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Orlando Woolridge

Orlando Vernada Woolridge

Position: Forward
Height: 6-9    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: December 16, 1959 in Bernice, Louisiana
High School: Mansfield in Mansfield, Louisiana
College: University of Notre Dame

Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1st round (6th pick, 6th overall) of the 1981 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
1981-82 22 CHI NBA 75 12 1188 202 394 .513 0 3 .000 144 206 .699 82 145 227 81 23 24 107 152 548
1982-83 23 CHI NBA 57 38 1627 361 622 .580 0 3 .000 217 340 .638 122 176 298 97 38 44 157 177 939
1983-84 24 CHI NBA 75 74 2544 570 1086 .525 1 2 .500 303 424 .715 130 239 369 136 71 60 188 253 1444
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 77 76 2816 679 1225 .554 0 5 .000 409 521 .785 158 277 435 135 58 38 178 185 1767
1985-86 26 CHI NBA 70 59 2248 540 1090 .495 4 23 .174 364 462 .788 150 200 350 213 49 47 174 186 1448
1986-87 27 NJN NBA 75 53 2638 556 1067 .521 1 8 .125 438 564 .777 118 249 367 261 54 86 213 243 1551
1987-88 28 NJN NBA 19 12 622 110 247 .445 0 2 .000 92 130 .708 31 60 91 71 13 20 48 73 312
1988-89 29 LAL NBA 74 0 1491 231 494 .468 0 1 .000 253 343 .738 81 189 270 58 30 65 103 130 715
1989-90 30 LAL NBA 62 2 1421 306 550 .556 0 5 .000 176 240 .733 49 136 185 96 39 46 73 160 788
1990-91 31 DEN NBA 53 50 1823 490 983 .498 0 4 .000 350 439 .797 141 220 361 119 69 23 152 145 1330
1991-92 32 DET NBA 82 61 2113 452 907 .498 1 9 .111 241 353 .683 109 151 260 88 41 33 133 154 1146
1992-93 33 TOT NBA 58 47 1555 289 599 .482 0 9 .000 120 177 .678 87 98 185 115 27 27 79 122 698
1992-93 33 DET NBA 50 47 1477 271 566 .479 0 9 .000 113 168 .673 84 92 176 112 26 25 73 114 655
1992-93 33 MIL NBA 8 0 78 18 33 .545 0 0 7 9 .778 3 6 9 3 1 2 6 8 43
1993-94 34 PHI NBA 74 1 1955 364 773 .471 1 14 .071 208 302 .689 103 195 298 139 41 56 142 186 937
Career NBA 851 485 24041 5150 10037 .513 8 88 .091 3315 4501 .737 1361 2335 3696 1609 553 569 1747 2166 13623

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
1981-82 22 CHI NBA 75 12 15.8 2.7 5.3 .513 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.7 .699 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 1.4 2.0 7.3
1982-83 23 CHI NBA 57 38 28.5 6.3 10.9 .580 0.0 0.1 .000 3.8 6.0 .638 2.1 3.1 5.2 1.7 0.7 0.8 2.8 3.1 16.5
1983-84 24 CHI NBA 75 74 33.9 7.6 14.5 .525 0.0 0.0 .500 4.0 5.7 .715 1.7 3.2 4.9 1.8 0.9 0.8 2.5 3.4 19.3
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 77 76 36.6 8.8 15.9 .554 0.0 0.1 .000 5.3 6.8 .785 2.1 3.6 5.6 1.8 0.8 0.5 2.3 2.4 22.9
1985-86 26 CHI NBA 70 59 32.1 7.7 15.6 .495 0.1 0.3 .174 5.2 6.6 .788 2.1 2.9 5.0 3.0 0.7 0.7 2.5 2.7 20.7
1986-87 27 NJN NBA 75 53 35.2 7.4 14.2 .521 0.0 0.1 .125 5.8 7.5 .777 1.6 3.3 4.9 3.5 0.7 1.1 2.8 3.2 20.7
1987-88 28 NJN NBA 19 12 32.7 5.8 13.0 .445 0.0 0.1 .000 4.8 6.8 .708 1.6 3.2 4.8 3.7 0.7 1.1 2.5 3.8 16.4
1988-89 29 LAL NBA 74 0 20.1 3.1 6.7 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.6 .738 1.1 2.6 3.6 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.4 1.8 9.7
1989-90 30 LAL NBA 62 2 22.9 4.9 8.9 .556 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 3.9 .733 0.8 2.2 3.0 1.5 0.6 0.7 1.2 2.6 12.7
1990-91 31 DEN NBA 53 50 34.4 9.2 18.5 .498 0.0 0.1 .000 6.6 8.3 .797 2.7 4.2 6.8 2.2 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.7 25.1
1991-92 32 DET NBA 82 61 25.8 5.5 11.1 .498 0.0 0.1 .111 2.9 4.3 .683 1.3 1.8 3.2 1.1 0.5 0.4 1.6 1.9 14.0
1992-93 33 TOT NBA 58 47 26.8 5.0 10.3 .482 0.0 0.2 .000 2.1 3.1 .678 1.5 1.7 3.2 2.0 0.5 0.5 1.4 2.1 12.0
1992-93 33 DET NBA 50 47 29.5 5.4 11.3 .479 0.0 0.2 .000 2.3 3.4 .673 1.7 1.8 3.5 2.2 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.3 13.1
1992-93 33 MIL NBA 8 0 9.8 2.3 4.1 .545 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.1 .778 0.4 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.0 5.4
1993-94 34 PHI NBA 74 1 26.4 4.9 10.4 .471 0.0 0.2 .071 2.8 4.1 .689 1.4 2.6 4.0 1.9 0.6 0.8 1.9 2.5 12.7
Career NBA 851 485 28.3 6.1 11.8 .513 0.0 0.1 .091 3.9 5.3 .737 1.6 2.7 4.3 1.9 0.6 0.7 2.1 2.5 16.0

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
1981-82 22 CHI NBA 75 12 1188 6.1 11.9 .513 0.0 0.1 .000 4.4 6.2 .699 2.5 4.4 6.9 2.5 0.7 0.7 3.2 4.6 16.6
1982-83 23 CHI NBA 57 38 1627 8.0 13.8 .580 0.0 0.1 .000 4.8 7.5 .638 2.7 3.9 6.6 2.1 0.8 1.0 3.5 3.9 20.8
1983-84 24 CHI NBA 75 74 2544 8.1 15.4 .525 0.0 0.0 .500 4.3 6.0 .715 1.8 3.4 5.2 1.9 1.0 0.8 2.7 3.6 20.4
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 77 76 2816 8.7 15.7 .554 0.0 0.1 .000 5.2 6.7 .785 2.0 3.5 5.6 1.7 0.7 0.5 2.3 2.4 22.6
1985-86 26 CHI NBA 70 59 2248 8.6 17.5 .495 0.1 0.4 .174 5.8 7.4 .788 2.4 3.2 5.6 3.4 0.8 0.8 2.8 3.0 23.2
1986-87 27 NJN NBA 75 53 2638 7.6 14.6 .521 0.0 0.1 .125 6.0 7.7 .777 1.6 3.4 5.0 3.6 0.7 1.2 2.9 3.3 21.2
1987-88 28 NJN NBA 19 12 622 6.4 14.3 .445 0.0 0.1 .000 5.3 7.5 .708 1.8 3.5 5.3 4.1 0.8 1.2 2.8 4.2 18.1
1988-89 29 LAL NBA 74 0 1491 5.6 11.9 .468 0.0 0.0 .000 6.1 8.3 .738 2.0 4.6 6.5 1.4 0.7 1.6 2.5 3.1 17.3
1989-90 30 LAL NBA 62 2 1421 7.8 13.9 .556 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 6.1 .733 1.2 3.4 4.7 2.4 1.0 1.2 1.8 4.1 20.0
1990-91 31 DEN NBA 53 50 1823 9.7 19.4 .498 0.0 0.1 .000 6.9 8.7 .797 2.8 4.3 7.1 2.3 1.4 0.5 3.0 2.9 26.3
1991-92 32 DET NBA 82 61 2113 7.7 15.5 .498 0.0 0.2 .111 4.1 6.0 .683 1.9 2.6 4.4 1.5 0.7 0.6 2.3 2.6 19.5
1992-93 33 TOT NBA 58 47 1555 6.7 13.9 .482 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 4.1 .678 2.0 2.3 4.3 2.7 0.6 0.6 1.8 2.8 16.2
1992-93 33 DET NBA 50 47 1477 6.6 13.8 .479 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 4.1 .673 2.0 2.2 4.3 2.7 0.6 0.6 1.8 2.8 16.0
1992-93 33 MIL NBA 8 0 78 8.3 15.2 .545 0.0 0.0 3.2 4.2 .778 1.4 2.8 4.2 1.4 0.5 0.9 2.8 3.7 19.8
1993-94 34 PHI NBA 74 1 1955 6.7 14.2 .471 0.0 0.3 .071 3.8 5.6 .689 1.9 3.6 5.5 2.6 0.8 1.0 2.6 3.4 17.3
Career NBA 851 485 24041 7.7 15.0 .513 0.0 0.1 .091 5.0 6.7 .737 2.0 3.5 5.5 2.4 0.8 0.9 2.6 3.2 20.4

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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
1981-82 22 CHI NBA 75 1188 13.4 .565 .513 8.2 13.3 10.8 10.1 0.9 1.1 18.1 20.9 105 110 1.0 0.8 1.8
1982-83 23 CHI NBA 57 1627 17.0 .608 .580 8.0 11.6 9.8 8.9 1.1 1.4 16.9 22.1 110 109 2.9 0.8 3.6
1983-84 24 CHI NBA 75 2544 15.9 .567 .525 5.8 11.0 8.3 8.9 1.3 1.4 12.9 23.8 108 109 3.0 2.3 5.3
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 77 2816 19.5 .608 .554 6.7 11.1 8.9 7.6 1.0 0.8 10.9 24.2 119 112 7.4 1.6 9.0
1985-86 26 CHI NBA 70 2248 19.6 .560 .497 7.3 10.4 8.8 14.9 1.0 1.2 11.9 26.5 114 114 5.2 0.4 5.6
1986-87 27 NJN NBA 75 2638 17.6 .590 .522 5.0 10.6 7.8 15.5 1.0 1.9 13.9 23.4 114 112 5.3 1.6 6.8
1987-88 28 NJN NBA 19 622 14.5 .513 .445 5.6 11.6 8.5 18.0 1.0 1.9 13.6 23.9 104 111 0.4 0.4 0.8
1988-89 29 LAL NBA 74 1491 14.0 .554 .468 6.5 13.2 10.1 5.2 1.0 2.5 13.8 20.7 109 108 1.7 1.6 3.3
1989-90 30 LAL NBA 62 1421 17.6 .601 .556 4.1 10.6 7.5 10.4 1.4 1.9 10.0 21.9 118 108 3.3 1.5 4.8
1990-91 31 DEN NBA 53 1823 19.5 .565 .498 6.7 12.6 9.3 9.1 1.6 0.7 11.4 25.7 113 116 3.7 0.2 3.9
1991-92 32 DET NBA 82 2113 14.9 .539 .499 5.9 8.0 7.0 7.0 1.0 1.0 11.1 24.8 107 108 2.3 2.1 4.4
1992-93 33 TOT NBA 58 1555 13.4 .516 .482 5.9 7.3 6.6 11.5 0.9 1.1 10.5 20.8 107 112 1.5 0.8 2.3
1992-93 33 DET NBA 50 1477 13.4 .512 .479 6.0 7.2 6.6 11.8 0.9 1.1 10.2 20.7 107 112 1.4 0.8 2.2
1992-93 33 MIL NBA 8 78 14.1 .582 .545 4.4 9.0 6.7 6.4 0.6 1.7 14.0 23.6 105 114 0.1 0.0 0.1
1993-94 34 PHI NBA 74 1955 13.9 .517 .472 5.8 11.0 8.4 11.9 1.1 1.7 13.6 23.3 100 112 0.7 0.7 1.5
Career NBA 851 24041 16.6 .567 .514 6.2 10.8 8.5 10.4 1.1 1.4 12.7 23.5 111 111 38.2 14.8 53.0

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
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 4 167 34 68 0 0 14 18 6 13 8 6 1 12 19 82 .500 .778 41.8 20.5 3.3 2.0
1985-86 26 CHI NBA 3 135 25 62 0 1 13 15 6 14 4 3 1 4 12 63 .403 .000 .867 45.0 21.0 4.7 1.3
1988-89 29 LAL NBA 15 276 39 75 0 0 44 62 20 70 17 2 15 22 35 122 .520 .710 18.4 8.1 4.7 1.1
1989-90 30 LAL NBA 9 199 40 70 0 1 26 37 6 23 10 8 8 11 25 106 .571 .000 .703 22.1 11.8 2.6 1.1
1991-92 32 DET NBA 5 128 23 52 0 0 9 16 5 10 3 1 1 6 14 55 .442 .563 25.6 11.0 2.0 0.6
Career NBA 36 905 161 327 0 2 106 148 43 130 42 20 26 55 105 428 .492 .000 .716 25.1 11.9 3.6 1.2

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
1984-85 25 CHI NBA 4 167 12.0 .540 .500 4.2 5.6 4.8 7.6 1.8 0.4 13.6 21.8 106 117 0.1 0.0 0.1
1985-86 26 CHI NBA 3 135 11.2 .459 .403 4.9 7.8 6.2 4.6 1.1 0.5 5.5 22.6 102 124 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
1988-89 29 LAL NBA 15 276 15.2 .596 .520 9.0 19.4 14.6 8.9 0.4 3.2 17.7 19.6 112 109 0.3 0.3 0.7
1989-90 30 LAL NBA 9 199 17.6 .614 .571 3.7 9.8 6.9 7.9 2.0 2.5 11.3 21.5 117 110 0.4 0.2 0.6
1991-92 32 DET NBA 5 128 7.4 .466 .442 4.7 4.3 4.5 5.0 0.4 0.5 9.2 24.5 91 112 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Career NBA 36 905 13.4 .546 .492 5.7 10.9 8.4 7.2 1.1 1.8 12.3 21.6 107 114 0.6 0.6 1.2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Games

1991-92 NBA 82 (2)

Field Goal Pct

1982-83 NBA .580 (6)
1984-85 NBA .554 (10)
1989-90 NBA .556 (5)
Career NBA .513 (56)
Career .513 (57)

Free Throws

1986-87 NBA 438 (9)

Free Throw Attempts

1986-87 NBA 564 (9)
Career NBA 4501 (86)
Career 4501 (90)

True Shooting Pct

1982-83 NBA .609 (10)
Career NBA .567 (82)
Career .567 (83)

Effective Field Goal Pct

1982-83 NBA .580 (7)
1989-90 NBA .556 (9)
Career NBA .513 (96)
Career .513 (97)

Offensive Win Shares

1984-85 NBA 7.4 (9)

Hall of Fame Probability

Career 0.001 (417)

Transactions

June 8, 1981: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks (as a 1981 1st round draft pick) with a 1982 2nd round draft pick (Ricky Frazier) to the Chicago Bulls for a 1981 1st round draft pick (Al Wood) and a 1981 2nd round draft pick (Clyde Bradshaw). Chicago had the option to swap 1st round draft picks with Atlanta in 1982 but did not do so.

June 9, 1981: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1981 NBA Draft.

October 2, 1986: Signed as a veteran free agent with the New Jersey Nets; the Chicago Bulls received a 1988 2nd round draft pick (Shelton Jones), a 1989 1st round draft pick (Stacey King) and a 1989 2nd round draft pick (Stanley Brundy) as compensation.

August 10, 1988: Signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

August 3, 1990: Traded by the Los Angeles Lakers to the Denver Nuggets for a 1993 2nd round draft pick and a 1995 2nd round draft pick.

August 13, 1991: Traded by the Denver Nuggets to the Detroit Pistons for Scott Hastings and a 1992 2nd round draft pick (Robert Werdann).

February 25, 1993: Traded by the Detroit Pistons to the Milwaukee Bucks for Alvin Robertson.

November 15, 1993: Signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1984-85 Chicago Bulls NBA $300,000
1985-86 Chicago Bulls NBA $300,000
1986-87 New Jersey Nets NBA *$750,000
1987-88 New Jersey Nets NBA $1,200,000
1988-89 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $500,000
1989-90 Los Angeles Lakers NBA *$652,500
1990-91 Denver Nuggets NBA $805,000
1991-92 Detroit Pistons NBA $957,000
1992-93 Total NBA $1,108,000
1993-94 Philadelphia 76ers NBA $1,692,000
1994-95 Milwaukee Bucks NBA $2,367,000
Career (may be incomplete) $10,631,500
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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