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Dave Twardzik

Dave John Twardzik (Pinball)

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: September 20, 1950 in Hershey, Pennsylvania
High School: Middletown in Middletown, Pennsylvania
College: Old Dominion University
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 2nd round (13th pick, 26th overall), 1972 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 23, 1976 ▪ ABA Debut: October 12, 1972
As Executive: NOH/GSW/ORL franchises, 1991-2006 (Full Record)

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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
1972-73 22 VIR ABA PG 80 1357 141 306 .461 2 9 .222 178 212 .840 45 113 158 184 122 202 462
1973-74 23 VIR ABA PG 57 1413 163 343 .475 3 15 .200 168 214 .785 52 129 181 170 60 8 118 173 497
1974-75 24 VIR ABA PG 76 2679 359 657 .546 1 6 .167 317 384 .826 94 153 247 404 132 11 266 238 1036
1975-76 25 VIR ABA PG 43 871 100 216 .463 3 16 .188 113 139 .813 28 61 89 125 62 3 93 107 316
1976-77 26 POR NBA PG 74 1937 263 430 .612 239 284 .842 75 127 202 247 128 15 228 765
1977-78 27 POR NBA PG 75 1820 242 409 .592 183 234 .782 36 98 134 244 107 4 158 186 667
1978-79 28 POR NBA PG 64 1570 203 381 .533 261 299 .873 39 80 119 176 84 4 127 185 667
1979-80 29 POR NBA PG 67 1594 183 394 .464 4 7 .571 197 252 .782 52 104 156 273 77 1 131 149 567
Career TOT 536 13241 1654 3136 .527 13 53 .245 1656 2018 .821 421 865 1286 1823 650 46 1015 1468 4977
NBA 280 6921 891 1614 .552 4 7 .571 880 1069 .823 202 409 611 940 396 24 416 748 2666
ABA 256 6320 763 1522 .501 9 46 .196 776 949 .818 219 456 675 883 254 22 599 720 2311

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
1972-73 22 VIR ABA PG 80 17.0 1.8 3.8 .461 0.0 0.1 .222 2.2 2.7 .840 0.6 1.4 2.0 2.3 1.5 2.5 5.8
1973-74 23 VIR ABA PG 57 24.8 2.9 6.0 .475 0.1 0.3 .200 2.9 3.8 .785 0.9 2.3 3.2 3.0 1.1 0.1 2.1 3.0 8.7
1974-75 24 VIR ABA PG 76 35.3 4.7 8.6 .546 0.0 0.1 .167 4.2 5.1 .826 1.2 2.0 3.3 5.3 1.7 0.1 3.5 3.1 13.6
1975-76 25 VIR ABA PG 43 20.3 2.3 5.0 .463 0.1 0.4 .188 2.6 3.2 .813 0.7 1.4 2.1 2.9 1.4 0.1 2.2 2.5 7.3
1976-77 26 POR NBA PG 74 26.2 3.6 5.8 .612 3.2 3.8 .842 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.3 1.7 0.2 3.1 10.3
1977-78 27 POR NBA PG 75 24.3 3.2 5.5 .592 2.4 3.1 .782 0.5 1.3 1.8 3.3 1.4 0.1 2.1 2.5 8.9
1978-79 28 POR NBA PG 64 24.5 3.2 6.0 .533 4.1 4.7 .873 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.8 1.3 0.1 2.0 2.9 10.4
1979-80 29 POR NBA PG 67 23.8 2.7 5.9 .464 0.1 0.1 .571 2.9 3.8 .782 0.8 1.6 2.3 4.1 1.1 0.0 2.0 2.2 8.5
Career TOT 536 24.7 3.1 5.9 .527 0.0 0.2 .245 3.1 3.8 .821 0.8 1.6 2.4 3.4 1.4 0.1 2.2 2.7 9.3
NBA 280 24.7 3.2 5.8 .552 0.1 0.1 .571 3.1 3.8 .823 0.7 1.5 2.2 3.4 1.4 0.1 2.0 2.7 9.5
ABA 256 24.7 3.0 5.9 .501 0.0 0.2 .196 3.0 3.7 .818 0.9 1.8 2.6 3.4 1.4 0.1 2.3 2.8 9.0

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
1972-73 22 VIR ABA PG 80 1357 3.7 8.1 .461 0.1 0.2 .222 4.7 5.6 .840 1.2 3.0 4.2 4.9 3.2 5.4 12.3
1973-74 23 VIR ABA PG 57 1413 4.2 8.7 .475 0.1 0.4 .200 4.3 5.5 .785 1.3 3.3 4.6 4.3 1.5 0.2 3.0 4.4 12.7
1974-75 24 VIR ABA PG 76 2679 4.8 8.8 .546 0.0 0.1 .167 4.3 5.2 .826 1.3 2.1 3.3 5.4 1.8 0.1 3.6 3.2 13.9
1975-76 25 VIR ABA PG 43 871 4.1 8.9 .463 0.1 0.7 .188 4.7 5.7 .813 1.2 2.5 3.7 5.2 2.6 0.1 3.8 4.4 13.1
1976-77 26 POR NBA PG 74 1937 4.9 8.0 .612 4.4 5.3 .842 1.4 2.4 3.8 4.6 2.4 0.3 4.2 14.2
1977-78 27 POR NBA PG 75 1820 4.8 8.1 .592 3.6 4.6 .782 0.7 1.9 2.7 4.8 2.1 0.1 3.1 3.7 13.2
1978-79 28 POR NBA PG 64 1570 4.7 8.7 .533 6.0 6.9 .873 0.9 1.8 2.7 4.0 1.9 0.1 2.9 4.2 15.3
1979-80 29 POR NBA PG 67 1594 4.1 8.9 .464 0.1 0.2 .571 4.4 5.7 .782 1.2 2.3 3.5 6.2 1.7 0.0 3.0 3.4 12.8
Career TOT 536 13241 4.5 8.5 .527 0.1 0.2 .245 4.5 5.5 .821 1.1 2.4 3.5 5.0 2.0 0.1 3.2 4.0 13.5
NBA 280 6921 4.6 8.4 .552 0.1 0.2 .571 4.6 5.6 .823 1.1 2.1 3.2 4.9 2.1 0.1 3.0 3.9 13.9
ABA 256 6320 4.3 8.7 .501 0.1 0.3 .196 4.4 5.4 .818 1.2 2.6 3.8 5.0 1.8 0.2 3.4 4.1 13.2

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
1972-73 22 VIR ABA PG 80 1357 9.5 .579 .464 3.3 8.0 5.7 16.4 23.4 14.2 2.0 1.0 3.0 .107
1973-74 23 VIR ABA PG 57 1413 12.2 .568 .480 3.7 9.1 6.4 16.5 1.9 0.3 21.3 15.2 106 107 1.6 0.8 2.4 .081
1974-75 24 VIR ABA PG 76 2679 14.4 .627 .547 3.6 6.1 4.8 21.9 2.3 0.2 24.4 16.5 109 109 3.8 1.3 5.1 .091
1975-76 25 VIR ABA PG 43 871 12.2 .570 .470 3.1 7.3 5.1 19.5 3.2 0.2 25.1 16.0 102 107 0.5 0.5 1.1 .059
1976-77 26 POR NBA PG 74 1937 16.3 .689 .612 4.1 6.6 5.4 16.3 2.9 0.4 99 5.3 2.2 7.5 .186
1977-78 27 POR NBA PG 75 1820 14.3 .651 .592 2.1 5.5 3.8 17.5 2.7 0.1 23.6 14.5 111 99 3.2 2.3 5.5 .146
1978-79 28 POR NBA PG 64 1570 14.9 .651 .533 2.7 5.7 4.2 14.6 2.5 0.1 19.9 16.1 118 105 3.7 1.4 5.1 .157
1979-80 29 POR NBA PG 67 1594 13.9 .562 .470 3.5 7.3 5.4 22.9 2.4 0.0 20.6 16.4 109 106 2.1 1.5 3.7 .110
Career TOT 536 13241 13.8 .618 .529 3.3 6.8 5.0 18.4 2.5 0.2 22.6 15.6 110 104 22.3 11.1 33.4 .121
NBA 280 6921 14.9 .640 .553 3.1 6.3 4.7 17.8 2.6 0.2 21.4 15.6 113 102 14.4 7.4 21.8 .151
ABA 256 6320 12.6 .596 .504 3.5 7.4 5.4 19.2 2.4 0.2 23.6 15.6 107 108 7.9 3.6 11.6 .088

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
1972-73 22 VIR ABA PG 2 29 3 7 .429 0 0 6 6 1.000 0 1 1 3 1 3 12
1973-74 23 VIR ABA PG 5 83 7 17 .412 0 1 .000 11 15 .733 7 7 14 5 3 0 6 12 25
1976-77 26 POR NBA PG 14 354 55 93 .591 43 59 .729 4 20 24 39 16 2 47 153
1977-78 27 POR NBA PG 6 108 11 23 .478 14 14 1.000 1 3 4 11 7 0 10 16 36
1978-79 28 POR NBA PG 3 77 7 14 .500 11 12 .917 4 3 7 10 5 0 9 14 25
1979-80 29 POR NBA PG 2 20 1 4 .250 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 2 0 3 2 2
Career TOT 32 671 84 158 .532 0 1 .000 85 106 .802 17 37 54 70 33 2 29 94 253
NBA 25 559 74 134 .552 0 0 68 85 .800 10 29 39 62 30 2 22 79 216
ABA 7 112 10 24 .417 0 1 .000 17 21 .810 7 8 15 8 3 0 7 15 37

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
1972-73 22 VIR ABA PG 2 14.5 1.5 3.5 .429 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.000 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.5 1.5 6.0
1973-74 23 VIR ABA PG 5 16.6 1.4 3.4 .412 0.0 0.2 .000 2.2 3.0 .733 1.4 1.4 2.8 1.0 0.6 0.0 1.2 2.4 5.0
1976-77 26 POR NBA PG 14 25.3 3.9 6.6 .591 3.1 4.2 .729 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.8 1.1 0.1 3.4 10.9
1977-78 27 POR NBA PG 6 18.0 1.8 3.8 .478 2.3 2.3 1.000 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.8 1.2 0.0 1.7 2.7 6.0
1978-79 28 POR NBA PG 3 25.7 2.3 4.7 .500 3.7 4.0 .917 1.3 1.0 2.3 3.3 1.7 0.0 3.0 4.7 8.3
1979-80 29 POR NBA PG 2 10.0 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 1.0
Career TOT 32 21.0 2.6 4.9 .532 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.3 .802 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.2 1.1 0.1 1.6 2.9 7.9
NBA 25 22.4 3.0 5.4 .552 0.0 0.0 2.7 3.4 .800 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.5 1.2 0.1 2.0 3.2 8.6
ABA 7 16.0 1.4 3.4 .417 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.0 .810 1.0 1.1 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.0 1.0 2.1 5.3

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
1972-73 22 VIR ABA PG 2 29 3.7 8.7 .429 0.0 0.0 7.4 7.4 1.000 0.0 1.2 1.2 3.7 1.2 3.7 14.9
1973-74 23 VIR ABA PG 5 83 3.0 7.4 .412 0.0 0.4 .000 4.8 6.5 .733 3.0 3.0 6.1 2.2 1.3 0.0 2.6 5.2 10.8
1976-77 26 POR NBA PG 14 354 5.6 9.5 .591 4.4 6.0 .729 0.4 2.0 2.4 4.0 1.6 0.2 4.8 15.6
1977-78 27 POR NBA PG 6 108 3.7 7.7 .478 4.7 4.7 1.000 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.7 2.3 0.0 3.3 5.3 12.0
1978-79 28 POR NBA PG 3 77 3.3 6.5 .500 5.1 5.6 .917 1.9 1.4 3.3 4.7 2.3 0.0 4.2 6.5 11.7
1979-80 29 POR NBA PG 2 20 1.8 7.2 .250 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 5.4 7.2 3.6 3.6 0.0 5.4 3.6 3.6
Career TOT 32 671 4.5 8.5 .532 0.0 0.3 .000 4.6 5.7 .802 0.9 2.0 2.9 3.8 1.9 0.1 3.3 5.0 13.6
NBA 25 559 4.8 8.6 .552 0.0 0.0 4.4 5.5 .800 0.6 1.9 2.5 4.0 1.9 0.1 3.9 5.1 13.9
ABA 7 112 3.2 7.7 .417 0.0 0.3 .000 5.5 6.8 .810 2.3 2.6 4.8 2.6 1.3 0.0 2.3 4.8 11.9

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
1972-73 22 VIR ABA PG 2 29 16.0 .622 .429 1.9 15.1 9.4 15.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 .117
1973-74 23 VIR ABA PG 5 83 9.5 .530 .412 7.9 9.3 8.5 7.8 1.7 0.0 20.3 13.6 104 112 0.1 0.0 0.1 .037
1976-77 26 POR NBA PG 14 354 14.3 .643 .591 1.2 5.8 3.6 14.5 2.0 0.3 99 0.7 0.4 1.1 .147
1977-78 27 POR NBA PG 6 108 11.1 .617 .478 1.1 2.9 2.0 14.1 3.2 0.0 25.5 15.6 102 102 0.1 0.1 0.2 .093
1978-79 28 POR NBA PG 3 77 11.6 .648 .500 5.4 4.4 4.9 17.8 3.1 0.0 31.8 15.2 103 101 0.1 0.1 0.2 .101
1979-80 29 POR NBA PG 2 20 2.7 .250 .250 5.5 17.6 11.4 12.6 5.1 0.0 42.9 15.0 49 101 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.159
Career TOT 32 671 12.6 .618 .532 2.7 6.0 4.3 14.0 2.4 0.2 25.3 14.9 99 101 0.9 0.7 1.5 .109
NBA 25 559 12.9 .630 .552 1.9 5.5 3.8 14.8 2.5 0.2 29.6 15.4 98 100 0.7 0.7 1.4 .119
ABA 7 112 11.2 .557 .417 7.9 9.3 6.8 9.7 1.7 0.0 17.4 13.9 104 112 0.1 0.0 0.1 .057

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1974-75 24 VIR ABA PG 1 15:00 4 4 1.000 0 0 6 7 .857 1 1 3 4 0 0 6 14
Career ABA 1 15 4 4 1.000 0 0 6 7 .857 1 1 3 4 0 0 6 14

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
Dave Twardzik 7.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 3.7 3.0 2.4 1.1
Austin Carr 91.2 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.0 3.4 2.9 2.6 1.0
Butch Beard 91.1 7.6 5.9 5.6 4.4 3.7 2.2 2.0 1.5
Vinnie Johnson 89.5 7.7 5.9 4.8 4.7 4.2 4.1 2.7 0.2
John Lucas 88.7 7.9 5.9 5.2 4.8 4.3 3.9 1.3 0.4
Clem Haskins 88.3 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.3 3.4 2.9 1.6 1.0
K.C. Jones 88.2 6.7 6.6 5.8 4.9 3.7 3.6 3.0 0.8
Al Attles 88.1 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 3.5 3.4 1.9 1.7
Mike Newlin 88.0 8.5 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.7 2.9 1.8 1.6
Mike Woodson 87.9 7.8 5.7 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.1 0.9 0.9
Kyle Lowry 86.6 7.0 5.6 4.9 4.3 3.6 3.4 0.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Dave Twardzik 7.5 5.5 5.1 5.1 3.7 3.0 2.4 1.1
Butch Beard 91.1 7.6 5.9 5.6 4.4 3.7 2.2 2.0 1.5 0.0
J.R. Smith 89.7 6.7 5.8 5.0 3.7 3.7 2.7 2.5 1.2 0.2
Clem Haskins 87.5 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.3 3.4 2.9 2.3 1.6 1.0
Jim Barnett 87.0 6.1 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.1 3.7 2.5 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.0
Austin Carr 86.7 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.0 3.4 2.9 2.6 2.0 1.0 -0.4
Kyle Lowry 86.6 7.0 5.6 4.9 4.3 3.6 3.4 0.5
Raymond Felton 86.4 6.5 5.4 4.3 4.2 3.4 2.6 2.3 1.7
Bryant Stith 86.1 6.8 5.6 5.2 4.8 3.0 1.6 1.6 0.7 0.5 -0.3
Mike Woodson 86.1 7.8 5.7 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 -0.2
Jarrett Jack 85.4 5.6 4.8 4.8 4.1 3.8 3.2 2.4 1.2

College

Light text indicates college freshman or JV participant
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
1968-69 18 OLDDOM 14 93 179 88 111 98 274 .520 .793 19.6 7.0
1969-70 19 OLDDOM 28 169 309 152 207 158 490 .547 .734 17.5 5.6
1970-71 20 OLDDOM 30 193 406 222 273 167 608 .475 .813 20.3 5.6
1971-72 21 OLDDOM 24 194 383 174 206 122 562 .507 .845 23.4 5.1
Career 82 556 1098 548 686 447 1660 .506 .799 20.2 5.5

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1975 ABA
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1977 Portland Trail Blazers (NBA)
Free Throws
Career ABA 776 (75)
Free Throw Attempts
Career ABA 949 (85)
Assists
1974-75 ABA 404 (9)
Career ABA 883 (63)
Steals
1974-75 ABA 132 (10)
Career ABA 254 (24)
Blocks
Career ABA 22 (94)
Turnovers
1974-75 ABA 266 (9)
Career ABA 599 (79)
Personal Fouls
Career ABA 720 (96)
Field Goal Pct
1974-75 ABA .546 (4)
Career .527 (38)
Free Throw Pct
1972-73 ABA .840 (7)
1974-75 ABA .826 (8)
1978-79 NBA .873 (7)
Career ABA .818 (22)
Steals Per Game
Career 1.4 (50)
True Shooting Pct
1974-75 ABA .627 (1)
 1976-77 NBA .689 (1)
 1977-78 NBA .651 (1)
 1978-79 NBA .651 (2)
Career .618 (3)
Effective Field Goal Pct
1974-75 ABA .547 (4)
Career .529 (59)
Offensive Rebound Pct
Career ABA 3.5 (61)
Defensive Rebound Pct
Career ABA 7.4 (59)
Steal Pct
Career ABA 2.4 (23)
Career 2.5 (62)
Block Pct
Career ABA 0.2 (72)
Offensive Rating
1977-78 NBA 110.9 (9)
1978-79 NBA 118.3 (2)
Career ABA 106.9 (22)
Defensive Rating
Career ABA 108.1 (69)
Offensive Win Shares
Career ABA 7.9 (85)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1976-77 NBA .185 (10)
    

Transactions

June 2, 1976: Signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers.

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