 24.0
1995-96 33 WSB NBA PF 7 0 31 1.2 7.0 .167 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.3 .500 7.0 7.0 13.9 0.0 1.2 0.0 1.2 8.1 3.5
Career NBA 283 30 3386 3.4 7.7 .444 0.0 0.1 .222 2.1 3.8 .558 2.8 4.7 7.6 1.1 0.8 0.4 2.2 6.1 9.0

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1985-86 23 NYK NBA PF 71 1323 6.9 .487 .456 9.2 15.9 12.4 4.5 1.1 0.3 19.4 13.6 93 106 -0.6 1.6 0.9 .034
1986-87 24 NYK NBA PF 33 282 4.1 .468 .433 7.1 15.3 11.1 3.8 0.7 0.6 24.0 14.8 83 112 -0.4 0.2 -0.3 -0.044
1987-88 25 TOT NBA PF 48 593 7.0 .532 .500 8.9 13.0 10.9 3.6 0.9 0.3 18.5 13.4 101 112 0.1 0.3 0.4 .034
1987-88 25 NYK NBA PF 7 85 -0.9 .377 .316 6.5 11.1 8.8 6.0 1.1 0.0 26.2 14.6 73 109 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.070
1987-88 25 PHI NBA PF 41 508 8.3 .558 .532 9.3 13.3 11.3 3.1 0.9 0.4 17.0 13.2 107 113 0.3 0.2 0.5 .051
1988-89 26 PHI NBA PF 54 449 6.4 .462 .428 8.9 14.1 11.5 4.3 0.9 0.9 14.3 14.8 97 113 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .010
1989-90 27 PHI NBA PF 56 592 6.1 .457 .433 8.7 16.7 12.7 3.7 1.7 1.2 20.7 12.1 91 107 -0.4 0.7 0.3 .022
1990-91 28 MIN NBA PF 12 110 -0.5 .460 .308 1.0 15.8 7.9 1.2 0.0 1.7 34.1 10.3 68 114 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.079
1991-92 29 UTA NBA PF 2 6 1.7 .254 .143 39.5 0.0 18.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 56.6 79 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.288
1995-96 33 WSB NBA PF 7 31 4.1 .218 .167 23.2 22.3 22.8 0.0 1.7 0.0 12.7 11.4 83 105 0.0 0.0 0.0 .001
Career NBA 283 3386 6.2 .480 .446 8.8 15.3 11.9 3.9 1.1 0.6 19.3 13.5 93 109 -1.7 3.0 1.3 .018

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1989-90 27 PHI NBA PF 9 0 89 7 18 .389 0 0 5 10 .500 11 4 15 4 2 1 2 22 19
1991-92 29 UTA NBA PF 7 0 32 2 5 .400 0 0 3 4 .750 4 5 9 1 0 0 1 3 7
Career NBA 16 0 121 9 23 .391 0 0 8 14 .571 15 9 24 5 2 1 3 25 26

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1989-90 27 PHI NBA PF 9 0 9.9 0.8 2.0 .389 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 .500 1.2 0.4 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 2.4 2.1
1991-92 29 UTA NBA PF 7 0 4.6 0.3 0.7 .400 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 .750 0.6 0.7 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.0
Career NBA 16 0 7.6 0.6 1.4 .391 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.9 .571 0.9 0.6 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.6 1.6

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1989-90 27 PHI NBA PF 9 0 89 2.8 7.3 .389 0.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 .500 4.4 1.6 6.1 1.6 0.8 0.4 0.8 8.9 7.7
1991-92 29 UTA NBA PF 7 0 32 2.3 5.6 .400 0.0 0.0 3.4 4.5 .750 4.5 5.6 10.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.4 7.9
Career NBA 16 0 121 2.7 6.8 .391 0.0 0.0 2.4 4.2 .571 4.5 2.7 7.1 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.9 7.4 7.7

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1989-90 27 PHI NBA PF 9 89 6.0 .424 .389 14.1 5.7 10.1 6.3 1.2 0.7 8.2 12.1 107 117 0.0 0.0 0.1 .029
1991-92 29 UTA NBA PF 7 32 9.9 .518 .400 16.1 19.1 17.6 4.4 0.0 0.0 12.9 11.0 120 116 0.0 0.0 0.1 .086
Career NBA 16 121 7.0 .446 .391 14.6 9.2 12.1 5.8 0.9 0.5 9.3 11.8 110 117 0.1 0.0 0.1 .044

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 8 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Bob Thornton 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.3
Ronald Dupree 65.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
Cal Bowdler 61.7 1.0 0.5 0.2
Jerrod Mustaf 59.1 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.0
Bob Peterson 59.0 0.9 0.4 0.2
Viktor Khryapa 56.3 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0
Shavlik Randolph 52.1 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maceo Baston 51.8 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.3
Mark Hendrickson 51.2 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.1
Winston Bennett 49.1 1.1 0.3 0.2
Bob Arnzen 48.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Bob Thornton 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.3
Ronald Dupree 65.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
Cal Bowdler 61.7 1.0 0.5 0.2
Jerrod Mustaf 59.1 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.0
Bob Peterson 59.0 0.9 0.4 0.2
Viktor Khryapa 56.3 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0
Shavlik Randolph 52.1 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maceo Baston 51.8 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.3
Mark Hendrickson 51.2 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.1
Winston Bennett 49.1 1.1 0.3 0.2
Bob Arnzen 48.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 -0.1

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
1981-82 19 UCIRVINE 29 452 44 88 33 45 93 30 11 7 44 54 121 .500 .733 15.6 4.2 3.2 1.0
1982-83 20 UCIRVINE 27 639 125 216 75 117 161 27 13 7 50 73 325 .579 .641 23.7 12.0 6.0 1.0
1983-84 21 UCIRVINE 29 817 151 236 65 118 236 27 18 8 57 92 367 .640 .551 28.2 12.7 8.1 0.9
Career 85 1908 320 540 173 280 490 84 42 22 151 219 813 .593 .618 22.4 9.6 5.8 1.0

Transactions

June 19, 1984: Drafted by the New York Knicks in the 4th round (87th pick) of the 1984 NBA Draft.

December 16, 1987: Waived by the New York Knicks.

December 19, 1987: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

November 10, 1990: Traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 1991 2nd round draft pick (Alvaro Teheran).

April 15, 1992: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the Utah Jazz

June 24, 1992: Released by the Utah Jazz.

October 1, 1995: Signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

October 24, 1995: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.

March 25, 1996: Signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Washington Bullets.

April 14, 1996: Signed as a free agent with the Washington Bullets.

July 15, 1996: Released by the Washington Bullets.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 New York Knicks NBA $70,000
1987-88 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $125,000
1988-89 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $200,000
1990-91 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $335,000
1991-92 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $335,000
Career (may be incomplete) $1,065,000

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