Zaid Abdul-Aziz
C · 2TM
Seasons 1968-69–1977-78 · 10 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1946
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Player info
| Nickname | Don, The Kangaroo |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #35 (also #21, #16, #6, #54, #27) |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 235 lb |
| Born | 1946-04-07 |
| College | Iowa State |
| Drafted | 1968 · Round 1, Pick 5 · CIN |
| Seasons | 1968-69–1977-78 (10) |
Career averages
9.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 1.2 APG · 505 games · .428 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 22 | 49 | 19.3 | .369 | — | .619 | 8.3 | 0.8 | — | — | 7.3 | 12.3 | .407 |
| CIN | 22 | 20 | 5.4 | .419 | — | .286 | 1.6 | 0.2 | — | — | 1.9 | 8.5 | .412 | |
| MIL | 22 | 29 | 28.9 | .363 | — | .642 | 13.0 | 1.1 | — | — | 11.0 | 12.8 | .406 | |
| 1969-70 | MIL | 23 | 80 | 20.5 | .434 | — | .643 | 7.5 | 0.8 | — | — | 7.4 | 12.4 | .473 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 24 | 61 | 20.9 | .441 | — | .739 | 7.7 | 0.7 | — | — | 10.9 | 16.1 | .489 |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 25 | 58 | 30.7 | .429 | — | .720 | 11.3 | 2.1 | — | — | 13.8 | 15.9 | .472 |
| 1972-73 | HOU | 26 | 48 | 18.8 | .397 | — | .735 | 6.3 | 1.1 | — | — | 8.7 | 14.5 | .467 |
| 1973-74 | HOU | 27 | 79 | 31.1 | .459 | — | .804 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 10.9 | 15.9 | .516 |
| 1974-75 | HOU | 28 | 65 | 22.3 | .437 | — | .783 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 9.7 | 17.1 | .501 |
| 1975-76 | SEA | 29 | 27 | 8.3 | .467 | — | .552 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 16.4 | .490 |
| 1976-77 | BUF | 30 | 22 | 8.9 | .338 | — | .767 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 16.3 | .447 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 31 | 16 | 9.9 | .383 | — | .739 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 11.4 | .449 |
| BOS | 31 | 2 | 12.0 | .231 | — | .667 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 11.5 | .279 | |
| HOU | 31 | 14 | 9.6 | .426 | — | .750 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 11.4 | .493 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 49 | — | 945 | 144 | 390 | .369 | — | — | 70 | 113 | 409 | 37 | — | — | — | 358 |
| CIN | 20 | — | 108 | 18 | 43 | .419 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | 38 | |
| MIL | 29 | — | 837 | 126 | 347 | .363 | — | — | 68 | 106 | 378 | 33 | — | — | — | 320 | |
| 1969-70 | MIL | 80 | — | 1,637 | 237 | 546 | .434 | — | — | 119 | 185 | 603 | 62 | — | — | — | 593 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 61 | — | 1,276 | 263 | 597 | .441 | — | — | 139 | 188 | 468 | 42 | — | — | — | 665 |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 58 | — | 1,780 | 322 | 751 | .429 | — | — | 154 | 214 | 654 | 124 | — | — | — | 798 |
| 1972-73 | HOU | 48 | — | 900 | 149 | 375 | .397 | — | — | 119 | 162 | 304 | 53 | — | — | — | 417 |
| 1973-74 | HOU | 79 | — | 2,459 | 336 | 732 | .459 | — | — | 193 | 240 | 923 | 166 | 80 | 104 | — | 865 |
| 1974-75 | HOU | 65 | — | 1,450 | 235 | 538 | .437 | — | — | 159 | 203 | 488 | 84 | 37 | 74 | — | 629 |
| 1975-76 | SEA | 27 | — | 223 | 35 | 75 | .467 | — | — | 16 | 29 | 76 | 16 | 8 | 15 | — | 86 |
| 1976-77 | BUF | 22 | — | 195 | 25 | 74 | .338 | — | — | 33 | 43 | 90 | 7 | 3 | 9 | — | 83 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 16 | — | 158 | 23 | 60 | .383 | — | — | 17 | 23 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 63 |
| BOS | 2 | — | 24 | 3 | 13 | .231 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| HOU | 14 | — | 134 | 20 | 47 | .426 | — | — | 15 | 20 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 55 | |
| Career | 505 | — | — | 1,769 | 4,138 | .428 | 0 | 0 | 1019 | 1400 | 4065 | 601 | 131 | 205 | 14 | 4,557 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 49 | 19.3 | 5.5 | 14.9 | .369 | — | — | 2.7 | 4.3 | 15.6 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 13.6 |
| CIN | 20 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 14.3 | .419 | — | — | 0.7 | 2.3 | 10.3 | 1.3 | — | — | — | 12.7 | |
| MIL | 29 | 28.9 | 5.4 | 14.9 | .363 | — | — | 2.9 | 4.6 | 16.3 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 13.8 | |
| 1969-70 | MIL | 80 | 20.5 | 5.2 | 12.0 | .434 | — | — | 2.6 | 4.1 | 13.3 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 13.0 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 61 | 20.9 | 7.4 | 16.8 | .441 | — | — | 3.9 | 5.3 | 13.2 | 1.2 | — | — | — | 18.8 |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 58 | 30.7 | 6.5 | 15.2 | .429 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.3 | 13.2 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 16.1 |
| 1972-73 | HOU | 48 | 18.8 | 6.0 | 15.0 | .397 | — | — | 4.8 | 6.5 | 12.2 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 16.7 |
| 1973-74 | HOU | 79 | 31.1 | 4.9 | 10.7 | .459 | — | — | 2.8 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | — | 12.7 |
| 1974-75 | HOU | 65 | 22.3 | 5.8 | 13.4 | .437 | — | — | 3.9 | 5.0 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | — | 15.6 |
| 1975-76 | SEA | 27 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 12.1 | .467 | — | — | 2.6 | 4.7 | 12.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | — | 13.9 |
| 1976-77 | BUF | 22 | 8.9 | 4.6 | 13.7 | .338 | — | — | 6.1 | 7.9 | 16.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | — | 15.3 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 16 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 13.7 | .383 | — | — | 3.9 | 5.2 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 14.4 |
| BOS | 2 | 12.0 | 4.5 | 19.5 | .231 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.5 | 22.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 12.0 | |
| HOU | 14 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 12.6 | .426 | — | — | 4.0 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 14.8 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 49 | 945 | 12.3 | .407 | — | -1.1 | 0.8 | -0.3 | -.016 | — | — | — | — |
| CIN | 20 | 108 | 8.5 | .412 | — | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -.038 | — | — | — | — | |
| MIL | 29 | 837 | 12.8 | .406 | — | -1.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | -.013 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1969-70 | MIL | 80 | 1,637 | 12.4 | .473 | — | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .059 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 61 | 1,276 | 16.1 | .489 | — | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | .067 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | SEA | 58 | 1,780 | 15.9 | .472 | — | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .052 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | HOU | 48 | 900 | 14.5 | .467 | — | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .051 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | HOU | 79 | 2,459 | 15.9 | .516 | — | 3.3 | 3.2 | 6.5 | .126 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +1.0 | +1.8 |
| 1974-75 | HOU | 65 | 1,450 | 17.1 | .501 | — | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.7 | .124 | +0.8 | -0.5 | +0.4 | +0.9 |
| 1975-76 | SEA | 27 | 223 | 16.4 | .490 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .119 | -0.8 | +0.5 | -0.3 | +0.2 |
| 1976-77 | BUF | 22 | 195 | 16.3 | .447 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .078 | -1.6 | -1.8 | -3.3 | -0.1 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 16 | 158 | 11.4 | .449 | 21.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .033 | -3.2 | -0.8 | -4.0 | -0.1 |
| BOS | 2 | 24 | 11.5 | .279 | 28.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -.062 | -4.1 | -0.2 | -4.3 | +0.0 | |
| HOU | 14 | 134 | 11.4 | .493 | 19.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .050 | -3.0 | -0.9 | -4.0 | -0.1 | |
| Career | 505 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.6 | — | — | — | — | +2.7 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 7 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .579 | — | .641 |
| 1974-75 | 6 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .387 | — | .392 |
| 1975-76 | 5 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .700 | — | .725 |
| Career | 18 | 11.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .529 | — | .565 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 257 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 153–104 |
| Away | 247 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 87–160 |
| In wins | 240 | 9.7 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 240–0 |
| In losses | 264 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 0–264 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 37 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 16–21 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 29 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 14–15 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 2 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1–1 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 29 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 10–19 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 29 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 16–13 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 30 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 19–11 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 31 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 10–21 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 22 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 13–9 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 2 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 1–1 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 35 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 11–24 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 8–18 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 32 | 10.7 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 13–19 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 32 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 17–15 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 33 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 20–13 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 13–8 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 12 | 9.0 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 6–6 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 11 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 6–5 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Zaid Abdul-Aziz's career stats?
Zaid Abdul-Aziz has averaged 9.0 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 1.2 APG over 10 seasons (1968-69–1977-78).
How tall is Zaid Abdul-Aziz?
Zaid Abdul-Aziz is 6-9 (235 lb).
When was Zaid Abdul-Aziz drafted?
Zaid Abdul-Aziz was drafted in 1968, round 1, pick 5.