Louis Orr

Q: When was Louis Orr drafted?

Louis Orr was drafted by Indiana Pacers , 2nd round (6th pick, 29th overall), 1980 NBA Draft .

Pronunciation: \LOO-ee\

Louis M. Orr

(Gandhi, Matchsticks, Stick, Biafra)

Position: Small Forward and Power Forward ▪ Shoots: Right

6-8, 175lb (203cm, 79kg)

Born: May 7, 1958 in Cincinnati, Ohio us

Died: December 16, 2022

College: Syracuse

High School: Withrow in Cincinnati, Ohio

Draft: Indiana Pacers, 2nd round (6th pick, 29th overall), 1980 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 10, 1980

Career Length: 8 years

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SUMMARY

Career

569

PTS

9.7

TRB

3.7

AST

1.5

FG%

46.8

FG3%

8.3

FT%

78.7

eFG%

46.8

PER

13.4

25.7

Per Game

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Per Game Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1980-81	22	IND	NBA	SF	82		21.8	4.2	8.6	.491	0.0	0.1	.000	4.2	8.6	.495	.491	2.0	2.5	.807	2.1	2.3	4.4	1.6	0.7	0.3	1.5	1.9	10.5
1981-82	23	IND	NBA	SF	80	41	24.4	4.5	9.0	.497	0.0	0.1	.125	4.5	8.9	.501	.497	2.5	3.2	.799	1.6	2.6	4.1	1.7	0.7	0.3	1.7	2.3	11.5
1982-83	24	NYK	NBA	SF	82	14	20.3	3.3	7.2	.462	0.0	0.0	.000	3.3	7.2	.464	.462	1.7	2.1	.800	1.1	1.6	2.8	1.1	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.6	8.4
1983-84	25	NYK	NBA	SF	78	20	21.0	3.4	7.3	.458	0.0	0.0		3.4	7.3	.458	.458	2.2	2.7	.820	1.3	1.6	2.9	0.8	0.8	0.2	1.2	1.8	8.9
1984-85	26	NYK	NBA	PF	79	31	31.0	4.7	9.7	.486	0.0	0.1	.100	4.7	9.6	.491	.486	3.3	4.2	.784	2.2	2.8	4.9	1.7	1.3	0.3	1.7	2.5	12.7
1985-86	27	NYK	NBA	SF	74	64	30.2	4.5	10.0	.445	0.0	0.1	.000	4.5	10.0	.448	.445	2.9	3.8	.784	1.7	2.6	4.2	2.4	0.8	0.4	1.6	2.4	11.9
1986-87	28	NYK	NBA	SF	65	8	22.2	2.6	6.0	.427	0.0	0.1	.200	2.5	5.9	.430	.428	1.9	2.6	.727	1.6	2.0	3.6	1.7	0.7	0.3	1.1	1.9	7.0
1987-88	29	NYK	NBA	SF	29	0	6.2	0.6	1.7	.320	0.0	0.0	.000	0.6	1.7	.327	.320	0.3	0.6	.500	0.4	0.7	1.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.9	1.4
Career			NBA		569	178	23.5	3.7	8.0	.468	0.0	0.1	.083	3.7	7.9	.471	.468	2.3	2.9	.787	1.6	2.1	3.7	1.5	0.8	0.3	1.4	2.0	9.7

6 seasons		NYK	NBA		407	137	23.6	3.5	7.6	.456	0.0	0.1	.091	3.5	7.6	.459	.457	2.3	2.9	.781	1.5	2.0	3.5	1.4	0.8	0.3	1.3	2.0	9.3
2 seasons		IND	NBA		162	41	23.1	4.4	8.8	.494	0.0	0.1	.071	4.3	8.7	.498	.494	2.3	2.8	.803	1.8	2.4	4.3	1.6	0.7	0.3	1.6	2.1	11.0

Per Game Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1980-81	22	IND	NBA	SF	2		28.0	4.5	12.5	.360	0.0	0.0	4.5	12.5	.360	.360	3.0	3.5	.857	3.0	2.0	5.0	2.0	2.5	0.5	3.0	2.0	12.0
1982-83	24	NYK	NBA	SF	6	0	17.5	3.0	7.8	.383	0.0	0.0	3.0	7.8	.383	.383	1.7	1.7	1.000	1.3	2.2	3.5	0.5	0.8	0.7	1.3	1.7	7.7
1983-84	25	NYK	NBA	SF	12	0	19.1	2.4	5.8	.414	0.0	0.0	2.4	5.8	.414	.414	1.3	1.6	.789	1.8	2.3	4.2	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.8	2.7	6.1
1987-88	29	NYK	NBA	SF	2	0	1.5	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	.000	.000	0.5	1.0	.500	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
Career			NBA		22	0	17.9	2.5	6.5	.392	0.0	0.0	2.5	6.5	.392	.392	1.5	1.7	.842	1.7	2.1	3.8	0.6	0.6	0.3	1.1	2.1	6.5

3 seasons		NYK	NBA		20	0	16.9	2.4	5.9	.398	0.0	0.0	2.4	5.9	.398	.398	1.3	1.6	.839	1.6	2.1	3.7	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.9	2.1	6.0
1 season		IND	NBA		2		28.0	4.5	12.5	.360	0.0	0.0	4.5	12.5	.360	.360	3.0	3.5	.857	3.0	2.0	5.0	2.0	2.5	0.5	3.0	2.0	12.0

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Career high, Points	28	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Rebounds	12	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Assists	7	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Steals	4	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Blocks	3	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Game Score	25.8	View full stats from top 20 games

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Totals Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1980-81	22	IND	NBA	SF	82		1787	348	709	.491	0	6	.000	348	703	.495	.491	163	202	.807	172	189	361	132	55	25	123	153	859
1981-82	23	IND	NBA	SF	80	41	1951	357	719	.497	1	8	.125	356	711	.501	.497	203	254	.799	127	204	331	134	56	26	137	182	918
1982-83	24	NYK	NBA	SF	82	14	1666	274	593	.462	0	2	.000	274	591	.464	.462	140	175	.800	94	134	228	94	64	24	93	134	688
1983-84	25	NYK	NBA	SF	78	20	1640	262	572	.458	0	0		262	572	.458	.458	173	211	.820	101	127	228	61	66	17	95	142	697
1984-85	26	NYK	NBA	PF	79	31	2452	372	766	.486	1	10	.100	371	756	.491	.486	262	334	.784	171	220	391	134	100	27	138	195	1007
1985-86	27	NYK	NBA	SF	74	64	2237	330	741	.445	0	4	.000	330	737	.448	.445	218	278	.784	123	189	312	179	61	26	118	177	878
1986-87	28	NYK	NBA	SF	65	8	1440	166	389	.427	1	5	.200	165	384	.430	.428	125	172	.727	102	130	232	110	47	18	70	123	458
1987-88	29	NYK	NBA	SF	29	0	180	16	50	.320	0	1	.000	16	49	.327	.320	8	16	.500	13	21	34	9	6	0	14	27	40
Career			NBA		569	178	13353	2125	4539	.468	3	36	.083	2122	4503	.471	.468	1292	1642	.787	903	1214	2117	853	455	163	788	1133	5545

6 seasons		NYK	NBA		407	137	9615	1420	3111	.456	2	22	.091	1418	3089	.459	.457	926	1186	.781	604	821	1425	587	344	112	528	798	3768
2 seasons		IND	NBA		162	41	3738	705	1428	.494	1	14	.071	704	1414	.498	.494	366	456	.803	299	393	692	266	111	51	260	335	1777

Totals Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1980-81	22	IND	NBA	SF	2		56	9	25	.360	0	0	9	25	.360	.360	6	7	.857	6	4	10	4	5	1	6	4	24
1982-83	24	NYK	NBA	SF	6	0	105	18	47	.383	0	0	18	47	.383	.383	10	10	1.000	8	13	21	3	5	4	8	10	46
1983-84	25	NYK	NBA	SF	12	0	229	29	70	.414	0	0	29	70	.414	.414	15	19	.789	22	28	50	6	4	1	10	32	73
1987-88	29	NYK	NBA	SF	2	0	3	0	1	.000	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	1	2	.500	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Career			NBA		22	0	393	56	143	.392	0	0	56	143	.392	.392	32	38	.842	37	46	83	13	14	6	24	46	144

3 seasons		NYK	NBA		20	0	337	47	118	.398	0	0	47	118	.398	.398	26	31	.839	31	42	73	9	9	5	18	42	120
1 season		IND	NBA		2		56	9	25	.360	0	0	9	25	.360	.360	6	7	.857	6	4	10	4	5	1	6	4	24

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1980-81	22	IND	NBA	SF	82	1787	16.1	.538	.008	.285	10.2	11.9	11.0	10.7	1.5	0.8	13.4	20.6	2.8	1.5	4.3	.116	1.2	-1.2	0.0	0.9
1981-82	23	IND	NBA	SF	80	1951	14.9	.553	.011	.353	6.9	11.6	9.2	10.5	1.4	0.8	14.2	20.7	2.1	2.1	4.3	.105	0.2	-0.4	-0.3	0.9
1982-83	24	NYK	NBA	SF	82	1666	13.3	.513	.003	.295	6.5	9.6	8.0	8.5	1.9	0.9	12.2	19.5	1.4	2.5	3.8	.111	-0.2	0.6	0.4	1.0
1983-84	25	NYK	NBA	SF	78	1640	12.4	.524	.000	.369	7.5	9.4	8.4	5.4	2.0	0.6	12.5	19.3	1.3	2.3	3.5	.103	-0.7	0.0	-0.8	0.5
1984-85	26	NYK	NBA	PF	79	2452	13.8	.552	.013	.436	7.9	10.7	9.2	7.6	2.0	0.7	13.1	17.7	2.9	1.9	4.8	.093	0.7	-0.4	0.3	1.4
1985-86	27	NYK	NBA	SF	74	2237	12.4	.509	.005	.375	5.9	10.0	7.9	11.9	1.3	0.7	12.0	18.4	1.5	2.3	3.7	.080	-0.6	-0.1	-0.7	0.7
1986-87	28	NYK	NBA	SF	65	1440	11.0	.493	.013	.442	7.9	10.2	9.0	10.5	1.6	0.7	13.1	15.5	0.7	0.8	1.5	.050	-0.8	-0.4	-1.2	0.3
1987-88	29	NYK	NBA	SF	29	180	2.7	.351	.020	.320	8.0	13.8	10.8	6.6	1.6	0.0	19.7	16.0	-0.4	0.2	-0.2	-0.059	-6.9	-0.6	-7.5	-0.3
Career			NBA		569	13353	13.4	.527	.008	.362	7.5	10.6	9.0	9.3	1.7	0.7	13.0	18.8	12.2	13.5	25.7	.093	-0.1	-0.3	-0.4	5.5

6 seasons		NYK	NBA		407	9615	12.5	.519	.007	.381	7.1	10.1	8.6	8.8	1.7	0.7	12.7	18.1	7.3	9.9	17.1	.086	-0.4	-0.1	-0.5	3.7
2 seasons		IND	NBA		162	3738	15.5	.546	.010	.319	8.5	11.7	10.1	10.6	1.4	0.8	13.8	20.7	4.9	3.7	8.6	.110	0.7	-0.8	-0.1	1.8

Advanced Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1980-81	22	IND	NBA	SF	2	56	12.4	.427	.000	.280	9.7	8.6	9.2	11.5	4.1	1.0	17.6	23.7	-0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.005	-0.5	0.6	0.1	0.0
1982-83	24	NYK	NBA	SF	6	105	12.1	.447	.000	.213	8.9	14.4	11.7	4.4	2.4	2.2	13.5	24.1	-0.1	0.1	0.0	.016	-0.6	0.1	-0.5	0.0
1983-84	25	NYK	NBA	SF	12	229	8.8	.466	.000	.271	10.9	13.7	12.3	3.6	0.8	0.2	11.3	16.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	.034	-2.4	-1.2	-3.6	-0.1
1987-88	29	NYK	NBA	SF	2	3	13.3	.266	.000	2.000	39.0	39.5	39.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	26.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.080	0.9	-7.8	-7.0	0.0
Career			NBA		22	393	10.2	.451	.000	.266	10.4	13.3	11.9	4.9	1.7	0.9	13.1	19.4	-0.1	0.3	0.2	.023	-1.6	-0.7	-2.3	0.0

3 seasons		NYK	NBA		20	337	9.9	.456	.000	.263	10.5	14.1	12.4	3.8	1.3	0.9	12.0	18.6	0.0	0.2	0.2	.028	-1.8	-0.9	-2.7	-0.1
1 season		IND	NBA		2	56	12.4	.427	.000	.280	9.7	8.6	9.2	11.5	4.1	1.0	17.6	23.7	-0.1	0.1	0.0	-0.005	-0.5	0.6	0.1	0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where was Louis Orr born?

Louis Orr was born in Cincinnati, Ohio.

When was Louis Orr born?

Louis Orr was born on May 7, 1958.

How tall was Louis Orr?

Louis Orr was 6-8 (203 cm) tall.

How much did Louis Orr weigh when playing?

Louis Orr weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Is Louis Orr in the Hall of Fame?

Louis Orr is not in the Hall of Fame.

When was Louis Orr drafted?

Louis Orr was drafted by Indiana Pacers, 2nd round (6th pick, 29th overall), 1980 NBA Draft.

What position did Louis Orr play?

Small Forward and Power Forward.

When did Louis Orr retire?

Louis Orr last played in 1988.

What did Louis Orr average?

Louis Orr averaged 9.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.

How many rings does Louis Orr have?

Louis Orr won 0 championships.

What schools did Louis Orr attend?

Louis Orr attended Withrow in Cincinnati, Ohio and Syracuse.

What are Louis Orr's nicknames?

Gandhi, Matchsticks, Stick, Biafra are nicknames for Louis Orr.

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