1981-82 NBA Rookies - Season Stats

1980-81 Rookies - Season Stats 1982-83 Rookies - Season Stats

League Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Most Valuable Player: Moses Malone (31.1/14.7/1.8)

Rookie of the Year: Buck Williams (15.5/12.3/1.3)

PPG Leader: George Gervin (32.3)

RPG Leader: Moses Malone (14.7)

APG Leader: Johnny Moore (9.6)

WS Leader: Moses Malone (15.4)

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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	Mark Aguirre	Oct 30, '81, DAL @ UTA	22	1	51	1468	381	820	25	71	168	247	89	249	164	37	22	135	152	955	.465	.352	.680	28.8	18.7	4.9	3.2	0.7	0.4
2	Danny Ainge	Dec 9, '81, BOS vs. NJN	22	1	53	564	79	221	5	17	56	65	25	56	87	37	3	53	86	219	.357	.294	.862	10.6	4.1	1.1	1.6	0.7	0.1
3	Carl Bailey	Apr 9, '82, POR vs. SDC	23	1	1	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1.000			7.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
4	Gene Banks	Oct 30, '81, SAS @ KCK	22	1	80	1700	311	652	0	8	145	212	157	411	147	55	17	106	199	767	.477	.000	.684	21.3	9.6	5.1	1.8	0.7	0.2
5	Rolando Blackman	Oct 30, '81, DAL @ UTA	22	1	82	1979	439	855	1	4	212	276	97	254	105	46	30	113	122	1091	.513	.250	.768	24.1	13.3	3.1	1.3	0.6	0.4
6	Ray Blume	Nov 3, '81, CHI vs. ATL	23	1	49	546	102	222	4	18	18	28	14	41	68	23	2	54	57	226	.459	.222	.643	11.1	4.6	0.8	1.4	0.5	0.0
7	Alex Bradley	Nov 3, '81, NYK @ HOU	22	1	39	331	54	103	0	1	29	48	31	65	11	12	5	28	37	137	.524	.000	.604	8.5	3.5	1.7	0.3	0.3	0.1
8	Charles Bradley	Oct 30, '81, BOS vs. WSB	22	1	51	339	55	122	0	1	42	62	12	38	22	14	6	37	61	152	.451	.000	.677	6.6	3.0	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.1
9	Brad Branson	Mar 31, '82, CLE @ NJN	23	1	10	176	21	52	0	0	11	12	14	33	6	5	4	13	17	53	.404		.917	17.6	5.3	3.3	0.6	0.5	0.4
10	Jim Brogan	Nov 6, '81, SDC @ CHI	23	1	63	1027	165	364	9	32	61	84	61	120	156	49	13	83	123	400	.453	.281	.726	16.3	6.3	1.9	2.5	0.8	0.2
11	Roger Burkman	Oct 30, '81, CHI @ IND	23	1	6	30	0	4	0	1	5	6	2	6	5	6	2	3	6	5	.000	.000	.833	5.0	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.0	0.3
12	David Burns	Nov 4, '81, NJN vs. ATL	23	1	9	87	7	16	0	0	9	15	1	5	15	3	0	13	17	23	.438		.600	9.7	2.6	0.6	1.7	0.3	0.0
13	Bobby Cattage	Oct 30, '81, UTA vs. DAL	23	1	49	337	60	135	0	2	30	41	22	73	7	7	0	18	58	150	.444	.000	.732	6.9	3.1	1.5	0.1	0.1	0.0
14	Tom Chambers	Oct 31, '81, SDC vs. HOU	22	1	81	2682	554	1056	0	2	284	458	211	561	146	58	46	220	341	1392	.525	.000	.620	33.1	17.2	6.9	1.8	0.7	0.6
15	Joe Cooper	Oct 30, '81, NJN vs. NYK	24	1	1	11	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	.500			11.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
16	Charles Davis	Oct 30, '81, WSB @ BOS	23	1	54	575	88	184	0	2	30	37	54	133	31	10	13	43	89	206	.478	.000	.811	10.6	3.8	2.5	0.6	0.2	0.2
17	Kenny Dennard	Feb 19, '82, KCK vs. SDC	23	1	30	607	62	121	0	0	26	40	47	133	42	35	8	35	81	150	.512		.650	20.2	5.0	4.4	1.4	1.2	0.3
18	Mickey Dillard	Oct 30, '81, CLE @ PHI	23	1	33	221	29	79	0	4	15	23	6	15	34	8	2	17	40	73	.367	.000	.652	6.7	2.2	0.5	1.0	0.2	0.1
19	John Douglas	Oct 31, '81, SDC vs. HOU	25	1	64	1031	181	389	18	59	67	102	27	90	146	48	9	92	147	447	.465	.305	.657	16.1	7.0	1.4	2.3	0.8	0.1
20	Craig Dykema	Nov 3, '81, PHO vs. SAS	22	1	32	103	17	37	2	4	7	9	3	12	15	2	0	7	19	43	.459	.500	.778	3.2	1.3	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.0
					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	Franklin Edwards	Oct 30, '81, PHI vs. CLE	22	1	42	291	65	150	0	9	20	27	10	27	45	16	5	24	37	150	.433	.000	.741	6.9	3.6	0.6	1.1	0.4	0.1
22	Pétur Guðmundsson	Nov 8, '81, POR vs. DEN	23	1	68	845	83	166	1	1	52	76	51	186	59	13	30	73	163	219	.500	1.000	.684	12.4	3.2	2.7	0.9	0.2	0.4
23	Glenn Hagan	Nov 6, '81, DET @ WSB	26	1	4	25	3	7	0	0	1	1	2	4	8	3	0	1	7	7	.429		1.000	6.3	1.8	1.0	2.0	0.8	0.0
24	Steve Hayes	Dec 29, '81, SAS vs. SDC	26	1	35	487	54	111	0	0	32	53	39	117	28	4	20	19	71	140	.486		.604	13.9	4.0	3.3	0.8	0.1	0.6
25	Tracy Jackson	Oct 30, '81, BOS vs. WSB	22	1	49	478	79	172	0	0	38	49	35	63	27	14	3	24	48	196	.459		.776	9.8	4.0	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.1
26	Clay Johnson	Apr 4, '82, LAL vs. POR	25	1	7	65	11	20	0	0	3	6	8	12	7	3	3	7	13	25	.550		.500	9.3	3.6	1.7	1.0	0.4	0.4
27	Eddie Johnson	Oct 30, '81, KCK vs. SAS	22	1	74	1517	295	643	1	11	99	149	128	322	109	50	14	97	210	690	.459	.091	.664	20.5	9.3	4.4	1.5	0.7	0.2
28	Frank Johnson	Oct 30, '81, WSB @ BOS	23	1	79	2027	336	812	17	79	153	204	34	147	380	76	7	160	196	842	.414	.215	.750	25.7	10.7	1.9	4.8	1.0	0.1
29	Steve Johnson	Oct 30, '81, KCK vs. SAS	24	1	78	1741	395	644	0	0	212	330	152	459	91	39	89	197	372	1002	.613		.642	22.3	12.8	5.9	1.2	0.5	1.1
30	Albert King	Nov 10, '81, NJN @ NYK	22	1	76	1694	391	812	3	13	133	171	105	312	142	64	36	180	261	918	.482	.231	.778	22.3	12.1	4.1	1.9	0.8	0.5
31	Jeff Lamp	Nov 1, '81, POR vs. SEA	22	1	54	617	100	196	0	1	50	61	24	64	28	16	1	45	83	250	.510	.000	.820	11.4	4.6	1.2	0.5	0.3	0.0
32	Rock Lee	Apr 12, '82, SDC @ UTA	26	1	2	10	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	2	.500		.000	5.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0
33	Alton Lister	Oct 30, '81, MIL @ DET	23	1	80	1186	149	287	0	0	64	123	108	387	84	18	118	129	239	362	.519		.520	14.8	4.5	4.8	1.1	0.2	1.5
34	Lewis Lloyd	Nov 5, '81, GSW @ UTA	22	1	16	95	25	45	0	0	7	11	9	16	6	5	1	14	20	57	.556		.636	5.9	3.6	1.0	0.4	0.3	0.1
35	Kevin Loder	Oct 30, '81, KCK vs. SAS	22	1	71	1139	208	448	0	11	77	107	69	195	88	35	30	68	147	493	.464	.000	.720	16.0	6.9	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.4
36	Rudy Macklin	Oct 31, '81, ATL vs. PHI	23	1	79	1516	210	484	0	3	134	173	113	263	47	40	20	112	225	554	.434	.000	.775	19.2	7.0	3.3	0.6	0.5	0.3
37	John McCullough	Nov 3, '81, PHO vs. SAS	25	1	8	23	9	13	0	0	3	5	1	4	3	2	0	3	3	21	.692		.600	2.9	2.6	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0
38	Hank McDowell	Oct 30, '81, GSW @ DEN	22	1	30	335	34	84	0	0	27	41	41	100	20	6	8	21	52	95	.405		.659	11.2	3.2	3.3	0.7	0.2	0.3
39	Mike McGee	Nov 3, '81, LAL @ POR	22	1	39	352	80	172	0	4	31	53	34	49	16	18	3	34	59	191	.465	.000	.585	9.0	4.9	1.3	0.4	0.5	0.1
40	Kevin McKenna	Oct 30, '81, LAL vs. HOU	23	1	36	237	28	87	0	2	11	17	18	29	14	10	2	20	45	67	.322	.000	.647	6.6	1.9	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.1
					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	Larry Nance	Oct 30, '81, PHO @ POR	22	1	80	1186	227	436	0	1	75	117	95	256	82	42	71	104	169	529	.521	.000	.641	14.8	6.6	3.2	1.0	0.5	0.9
42	Kurt Nimphius	Nov 5, '81, DAL @ PHO	23	1	63	1085	137	297	0	0	63	108	92	295	61	17	82	56	190	337	.461		.583	17.2	5.3	4.7	1.0	0.3	1.3
43	Mark Radford	Nov 11, '81, SEA vs. DAL	22	1	43	369	54	100	2	3	35	69	13	29	57	16	2	42	65	145	.540	.667	.507	8.6	3.4	0.7	1.3	0.4	0.0
44	Ed Rains	Oct 31, '81, SAS vs. DEN	25	1	49	637	77	177	0	2	38	64	37	80	40	18	2	25	74	192	.435	.000	.594	13.0	3.9	1.6	0.8	0.4	0.0
45	Kurt Rambis	Nov 3, '81, LAL @ POR	23	1	64	1131	118	228	0	1	59	117	116	348	56	60	76	77	167	295	.518	.000	.504	17.7	4.6	5.4	0.9	0.9	1.2
46	Jeff Ruland	Oct 30, '81, WSB @ BOS	23	1	82	2214	420	749	1	3	342	455	253	762	134	44	58	237	319	1183	.561	.333	.752	27.0	14.4	9.3	1.6	0.5	0.7
47	Danny Schayes	Oct 30, '81, UTA vs. DAL	22	1	82	1623	252	524	0	1	140	185	131	427	146	46	72	151	292	644	.481	.000	.757	19.8	7.9	5.2	1.8	0.6	0.9
48	Jim Smith	Oct 31, '81, SDC vs. HOU	23	1	72	858	86	169	0	0	39	85	72	182	46	22	51	47	185	211	.509		.459	11.9	2.9	2.5	0.6	0.3	0.7
49	Larry Spriggs	Mar 12, '82, HOU vs. DEN	22	1	4	37	7	11	0	0	0	2	2	6	4	2	0	4	7	14	.636		.000	9.3	3.5	1.5	1.0	0.5	0.0
50	Isiah Thomas*	Oct 30, '81, DET vs. MIL	20	1	72	2433	453	1068	17	59	302	429	57	209	565	150	17	299	253	1225	.424	.288	.704	33.8	17.0	2.9	7.8	2.1	0.2
51	Ray Tolbert	Oct 30, '81, NJN vs. NYK	23	1	64	607	100	202	0	2	19	35	50	126	33	12	16	45	83	219	.495	.000	.543	9.5	3.4	2.0	0.5	0.2	0.3
52	Kelly Tripucka	Oct 30, '81, DET vs. MIL	22	1	82	3077	636	1281	5	22	495	621	219	443	270	89	16	280	241	1772	.496	.227	.797	37.5	21.6	5.4	3.3	1.1	0.2
53	Elston Turner	Oct 30, '81, DAL @ UTA	22	1	80	1996	282	639	0	4	97	138	143	301	189	75	2	116	182	661	.441	.000	.703	25.0	8.3	3.8	2.4	0.9	0.0
54	Darnell Valentine	Oct 30, '81, POR vs. PHO	22	1	82	1387	187	453	0	9	152	200	48	149	270	94	3	127	187	526	.413	.000	.760	16.9	6.4	1.8	3.3	1.1	0.0
55	Pete Verhoeven	Oct 30, '81, POR vs. PHO	22	1	71	1207	149	296	0	0	51	72	106	254	52	42	22	55	215	349	.503		.708	17.0	4.9	3.6	0.7	0.6	0.3
56	Jay Vincent	Oct 30, '81, DAL @ UTA	22	1	81	2626	719	1448	1	4	293	409	182	565	176	89	22	194	308	1732	.497	.250	.716	32.4	21.4	7.0	2.2	1.1	0.3
57	Danny Vranes	Oct 31, '81, SEA vs. PHO	23	1	77	1075	143	262	0	1	89	148	71	198	56	28	21	68	150	375	.546	.000	.601	14.0	4.9	2.6	0.7	0.4	0.3
58	Buck Williams	Oct 30, '81, NJN vs. NYK	21	1	82	2825	513	881	0	1	242	388	347	1005	107	84	84	235	285	1268	.582	.000	.624	34.5	15.5	12.3	1.3	1.0	1.0
59	Herb Williams	Oct 30, '81, IND vs. CHI	23	1	82	2277	407	854	2	7	126	188	175	605	139	53	178	137	200	942	.477	.286	.670	27.8	11.5	7.4	1.7	0.6	2.2
60	Sam Williams	Oct 30, '81, GSW @ DEN	22	1	59	1073	154	277	0	0	49	89	91	308	38	45	76	64	156	357	.556		.551	18.2	6.1	5.2	0.6	0.8	1.3
					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
61	Garry Witts	Oct 30, '81, WSB @ BOS	22	1	46	493	49	84	1	2	33	40	29	62	38	17	4	35	74	132	.583	.500	.825	10.7	2.9	1.3	0.8	0.4	0.1
62	Al Wood	Nov 12, '81, ATL vs. WSB	23	1	48	930	179	381	3	24	93	119	51	134	58	31	9	71	108	454	.470	.125	.782	19.4	9.5	2.8	1.2	0.6	0.2
63	Howard Wood	Oct 30, '81, UTA vs. DAL	22	1	42	342	55	120	0	1	34	52	22	65	9	8	6	15	37	144	.458	.000	.654	8.1	3.4	1.5	0.2	0.2	0.1
64	Orlando Woolridge	Nov 7, '81, CHI vs. NJN	22	1	75	1188	202	394	0	3	144	206	82	227	81	23	24	107	152	548	.513	.000	.699	15.8	7.3	3.0	1.1	0.3	0.3
65	Rich Yonakor	Mar 8, '82, SAS vs. DAL	23	1	10	70	14	26	0	0	5	7	13	27	3	1	2	2	7	33	.538		.714	7.0	3.3	2.7	0.3	0.1	0.2