Brian Joseph Winters
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: March 1, 1952 in Rockaway, New York
High School: Archbishop Molloy in Jamaica, New York
College: University of South Carolina
Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round (12th pick, 12th overall) of the 1974 NBA draft.
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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 | 22 | LAL | NBA | 68 | 1516 | 359 | 810 | .443 | 76 | 92 | .826 | 39 | 99 | 138 | 195 | 74 | 18 | 168 | 794 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 23 | MIL | NBA | 78 | 2795 | 618 | 1333 | .464 | 180 | 217 | .829 | 66 | 183 | 249 | 366 | 124 | 25 | 240 | 1416 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 24 | MIL | NBA | 78 | 2717 | 652 | 1308 | .498 | 205 | 242 | .847 | 64 | 167 | 231 | 337 | 114 | 29 | 228 | 1509 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 2751 | 674 | 1457 | .463 | 246 | 293 | .840 | 87 | 163 | 250 | 393 | 124 | 27 | 236 | 239 | 1594 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 79 | 2575 | 662 | 1343 | .493 | 237 | 277 | .856 | 48 | 129 | 177 | 383 | 83 | 40 | 257 | 243 | 1561 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 27 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 2623 | 535 | 1116 | .479 | 38 | 102 | .373 | 184 | 214 | .860 | 48 | 175 | 223 | 362 | 101 | 28 | 186 | 208 | 1292 | |
| 1980-81 | 28 | MIL | NBA | 69 | 1771 | 331 | 697 | .475 | 18 | 51 | .353 | 119 | 137 | .869 | 32 | 108 | 140 | 229 | 70 | 10 | 136 | 185 | 799 | |
| 1981-82 | 29 | MIL | NBA | 61 | 13 | 1829 | 404 | 806 | .501 | 36 | 93 | .387 | 123 | 156 | .788 | 51 | 119 | 170 | 253 | 57 | 9 | 118 | 187 | 967 |
| 1982-83 | 30 | MIL | NBA | 57 | 12 | 1361 | 255 | 587 | .434 | 22 | 68 | .324 | 73 | 85 | .859 | 35 | 75 | 110 | 156 | 45 | 4 | 81 | 132 | 605 |
| Career | NBA | 650 | 25 | 19938 | 4490 | 9457 | .475 | 114 | 314 | .363 | 1443 | 1713 | .842 | 470 | 1218 | 1688 | 2674 | 792 | 190 | 1014 | 1830 | 10537 |
| 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 | 22 | LAL | NBA | 68 | 22.3 | 5.3 | 11.9 | .443 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .826 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 11.7 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 23 | MIL | NBA | 78 | 35.8 | 7.9 | 17.1 | .464 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .829 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 18.2 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 24 | MIL | NBA | 78 | 34.8 | 8.4 | 16.8 | .498 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .847 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 19.3 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 34.4 | 8.4 | 18.2 | .463 | 3.1 | 3.7 | .840 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 19.9 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 79 | 32.6 | 8.4 | 17.0 | .493 | 3.0 | 3.5 | .856 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 19.8 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 27 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 32.8 | 6.7 | 14.0 | .479 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .373 | 2.3 | 2.7 | .860 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 16.2 | |
| 1980-81 | 28 | MIL | NBA | 69 | 25.7 | 4.8 | 10.1 | .475 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .353 | 1.7 | 2.0 | .869 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 11.6 | |
| 1981-82 | 29 | MIL | NBA | 61 | 13 | 30.0 | 6.6 | 13.2 | .501 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .387 | 2.0 | 2.6 | .788 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 15.9 |
| 1982-83 | 30 | MIL | NBA | 57 | 12 | 23.9 | 4.5 | 10.3 | .434 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .324 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .859 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 10.6 |
| Career | NBA | 650 | 25 | 30.7 | 6.9 | 14.5 | .475 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .363 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .842 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 16.2 |
| 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 | 22 | LAL | NBA | 68 | 1516 | 8.5 | 19.2 | .443 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .826 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 18.9 | |||||
| 1975-76 | 23 | MIL | NBA | 78 | 2795 | 8.0 | 17.2 | .464 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .829 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 18.2 | |||||
| 1976-77 | 24 | MIL | NBA | 78 | 2717 | 8.6 | 17.3 | .498 | 2.7 | 3.2 | .847 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 20.0 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 2751 | 8.8 | 19.1 | .463 | 3.2 | 3.8 | .840 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 20.9 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 79 | 2575 | 9.3 | 18.8 | .493 | 3.3 | 3.9 | .856 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 21.8 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 27 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 2623 | 7.3 | 15.3 | .479 | 0.5 | 1.4 | .373 | 2.5 | 2.9 | .860 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 17.7 | |
| 1980-81 | 28 | MIL | NBA | 69 | 1771 | 6.7 | 14.2 | .475 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .353 | 2.4 | 2.8 | .869 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 16.2 | |
| 1981-82 | 29 | MIL | NBA | 61 | 13 | 1829 | 8.0 | 15.9 | .501 | 0.7 | 1.8 | .387 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .788 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 19.0 |
| 1982-83 | 30 | MIL | NBA | 57 | 12 | 1361 | 6.7 | 15.5 | .434 | 0.6 | 1.8 | .324 | 1.9 | 2.2 | .859 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 16.0 |
| Career | NBA | 650 | 25 | 19938 | 8.1 | 17.1 | .475 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .363 | 2.6 | 3.1 | .842 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 19.0 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 22 | LAL | NBA | 68 | 1516 | 14.7 | .467 | .443 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 20.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 102 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | |||
| 1975-76 | 23 | MIL | NBA | 78 | 2795 | 16.1 | .496 | .464 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 20.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 101 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 5.0 | |||
| 1976-77 | 24 | MIL | NBA | 78 | 2717 | 16.6 | .533 | .498 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 18.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 105 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 6.0 | |||
| 1977-78 | 25 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 2751 | 16.4 | .503 | .463 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 20.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 25.1 | 101 | 105 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| 1978-79 | 26 | MIL | NBA | 79 | 2575 | 15.6 | .533 | .493 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 20.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 14.9 | 26.0 | 102 | 108 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| 1979-80 | 27 | MIL | NBA | 80 | 2623 | 14.8 | .534 | .496 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 19.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 13.3 | 21.1 | 108 | 106 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 6.2 |
| 1980-81 | 28 | MIL | NBA | 69 | 1771 | 12.5 | .528 | .488 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 17.1 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 15.2 | 19.8 | 105 | 105 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
| 1981-82 | 29 | MIL | NBA | 61 | 1829 | 15.8 | .553 | .524 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 20.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 11.9 | 22.3 | 112 | 106 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 5.5 |
| 1982-83 | 30 | MIL | NBA | 57 | 1361 | 12.1 | .484 | .453 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 16.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 21.4 | 101 | 105 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
| Career | NBA | 650 | 19938 | 15.2 | .516 | .481 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 19.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 23.0 | 105 | 105 | 24.3 | 14.3 | 38.6 |
| 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 | 23 | MIL | NBA | 3 | 126 | 39 | 62 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 82 | .629 | .800 | 42.0 | 27.3 | 2.3 | 5.0 | ||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | MIL | NBA | 9 | 305 | 82 | 165 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 30 | 58 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 20 | 184 | .497 | .741 | 33.9 | 20.4 | 3.3 | 6.4 | |||
| 1979-80 | 27 | MIL | NBA | 7 | 268 | 46 | 100 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 111 | .460 | .429 | 1.000 | 38.3 | 15.9 | 3.0 | 5.3 |
| 1980-81 | 28 | MIL | NBA | 7 | 181 | 28 | 61 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 70 | .459 | .333 | .750 | 25.9 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 1981-82 | 29 | MIL | NBA | 6 | 232 | 38 | 77 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 101 | .494 | .500 | .833 | 38.7 | 16.8 | 2.5 | 4.7 |
| 1982-83 | 30 | MIL | NBA | 9 | 240 | 36 | 84 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 89 | .429 | .273 | .824 | 26.7 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| Career | NBA | 41 | 1352 | 269 | 549 | 19 | 48 | 80 | 99 | 26 | 118 | 192 | 52 | 16 | 96 | 123 | 637 | .490 | .396 | .808 | 33.0 | 15.5 | 2.9 | 4.7 | ||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | 23 | MIL | NBA | 3 | 126 | 22.0 | .639 | .629 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 20.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 110 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |||
| 1977-78 | 25 | MIL | NBA | 9 | 305 | 18.1 | .520 | .497 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 27.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 14.1 | 26.4 | 101 | 104 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 1979-80 | 27 | MIL | NBA | 7 | 268 | 13.6 | .532 | .505 | 1.7 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 21.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 18.8 | 107 | 105 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| 1980-81 | 28 | MIL | NBA | 7 | 181 | 13.0 | .514 | .475 | 2.5 | 12.6 | 7.5 | 17.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 107 | 107 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| 1981-82 | 29 | MIL | NBA | 6 | 232 | 12.8 | .577 | .526 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 18.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 106 | 115 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 1982-83 | 30 | MIL | NBA | 9 | 240 | 11.4 | .486 | .446 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 19.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 15.7 | 19.0 | 102 | 106 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Career | NBA | 41 | 1352 | 14.8 | .537 | .507 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 21.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 20.8 | 104 | 108 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | 23 | MIL | NBA | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 1977-78 | 25 | MIL | NBA | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| Career | NBA | 2 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
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All-Star Games 1976 NBA1978 NBA |
Honors 1974-75 NBA All-Rookie (1st) |
3-Pt Field Goals 1979-80 NBA 38 (10)1981-82 NBA 36 (5) 1982-83 NBA 22 (7) |
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts 1981-82 NBA 93 (8) |
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3-Pt Field Goal Pct 1979-80 NBA .372 (6)1981-82 NBA .387 (4) |
Free Throw Pct 1978-79 NBA .856 (10)Career NBA .842 (59) Career .842 (61) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.009 (257) |
May 28, 1974: Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1st round (12th pick) of the 1974 NBA Draft.
June 16, 1975: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers with Junior Bridgeman, Dave Meyers and Elmore Smith to the Milwaukee Bucks for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley.
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