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Earl Williams

Earl Williams (The Twirl)

Position: Center-Forward
Height: 6-7    Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: March 24, 1951 in Levittown, Pennsylvania
High School: Woodrow Wilson in Levittown, Pennsylvania
College: Winston-Salem State University

Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 3rd round (13th pick, 49th overall) of the 1974 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
1974-75 23 PHO NBA 79 1040 163 394 .414 45 103 .437 156 300 456 95 28 32 146 371
1975-76 24 DET NBA 46 562 73 152 .480 22 44 .500 103 148 251 18 22 20 81 168
1976-77 25 NYN NBA 1 7 0 2 .000 3 6 .500 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 3
1978-79 27 BOS NBA 20 273 54 123 .439 14 24 .583 41 64 105 12 12 9 20 41 122
Career NBA 146 1882 290 671 .432 84 177 .475 301 513 814 126 62 62 20 270 664

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
1974-75 23 PHO NBA 79 13.2 2.1 5.0 .414 0.6 1.3 .437 2.0 3.8 5.8 1.2 0.4 0.4 1.8 4.7
1975-76 24 DET NBA 46 12.2 1.6 3.3 .480 0.5 1.0 .500 2.2 3.2 5.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.8 3.7
1976-77 25 NYN NBA 1 7.0 0.0 2.0 .000 3.0 6.0 .500 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0
1978-79 27 BOS NBA 20 13.7 2.7 6.2 .439 0.7 1.2 .583 2.1 3.2 5.3 0.6 0.6 0.5 1.0 2.1 6.1
Career NBA 146 12.9 2.0 4.6 .432 0.6 1.2 .475 2.1 3.5 5.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.8 4.5

Per 36 Minutes

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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
1974-75 23 PHO NBA 79 1040 5.6 13.6 .414 1.6 3.6 .437 5.4 10.4 15.8 3.3 1.0 1.1 5.1 12.8
1975-76 24 DET NBA 46 562 4.7 9.7 .480 1.4 2.8 .500 6.6 9.5 16.1 1.2 1.4 1.3 5.2 10.8
1976-77 25 NYN NBA 1 7 0.0 10.3 .000 15.4 30.9 .500 5.1 5.1 10.3 5.1 0.0 5.1 10.3 15.4
1978-79 27 BOS NBA 20 273 7.1 16.2 .439 1.8 3.2 .583 5.4 8.4 13.8 1.6 1.6 1.2 2.6 5.4 16.1
Career NBA 146 1882 5.5 12.8 .432 1.6 3.4 .475 5.8 9.8 15.6 2.4 1.2 1.2 2.6 5.2 12.7

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
1974-75 23 PHO NBA 79 1040 15.2 .422 .414 15.2 30.1 22.5 13.1 1.2 1.7 94 -0.5 1.6 1.0
1975-76 24 DET NBA 46 562 15.2 .490 .480 18.6 27.7 23.1 4.2 1.8 1.9 95 0.5 0.8 1.3
1976-77 25 NYN NBA 1 7 11.2 .323 .000 13.8 15.3 14.5 18.2 0.0 8.0 97 -0.1 0.0 0.0
1978-79 27 BOS NBA 20 273 15.3 .457 .439 16.5 26.2 21.4 6.3 2.0 1.7 13.0 22.0 96 102 0.0 0.4 0.4
Career NBA 146 1882 15.2 .443 .432 16.4 28.8 22.5 9.5 1.5 1.8 13.0 22.0 96 96 0.0 2.8 2.7

Transactions

October 9, 1973: Traded by the Capital Bullets (as a 1974 3rd round draft pick) with a 1975 3rd round draft pick (Bayard Forrest) to the Phoenix Suns for Walt Wesley.

May 28, 1974: Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 3rd round (49th pick) of the 1974 NBA Draft.

September 30, 1975: Traded by the Phoenix Suns to the Detroit Pistons for a 1976 2nd round draft pick (Earl Tatum). Williams was originally traded for Willie Norwood on 1975-05-28 but the trade was canceled.

February 23, 1976: Waived by the Detroit Pistons.

August 23, 1976: Signed as a free agent with the New York Nets.

October 27, 1976: Waived by the New York Nets.

September 1, 1978: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.

January 15, 1979: Waived by the Boston Celtics.

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