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Herb Williams

Herbert L. Williams (Herb)

Position: Center-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 242 lbs.
Born: February 16, 1958 in Columbus, Ohio
High School: Marion Franklin in Columbus, Ohio
College: Ohio State University
Draft: Indiana Pacers, 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall), 1981 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1981
As Coach: 2 Yrs, 17-27, .386 W-L% (Full Record)

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All-Time Rank: #394. Armen Gilliam… #395. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman… #396. Mo Williams… #397. HERB WILLIAMS… #398. Drew Gooden… #399. Andy Phillip… #400. Rick Mahorn… 

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
1981-82 23 IND NBA C 82 75 2277 407 854 .477 2 7 .286 126 188 .670 175 430 605 139 53 178 137 200 942
1982-83 24 IND NBA C 78 74 2513 580 1163 .499 0 7 .000 155 220 .705 151 432 583 262 54 171 229 230 1315
1983-84 25 IND NBA C 69 53 2279 411 860 .478 0 4 .000 207 295 .702 154 400 554 215 60 108 207 193 1029
1984-85 26 IND NBA C 75 70 2557 575 1211 .475 1 9 .111 224 341 .657 154 480 634 252 54 134 265 218 1375
1985-86 27 IND NBA C 78 74 2770 627 1275 .492 1 12 .083 294 403 .730 172 538 710 174 50 184 210 244 1549
1986-87 28 IND NBA PF 74 67 2526 451 939 .480 0 9 .000 199 269 .740 143 400 543 174 59 93 145 255 1101
1987-88 29 IND NBA C 75 37 1966 311 732 .425 0 6 .000 126 171 .737 116 353 469 98 37 146 119 244 748
1988-89 30 TOT NBA C 76 66 2470 322 739 .436 0 5 .000 133 194 .686 135 458 593 124 46 134 149 236 777
1988-89 30 IND NBA C 46 46 1567 244 542 .450 0 3 .000 90 126 .714 87 309 396 88 31 80 108 156 578
1988-89 30 DAL NBA C 30 20 903 78 197 .396 0 2 .000 43 68 .632 48 149 197 36 15 54 41 80 199
1989-90 31 DAL NBA C 81 19 2199 295 665 .444 2 9 .222 108 159 .679 76 315 391 119 51 106 106 243 700
1990-91 32 DAL NBA C 60 36 1832 332 655 .507 0 4 .000 83 130 .638 86 271 357 95 30 88 113 197 747
1991-92 33 DAL NBA C 75 26 2040 367 851 .431 1 6 .167 124 171 .725 106 348 454 94 35 98 114 189 859
1992-93 34 NYK NBA C 55 0 571 72 175 .411 0 0 14 21 .667 44 102 146 19 21 28 22 78 158
1993-94 35 NYK NBA C 70 3 774 103 233 .442 0 1 .000 27 42 .643 56 126 182 28 18 43 39 108 233
1994-95 36 NYK NBA C 56 3 743 82 180 .456 0 0 23 37 .622 23 109 132 27 13 45 40 108 187
1995-96 37 TOT NBA PF-C 44 2 571 62 152 .408 1 4 .250 13 20 .650 15 75 90 27 14 33 22 79 138
1995-96 37 TOR NBA C 1 0 31 3 8 .375 0 0 0 0 1 7 8 0 1 2 0 4 6
1995-96 37 NYK NBA PF 43 2 540 59 144 .410 1 4 .250 13 20 .650 14 68 82 27 13 31 22 75 132
1996-97 38 NYK NBA PF 21 2 184 18 46 .391 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 9 22 31 5 4 5 5 18 39
1997-98 39 NYK NBA PF 27 0 178 18 43 .419 0 0 1 8 .125 6 23 29 4 6 9 5 34 37
1998-99 40 NYK NBA C 6 0 34 4 8 .500 0 0 2 2 1.000 3 3 6 0 0 2 2 2 10
Career NBA 1102 607 28484 5037 10781 .467 8 84 .095 1862 2675 .696 1624 4885 6509 1856 605 1605 1929 2876 11944

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
1981-82 23 IND NBA C 82 75 27.8 5.0 10.4 .477 0.0 0.1 .286 1.5 2.3 .670 2.1 5.2 7.4 1.7 0.6 2.2 1.7 2.4 11.5
1982-83 24 IND NBA C 78 74 32.2 7.4 14.9 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.8 .705 1.9 5.5 7.5 3.4 0.7 2.2 2.9 2.9 16.9
1983-84 25 IND NBA C 69 53 33.0 6.0 12.5 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.3 .702 2.2 5.8 8.0 3.1 0.9 1.6 3.0 2.8 14.9
1984-85 26 IND NBA C 75 70 34.1 7.7 16.1 .475 0.0 0.1 .111 3.0 4.5 .657 2.1 6.4 8.5 3.4 0.7 1.8 3.5 2.9 18.3
1985-86 27 IND NBA C 78 74 35.5 8.0 16.3 .492 0.0 0.2 .083 3.8 5.2 .730 2.2 6.9 9.1 2.2 0.6 2.4 2.7 3.1 19.9
1986-87 28 IND NBA PF 74 67 34.1 6.1 12.7 .480 0.0 0.1 .000 2.7 3.6 .740 1.9 5.4 7.3 2.4 0.8 1.3 2.0 3.4 14.9
1987-88 29 IND NBA C 75 37 26.2 4.1 9.8 .425 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.3 .737 1.5 4.7 6.3 1.3 0.5 1.9 1.6 3.3 10.0
1988-89 30 TOT NBA C 76 66 32.5 4.2 9.7 .436 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.6 .686 1.8 6.0 7.8 1.6 0.6 1.8 2.0 3.1 10.2
1988-89 30 IND NBA C 46 46 34.1 5.3 11.8 .450 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.7 .714 1.9 6.7 8.6 1.9 0.7 1.7 2.3 3.4 12.6
1988-89 30 DAL NBA C 30 20 30.1 2.6 6.6 .396 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.3 .632 1.6 5.0 6.6 1.2 0.5 1.8 1.4 2.7 6.6
1989-90 31 DAL NBA C 81 19 27.1 3.6 8.2 .444 0.0 0.1 .222 1.3 2.0 .679 0.9 3.9 4.8 1.5 0.6 1.3 1.3 3.0 8.6
1990-91 32 DAL NBA C 60 36 30.5 5.5 10.9 .507 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 2.2 .638 1.4 4.5 6.0 1.6 0.5 1.5 1.9 3.3 12.5
1991-92 33 DAL NBA C 75 26 27.2 4.9 11.3 .431 0.0 0.1 .167 1.7 2.3 .725 1.4 4.6 6.1 1.3 0.5 1.3 1.5 2.5 11.5
1992-93 34 NYK NBA C 55 0 10.4 1.3 3.2 .411 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 .667 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.4 2.9
1993-94 35 NYK NBA C 70 3 11.1 1.5 3.3 .442 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.6 .643 0.8 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.6 1.5 3.3
1994-95 36 NYK NBA C 56 3 13.3 1.5 3.2 .456 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.7 .622 0.4 1.9 2.4 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.7 1.9 3.3
1995-96 37 TOT NBA PF-C 44 2 13.0 1.4 3.5 .408 0.0 0.1 .250 0.3 0.5 .650 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.5 1.8 3.1
1995-96 37 TOR NBA C 1 0 31.0 3.0 8.0 .375 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 7.0 8.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 4.0 6.0
1995-96 37 NYK NBA PF 43 2 12.6 1.4 3.3 .410 0.0 0.1 .250 0.3 0.5 .650 0.3 1.6 1.9 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.5 1.7 3.1
1996-97 38 NYK NBA PF 21 2 8.8 0.9 2.2 .391 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.2 .750 0.4 1.0 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.9
1997-98 39 NYK NBA PF 27 0 6.6 0.7 1.6 .419 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 .125 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.3 1.4
1998-99 40 NYK NBA C 6 0 5.7 0.7 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.7
Career NBA 1102 607 25.8 4.6 9.8 .467 0.0 0.1 .095 1.7 2.4 .696 1.5 4.4 5.9 1.7 0.5 1.5 1.8 2.6 10.8

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
1981-82 23 IND NBA C 82 75 2277 6.4 13.5 .477 0.0 0.1 .286 2.0 3.0 .670 2.8 6.8 9.6 2.2 0.8 2.8 2.2 3.2 14.9
1982-83 24 IND NBA C 78 74 2513 8.3 16.7 .499 0.0 0.1 .000 2.2 3.2 .705 2.2 6.2 8.4 3.8 0.8 2.4 3.3 3.3 18.8
1983-84 25 IND NBA C 69 53 2279 6.5 13.6 .478 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 4.7 .702 2.4 6.3 8.8 3.4 0.9 1.7 3.3 3.0 16.3
1984-85 26 IND NBA C 75 70 2557 8.1 17.0 .475 0.0 0.1 .111 3.2 4.8 .657 2.2 6.8 8.9 3.5 0.8 1.9 3.7 3.1 19.4
1985-86 27 IND NBA C 78 74 2770 8.1 16.6 .492 0.0 0.2 .083 3.8 5.2 .730 2.2 7.0 9.2 2.3 0.6 2.4 2.7 3.2 20.1
1986-87 28 IND NBA PF 74 67 2526 6.4 13.4 .480 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.8 .740 2.0 5.7 7.7 2.5 0.8 1.3 2.1 3.6 15.7
1987-88 29 IND NBA C 75 37 1966 5.7 13.4 .425 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 3.1 .737 2.1 6.5 8.6 1.8 0.7 2.7 2.2 4.5 13.7
1988-89 30 TOT NBA C 76 66 2470 4.7 10.8 .436 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.8 .686 2.0 6.7 8.6 1.8 0.7 2.0 2.2 3.4 11.3
1988-89 30 IND NBA C 46 46 1567 5.6 12.5 .450 0.0 0.1 .000 2.1 2.9 .714 2.0 7.1 9.1 2.0 0.7 1.8 2.5 3.6 13.3
1988-89 30 DAL NBA C 30 20 903 3.1 7.9 .396 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 2.7 .632 1.9 5.9 7.9 1.4 0.6 2.2 1.6 3.2 7.9
1989-90 31 DAL NBA C 81 19 2199 4.8 10.9 .444 0.0 0.1 .222 1.8 2.6 .679 1.2 5.2 6.4 1.9 0.8 1.7 1.7 4.0 11.5
1990-91 32 DAL NBA C 60 36 1832 6.5 12.9 .507 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.6 .638 1.7 5.3 7.0 1.9 0.6 1.7 2.2 3.9 14.7
1991-92 33 DAL NBA C 75 26 2040 6.5 15.0 .431 0.0 0.1 .167 2.2 3.0 .725 1.9 6.1 8.0 1.7 0.6 1.7 2.0 3.3 15.2
1992-93 34 NYK NBA C 55 0 571 4.5 11.0 .411 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.3 .667 2.8 6.4 9.2 1.2 1.3 1.8 1.4 4.9 10.0
1993-94 35 NYK NBA C 70 3 774 4.8 10.8 .442 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.0 .643 2.6 5.9 8.5 1.3 0.8 2.0 1.8 5.0 10.8
1994-95 36 NYK NBA C 56 3 743 4.0 8.7 .456 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.8 .622 1.1 5.3 6.4 1.3 0.6 2.2 1.9 5.2 9.1
1995-96 37 TOT NBA PF-C 44 2 571 3.9 9.6 .408 0.1 0.3 .250 0.8 1.3 .650 0.9 4.7 5.7 1.7 0.9 2.1 1.4 5.0 8.7
1995-96 37 TOR NBA C 1 0 31 3.5 9.3 .375 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 8.1 9.3 0.0 1.2 2.3 0.0 4.6 7.0
1995-96 37 NYK NBA PF 43 2 540 3.9 9.6 .410 0.1 0.3 .250 0.9 1.3 .650 0.9 4.5 5.5 1.8 0.9 2.1 1.5 5.0 8.8
1996-97 38 NYK NBA PF 21 2 184 3.5 9.0 .391 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 0.8 .750 1.8 4.3 6.1 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.0 3.5 7.6
1997-98 39 NYK NBA PF 27 0 178 3.6 8.7 .419 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.6 .125 1.2 4.7 5.9 0.8 1.2 1.8 1.0 6.9 7.5
1998-99 40 NYK NBA C 6 0 34 4.2 8.5 .500 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.1 1.000 3.2 3.2 6.4 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 10.6
Career NBA 1102 607 28484 6.4 13.6 .467 0.0 0.1 .095 2.4 3.4 .696 2.1 6.2 8.2 2.3 0.8 2.0 2.4 3.6 15.1

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
1981-82 23 IND NBA C 82 2277 16.1 .503 .478 8.2 20.9 14.4 9.2 1.1 4.5 12.8 19.7 101 101 0.8 3.8 4.6 .097
1982-83 24 IND NBA C 78 2513 17.4 .522 .499 6.2 19.5 12.5 14.8 1.0 3.8 15.4 23.3 101 107 1.7 1.8 3.5 .067
1983-84 25 IND NBA C 69 2279 14.8 .520 .478 7.5 19.3 13.4 13.7 1.2 2.7 17.3 21.7 98 105 -0.3 3.1 2.8 .059
1984-85 26 IND NBA C 75 2557 15.5 .505 .475 6.3 20.0 13.1 15.0 1.0 2.9 16.3 25.0 97 106 -1.0 3.1 2.2 .041
1985-86 27 IND NBA C 78 2770 17.9 .533 .492 6.8 20.9 13.9 9.7 0.9 3.8 12.6 24.6 104 103 2.0 4.2 6.2 .107
1986-87 28 IND NBA PF 74 2526 14.1 .521 .480 6.1 17.6 11.7 10.0 1.1 2.2 12.1 19.9 104 106 1.3 3.4 4.7 .090
1987-88 29 IND NBA C 75 1966 12.0 .463 .425 6.5 19.6 13.1 7.0 0.9 4.4 12.8 19.9 94 104 -1.1 2.9 1.8 .044
1988-89 30 TOT NBA C 76 2470 10.6 .471 .436 6.3 19.7 13.3 7.1 0.9 3.2 15.3 16.6 94 108 -1.2 2.6 1.4 .027
1988-89 30 IND NBA C 46 1567 11.8 .484 .450 6.5 20.7 14.0 8.1 1.0 3.0 15.3 18.8 95 108 -0.6 1.6 0.9 .029
1988-89 30 DAL NBA C 30 903 8.6 .438 .396 5.9 18.0 12.0 5.4 0.8 3.5 15.3 12.8 91 107 -0.6 1.0 0.5 .025
1989-90 31 DAL NBA C 81 2199 10.4 .476 .445 4.0 16.0 10.1 7.9 1.2 3.0 12.6 16.8 97 106 -0.6 2.8 2.2 .048
1990-91 32 DAL NBA C 60 1832 13.1 .524 .507 5.4 16.9 11.1 8.1 0.8 3.0 13.7 19.9 100 109 0.1 1.6 1.7 .045
1991-92 33 DAL NBA C 75 2040 12.6 .464 .432 5.4 18.7 11.8 7.6 0.9 2.9 11.0 21.9 95 109 -1.0 1.9 0.8 .020
1992-93 34 NYK NBA C 55 571 10.1 .429 .411 8.8 19.3 14.2 4.9 1.9 3.3 10.7 15.6 94 96 -0.3 1.4 1.1 .095
1993-94 35 NYK NBA C 70 774 10.4 .463 .442 8.4 18.1 13.3 5.6 1.2 3.9 13.4 16.4 96 97 -0.2 1.7 1.6 .098
1994-95 36 NYK NBA C 56 743 7.7 .476 .456 3.8 16.6 10.4 5.6 0.9 4.6 16.9 14.6 89 102 -0.7 1.3 0.6 .041
1995-96 37 TOT NBA PF-C 44 571 8.0 .429 .411 3.2 15.2 9.3 7.3 1.3 4.4 12.0 14.9 88 103 -0.6 0.9 0.4 .033
1995-96 37 TOR NBA C 1 31 8.7 .375 .375 3.8 27.0 15.4 0.0 1.7 4.9 0.0 11.4 90 106 0.0 0.0 0.0 .033
1995-96 37 NYK NBA PF 43 540 7.9 .432 .413 3.2 14.5 9.0 7.7 1.3 4.4 12.6 15.1 88 102 -0.5 0.9 0.4 .033
1996-97 38 NYK NBA PF 21 184 7.0 .408 .391 6.1 13.9 10.1 4.3 1.2 2.2 9.5 13.2 91 102 -0.1 0.3 0.2 .051
1997-98 39 NYK NBA PF 27 178 6.1 .398 .419 4.0 15.6 9.8 3.6 1.8 3.9 9.7 13.6 83 98 -0.2 0.3 0.2 .041
1998-99 40 NYK NBA C 6 34 12.2 .563 .500 10.8 10.0 10.4 0.0 0.0 4.6 18.4 15.4 102 101 0.0 0.0 0.1 .094
Career NBA 1102 28484 13.6 .499 .468 6.2 18.9 12.5 9.7 1.0 3.4 13.9 20.3 99 105 -1.2 37.3 36.1 .061

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
1986-87 28 IND NBA PF 4 4 134 20 34 .588 0 0 7 13 .538 3 17 20 7 0 1 11 12 47
1989-90 31 DAL NBA C 3 0 81 14 23 .609 0 0 13 16 .813 4 9 13 5 1 2 3 16 41
1992-93 34 NYK NBA C 7 0 69 5 14 .357 0 0 4 4 1.000 5 9 14 2 1 4 2 13 14
1993-94 35 NYK NBA C 19 0 127 13 31 .419 0 0 2 3 .667 10 10 20 3 3 11 7 19 28
1994-95 36 NYK NBA C 8 0 55 3 13 .231 0 0 2 2 1.000 3 4 7 0 5 5 1 13 8
1995-96 37 NYK NBA PF 5 0 33 3 5 .600 0 0 3 4 .750 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 9
1996-97 38 NYK NBA PF 3 0 23 2 5 .400 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 4
1998-99 40 NYK NBA C 8 0 16 1 5 .200 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 2
Career NBA 57 4 538 61 130 .469 0 0 31 42 .738 25 53 78 17 10 25 25 83 153

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
1986-87 28 IND NBA PF 4 4 33.5 5.0 8.5 .588 0.0 0.0 1.8 3.3 .538 0.8 4.3 5.0 1.8 0.0 0.3 2.8 3.0 11.8
1989-90 31 DAL NBA C 3 0 27.0 4.7 7.7 .609 0.0 0.0 4.3 5.3 .813 1.3 3.0 4.3 1.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 5.3 13.7
1992-93 34 NYK NBA C 7 0 9.9 0.7 2.0 .357 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.000 0.7 1.3 2.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.3 1.9 2.0
1993-94 35 NYK NBA C 19 0 6.7 0.7 1.6 .419 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 .667 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.0 1.5
1994-95 36 NYK NBA C 8 0 6.9 0.4 1.6 .231 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.1 1.6 1.0
1995-96 37 NYK NBA PF 5 0 6.6 0.6 1.0 .600 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.8
1996-97 38 NYK NBA PF 3 0 7.7 0.7 1.7 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.3
1998-99 40 NYK NBA C 8 0 2.0 0.1 0.6 .200 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3
Career NBA 57 4 9.4 1.1 2.3 .469 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.7 .738 0.4 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.5 2.7

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
1986-87 28 IND NBA PF 4 4 134 5.4 9.1 .588 0.0 0.0 1.9 3.5 .538 0.8 4.6 5.4 1.9 0.0 0.3 3.0 3.2 12.6
1989-90 31 DAL NBA C 3 0 81 6.2 10.2 .609 0.0 0.0 5.8 7.1 .813 1.8 4.0 5.8 2.2 0.4 0.9 1.3 7.1 18.2
1992-93 34 NYK NBA C 7 0 69 2.6 7.3 .357 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.1 1.000 2.6 4.7 7.3 1.0 0.5 2.1 1.0 6.8 7.3
1993-94 35 NYK NBA C 19 0 127 3.7 8.8 .419 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 .667 2.8 2.8 5.7 0.9 0.9 3.1 2.0 5.4 7.9
1994-95 36 NYK NBA C 8 0 55 2.0 8.5 .231 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.000 2.0 2.6 4.6 0.0 3.3 3.3 0.7 8.5 5.2
1995-96 37 NYK NBA PF 5 0 33 3.3 5.5 .600 0.0 0.0 3.3 4.4 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 1.1 3.3 9.8
1996-97 38 NYK NBA PF 3 0 23 3.1 7.8 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 6.3
1998-99 40 NYK NBA C 8 0 16 2.3 11.3 .200 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8 4.5
Career NBA 57 4 538 4.1 8.7 .469 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.8 .738 1.7 3.5 5.2 1.1 0.7 1.7 1.7 5.6 10.2

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
1986-87 28 IND NBA PF 4 134 8.5 .592 .588 2.8 15.5 9.2 9.2 0.0 0.5 21.7 17.7 95 109 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .030
1989-90 31 DAL NBA C 3 81 17.6 .682 .609 5.8 11.6 8.9 9.9 0.6 1.5 9.1 17.7 135 115 0.3 0.0 0.3 .190
1992-93 34 NYK NBA C 7 69 7.7 .444 .357 8.8 15.6 12.2 4.1 0.8 4.1 11.3 11.6 104 106 0.0 0.1 0.1 .076
1993-94 35 NYK NBA C 19 127 8.3 .433 .419 9.1 9.7 9.4 4.1 1.3 6.7 17.8 14.4 87 99 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .044
1994-95 36 NYK NBA C 8 55 6.4 .288 .231 7.5 9.4 8.5 0.0 5.1 7.8 6.7 13.3 73 93 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .048
1995-96 37 NYK NBA PF 5 33 9.0 .666 .600 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 12.9 11.6 117 110 0.0 0.0 0.1 .086
1996-97 38 NYK NBA PF 3 23 0.0 .400 .400 0.0 5.2 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.5 85 110 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000
1998-99 40 NYK NBA C 8 16 -4.8 .200 .200 0.0 23.2 11.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.4 47 100 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.130
Career NBA 57 538 8.8 .515 .469 5.6 11.8 8.7 5.3 1.0 3.6 14.4 14.9 100 106 -0.1 0.8 0.7 .062

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 18 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Herb Williams 6.2 4.7 4.6 3.5 2.8 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1
Wayne Cooper 85.5 5.1 5.0 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.7
Benoit Benjamin 84.2 5.4 5.1 4.1 4.0 3.0 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Kent Benson 82.8 6.4 5.2 4.7 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 1.7 1.7 1.1 0.0
Greg Ostertag 82.1 5.9 5.0 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.4 2.2 2.1 1.4 1.3 0.7
Andrew Lang 81.7 5.7 4.9 3.7 3.0 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.4 0.7 0.4 -0.1
Tony Battie 81.6 6.2 5.8 3.8 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.0
George Johnson 80.7 5.0 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.0 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.3
LaSalle Thompson 80.7 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.4 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.3
Ervin Johnson 80.4 6.4 5.2 5.1 4.9 3.9 3.0 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.3 0.8 0.7 0.0
Mel Counts 80.0 5.0 4.3 4.2 2.9 2.7 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.4 0.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Herb Williams 6.2 4.7 4.6 3.5 2.8 2.2 2.2 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1
Wayne Cooper 85.5 5.1 5.0 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.0 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.2 0.7
Benoit Benjamin 84.2 5.4 5.1 4.1 4.0 3.0 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.1 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 -0.1
Kent Benson 82.8 6.4 5.2 4.7 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.1 1.7 1.7 1.1 0.0
Greg Ostertag 82.1 5.9 5.0 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.4 2.2 2.1 1.4 1.3 0.7
Andrew Lang 81.7 5.7 4.9 3.7 3.0 2.9 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.4 0.7 0.4 -0.1
Tony Battie 81.6 6.2 5.8 3.8 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.0 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.0
George Johnson 80.7 5.0 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.0 1.3 1.0 0.6 0.3
LaSalle Thompson 80.7 5.6 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.4 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.3
Ervin Johnson 80.4 6.4 5.2 5.1 4.9 3.9 3.0 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.3 0.8 0.7 0.0
Mel Counts 80.0 5.0 4.3 4.2 2.9 2.7 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.4 0.3

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
1977-78 19 OHIOST 27 992 196 407 60 91 308 32 452 .482 .659 36.7 16.7 11.4 1.2
1978-79 20 OHIOST 31 1212 253 483 111 166 325 27 617 .524 .669 39.1 19.9 10.5 0.9
1979-80 21 OHIOST 29 1069 206 415 97 147 263 21 509 .496 .660 36.9 17.6 9.1 0.7
1980-81 22 OHIOST 27 1020 179 368 75 109 215 16 433 .486 .688 37.8 16.0 8.0 0.6
Career 114 4293 834 1673 343 513 1111 96 2011 .499 .669 37.7 17.6 9.7 0.8

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 1 time (Show/Hide)
Honors
1979-80 NCAA AP All-America (3rd)
Games
1981-82 NBA 82 (4)
Career NBA 1102 (57)
Career 1102 (62)
Defensive Rebounds
1985-86 NBA 538 (9)
Career NBA 4885 (72)
Career 4885 (80)
Blocks
1981-82 NBA 178 (7)
1982-83 NBA 171 (7)
1985-86 NBA 184 (6)
1987-88 NBA 146 (8)
Career NBA 1605 (27)
Career 1605 (29)
Turnovers
1984-85 NBA 265 (8)
Personal Fouls
Career NBA 2876 (89)
Career 2876 (98)
Blocks Per Game
1981-82 NBA 2.2 (7)
1982-83 NBA 2.2 (8)
1985-86 NBA 2.4 (7)
1987-88 NBA 1.9 (8)
Career NBA 1.5 (50)
Career 1.5 (52)
Block Pct
1981-82 NBA 4.5 (4)
1982-83 NBA 3.8 (9)
1985-86 NBA 3.8 (9)
1987-88 NBA 4.4 (6)
Career NBA 3.4 (45)
Career 3.4 (51)
Defensive Win Shares
Career NBA 37.3 (99)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.000 (654)
NBA Elo Player Rating
401st (overall) as of May 25, 2013, 5:11AM

Transactions

June 9, 1981: Drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1981 NBA Draft.

February 21, 1989: Traded by the Indiana Pacers to the Dallas Mavericks for Detlef Schrempf and a 1990 2nd round draft pick (Antonio Davis).

November 15, 1992: Signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.

February 18, 1996: Traded by the New York Knicks with Doug Christie and cash to the Toronto Raptors for Victor Alexander and Willie Anderson.

February 23, 1996: Waived by the Toronto Raptors.

February 28, 1996: Signed a contract for the rest of the season with the New York Knicks

September 4, 1996: Signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.

February 19, 1998: Traded by the New York Knicks with Ron Grandison to the Philadelphia 76ers for Terry Cummings.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Indiana Pacers NBA $275,000
1987-88 Indiana Pacers NBA $983,333
1988-89 Indiana Pacers NBA $983,000
1990-91 Dallas Mavericks NBA $1,000,000
1991-92 Dallas Mavericks NBA $1,183,000
1992-93 New York Knicks NBA $430,000
1993-94 New York Knicks NBA $1,600,000
1994-95 New York Knicks NBA $1,000,000
1995-96 New York Knicks NBA $1,300,000
1996-97 New York Knicks NBA $757,000
1997-98 New York Knicks NBA $766,667
1998-99 New York Knicks NBA $1,000,000
Career (may be incomplete) $11,278,000

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