Robert George Thornton (Bob)
Position: Forward-Center
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
Drafted by the New York Knickerbockers in the 4th round (17th pick, 87th overall) of the 1984 NBA draft.
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New York Knickerbockers 1986-1988 |
Philadelphia 76ers 1988 |
Philadelphia 76ers 1989-1990 |
Minnesota Timberwolves 1991 |
Utah Jazz 1992 |
Washington Bullets 1996 |
| Game Logs | 1995-96 | 1991-92 | 1990-91 | 1989-90 | 1988-89 | 1987-88 | 1986-87 | Finder |
| Splits | 1995-96 | 1991-92 | 1990-91 | 1989-90 | 1988-89 | 1987-88 | 1986-87 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | 23 | NYK | NBA | 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 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| 1986-87 | 24 | NYK | NBA | 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 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| 1987-88 | 25 | TOT | NBA | 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 |
| 1987-88 | 25 | NYK | NBA | 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 |
| 1987-88 | 25 | PHI | NBA | 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 |
| 1988-89 | 26 | PHI | NBA | 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 |
| 1989-90 | 27 | PHI | NBA | 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 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 1990-91 | 28 | MIN | NBA | 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 |
| 1991-92 | 29 | UTA | NBA | 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 |
| 1995-96 | 33 | WSB | NBA | 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 |
| 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 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1989-90 | 27 | PHI | NBA | 9 | 89 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 19 | .389 | .500 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | |
| 1991-92 | 29 | UTA | NBA | 7 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .400 | .750 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | |
| Career | NBA | 16 | 121 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 26 | .391 | .571 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | |||
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| 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 | ||||||
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | $70,000 |
| 1986-87 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | *$97,500 |
| 1987-88 | Total | NBA | $125,000 |
| 1988-89 | Philadelphia 76ers | NBA | $200,000 |
| 1989-90 | Philadelphia 76ers | NBA | *$267,500 |
| 1990-91 | Minnesota Timberwolves | NBA | $335,000 |
| 1991-92 | Utah Jazz | NBA | $335,000 |
| 1995-96 | Washington Bullets | NBA | *$225,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $1,655,000 |