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Hot Rod Williams

John Williams (Hot Rod)

Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-11    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: August 9, 1962 in Sorrento, Louisiana
High School: Saint Amant in Saint Amant, Louisiana
College: Tulane University

Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round (21st pick, 45th overall) of the 1985 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
1986-87 24 CLE NBA 80 80 2714 435 897 .485 0 1 .000 298 400 .745 222 407 629 154 58 167 139 197 1168
1987-88 25 CLE NBA 77 50 2106 316 663 .477 0 1 .000 211 279 .756 159 347 506 103 61 145 104 203 843
1988-89 26 CLE NBA 82 10 2125 356 700 .509 1 4 .250 235 314 .748 173 304 477 108 77 134 102 188 948
1989-90 27 CLE NBA 82 29 2776 528 1070 .493 0 0 325 440 .739 220 443 663 168 86 167 143 214 1381
1990-91 28 CLE NBA 43 14 1293 199 430 .463 0 1 .000 107 164 .652 111 179 290 100 36 69 63 126 505
1991-92 29 CLE NBA 80 12 2432 341 678 .503 0 4 .000 270 359 .752 228 379 607 196 60 182 83 191 952
1992-93 30 CLE NBA 67 13 2055 263 560 .470 0 0 212 296 .716 127 288 415 152 48 105 116 171 738
1993-94 31 CLE NBA 76 72 2660 394 825 .478 0 0 252 346 .728 207 368 575 193 78 130 139 219 1040
1994-95 32 CLE NBA 74 73 2641 366 810 .452 1 5 .200 196 286 .685 173 334 507 192 83 101 149 211 929
1995-96 33 PHO NBA 62 58 1652 180 397 .453 0 1 .000 95 130 .731 129 243 372 62 46 90 62 170 455
1996-97 34 PHO NBA 68 66 2137 204 416 .490 0 2 .000 133 198 .672 178 384 562 100 67 88 66 176 541
1997-98 35 PHO NBA 71 30 1333 95 202 .470 0 0 65 93 .699 107 205 312 49 33 60 29 138 255
1998-99 36 DAL NBA 25 11 403 11 33 .333 0 0 7 10 .700 36 47 83 15 13 18 13 49 29
Career NBA 887 518 26327 3688 7681 .480 2 19 .105 2406 3315 .726 2070 3928 5998 1592 746 1456 1208 2253 9784

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
1986-87 24 CLE NBA 80 80 33.9 5.4 11.2 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 5.0 .745 2.8 5.1 7.9 1.9 0.7 2.1 1.7 2.5 14.6
1987-88 25 CLE NBA 77 50 27.4 4.1 8.6 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 3.6 .756 2.1 4.5 6.6 1.3 0.8 1.9 1.4 2.6 10.9
1988-89 26 CLE NBA 82 10 25.9 4.3 8.5 .509 0.0 0.0 .250 2.9 3.8 .748 2.1 3.7 5.8 1.3 0.9 1.6 1.2 2.3 11.6
1989-90 27 CLE NBA 82 29 33.9 6.4 13.0 .493 0.0 0.0 4.0 5.4 .739 2.7 5.4 8.1 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.7 2.6 16.8
1990-91 28 CLE NBA 43 14 30.1 4.6 10.0 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.8 .652 2.6 4.2 6.7 2.3 0.8 1.6 1.5 2.9 11.7
1991-92 29 CLE NBA 80 12 30.4 4.3 8.5 .503 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.5 .752 2.9 4.7 7.6 2.5 0.8 2.3 1.0 2.4 11.9
1992-93 30 CLE NBA 67 13 30.7 3.9 8.4 .470 0.0 0.0 3.2 4.4 .716 1.9 4.3 6.2 2.3 0.7 1.6 1.7 2.6 11.0
1993-94 31 CLE NBA 76 72 35.0 5.2 10.9 .478 0.0 0.0 3.3 4.6 .728 2.7 4.8 7.6 2.5 1.0 1.7 1.8 2.9 13.7
1994-95 32 CLE NBA 74 73 35.7 4.9 10.9 .452 0.0 0.1 .200 2.6 3.9 .685 2.3 4.5 6.9 2.6 1.1 1.4 2.0 2.9 12.6
1995-96 33 PHO NBA 62 58 26.6 2.9 6.4 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .731 2.1 3.9 6.0 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.0 2.7 7.3
1996-97 34 PHO NBA 68 66 31.4 3.0 6.1 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.9 .672 2.6 5.6 8.3 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.0 2.6 8.0
1997-98 35 PHO NBA 71 30 18.8 1.3 2.8 .470 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.3 .699 1.5 2.9 4.4 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.4 1.9 3.6
1998-99 36 DAL NBA 25 11 16.1 0.4 1.3 .333 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 .700 1.4 1.9 3.3 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 2.0 1.2
Career NBA 887 518 29.7 4.2 8.7 .480 0.0 0.0 .105 2.7 3.7 .726 2.3 4.4 6.8 1.8 0.8 1.6 1.4 2.5 11.0

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
1986-87 24 CLE NBA 80 80 2714 5.8 11.9 .485 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 5.3 .745 2.9 5.4 8.3 2.0 0.8 2.2 1.8 2.6 15.5
1987-88 25 CLE NBA 77 50 2106 5.4 11.3 .477 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 4.8 .756 2.7 5.9 8.6 1.8 1.0 2.5 1.8 3.5 14.4
1988-89 26 CLE NBA 82 10 2125 6.0 11.9 .509 0.0 0.1 .250 4.0 5.3 .748 2.9 5.2 8.1 1.8 1.3 2.3 1.7 3.2 16.1
1989-90 27 CLE NBA 82 29 2776 6.8 13.9 .493 0.0 0.0 4.2 5.7 .739 2.9 5.7 8.6 2.2 1.1 2.2 1.9 2.8 17.9
1990-91 28 CLE NBA 43 14 1293 5.5 12.0 .463 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.6 .652 3.1 5.0 8.1 2.8 1.0 1.9 1.8 3.5 14.1
1991-92 29 CLE NBA 80 12 2432 5.0 10.0 .503 0.0 0.1 .000 4.0 5.3 .752 3.4 5.6 9.0 2.9 0.9 2.7 1.2 2.8 14.1
1992-93 30 CLE NBA 67 13 2055 4.6 9.8 .470 0.0 0.0 3.7 5.2 .716 2.2 5.0 7.3 2.7 0.8 1.8 2.0 3.0 12.9
1993-94 31 CLE NBA 76 72 2660 5.3 11.2 .478 0.0 0.0 3.4 4.7 .728 2.8 5.0 7.8 2.6 1.1 1.8 1.9 3.0 14.1
1994-95 32 CLE NBA 74 73 2641 5.0 11.0 .452 0.0 0.1 .200 2.7 3.9 .685 2.4 4.6 6.9 2.6 1.1 1.4 2.0 2.9 12.7
1995-96 33 PHO NBA 62 58 1652 3.9 8.7 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 2.8 .731 2.8 5.3 8.1 1.4 1.0 2.0 1.4 3.7 9.9
1996-97 34 PHO NBA 68 66 2137 3.4 7.0 .490 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.3 .672 3.0 6.5 9.5 1.7 1.1 1.5 1.1 3.0 9.1
1997-98 35 PHO NBA 71 30 1333 2.6 5.5 .470 0.0 0.0 1.8 2.5 .699 2.9 5.5 8.4 1.3 0.9 1.6 0.8 3.7 6.9
1998-99 36 DAL NBA 25 11 403 1.0 2.9 .333 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.9 .700 3.2 4.2 7.4 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.2 4.4 2.6
Career NBA 887 518 26327 5.0 10.5 .480 0.0 0.0 .105 3.3 4.5 .726 2.8 5.4 8.2 2.2 1.0 2.0 1.7 3.1 13.4

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
1986-87 24 CLE NBA 80 2714 16.2 .544 .485 8.8 16.1 12.5 8.3 1.0 3.4 11.5 17.9 113 106 3.8 3.7 7.5
1987-88 25 CLE NBA 77 2106 15.8 .536 .477 9.1 18.9 14.1 7.1 1.4 4.1 11.7 18.0 110 103 2.4 3.3 5.7
1988-89 26 CLE NBA 82 2125 17.6 .566 .509 9.7 15.3 12.7 7.2 1.8 3.6 10.8 18.8 115 101 3.8 3.8 7.7
1989-90 27 CLE NBA 82 2776 19.0 .546 .493 8.8 18.1 13.4 9.8 1.6 3.6 10.2 21.9 112 104 4.6 4.1 8.7
1990-91 28 CLE NBA 43 1293 14.9 .503 .463 10.0 16.0 13.0 11.6 1.4 3.2 11.1 19.1 106 107 1.0 1.4 2.4
1991-92 29 CLE NBA 80 2432 18.6 .569 .503 10.9 16.7 13.9 11.1 1.2 4.3 9.0 16.5 124 106 6.0 3.2 9.2
1992-93 30 CLE NBA 67 2055 13.7 .535 .470 7.4 15.4 11.6 10.1 1.2 3.1 14.4 17.4 107 105 1.7 2.8 4.5
1993-94 31 CLE NBA 76 2660 16.2 .532 .478 9.0 16.1 12.6 11.3 1.5 3.2 12.5 18.8 110 104 3.8 3.6 7.4
1994-95 32 CLE NBA 74 2641 14.6 .496 .452 7.9 16.3 12.0 13.2 1.8 3.1 13.7 19.7 102 103 0.9 4.4 5.3
1995-96 33 PHO NBA 62 1652 12.4 .501 .453 9.2 16.8 13.0 5.5 1.4 4.1 12.0 13.9 106 108 1.0 1.7 2.8
1996-97 34 PHO NBA 68 2137 13.8 .538 .490 9.8 20.8 15.4 6.7 1.6 3.1 11.6 12.0 115 106 2.8 2.5 5.3
1997-98 35 PHO NBA 71 1333 11.5 .525 .470 9.6 17.5 13.7 5.1 1.3 3.3 10.7 9.2 117 101 1.7 2.1 3.7
1998-99 36 DAL NBA 25 403 7.4 .388 .333 10.0 13.2 11.6 5.3 1.7 3.2 25.8 5.7 96 104 0.0 0.3 0.4
Career NBA 887 26327 15.6 .535 .480 9.1 16.9 13.1 9.1 1.5 3.5 11.7 17.2 111 104 33.5 37.0 70.5

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
1987-88 25 CLE NBA 5 133 20 40 0 0 6 13 13 29 4 3 7 4 13 46 .500 .462 26.6 9.2 5.8 0.8
1988-89 26 CLE NBA 5 161 21 45 0 0 13 18 7 34 10 2 7 11 12 55 .467 .722 32.2 11.0 6.8 2.0
1989-90 27 CLE NBA 5 174 39 70 0 0 17 22 14 46 11 2 5 5 23 95 .557 .773 34.8 19.0 9.2 2.2
1991-92 29 CLE NBA 17 567 84 154 0 0 87 109 50 130 42 24 17 31 58 255 .545 .798 33.4 15.0 7.6 2.5
1992-93 30 CLE NBA 9 237 30 75 0 0 21 28 12 41 17 5 14 11 26 81 .400 .750 26.3 9.0 4.6 1.9
1994-95 32 CLE NBA 4 144 12 42 0 1 3 8 3 25 11 9 3 10 11 27 .286 .000 .375 36.0 6.8 6.3 2.8
1995-96 33 PHO NBA 4 115 14 32 0 0 8 12 11 26 1 0 7 6 17 36 .438 .667 28.8 9.0 6.5 0.3
1996-97 34 PHO NBA 5 105 8 15 0 0 4 10 10 23 3 2 8 5 12 20 .533 .400 21.0 4.0 4.6 0.6
1997-98 35 PHO NBA 3 33 2 7 0 0 2 3 2 4 1 0 2 0 8 6 .286 .667 11.0 2.0 1.3 0.3
Career NBA 57 1669 230 480 0 1 161 223 122 358 100 47 70 83 180 621 .479 .000 .722 29.3 10.9 6.3 1.8

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
1987-88 25 CLE NBA 5 133 13.6 .503 .500 11.8 12.8 12.3 4.4 1.2 2.9 8.0 16.6 108 109 0.1 0.2 0.2
1988-89 26 CLE NBA 5 161 11.9 .520 .467 5.0 19.9 12.4 10.1 0.7 3.0 17.2 18.2 98 106 -0.1 0.2 0.2
1989-90 27 CLE NBA 5 174 20.5 .596 .557 10.6 19.4 15.5 10.3 0.6 1.8 5.9 22.3 124 110 0.5 0.2 0.7
1991-92 29 CLE NBA 17 567 19.2 .631 .545 11.0 15.6 13.4 11.4 2.2 1.8 13.3 18.6 125 107 1.4 0.9 2.3
1992-93 30 CLE NBA 9 237 12.1 .464 .400 6.2 15.2 10.6 11.3 1.1 3.9 11.2 19.2 99 107 0.0 0.3 0.3
1994-95 32 CLE NBA 4 144 4.5 .297 .286 2.7 24.2 12.3 15.8 3.5 2.1 18.0 19.5 61 102 -0.7 0.3 -0.4
1995-96 33 PHO NBA 4 115 10.5 .483 .438 10.0 16.4 12.9 1.3 0.0 4.2 13.9 16.6 99 121 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
1996-97 34 PHO NBA 5 105 10.0 .515 .533 11.0 13.7 12.3 4.6 1.0 6.2 20.5 10.3 100 116 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997-98 35 PHO NBA 3 33 4.6 .361 .286 6.3 7.5 6.9 4.3 0.0 4.9 0.0 11.5 96 112 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career NBA 57 1669 14.4 .537 .479 8.9 16.7 12.7 9.7 1.5 2.8 12.6 18.2 109 109 1.3 1.9 3.2

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
1981-82 19 TULANE 28 932 163 279 88 133 202 33 22 56 52 56 414 .584 .662 33.3 14.8 7.2 1.2
1982-83 20 TULANE 31 996 151 317 83 118 166 40 39 37 67 87 385 .476 .703 32.1 12.4 5.4 1.3
1983-84 21 TULANE 28 1038 202 355 140 184 222 61 27 35 72 57 544 .569 .761 37.1 19.4 7.9 2.2
1984-85 22 TULANE 28 1006 189 334 120 155 219 65 17 64 76 74 498 .566 .774 35.9 17.8 7.8 2.3
Career 115 3972 705 1285 431 590 809 199 105 192 267 274 1841 .549 .731 34.5 16.0 7.0 1.7

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1988-89 NBA 82 (1)
 1989-90 NBA 82 (1)

Offensive Rebounds

Career NBA 2070 (71)
Career 2070 (83)

Blocks

1986-87 NBA 167 (7)
1987-88 NBA 145 (9)
1989-90 NBA 167 (10)
1991-92 NBA 182 (10)
Career NBA 1456 (32)
Career 1456 (34)

Blocks Per Game

1987-88 NBA 1.9 (9)
1989-90 NBA 2.0 (10)
Career NBA 1.6 (32)
Career 1.6 (34)

Offensive Rebound Pct

Career NBA 9.1 (76)
Career 9.1 (85)

Block Pct

Career NBA 3.5 (39)
Career 3.5 (40)

Turnover Pct

Career NBA 11.7 (95)

Offensive Rating

1991-92 NBA 123.7 (5)

Defensive Rating

1988-89 NBA 101.4 (7)

Defensive Win Shares

Career NBA 37.0 (97)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.000 (595)
  

Transactions

February 12, 1985: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks (as a 1985 2nd round draft pick) with a 1987 2nd round draft pick (Kannard Johnson) to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Paul Thompson.

June 18, 1985: Drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round (45th pick) of the 1985 NBA Draft.

October 7, 1995: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Phoenix Suns for Antonio Lang, Dan Majerle and a 1997 1st round draft pick (Brevin Knight).

June 30, 1998: Released by the Phoenix Suns.

January 22, 1999: Signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

August 16, 2000: As part of a 4-team trade, traded by the Dallas Mavericks with Robert Pack and cash to the Boston Celtics; the Boston Celtics traded Dana Barros to the Dallas Mavericks; the Boston Celtics traded Danny Fortson to the Golden State Warriors; the Golden State Warriors traded Bill Curley to the Dallas Mavericks; the Golden State Warriors traded Donyell Marshall to the Utah Jazz; the Utah Jazz traded Howard Eisley to the Dallas Mavericks; and the Utah Jazz traded Adam Keefe to the Golden State Warriors.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $349,055
1988-89 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $364,000
1989-90 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA *$2,074,500
1990-91 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $3,785,000
1991-92 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $3,786,000
1992-93 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $3,786,000
1993-94 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA *$150,000
1994-95 Cleveland Cavaliers NBA $3,786,000
1995-96 Phoenix Suns NBA $4,151,000
1996-97 Phoenix Suns NBA $4,151,000
1997-98 Phoenix Suns NBA $4,550,000
1998-99 Dallas Mavericks NBA $1,750,000
1999-00 Dallas Mavericks NBA $1,925,000
2000-01 Boston Celtics NBA $2,100,000
Career (may be incomplete) $36,707,555
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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