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Terry Tyler

Terry Christopher Tyler

Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6-7    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: October 30, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan
High School: Northwestern in Detroit, Michigan
College: University of Detroit Mercy

Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (1st pick, 23rd overall) of the 1978 NBA draft.

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Totals

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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
1978-79 22 DET NBA 82 2560 456 946 .482 144 219 .658 211 437 648 89 104 201 141 254 1056
1979-80 23 DET NBA 82 2670 430 925 .465 2 12 .167 143 187 .765 228 399 627 129 107 220 175 237 1005
1980-81 24 DET NBA 82 2549 476 895 .532 0 8 .000 148 250 .592 198 369 567 136 112 180 163 215 1100
1981-82 25 DET NBA 82 0 1989 336 643 .523 1 4 .250 142 192 .740 154 339 493 126 77 160 121 182 815
1982-83 26 DET NBA 82 56 2543 421 880 .478 2 15 .133 146 196 .745 180 360 540 157 103 160 120 221 990
1983-84 27 DET NBA 82 7 1602 313 691 .453 2 13 .154 94 132 .712 104 181 285 76 63 59 78 151 722
1984-85 28 DET NBA 82 53 2004 422 855 .494 0 8 .000 106 148 .716 148 275 423 63 49 90 76 192 950
1985-86 29 SAC NBA 71 52 1651 295 649 .455 0 3 .000 84 112 .750 109 204 313 94 64 108 94 159 674
1986-87 30 SAC NBA 82 48 1930 329 664 .495 1 3 .333 101 140 .721 116 212 328 73 55 78 78 151 760
1987-88 31 SAC NBA 74 28 1185 184 407 .452 1 7 .143 41 64 .641 87 155 242 56 43 47 43 85 410
1988-89 32 DAL NBA 70 11 1057 169 360 .469 1 9 .111 47 62 .758 74 135 209 40 24 39 51 90 386
Career NBA 871 255 21740 3831 7915 .484 10 82 .122 1196 1702 .703 1609 3066 4675 1039 801 1342 1140 1937 8868

Per Game

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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
1978-79 22 DET NBA 82 31.2 5.6 11.5 .482 1.8 2.7 .658 2.6 5.3 7.9 1.1 1.3 2.5 1.7 3.1 12.9
1979-80 23 DET NBA 82 32.6 5.2 11.3 .465 0.0 0.1 .167 1.7 2.3 .765 2.8 4.9 7.6 1.6 1.3 2.7 2.1 2.9 12.3
1980-81 24 DET NBA 82 31.1 5.8 10.9 .532 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 3.0 .592 2.4 4.5 6.9 1.7 1.4 2.2 2.0 2.6 13.4
1981-82 25 DET NBA 82 0 24.3 4.1 7.8 .523 0.0 0.0 .250 1.7 2.3 .740 1.9 4.1 6.0 1.5 0.9 2.0 1.5 2.2 9.9
1982-83 26 DET NBA 82 56 31.0 5.1 10.7 .478 0.0 0.2 .133 1.8 2.4 .745 2.2 4.4 6.6 1.9 1.3 2.0 1.5 2.7 12.1
1983-84 27 DET NBA 82 7 19.5 3.8 8.4 .453 0.0 0.2 .154 1.1 1.6 .712 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.8 8.8
1984-85 28 DET NBA 82 53 24.4 5.1 10.4 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.8 .716 1.8 3.4 5.2 0.8 0.6 1.1 0.9 2.3 11.6
1985-86 29 SAC NBA 71 52 23.3 4.2 9.1 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.6 .750 1.5 2.9 4.4 1.3 0.9 1.5 1.3 2.2 9.5
1986-87 30 SAC NBA 82 48 23.5 4.0 8.1 .495 0.0 0.0 .333 1.2 1.7 .721 1.4 2.6 4.0 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.8 9.3
1987-88 31 SAC NBA 74 28 16.0 2.5 5.5 .452 0.0 0.1 .143 0.6 0.9 .641 1.2 2.1 3.3 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.1 5.5
1988-89 32 DAL NBA 70 11 15.1 2.4 5.1 .469 0.0 0.1 .111 0.7 0.9 .758 1.1 1.9 3.0 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.7 1.3 5.5
Career NBA 871 255 25.0 4.4 9.1 .484 0.0 0.1 .122 1.4 2.0 .703 1.8 3.5 5.4 1.2 0.9 1.5 1.3 2.2 10.2

Per 36 Minutes

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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
1978-79 22 DET NBA 82 2560 6.4 13.3 .482 2.0 3.1 .658 3.0 6.1 9.1 1.3 1.5 2.8 2.0 3.6 14.9
1979-80 23 DET NBA 82 2670 5.8 12.5 .465 0.0 0.2 .167 1.9 2.5 .765 3.1 5.4 8.5 1.7 1.4 3.0 2.4 3.2 13.6
1980-81 24 DET NBA 82 2549 6.7 12.6 .532 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 3.5 .592 2.8 5.2 8.0 1.9 1.6 2.5 2.3 3.0 15.5
1981-82 25 DET NBA 82 0 1989 6.1 11.6 .523 0.0 0.1 .250 2.6 3.5 .740 2.8 6.1 8.9 2.3 1.4 2.9 2.2 3.3 14.8
1982-83 26 DET NBA 82 56 2543 6.0 12.5 .478 0.0 0.2 .133 2.1 2.8 .745 2.5 5.1 7.6 2.2 1.5 2.3 1.7 3.1 14.0
1983-84 27 DET NBA 82 7 1602 7.0 15.5 .453 0.0 0.3 .154 2.1 3.0 .712 2.3 4.1 6.4 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.8 3.4 16.2
1984-85 28 DET NBA 82 53 2004 7.6 15.4 .494 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.7 .716 2.7 4.9 7.6 1.1 0.9 1.6 1.4 3.4 17.1
1985-86 29 SAC NBA 71 52 1651 6.4 14.2 .455 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.4 .750 2.4 4.4 6.8 2.0 1.4 2.4 2.0 3.5 14.7
1986-87 30 SAC NBA 82 48 1930 6.1 12.4 .495 0.0 0.1 .333 1.9 2.6 .721 2.2 4.0 6.1 1.4 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.8 14.2
1987-88 31 SAC NBA 74 28 1185 5.6 12.4 .452 0.0 0.2 .143 1.2 1.9 .641 2.6 4.7 7.4 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.3 2.6 12.5
1988-89 32 DAL NBA 70 11 1057 5.8 12.3 .469 0.0 0.3 .111 1.6 2.1 .758 2.5 4.6 7.1 1.4 0.8 1.3 1.7 3.1 13.1
Career NBA 871 255 21740 6.3 13.1 .484 0.0 0.2 .122 2.0 2.8 .703 2.7 5.1 7.7 1.7 1.3 2.2 1.9 3.2 14.7

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1978-79 22 DET NBA 82 2560 15.5 .507 .482 8.3 18.3 13.2 4.6 1.8 4.1 11.9 17.6 103 101 2.0 3.4 5.4
1979-80 23 DET NBA 82 2670 14.2 .499 .466 8.9 15.8 12.3 6.4 1.8 4.3 14.8 17.0 100 106 0.9 2.5 3.4
1980-81 24 DET NBA 82 2549 17.2 .547 .532 8.5 17.9 12.9 8.4 2.1 4.1 14.0 18.5 106 101 2.5 3.9 6.4
1981-82 25 DET NBA 82 1989 16.9 .560 .523 8.2 19.3 13.6 8.7 1.8 4.4 14.3 16.7 111 103 2.5 3.0 5.5
1982-83 26 DET NBA 82 2543 15.1 .512 .480 7.2 15.0 11.0 8.3 1.8 3.3 11.0 16.5 107 103 2.8 3.1 5.8
1983-84 27 DET NBA 82 1602 13.2 .482 .454 6.7 12.5 9.5 6.3 1.8 2.0 9.4 19.9 103 107 0.8 1.7 2.5
1984-85 28 DET NBA 82 2004 14.6 .516 .494 7.4 14.9 11.0 4.1 1.1 2.5 7.6 19.1 110 107 2.2 2.3 4.5
1985-86 29 SAC NBA 71 1651 13.3 .483 .455 7.5 13.9 10.7 8.0 1.8 3.7 11.9 19.4 99 106 0.1 1.9 1.9
1986-87 30 SAC NBA 82 1930 12.8 .524 .496 6.5 12.1 9.3 5.3 1.3 2.3 9.7 16.6 109 111 1.6 1.3 2.9
1987-88 31 SAC NBA 74 1185 12.4 .471 .453 7.9 14.3 11.1 6.6 1.7 2.2 9.0 16.3 103 111 0.4 0.8 1.2
1988-89 32 DAL NBA 70 1057 12.3 .498 .471 7.8 13.9 10.9 5.7 1.1 2.2 11.6 17.9 101 109 0.2 1.0 1.2
Career NBA 871 21740 14.6 .512 .485 7.8 15.6 11.6 6.6 1.7 3.4 11.6 17.7 105 105 15.9 24.9 40.8

Playoffs

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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
1983-84 27 DET NBA 5 42 10 24 0 0 5 9 5 7 1 0 3 1 4 25 .417 .556 8.4 5.0 1.4 0.2
1984-85 28 DET NBA 9 179 49 100 0 1 22 27 15 40 3 6 4 9 17 120 .490 .000 .815 19.9 13.3 4.4 0.3
1985-86 29 SAC NBA 3 51 2 10 0 0 4 4 3 8 4 2 3 1 5 8 .200 1.000 17.0 2.7 2.7 1.3
Career NBA 17 272 61 134 0 1 31 40 23 55 8 8 10 11 26 153 .455 .000 .775 16.0 9.0 3.2 0.5

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1983-84 27 DET NBA 5 42 15.8 .447 .417 12.6 5.5 9.2 3.9 0.0 4.1 3.5 27.6 105 112 0.0 0.0 0.1
1984-85 28 DET NBA 9 179 18.9 .536 .490 8.5 15.4 11.8 2.5 1.6 1.2 7.4 26.4 112 113 0.3 0.1 0.4
1985-86 29 SAC NBA 3 51 8.5 .340 .200 5.7 11.9 8.4 10.9 2.0 3.5 7.8 10.0 100 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 17 272 16.5 .505 .455 8.6 13.2 10.8 4.3 1.4 2.1 6.8 23.5 110 113 0.3 0.2 0.5

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Honors

1978-79 NBA All-Rookie (1st)

Games

1978-79 NBA 82 (1)
 1979-80 NBA 82 (2)
1980-81 NBA 82 (3)
1981-82 NBA 82 (4)
1982-83 NBA 82 (2)
1983-84 NBA 82 (1)
 1984-85 NBA 82 (1)
 1986-87 NBA 82 (1)

Blocks

1978-79 NBA 201 (5)
1979-80 NBA 220 (4)
1980-81 NBA 180 (6)
1981-82 NBA 160 (8)
1982-83 NBA 160 (9)
Career NBA 1342 (36)
Career 1342 (38)

Blocks Per Game

1978-79 NBA 2.5 (5)
1979-80 NBA 2.7 (4)
1980-81 NBA 2.2 (7)
1981-82 NBA 2.0 (8)
Career NBA 1.5 (39)
Career 1.5 (40)

Block Pct

1978-79 NBA 4.1 (6)
1979-80 NBA 4.3 (5)
1980-81 NBA 4.1 (7)
1981-82 NBA 4.4 (7)
Career NBA 3.4 (40)
Career 3.4 (42)

Turnover Pct

1982-83 NBA 11.0 (9)
1984-85 NBA 7.6 (2)
Career NBA 11.6 (89)
Career 11.6 (95)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (636)
  

Transactions

November 7, 1977: Traded by the New Jersey Nets (as a 1978 2nd round draft pick) with Al Skinner and a 1979 2nd round draft pick (Tony Price) to the Detroit Pistons for Howard Porter, Kevin Porter and cash.

June 9, 1978: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (23rd pick) of the 1978 NBA Draft.

November 18, 1985: Signed as a veteran free agent with the Sacramento Kings; the Detroit Pistons received a 1986 1st round draft pick (John Salley) and a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Rickie Winslow) as compensation. Detroit had the option to swap 1st round draft picks with Sacramento in either 1986 or 1987 (they chose 1987).

October 6, 1988: Waived by the Sacramento Kings.

November 1, 1988: Signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1979-80 Detroit Pistons NBA $100,000
1980-81 Detroit Pistons NBA $100,000
1981-82 Detroit Pistons NBA *$131,250
1982-83 Detroit Pistons NBA *$162,500
1983-84 Detroit Pistons NBA *$193,750
1984-85 Detroit Pistons NBA $225,000
1985-86 Sacramento Kings NBA $450,000
1986-87 Sacramento Kings NBA *$462,500
1987-88 Sacramento Kings NBA $475,000
1988-89 Dallas Mavericks NBA $560,000
Career (may be incomplete) $2,860,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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