Don Adams
SF · BUF
Seasons 1970-71–1976-77 · 7 on record · Ht 6-6 · b. 1947
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Player info
| Nickname | Smart |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #10 (also #32) |
| Height | 6-6 |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Born | 1947-11-27 |
| College | Northwestern |
| Drafted | 1970 · Round 8, Pick 120 · SDR |
| Seasons | 1970-71–1976-77 (7) |
Career averages
8.8 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.9 APG · 523 games · .402 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | SDR | 23 | 82 | 29.0 | .409 | — | .731 | 7.1 | 2.1 | — | — | 11.4 | 10.8 | .446 |
| 1971-72 | 2TM | 24 | 73 | 28.4 | .392 | — | .745 | 6.9 | 1.9 | — | — | 11.4 | 11.5 | .452 |
| HOU | 24 | 3 | 13.7 | .316 | — | .500 | 2.7 | 1.0 | — | — | 4.3 | 4.5 | .327 | |
| ATL | 24 | 70 | 29.0 | .394 | — | .747 | 7.1 | 2.0 | — | — | 11.7 | 11.6 | .455 | |
| 1972-73 | 2TM | 25 | 74 | 25.3 | .391 | — | .788 | 6.0 | 1.6 | — | — | 9.1 | 10.6 | .445 |
| ATL | 25 | 4 | 19.0 | .211 | — | .875 | 5.5 | 1.3 | — | — | 5.8 | 3.9 | .277 | |
| DET | 25 | 70 | 25.7 | .402 | — | .784 | 6.0 | 1.6 | — | — | 9.3 | 10.9 | .454 | |
| 1973-74 | DET | 26 | 74 | 31.1 | .408 | — | .761 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 10.3 | 10.9 | .457 |
| 1974-75 | DET | 27 | 51 | 27.0 | .403 | — | .577 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 8.4 | .428 |
| 1974-75 | SSL | 27 | 16 | 21.4 | .429 | 0.000 | .773 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 11.0 | .469 |
| 1975-76 | BUF | 28 | 56 | 12.6 | .394 | — | .702 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 9.1 | .446 |
| 1975-76 | SSL | 28 | 20 | 36.3 | .394 | 0.000 | .759 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 13.1 | 11.6 | .454 |
| 1976-77 | BUF | 29 | 77 | 22.2 | .411 | — | .746 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 11.7 | .466 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | SDR | 82 | — | 2,374 | 391 | 957 | .409 | — | — | 155 | 212 | 581 | 173 | — | — | — | 937 |
| 1971-72 | 2TM | 73 | — | 2,071 | 313 | 798 | .392 | — | — | 205 | 275 | 502 | 140 | — | — | — | 831 |
| HOU | 3 | — | 41 | 6 | 19 | .316 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | |
| ATL | 70 | — | 2,030 | 307 | 779 | .394 | — | — | 204 | 273 | 494 | 137 | — | — | — | 818 | |
| 1972-73 | 2TM | 74 | — | 1,874 | 265 | 678 | .391 | — | — | 145 | 184 | 441 | 117 | — | — | — | 675 |
| ATL | 4 | — | 76 | 8 | 38 | .211 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 23 | |
| DET | 70 | — | 1,798 | 257 | 640 | .402 | — | — | 138 | 176 | 419 | 112 | — | — | — | 652 | |
| 1973-74 | DET | 74 | — | 2,298 | 303 | 742 | .408 | — | — | 153 | 201 | 448 | 141 | 110 | 12 | — | 759 |
| 1974-75 | DET | 51 | — | 1,376 | 127 | 315 | .403 | — | — | 45 | 78 | 244 | 75 | 69 | 20 | — | 299 |
| 1974-75 | SSL | 16 | — | 342 | 42 | 98 | .429 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 68 | 54 | 13 | 2 | 27 | 101 |
| 1975-76 | BUF | 56 | — | 704 | 67 | 170 | .394 | — | — | 40 | 57 | 145 | 73 | 30 | 7 | — | 174 |
| 1975-76 | SSL | 20 | — | 725 | 99 | 251 | .394 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 83 | 116 | 88 | 38 | 7 | 52 | 261 |
| 1976-77 | BUF | 77 | — | 1,710 | 216 | 526 | .411 | — | — | 129 | 173 | 371 | 150 | 74 | 16 | — | 561 |
| Career | 523 | — | — | 1,823 | 4,535 | .402 | 0 | 3 | 952 | 1285 | 2916 | 1011 | 334 | 64 | 79 | 4,598 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | SDR | 82 | 29.0 | 5.9 | 14.5 | .409 | — | — | 2.4 | 3.2 | 8.8 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 14.2 |
| 1971-72 | 2TM | 73 | 28.4 | 5.4 | 13.9 | .392 | — | — | 3.6 | 4.8 | 8.7 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 14.4 |
| HOU | 3 | 13.7 | 5.3 | 16.7 | .316 | — | — | 0.9 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 11.4 | |
| ATL | 70 | 29.0 | 5.4 | 13.8 | .394 | — | — | 3.6 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 14.5 | |
| 1972-73 | 2TM | 74 | 25.3 | 5.1 | 13.0 | .391 | — | — | 2.8 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 13.0 |
| ATL | 4 | 19.0 | 3.8 | 18.0 | .211 | — | — | 3.3 | 3.8 | 10.4 | 2.4 | — | — | — | 10.9 | |
| DET | 70 | 25.7 | 5.1 | 12.8 | .402 | — | — | 2.8 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 13.1 | |
| 1973-74 | DET | 74 | 31.1 | 4.7 | 11.6 | .408 | — | — | 2.4 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | — | 11.9 |
| 1974-75 | DET | 51 | 27.0 | 3.3 | 8.2 | .403 | — | — | 1.2 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | — | 7.8 |
| 1974-75 | SSL | 16 | 21.4 | 4.4 | 10.3 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 10.6 |
| 1975-76 | BUF | 56 | 12.6 | 3.4 | 8.7 | .394 | — | — | 2.0 | 2.9 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | — | 8.9 |
| 1975-76 | SSL | 20 | 36.2 | 4.9 | 12.5 | .394 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 13.0 |
| 1976-77 | BUF | 77 | 22.2 | 4.5 | 11.1 | .411 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | — | 11.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | SDR | 82 | 2,374 | 10.8 | .446 | — | -0.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | .059 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | 2TM | 73 | 2,071 | 11.5 | .452 | — | -0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .015 | — | — | — | — |
| HOU | 3 | 41 | 4.5 | .327 | — | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.116 | — | — | — | — | |
| ATL | 70 | 2,030 | 11.6 | .455 | — | -0.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | .018 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972-73 | 2TM | 74 | 1,874 | 10.6 | .445 | — | -0.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | .024 | — | — | — | — |
| ATL | 4 | 76 | 3.9 | .277 | — | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -.219 | — | — | — | — | |
| DET | 70 | 1,798 | 10.9 | .454 | — | -0.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .034 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973-74 | DET | 74 | 2,298 | 10.9 | .457 | — | 0.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | .076 | -2.2 | +0.7 | -1.4 | +0.3 |
| 1974-75 | DET | 51 | 1,376 | 8.4 | .428 | — | -0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | .017 | -3.4 | +0.7 | -2.7 | -0.2 |
| 1974-75 | SSL | 16 | 342 | 11.0 | .469 | 14.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .049 | -1.7 | +0.2 | -1.5 | +0.0 |
| 1975-76 | BUF | 56 | 704 | 9.1 | .446 | — | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .023 | -3.8 | +0.7 | -3.1 | -0.2 |
| 1975-76 | SSL | 20 | 725 | 11.6 | .454 | 17.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .050 | -2.0 | +0.1 | -1.9 | +0.0 |
| 1976-77 | BUF | 77 | 1,710 | 11.7 | .466 | — | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .046 | -1.8 | +0.0 | -1.8 | +0.1 |
| Career | 523 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.6 | — | — | — | — | -0.0 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 6 | 31.3 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .357 | — | .423 |
| 1973-74 | 7 | 18.1 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .384 | — | .404 |
| 1975-76 | 9 | 13.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .417 | — | .461 |
| Career | 22 | 19.9 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .382 | — | .423 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 243 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 153–90 |
| Away | 244 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 88–156 |
| In wins | 241 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 241–0 |
| In losses | 246 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0–246 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 23 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 13–10 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 25 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 8–17 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 4 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 2–2 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 34 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 11–23 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 26 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 16–10 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 1–2 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 16 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 8–8 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 29 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 12–17 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 21 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 8–13 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1–3 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 29 | 9.6 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 12–17 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 14–20 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 29 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 11–18 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 10.3 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 16–14 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 29 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 20–9 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 9.6 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 22–5 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 22 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 11–11 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0–4 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 10 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 9–1 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Don Adams's career stats?
Don Adams has averaged 8.8 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.9 APG over 7 seasons (1970-71–1976-77).
How tall is Don Adams?
Don Adams is 6-6 (210 lb).
When was Don Adams drafted?
Don Adams was drafted in 1970, round 8, pick 120.