1971-72 NBA Rookies

1970-71 Rookies 1972-73 Rookies

League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34.8/16.6/4.6)

Rookie of the Year: Sidney Wicks (24.5/11.5/4.3)

PPG Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34.8)

RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (19.2)

APG Leader: Jerry West (9.7)

WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25.4)

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Career Stats

1971-72 Stats

Rookies

Career BAA/NBA Stats

Rookies Table
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
1	Odis Allison	Oct 15, '71, GSW @ BOS	22	1	36	166	17	78			33	61		45	10				34	67	.218		.541	4.6	1.9	1.3	0.3
2	Vic Bartolome	Oct 15, '71, GSW @ BOS	23	1	38	165	15	59			4	5		60	3				22	34	.254		.800	4.3	0.9	1.6	0.1
3	Fred Brown	Oct 12, '71, SEA @ BUF	23	13	963	24422	6006	12568	110	295	1896	2211	681	2637	3160	1149	166	840	1937	14018	.478		.858	25.4	14.6	2.7	3.3	1.4	0.2
4	Austin Carr	Nov 16, '71, CLE @ LAL	23	10	682	19660	4359	9714	2	13	1753	2181	711	1990	1878	433	66	470	1394	10473	.449		.804	28.8	15.4	2.9	2.8	0.8	0.1
5	Sid Catlett	Nov 3, '71, CIN vs. PHI	23	1	9	40	2	9			2	9		4	1				3	6	.222		.222	4.4	0.7	0.4	0.1
6	Phil Chenier	Oct 15, '71, BAL @ CHI	21	10	578	19116	4120	9271	6	15	1685	2091	366	2063	1742	682	238	157	1143	9931	.444		.806	33.1	17.2	3.6	3.0	1.6	0.6
7	Jim Cleamons	Oct 15, '71, LAL @ DET	22	9	652	16994	2242	4870	7	31	921	1204	570	1981	2531	533	120	364	1237	5412	.460		.765	26.1	8.3	3.0	3.9	1.0	0.2
8	Charlie Davis	Oct 15, '71, CLE vs. BUF	22	3	144	2653	506	1240			275	341	2	219	319	2	0		344	1287	.408		.806	18.4	8.9	1.5	2.2	0.3	0.0
9	Jackie Dinkins	Dec 19, '71, CHI @ CLE	22	1	18	89	17	41			11	20		20	7				10	45	.415		.550	4.9	2.5	1.1	0.4
10	Ken Durrett	Oct 12, '71, CIN vs. ATL	23	4	120	1205	192	442			100	157	63	233	54	22	13		197	484	.434		.637	10.0	4.0	1.9	0.5	0.2	0.1
11	Dick Gibbs	Oct 16, '71, HOU @ PHO	23	5	333	4310	675	1678			389	487	159	624	260	67	35		629	1739	.402		.799	12.9	5.2	1.9	0.8	0.3	0.2
12	Clarence Glover	Oct 15, '71, BOS vs. GSW	24	1	25	119	25	55			15	32		46	4				26	65	.455		.469	4.8	2.6	1.8	0.2
13	Jeff Halliburton	Oct 12, '71, ATL @ CIN	22	2	92	1075	233	529			96	118		145	116				157	562	.440		.814	11.7	6.1	1.6	1.3
14	Fred Hilton	Oct 12, '71, BUF vs. SEA	24	2	120	2080	500	1289			131	175		254	190				245	1131	.388		.749	17.3	9.4	2.1	1.6
15	Jake Jones	Oct 14, '71, PHI @ HOU	22	1	17	202	28	72			20	31		26	12				22	76	.389		.645	11.9	4.5	1.5	0.7
16	Mo Layton	Oct 14, '71, PHO vs. MIL	23	5	264	4429	765	1708			296	396	22	353	699	51	11	59	529	1826	.448		.747	16.8	6.9	1.3	2.6	0.4	0.1
17	Stan Love	Oct 15, '71, BAL @ CHI	22	4	227	3451	636	1444			278	370	85	905	172	44	33		578	1550	.440		.751	15.2	6.8	4.0	0.8	0.5	0.4
18	Charlie Lowery	Nov 16, '71, MIL @ POR	22	1	20	134	17	38			11	18		19	14				16	45	.447		.611	6.7	2.3	1.0	0.7
19	Jim Marsh	Oct 15, '71, POR vs. SEA	25	1	39	375	39	117			41	59		84	30				50	119	.333		.695	9.6	3.1	2.2	0.8
20	Jim McDaniels	Feb 20, '72, SEA vs. POR	23	5	184	2705	409	1018			149	212	123	810	170	15	62	50	366	967	.402		.703	14.7	5.3	4.4	0.9	0.1	0.6
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
21	Gil McGregor	Oct 12, '71, CIN vs. ATL	22	1	42	532	66	182			39	56		148	18				120	171	.363		.696	12.7	4.1	3.5	0.4
22	Kenny McIntosh	Oct 12, '71, CHI vs. PHI	23	4	177	3700	401	1111			132	227	117	696	173	56	32		333	934	.361		.581	20.9	5.3	3.9	1.0	0.7	0.4
23	Cliff Meely	Oct 14, '71, HOU vs. PHI	24	5	318	6329	1121	2687			416	616	180	1703	398	88	106		929	2658	.417		.675	19.9	8.4	5.4	1.3	0.6	0.7
24	Dean Meminger	Oct 12, '71, NYK vs. DET	23	6	416	8554	1004	2112			544	867	286	1086	1046	242	28		700	2552	.475		.627	20.6	6.1	2.6	2.5	0.9	0.1
25	John Mengelt	Oct 12, '71, CIN vs. ATL	22	10	636	12788	2418	5047	0	6	1382	1708	203	1221	1329	324	28	280	1284	6218	.479		.809	20.1	9.8	1.9	2.1	0.7	0.1
26	Barry Nelson	Oct 17, '71, MIL @ POR	22	1	28	102	15	36			5	10		20	7				21	35	.417		.500	3.6	1.3	0.7	0.3
27	Mike Newlin	Oct 14, '71, HOU vs. PHI	23	11	837	24574	4720	10133	62	205	3005	3456	559	2494	3364	702	58	878	2542	12507	.466		.870	29.4	14.9	3.0	4.0	1.0	0.1
28	Willie Norwood	Oct 12, '71, DET @ NYK	24	7	430	7341	1218	2494			773	1109	393	1597	364	218	22	56	1049	3209	.488		.697	17.1	7.5	3.7	0.8	0.8	0.1
29	Steve Patterson	Oct 15, '71, CLE vs. BUF	23	5	350	5582	672	1667			208	350	415	1632	443	85	94		573	1552	.403		.594	15.9	4.4	4.7	1.3	0.4	0.4
30	Tom Payne	Oct 12, '71, ATL @ CIN	21	1	29	227	45	103			29	46		69	15				40	119	.437		.630	7.8	4.1	2.4	0.5
31	Howard Porter	Oct 26, '71, CHI @ POR	23	7	457	8534	1838	3922			539	672	501	1872	211	156	212	55	818	4215	.469		.802	18.7	9.2	4.1	0.5	0.4	0.6
32	Clifford Ray	Oct 12, '71, CHI vs. PHI	23	10	784	19940	2333	4450	0	2	1155	1963	1657	6953	1728	501	638	532	2618	5821	.524		.588	25.4	7.4	8.9	2.2	0.8	1.0
33	Jackie Ridgle	Oct 19, '71, CLE @ MIL	23	1	32	107	19	44			19	26		15	7				15	57	.432		.731	3.3	1.8	0.5	0.2
34	Rich Rinaldi	Oct 16, '71, BAL vs. GSW	22	3	79	853	161	410			71	98	2	93	73	3	1		72	393	.393		.724	10.8	5.0	1.2	0.9	0.4	0.1
35	Curtis Rowe	Oct 12, '71, DET @ NYK	22	8	590	18277	2821	5847			1231	1756	913	4264	932	199	193	164	1352	6873	.482		.701	31.0	11.6	7.2	1.6	0.5	0.5
36	Charlie Scott*	Mar 15, '72, PHO vs. MIL	23	9	560	19278	4113	9266	2	11	1809	2344	461	2034	2696	608	152	656	2059	10037	.444		.772	34.4	17.9	3.6	4.8	1.3	0.3
37	Elmore Smith	Oct 12, '71, BUF vs. SEA	22	8	562	17879	3169	6578			1203	2079	952	5962	808	325	1183	183	1941	7541	.482		.579	31.8	13.4	10.6	1.4	0.8	2.9
38	Randy Smith	Oct 12, '71, BUF vs. SEA	23	12	976	31444	6676	14218	17	110	2893	3705	861	3597	4487	1403	57	1158	2556	16262	.470		.781	32.2	16.7	3.7	4.6	1.7	0.1
39	William Smith	Oct 15, '71, POR vs. SEA	22	2	30	491	81	188			43	72		143	20				81	205	.431		.597	16.4	6.8	4.8	0.7
40	Larry Steele	Oct 15, '71, POR vs. SEA	22	9	610	14777	2020	4180	0	4	969	1218	428	1781	1719	846	96	195	1832	5009	.483		.796	24.2	8.2	2.9	2.8	1.8	0.2
					Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	Debut	Age	Yrs	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
41	George Trapp	Oct 12, '71, ATL @ CIN	23	6	379	6863	1417	3188			519	690	251	1466	375	117	71		1034	3353	.444		.752	18.1	8.8	3.9	1.0	0.5	0.3
42	Sidney Wicks	Oct 15, '71, POR vs. SEA	22	10	760	25762	5046	11002	0	2	2711	3955	1539	6620	2437	592	431	667	2524	12803	.459		.685	33.9	16.8	8.7	3.2	1.0	0.7
43	Nate Williams	Oct 12, '71, CIN vs. ATL	21	8	642	14869	3278	7151			1153	1432	595	2469	963	543	136	176	1916	7709	.458		.805	23.2	12.0	3.8	1.5	1.1	0.3
44	Isaiah Wilson	Oct 27, '71, DET @ BAL	23	1	48	322	63	177			41	56		47	41				32	167	.356		.732	6.7	3.5	1.0	0.9
45	Dave Wohl	Oct 12, '71, PHI @ CHI	22	7	410	8142	1015	2361			523	697	63	558	1397	219	18	16	1027	2553	.430		.750	19.9	6.2	1.4	3.4	0.9	0.1
46	Barry Yates	Oct 23, '71, PHI vs. MIL	26	1	24	144	31	83			7	11		40	7				14	69	.373		.636	6.0	2.9	1.7	0.3
47	Charlie Yelverton	Oct 15, '71, POR vs. SEA	23	1	69	1227	206	530			133	188		201	81				145	545	.389		.707	17.8	7.9	2.9	1.2