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Kermit Washington

Kermit Alan Washington (Special K)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-8    Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: September 17, 1951 in Washington, District of Columbia
High School: Coolidge in Washington, District of Columbia
College: American University

Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall) of the 1973 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
1973-74 22 LAL NBA 45 400 73 151 .483 26 49 .531 62 85 147 19 21 18 77 172
1974-75 23 LAL NBA 55 949 87 207 .420 72 122 .590 106 244 350 66 25 32 155 246
1975-76 24 LAL NBA 36 492 39 90 .433 45 66 .682 51 114 165 20 11 26 76 123
1976-77 25 LAL NBA 53 1342 191 380 .503 132 187 .706 182 310 492 48 43 52 183 514
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 57 1617 247 507 .487 170 246 .691 215 399 614 72 47 64 107 188 664
1977-78 26 LAL NBA 25 751 110 244 .451 68 110 .618 110 169 279 30 19 24 53 74 288
1977-78 26 BOS NBA 32 866 137 263 .521 102 136 .750 105 230 335 42 28 40 54 114 376
1978-79 27 SDC NBA 82 2764 350 623 .562 227 330 .688 296 504 800 125 85 121 185 317 927
1979-80 28 POR NBA 80 2657 421 761 .553 0 3 .000 231 360 .642 325 517 842 167 73 131 170 307 1073
1980-81 29 POR NBA 73 2120 325 571 .569 0 1 .000 181 288 .628 236 450 686 149 85 86 144 258 831
1981-82 30 POR NBA 20 4 418 38 78 .487 0 0 24 41 .585 40 77 117 29 9 16 19 56 100
1987-88 36 GSW NBA 6 1 56 7 14 .500 0 0 2 2 1.000 9 10 19 0 4 4 4 13 16
Career NBA 507 5 12815 1778 3382 .526 0 4 .000 1110 1691 .656 1522 2710 4232 695 403 550 629 1630 4666

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
1973-74 22 LAL NBA 45 8.9 1.6 3.4 .483 0.6 1.1 .531 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.7 3.8
1974-75 23 LAL NBA 55 17.3 1.6 3.8 .420 1.3 2.2 .590 1.9 4.4 6.4 1.2 0.5 0.6 2.8 4.5
1975-76 24 LAL NBA 36 13.7 1.1 2.5 .433 1.3 1.8 .682 1.4 3.2 4.6 0.6 0.3 0.7 2.1 3.4
1976-77 25 LAL NBA 53 25.3 3.6 7.2 .503 2.5 3.5 .706 3.4 5.8 9.3 0.9 0.8 1.0 3.5 9.7
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 57 28.4 4.3 8.9 .487 3.0 4.3 .691 3.8 7.0 10.8 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.9 3.3 11.6
1977-78 26 LAL NBA 25 30.0 4.4 9.8 .451 2.7 4.4 .618 4.4 6.8 11.2 1.2 0.8 1.0 2.1 3.0 11.5
1977-78 26 BOS NBA 32 27.1 4.3 8.2 .521 3.2 4.3 .750 3.3 7.2 10.5 1.3 0.9 1.3 1.7 3.6 11.8
1978-79 27 SDC NBA 82 33.7 4.3 7.6 .562 2.8 4.0 .688 3.6 6.1 9.8 1.5 1.0 1.5 2.3 3.9 11.3
1979-80 28 POR NBA 80 33.2 5.3 9.5 .553 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.5 .642 4.1 6.5 10.5 2.1 0.9 1.6 2.1 3.8 13.4
1980-81 29 POR NBA 73 29.0 4.5 7.8 .569 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.9 .628 3.2 6.2 9.4 2.0 1.2 1.2 2.0 3.5 11.4
1981-82 30 POR NBA 20 4 20.9 1.9 3.9 .487 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.1 .585 2.0 3.9 5.9 1.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 2.8 5.0
1987-88 36 GSW NBA 6 1 9.3 1.2 2.3 .500 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 1.5 1.7 3.2 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 2.2 2.7
Career NBA 507 5 25.3 3.5 6.7 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.3 .656 3.0 5.3 8.3 1.4 0.8 1.1 2.0 3.2 9.2

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
1973-74 22 LAL NBA 45 400 6.6 13.6 .483 2.3 4.4 .531 5.6 7.7 13.2 1.7 1.9 1.6 6.9 15.5
1974-75 23 LAL NBA 55 949 3.3 7.9 .420 2.7 4.6 .590 4.0 9.3 13.3 2.5 0.9 1.2 5.9 9.3
1975-76 24 LAL NBA 36 492 2.9 6.6 .433 3.3 4.8 .682 3.7 8.3 12.1 1.5 0.8 1.9 5.6 9.0
1976-77 25 LAL NBA 53 1342 5.1 10.2 .503 3.5 5.0 .706 4.9 8.3 13.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 4.9 13.8
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 57 1617 5.5 11.3 .487 3.8 5.5 .691 4.8 8.9 13.7 1.6 1.0 1.4 2.4 4.2 14.8
1977-78 26 LAL NBA 25 751 5.3 11.7 .451 3.3 5.3 .618 5.3 8.1 13.4 1.4 0.9 1.2 2.5 3.5 13.8
1977-78 26 BOS NBA 32 866 5.7 10.9 .521 4.2 5.7 .750 4.4 9.6 13.9 1.7 1.2 1.7 2.2 4.7 15.6
1978-79 27 SDC NBA 82 2764 4.6 8.1 .562 3.0 4.3 .688 3.9 6.6 10.4 1.6 1.1 1.6 2.4 4.1 12.1
1979-80 28 POR NBA 80 2657 5.7 10.3 .553 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.9 .642 4.4 7.0 11.4 2.3 1.0 1.8 2.3 4.2 14.5
1980-81 29 POR NBA 73 2120 5.5 9.7 .569 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.9 .628 4.0 7.6 11.6 2.5 1.4 1.5 2.4 4.4 14.1
1981-82 30 POR NBA 20 4 418 3.3 6.7 .487 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.5 .585 3.4 6.6 10.1 2.5 0.8 1.4 1.6 4.8 8.6
1987-88 36 GSW NBA 6 1 56 4.5 9.0 .500 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.000 5.8 6.4 12.2 0.0 2.6 2.6 2.6 8.4 10.3
Career NBA 507 5 12815 5.0 9.5 .526 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.8 .656 4.3 7.6 11.9 2.0 1.1 1.5 2.4 4.6 13.1

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
1973-74 22 LAL NBA 45 400 15.6 .498 .483 14.8 18.7 16.8 6.7 2.3 2.1 93 0.2 0.7 0.8
1974-75 23 LAL NBA 55 949 12.0 .472 .420 10.8 24.4 17.6 9.1 1.2 1.7 96 -0.2 1.2 0.9
1975-76 24 LAL NBA 36 492 11.6 .517 .433 10.3 21.5 16.1 5.0 1.0 2.6 96 0.2 0.7 0.9
1976-77 25 LAL NBA 53 1342 16.0 .556 .503 14.1 23.0 18.7 4.6 1.5 2.0 96 2.2 2.1 4.3
1977-78 26 TOT NBA 57 1617 17.4 .540 .487 14.0 24.4 19.4 5.9 1.3 2.0 14.8 17.4 108 97 2.9 2.4 5.3
1977-78 26 LAL NBA 25 751 15.1 .492 .451 15.5 22.2 19.0 5.0 1.1 1.6 15.3 18.0 101 99 0.8 1.0 1.7
1977-78 26 BOS NBA 32 866 19.3 .582 .521 12.6 26.4 19.7 6.7 1.5 2.4 14.3 16.9 115 96 2.1 1.4 3.6
1978-79 27 SDC NBA 82 2764 15.0 .603 .562 11.4 19.4 15.4 5.5 1.4 2.2 19.4 13.1 115 106 4.6 2.3 6.9
1979-80 28 POR NBA 80 2657 18.2 .584 .553 13.2 21.7 17.4 8.9 1.3 2.9 15.6 16.8 115 102 5.2 4.0 9.1
1980-81 29 POR NBA 73 2120 17.4 .596 .569 12.1 23.2 17.6 8.9 1.9 2.2 17.1 15.7 114 102 3.6 3.1 6.8
1981-82 30 POR NBA 20 418 11.7 .521 .487 10.8 20.4 15.6 8.4 1.0 2.1 16.5 11.3 110 106 0.4 0.5 0.8
1987-88 36 GSW NBA 6 56 12.9 .538 .500 17.4 20.4 18.9 0.0 3.4 4.2 21.2 13.7 103 105 0.0 0.1 0.1
Career NBA 507 12815 16.0 .565 .526 12.5 22.0 17.3 7.1 1.5 2.3 16.8 15.3 113 101 19.1 16.9 36.0

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
1973-74 22 LAL NBA 3 14 5 11 5 7 9 10 1 1 0 0 15 .455 .714 4.7 5.0 3.3 0.3
1979-80 28 POR NBA 3 121 13 26 0 1 5 8 12 31 6 1 4 4 9 31 .500 .000 .625 40.3 10.3 10.3 2.0
1980-81 29 POR NBA 3 128 12 23 0 1 2 2 14 52 7 8 2 7 9 26 .522 .000 1.000 42.7 8.7 17.3 2.3
Career NBA 9 263 30 60 0 2 12 17 35 93 14 10 6 11 18 72 .500 .000 .706 29.2 8.0 10.3 1.6

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
1973-74 22 LAL NBA 3 14 48.8 .533 .455 55.5 7.5 33.9 17.4 3.3 0.0 102 0.1 0.0 0.1
1979-80 28 POR NBA 3 121 13.6 .525 .500 10.9 18.4 14.6 6.7 0.4 1.9 11.9 11.9 116 109 0.2 0.1 0.2
1980-81 29 POR NBA 3 128 15.9 .544 .522 12.1 35.4 23.3 7.0 3.1 0.9 22.7 10.3 106 98 0.1 0.2 0.3
Career NBA 9 263 16.6 .533 .500 13.9 26.1 19.9 7.4 1.9 1.3 17.1 11.1 111 103 0.4 0.3 0.7

All-Star Games

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1979-80 28 POR NBA 1 0 14 1 6 .167 0 0 2 4 .500 4 8 1 0 1 1 4 4
Career NBA 1 0 14 1 6 .167 0 0 2 4 .500 4 8 1 0 1 1 4 4

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
1969-70 18 AMERICAN 17 129 287 72 116 379 330 .449 .621 19.4 22.3
1970-71 19 AMERICAN 25 173 370 119 183 512 465 .468 .650 18.6 20.5
1971-72 20 AMERICAN 23 193 355 96 144 455 482 .544 .667 21.0 19.8
1972-73 21 AMERICAN 25 899 211 426 98 132 511 520 .495 .742 36.0 20.8 20.4
Career 73 899 577 1151 313 459 1478 1467 .501 .682 36.0 20.1 20.2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1980 NBA

Honors

1972-73 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1979-80 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)
1980-81 NBA All-Defensive (2nd)

Games

1978-79 NBA 82 (1)

Field Goal Pct

1978-79 NBA .562 (6)
1979-80 NBA .553 (8)
1980-81 NBA .569 (6)

Offensive Rebounds

1978-79 NBA 296 (5)
1979-80 NBA 325 (4)

Total Rebounds

1979-80 NBA 842 (9)

Personal Fouls

1978-79 NBA 317 (10)
1979-80 NBA 307 (10)

Rebounds Per Game

1979-80 NBA 10.5 (9)

True Shooting Pct

1978-79 NBA .603 (7)

Effective Field Goal Pct

1978-79 NBA .562 (6)
1979-80 NBA .553 (8)
1980-81 NBA .569 (6)

Offensive Rebound Pct

1978-79 NBA 11.4 (9)
1979-80 NBA 13.2 (3)
1980-81 NBA 12.1 (5)
Career NBA 12.5 (14)
Career 12.5 (14)

Total Rebound Pct

1979-80 NBA 17.4 (7)
1980-81 NBA 17.6 (6)

Offensive Rating

1978-79 NBA 114.7 (9)

Defensive Rating

Career NBA 100.6 (58)
Career 100.6 (61)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (524)
  

Transactions

October 13, 1971: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers (as a 1973 1st round draft pick) with a 1972 2nd round draft pick (Jim Price) and a 1973 2nd round draft pick (Bill Schaeffer) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Rick Roberson.

April 24, 1973: Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1973 NBA Draft.

December 27, 1977: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers with Don Chaney and a 1978 1st round draft pick (Freeman Williams) to the Boston Celtics for Charlie Scott.

August 4, 1978: Traded by the Boston Celtics with Kevin Kunnert, Sidney Wicks and Freeman Williams to the San Diego Clippers for Tiny Archibald, Marvin Barnes, Billy Knight, a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Danny Ainge) and a 1983 2nd round draft pick (Rod Foster).

May 13, 1979: Sent to the Portland Trail Blazers with Kevin Kunnert, Randy Smith and a 1980 1st round draft pick (Mike Gminski) as compensation for the San Diego Clippers signing Bill Walton as a veteran free agent.

October 13, 1987: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Golden State Warriors for a 1988 3rd round draft pick (Anthony Mason).

November 25, 1987: Waived by the Golden State Warriors.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1973-74 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $120,000
Career (may be incomplete) $120,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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