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Ray Tolbert

Raymond Lee Tolbert (Ray)

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: September 10, 1958 in Anderson, Indiana
High School: Madison Heights in Anderson, Indiana
College: Indiana University
Draft: New Jersey Nets, 1st round (18th pick, 18th overall), 1981 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1981

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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
1981-82 23 TOT NBA PF 64 0 607 100 202 .495 0 2 .000 19 35 .543 50 76 126 33 12 16 45 83 219
1981-82 23 NJN NBA PF 12 0 115 20 44 .455 0 1 .000 4 8 .500 11 16 27 8 4 2 12 19 44
1981-82 23 SEA NBA PF 52 0 492 80 158 .506 0 1 .000 15 27 .556 39 60 99 25 8 14 33 64 175
1982-83 24 TOT NBA PF 73 2 1107 157 314 .500 0 3 .000 52 103 .505 72 170 242 50 26 47 83 153 366
1982-83 24 SEA NBA PF 45 2 712 100 190 .526 0 2 .000 24 44 .545 46 105 151 31 16 24 51 97 224
1982-83 24 DET NBA PF 28 0 395 57 124 .460 0 1 .000 28 59 .475 26 65 91 19 10 23 32 56 142
1983-84 25 DET NBA PF 49 0 475 64 121 .529 0 1 .000 23 45 .511 45 53 98 26 12 20 26 88 151
1987-88 29 TOT NBA PF 25 0 259 35 69 .507 0 0 19 30 .633 23 32 55 10 8 5 21 39 89
1987-88 29 NYK NBA PF 11 0 177 19 41 .463 0 0 9 17 .529 14 21 35 5 5 2 10 25 47
1987-88 29 LAL NBA PF 14 0 82 16 28 .571 0 0 10 13 .769 9 11 20 5 3 3 11 14 42
1988-89 30 ATL NBA PF 50 0 341 40 94 .426 0 0 23 37 .622 31 57 88 16 13 13 35 55 103
Career NBA 261 2 2789 396 800 .495 0 6 .000 136 250 .544 221 388 609 135 71 101 210 418 928

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
1981-82 23 TOT NBA PF 64 0 9.5 1.6 3.2 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.5 .543 0.8 1.2 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.3 3.4
1981-82 23 NJN NBA PF 12 0 9.6 1.7 3.7 .455 0.0 0.1 .000 0.3 0.7 .500 0.9 1.3 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.6 3.7
1981-82 23 SEA NBA PF 52 0 9.5 1.5 3.0 .506 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.5 .556 0.8 1.2 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.2 3.4
1982-83 24 TOT NBA PF 73 2 15.2 2.2 4.3 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.4 .505 1.0 2.3 3.3 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.1 2.1 5.0
1982-83 24 SEA NBA PF 45 2 15.8 2.2 4.2 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .545 1.0 2.3 3.4 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.1 2.2 5.0
1982-83 24 DET NBA PF 28 0 14.1 2.0 4.4 .460 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 2.1 .475 0.9 2.3 3.3 0.7 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.0 5.1
1983-84 25 DET NBA PF 49 0 9.7 1.3 2.5 .529 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .511 0.9 1.1 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.5 1.8 3.1
1987-88 29 TOT NBA PF 25 0 10.4 1.4 2.8 .507 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.2 .633 0.9 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.8 1.6 3.6
1987-88 29 NYK NBA PF 11 0 16.1 1.7 3.7 .463 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.5 .529 1.3 1.9 3.2 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.9 2.3 4.3
1987-88 29 LAL NBA PF 14 0 5.9 1.1 2.0 .571 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.9 .769 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.8 1.0 3.0
1988-89 30 ATL NBA PF 50 0 6.8 0.8 1.9 .426 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.7 .622 0.6 1.1 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 2.1
Career NBA 261 2 10.7 1.5 3.1 .495 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 1.0 .544 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.8 1.6 3.6

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
1981-82 23 TOT NBA PF 64 0 607 5.9 12.0 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.1 .543 3.0 4.5 7.5 2.0 0.7 0.9 2.7 4.9 13.0
1981-82 23 NJN NBA PF 12 0 115 6.3 13.8 .455 0.0 0.3 .000 1.3 2.5 .500 3.4 5.0 8.5 2.5 1.3 0.6 3.8 5.9 13.8
1981-82 23 SEA NBA PF 52 0 492 5.9 11.6 .506 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 2.0 .556 2.9 4.4 7.2 1.8 0.6 1.0 2.4 4.7 12.8
1982-83 24 TOT NBA PF 73 2 1107 5.1 10.2 .500 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 3.3 .505 2.3 5.5 7.9 1.6 0.8 1.5 2.7 5.0 11.9
1982-83 24 SEA NBA PF 45 2 712 5.1 9.6 .526 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 2.2 .545 2.3 5.3 7.6 1.6 0.8 1.2 2.6 4.9 11.3
1982-83 24 DET NBA PF 28 0 395 5.2 11.3 .460 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 5.4 .475 2.4 5.9 8.3 1.7 0.9 2.1 2.9 5.1 12.9
1983-84 25 DET NBA PF 49 0 475 4.9 9.2 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 3.4 .511 3.4 4.0 7.4 2.0 0.9 1.5 2.0 6.7 11.4
1987-88 29 TOT NBA PF 25 0 259 4.9 9.6 .507 0.0 0.0 2.6 4.2 .633 3.2 4.4 7.6 1.4 1.1 0.7 2.9 5.4 12.4
1987-88 29 NYK NBA PF 11 0 177 3.9 8.3 .463 0.0 0.0 1.8 3.5 .529 2.8 4.3 7.1 1.0 1.0 0.4 2.0 5.1 9.6
1987-88 29 LAL NBA PF 14 0 82 7.0 12.3 .571 0.0 0.0 4.4 5.7 .769 4.0 4.8 8.8 2.2 1.3 1.3 4.8 6.1 18.4
1988-89 30 ATL NBA PF 50 0 341 4.2 9.9 .426 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.9 .622 3.3 6.0 9.3 1.7 1.4 1.4 3.7 5.8 10.9
Career NBA 261 2 2789 5.1 10.3 .495 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 3.2 .544 2.9 5.0 7.9 1.7 0.9 1.3 2.7 5.4 12.0

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
1981-82 23 TOT NBA PF 64 607 10.3 .504 .495 9.3 13.4 11.4 7.6 0.9 1.5 17.1 17.8 96 104 -0.1 0.9 0.7 .058
1981-82 23 NJN NBA PF 12 115 9.1 .463 .455 10.7 15.9 13.3 9.8 1.6 1.0 20.2 20.7 88 103 -0.1 0.2 0.0 .012
1981-82 23 SEA NBA PF 52 492 10.5 .515 .506 8.9 12.8 10.9 7.0 0.8 1.6 16.3 17.1 99 104 0.0 0.7 0.7 .068
1982-83 24 TOT NBA PF 73 1107 9.8 .509 .500 7.0 15.9 11.5 5.9 1.1 2.2 18.8 15.8 94 103 -0.3 1.3 1.1 .047
1982-83 24 SEA NBA PF 45 712 9.7 .535 .526 7.2 15.0 11.3 5.7 1.0 1.8 19.6 14.6 96 103 0.0 0.9 0.9 .061
1982-83 24 DET NBA PF 28 395 10.1 .473 .460 6.7 17.5 12.0 6.3 1.1 3.1 17.6 17.8 90 104 -0.3 0.4 0.2 .022
1983-84 25 DET NBA PF 49 475 10.5 .536 .529 9.7 12.3 11.0 6.7 1.2 2.3 15.6 13.5 108 108 0.3 0.5 0.8 .081
1987-88 29 TOT NBA PF 25 259 9.7 .541 .507 10.1 14.2 12.1 5.3 1.5 1.1 20.3 16.4 100 107 0.0 0.3 0.3 .056
1987-88 29 NYK NBA PF 11 177 7.2 .485 .463 8.8 14.0 11.3 3.8 1.4 0.7 17.1 13.4 96 108 0.0 0.2 0.1 .040
1987-88 29 LAL NBA PF 14 82 15.1 .623 .571 13.1 14.5 13.8 8.6 1.8 2.1 24.6 22.8 104 106 0.0 0.1 0.2 .090
1988-89 30 ATL NBA PF 50 341 8.3 .467 .426 9.7 18.5 14.1 6.3 1.9 2.3 24.1 17.3 87 105 -0.4 0.5 0.0 .005
Career NBA 261 2789 9.8 .510 .495 8.6 14.9 11.8 6.4 1.2 2.0 18.8 16.1 96 105 -0.5 3.4 2.9 .051

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
1981-82 23 SEA NBA PF 4 31 3 5 .600 0 0 4 8 .500 1 4 5 1 4 0 0 7 10
1983-84 25 DET NBA PF 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career NBA 5 33 3 5 .600 0 0 4 8 .500 1 4 5 1 4 0 0 7 10

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
1981-82 23 SEA NBA PF 4 7.8 0.8 1.3 .600 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.5
1983-84 25 DET NBA PF 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 5 6.6 0.6 1.0 .600 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.6 .500 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.0

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
1981-82 23 SEA NBA PF 4 31 3.5 5.8 .600 0.0 0.0 4.6 9.3 .500 1.2 4.6 5.8 1.2 4.6 0.0 0.0 8.1 11.6
1983-84 25 DET NBA PF 1 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 5 33 3.3 5.5 .600 0.0 0.0 4.4 8.7 .500 1.1 4.4 5.5 1.1 4.4 0.0 0.0 7.6 10.9

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
1981-82 23 SEA NBA PF 4 31 15.6 .587 .600 3.4 13.2 8.4 4.6 6.5 0.0 0.0 11.6 129 93 0.1 0.1 0.1 .229
1983-84 25 DET NBA PF 1 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 117 0.0 0.0 0.0 .002
Career NBA 5 33 14.7 .587 .600 3.2 12.4 7.9 4.3 6.1 0.0 0.0 10.9 129 95 0.1 0.1 0.1 .215

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Ray Tolbert 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.0
Josh Powell 90.6 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.0
Yi Jianlian 87.8 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.0
Steve Green 82.4 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.4
Bill Hosket 81.4 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.5
Cartier Martin 80.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.1
Tom Kozelko 79.0 1.0 0.7 0.7
Anthony Miller 78.0 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.0 -0.1
Bo Ellis 77.2 1.1 0.9 0.5
Loren Woods 75.8 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4
Chris Crawford 75.3 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Ray Tolbert 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.0
Yi Jianlian 87.8 1.3 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.0
Josh Powell 85.5 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.0 -0.2
Steve Green 82.4 1.2 1.1 0.7 0.4
Bill Hosket 81.4 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.5
Cartier Martin 80.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.1
Tom Kozelko 79.0 1.0 0.7 0.7
Bo Ellis 77.2 1.1 0.9 0.5
Loren Woods 74.3 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.1
Maceo Baston 73.7 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.3
Anthony Miller 72.9 1.2 1.2 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 -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
1977-78 19 INDIANA 29 121 269 50 77 201 292 .450 .649 10.1 6.9
1978-79 20 INDIANA 34 168 309 71 102 241 407 .544 .696 12.0 7.1
1979-80 21 INDIANA 29 127 241 46 75 208 300 .527 .613 10.3 7.2
1980-81 22 INDIANA 35 177 301 74 100 224 428 .588 .740 12.2 6.4
Career 127 593 1120 241 354 874 1427 .529 .681 11.2 6.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Honors
1977 McDonald's All American

Transactions

August 15, 1980: Sent to the New Jersey Nets (as a 1981 1st round draft pick) as compensation for the San Antonio Spurs signing George Johnson as a veteran free agent.

June 9, 1981: Drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the 1st round (18th pick) of the 1981 NBA Draft.

November 25, 1981: Traded by the New Jersey Nets with a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Danny Young) to the Seattle SuperSonics for James Bailey.

February 13, 1983: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Seattle SuperSonics to the Detroit Pistons; the Atlanta Hawks traded Steve Hawes to the Seattle SuperSonics; and the Detroit Pistons traded a 1984 2nd round draft pick (Tony Costner) and a 1985 2nd round draft pick (Lorenzo Charles) to the Atlanta Hawks.

October 23, 1984: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.

October 9, 1987: Signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.

December 9, 1987: Waived by the New York Knicks.

December 12, 1987: Signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

March 14, 1988: Waived by the Los Angeles Lakers.

October 6, 1988: Signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1988-89 Atlanta Hawks NBA $100,000
Career (may be incomplete) $100,000

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