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Gus Williams
Gus Williams (The Wizard)
Position: Guard
Height: 6-2 Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: October 10, 1953 in Mount Vernon, New York
High School: Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, New York
College: University of Southern California
Drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the 2nd round (2nd pick, 20th overall) of the 1975 NBA draft.
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Game Logs and Splits
| Game Logs | 1986-87 | Finder |
| Splits | 1986-87 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | 22 | GSW | NBA | 77 | 1728 | 365 | 853 | .428 | 173 | 233 | .742 | 62 | 97 | 159 | 240 | 140 | 26 | 143 | 903 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 23 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 1930 | 325 | 701 | .464 | 112 | 150 | .747 | 72 | 161 | 233 | 292 | 121 | 19 | 218 | 762 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 24 | SEA | NBA | 79 | 2572 | 602 | 1335 | .451 | 227 | 278 | .817 | 83 | 173 | 256 | 294 | 185 | 41 | 189 | 198 | 1431 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 25 | SEA | NBA | 76 | 2266 | 606 | 1224 | .495 | 245 | 316 | .775 | 111 | 134 | 245 | 307 | 158 | 29 | 190 | 162 | 1457 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 26 | SEA | NBA | 82 | 2969 | 739 | 1533 | .482 | 7 | 36 | .194 | 331 | 420 | .788 | 127 | 148 | 275 | 397 | 200 | 37 | 181 | 160 | 1816 | |
| 1981-82 | 28 | SEA | NBA | 80 | 80 | 2876 | 773 | 1592 | .486 | 9 | 40 | .225 | 320 | 436 | .734 | 92 | 152 | 244 | 549 | 172 | 36 | 197 | 163 | 1875 |
| 1982-83 | 29 | SEA | NBA | 80 | 80 | 2761 | 660 | 1384 | .477 | 2 | 43 | .047 | 278 | 370 | .751 | 72 | 133 | 205 | 643 | 182 | 26 | 230 | 117 | 1600 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | SEA | NBA | 80 | 80 | 2818 | 598 | 1306 | .458 | 4 | 25 | .160 | 297 | 396 | .750 | 67 | 137 | 204 | 675 | 189 | 25 | 232 | 151 | 1497 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | WSB | NBA | 79 | 78 | 2960 | 638 | 1483 | .430 | 51 | 176 | .290 | 251 | 346 | .725 | 72 | 123 | 195 | 608 | 178 | 32 | 213 | 159 | 1578 |
| 1985-86 | 32 | WSB | NBA | 77 | 67 | 2284 | 434 | 1013 | .428 | 30 | 116 | .259 | 138 | 188 | .734 | 52 | 114 | 166 | 453 | 96 | 15 | 160 | 113 | 1036 |
| 1986-87 | 33 | ATL | NBA | 33 | 0 | 481 | 53 | 146 | .363 | 5 | 18 | .278 | 27 | 40 | .675 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 139 | 17 | 5 | 54 | 53 | 138 |
| Career | NBA | 825 | 385 | 25645 | 5793 | 12570 | .461 | 108 | 454 | .238 | 2399 | 3173 | .756 | 818 | 1404 | 2222 | 4597 | 1638 | 291 | 1646 | 1637 | 14093 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | 22 | GSW | NBA | 77 | 22.4 | 4.7 | 11.1 | .428 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .742 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 11.7 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 23 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 23.5 | 4.0 | 8.5 | .464 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .747 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 9.3 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 24 | SEA | NBA | 79 | 32.6 | 7.6 | 16.9 | .451 | 2.9 | 3.5 | .817 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 18.1 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 25 | SEA | NBA | 76 | 29.8 | 8.0 | 16.1 | .495 | 3.2 | 4.2 | .775 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 19.2 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 26 | SEA | NBA | 82 | 36.2 | 9.0 | 18.7 | .482 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .194 | 4.0 | 5.1 | .788 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 22.1 | |
| 1981-82 | 28 | SEA | NBA | 80 | 80 | 36.0 | 9.7 | 19.9 | .486 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .225 | 4.0 | 5.5 | .734 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 23.4 |
| 1982-83 | 29 | SEA | NBA | 80 | 80 | 34.5 | 8.3 | 17.3 | .477 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .047 | 3.5 | 4.6 | .751 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 20.0 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | SEA | NBA | 80 | 80 | 35.2 | 7.5 | 16.3 | .458 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .160 | 3.7 | 5.0 | .750 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 18.7 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | WSB | NBA | 79 | 78 | 37.5 | 8.1 | 18.8 | .430 | 0.6 | 2.2 | .290 | 3.2 | 4.4 | .725 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| 1985-86 | 32 | WSB | NBA | 77 | 67 | 29.7 | 5.6 | 13.2 | .428 | 0.4 | 1.5 | .259 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .734 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| 1986-87 | 33 | ATL | NBA | 33 | 0 | 14.6 | 1.6 | 4.4 | .363 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .278 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .675 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| Career | NBA | 825 | 385 | 31.1 | 7.0 | 15.2 | .461 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .238 | 2.9 | 3.8 | .756 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 17.1 |
| 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 |
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| 1975-76 | 22 | GSW | NBA | 77 | 1728 | 7.6 | 17.8 | .428 | 3.6 | 4.9 | .742 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 18.8 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 23 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 1930 | 6.1 | 13.1 | .464 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .747 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 14.2 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 24 | SEA | NBA | 79 | 2572 | 8.4 | 18.7 | .451 | 3.2 | 3.9 | .817 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 20.0 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 25 | SEA | NBA | 76 | 2266 | 9.6 | 19.4 | .495 | 3.9 | 5.0 | .775 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 23.1 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 26 | SEA | NBA | 82 | 2969 | 9.0 | 18.6 | .482 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .194 | 4.0 | 5.1 | .788 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 22.0 | |
| 1981-82 | 28 | SEA | NBA | 80 | 80 | 2876 | 9.7 | 19.9 | .486 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .225 | 4.0 | 5.5 | .734 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 23.5 |
| 1982-83 | 29 | SEA | NBA | 80 | 80 | 2761 | 8.6 | 18.0 | .477 | 0.0 | 0.6 | .047 | 3.6 | 4.8 | .751 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 20.9 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | SEA | NBA | 80 | 80 | 2818 | 7.6 | 16.7 | .458 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .160 | 3.8 | 5.1 | .750 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 19.1 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | WSB | NBA | 79 | 78 | 2960 | 7.8 | 18.0 | .430 | 0.6 | 2.1 | .290 | 3.1 | 4.2 | .725 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 19.2 |
| 1985-86 | 32 | WSB | NBA | 77 | 67 | 2284 | 6.8 | 16.0 | .428 | 0.5 | 1.8 | .259 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .734 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 16.3 |
| 1986-87 | 33 | ATL | NBA | 33 | 0 | 481 | 4.0 | 10.9 | .363 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .278 | 2.0 | 3.0 | .675 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 10.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 10.3 |
| Career | NBA | 825 | 385 | 25645 | 8.1 | 17.6 | .461 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .238 | 3.4 | 4.5 | .756 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 19.8 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | 22 | GSW | NBA | 77 | 1728 | 17.0 | .473 | .428 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 19.3 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 95 | ||||||||
| 1976-77 | 23 | GSW | NBA | 82 | 1930 | 14.2 | .497 | .464 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 19.6 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 100 | ||||||||
| 1977-78 | 24 | SEA | NBA | 79 | 2572 | 18.1 | .491 | .451 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 18.0 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 11.5 | 24.4 | 103 | 97 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 23 | 11 | 6.0 |
| 1978-79 | 25 | SEA | NBA | 76 | 2266 | 21.1 | .534 | .495 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 21.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 12.2 | 26.9 | 108 | 100 | 15.0 | 11.8 | 27 | 7 | 10.0 |
| 1979-80 | 26 | SEA | NBA | 82 | 2969 | 20.6 | .529 | .484 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 20.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 25.2 | 113 | 102 | 21.8 | 14.2 | 36 | 5 | 15.5 |
| 1981-82 | 28 | SEA | NBA | 80 | 2876 | 21.8 | .526 | .488 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 31.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 9.9 | 28.5 | 111 | 103 | 16.9 | 13.1 | 30 | 12 | 9.0 |
| 1982-83 | 29 | SEA | NBA | 80 | 2761 | 20.5 | .517 | .478 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 34.8 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 25.8 | 108 | 104 | 14.7 | 9.9 | 25 | 14 | 5.5 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | SEA | NBA | 80 | 2818 | 18.9 | .506 | .459 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 36.2 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 25.2 | 106 | 108 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 18 | 22 | -2.0 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | WSB | NBA | 79 | 2960 | 17.3 | .482 | .447 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 30.5 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 26.0 | 102 | 105 | 3.3 | 12.0 | 15 | 27 | -6.0 |
| 1985-86 | 32 | WSB | NBA | 77 | 2284 | 15.0 | .473 | .443 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 30.8 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 12.7 | 23.0 | 101 | 108 | 1.7 | 7.1 | 9 | 21 | -6.0 |
| 1986-87 | 33 | ATL | NBA | 33 | 481 | 9.6 | .422 | .380 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 38.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 24.8 | 18.6 | 92 | 108 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 6 | -2.0 |
| Career | NBA | 825 | 25645 | 18.5 | .505 | .465 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 27.1 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 25.5 | 106 | 102 | 93.6 | 91.3 | 185 | 125 | 30.0 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1975-76 | 22 | GSW | NBA | 11 | 178 | 30 | 85 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 74 | .353 | .667 | 16.2 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | ||||
| 1976-77 | 23 | GSW | NBA | 10 | 184 | 35 | 70 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 88 | .500 | .857 | 18.4 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 24 | SEA | NBA | 22 | 701 | 163 | 342 | 77 | 106 | 30 | 86 | 88 | 45 | 12 | 54 | 70 | 403 | .477 | .726 | 31.9 | 18.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | |||
| 1978-79 | 25 | SEA | NBA | 17 | 609 | 181 | 382 | 90 | 127 | 36 | 70 | 63 | 34 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 452 | .474 | .709 | 35.8 | 26.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | |||
| 1979-80 | 26 | SEA | NBA | 15 | 564 | 146 | 284 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 86 | 30 | 60 | 84 | 34 | 7 | 47 | 38 | 355 | .514 | .200 | .721 | 37.6 | 23.7 | 4.0 | 5.6 |
| 1981-82 | 28 | SEA | NBA | 8 | 315 | 82 | 186 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 56 | 12 | 26 | 65 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 210 | .441 | .333 | .786 | 39.4 | 26.3 | 3.3 | 8.1 |
| 1982-83 | 29 | SEA | NBA | 2 | 81 | 26 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 65 | .553 | .000 | .867 | 40.5 | 32.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| 1983-84 | 30 | SEA | NBA | 5 | 215 | 50 | 98 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 117 | .510 | .333 | .714 | 43.0 | 23.4 | 2.4 | 11.4 |
| 1984-85 | 31 | WSB | NBA | 4 | 159 | 30 | 71 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 72 | .423 | .300 | .750 | 39.8 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 1985-86 | 32 | WSB | NBA | 5 | 199 | 38 | 79 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 91 | .481 | .100 | .778 | 39.8 | 18.2 | 2.0 | 6.6 |
| Career | NBA | 99 | 3205 | 781 | 1644 | 9 | 39 | 356 | 483 | 136 | 308 | 469 | 174 | 40 | 201 | 243 | 1927 | .475 | .231 | .737 | 32.4 | 19.5 | 3.1 | 4.7 | ||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1981-82 | 28 | SEA | NBA | 1 | 26 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | |
| 1982-83 | 29 | SEA | NBA | 1 | 15 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |||
| Career | NBA | 2 | 41 | 12 | 28 | .429 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 28 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
All-Star Games 1982 NBA1983 NBA |
Honors 1975-76 NBA All-Rookie (1st)1979-80 NBA All-NBA (2nd) 1981-82 NBA All-NBA (1st) |
MVP Voting 1981-82 NBA 0.167 (5) 1982-83 NBA 0.004 (18) |
Games 1976-77 NBA 82 (3)1979-80 NBA 82 (2) |
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Minutes Played 1979-80 NBA 2969 (10) |
Field Goals 1979-80 NBA 739 (8)1981-82 NBA 773 (6) |
Field Goal Attempts 1979-80 NBA 1533 (7)1981-82 NBA 1592 (3) Career NBA 12570 (98) |
3-Pt Field Goals 1984-85 NBA 51 (5) |
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3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 1984-85 NBA 176 (3) |
Assists 1982-83 NBA 643 (4)1983-84 NBA 675 (5) 1984-85 NBA 608 (9) Career NBA 4597 (56) Career 4597 (59) |
Steals 1977-78 NBA 185 (3)1978-79 NBA 158 (7) 1979-80 NBA 200 (4) 1981-82 NBA 172 (7) 1982-83 NBA 182 (6) 1983-84 NBA 189 (3) 1984-85 NBA 178 (6) Career NBA 1638 (19) Career 1638 (21) |
Points 1981-82 NBA 1875 (6) |
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Minutes Per Game 1984-85 NBA 37.5 (9) |
Points Per Game 1981-82 NBA 23.4 (7) |
Assists Per Game 1982-83 NBA 8.0 (6)1983-84 NBA 8.4 (7) 1984-85 NBA 7.7 (10) Career NBA 5.6 (60) Career 5.6 (61) |
Steals Per Game 1977-78 NBA 2.3 (2)1978-79 NBA 2.1 (8) 1979-80 NBA 2.4 (4) 1981-82 NBA 2.1 (7) 1982-83 NBA 2.3 (7) 1983-84 NBA 2.4 (3) 1984-85 NBA 2.3 (7) Career NBA 2.0 (11) Career 2.0 (12) |
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Player Efficiency Rating 1978-79 NBA 21.1 (10)Career NBA 18.5 (96) |
Assist Pct 1981-82 NBA 31.0 (9)1982-83 NBA 34.8 (3) 1983-84 NBA 36.2 (7) Career NBA 27.1 (74) Career 27.1 (75) |
Steal Pct 1975-76 NBA 3.6 (3)1977-78 NBA 3.3 (5) 1978-79 NBA 3.2 (5) 1979-80 NBA 3.2 (6) 1982-83 NBA 3.1 (7) 1983-84 NBA 3.2 (7) Career NBA 3.0 (12) Career 3.0 (14) |
Turnover Pct 1977-78 NBA 11.5 (7)1979-80 NBA 9.5 (6) 1981-82 NBA 9.9 (8) Career NBA 11.9 (97) |
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Usage Pct 1981-82 NBA 28.5 (5)Career NBA 25.5 (48) Career 25.5 (50) |
Offensive Win Shares 1979-80 NBA 21.8 (9) |
Defensive Win Shares 1977-78 NBA 12.5 (9)1979-80 NBA 14.2 (9) Career NBA 91.3 (100) |
Win Shares 1979-80 NBA 36 (4) |
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Loss Shares 1984-85 NBA 27 (7) |
Win Shares Above Average 1978-79 NBA 10.0 (10)1979-80 NBA 15.5 (4) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.098 (138) |
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | Seattle Supersonics | NBA | $480,000 |
| 1981-82 | Seattle Supersonics | NBA | *$580,000 |
| 1982-83 | Seattle Supersonics | NBA | *$630,000 |
| 1983-84 | Seattle Supersonics | NBA | *$680,000 |
| 1984-85 | Washington Bullets | NBA | $730,000 |
| 1985-86 | Washington Bullets | NBA | $790,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $3,890,000 |