Rick Adelman
PG · 3TM
Seasons 1968-69–1974-75 · 7 on record · Ht 6-1 · b. 1946
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Player info
| Position | PG |
|---|---|
| Number | #12 (also #21, #5) |
| Height | 6-1 |
| Weight | 175 lb |
| Born | 1946-06-16 |
| College | Loyola Marymount |
| Drafted | 1968 · Round 7, Pick 79 · SDR |
| Seasons | 1968-69–1974-75 (7) |
Career averages
7.7 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 3.5 APG · 462 games · .415 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | SDR | 22 | 77 | 18.8 | .394 | — | .642 | 2.8 | 3.1 | — | — | 6.3 | 11.4 | .450 |
| 1969-70 | SDR | 23 | 35 | 20.5 | .389 | — | .747 | 2.3 | 3.2 | — | — | 7.4 | 10.2 | .453 |
| 1970-71 | POR | 24 | 81 | 28.4 | .422 | — | .724 | 3.5 | 4.7 | — | — | 12.6 | 13.4 | .484 |
| 1971-72 | POR | 25 | 80 | 30.6 | .437 | — | .751 | 2.9 | 5.2 | — | — | 10.1 | 11.5 | .481 |
| 1972-73 | POR | 26 | 76 | 24.0 | .408 | — | .716 | 2.1 | 3.9 | — | — | 6.6 | 9.5 | .440 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 27 | 55 | 11.2 | .376 | — | .711 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 10.0 | .447 |
| 1974-75 | 3TM | 28 | 58 | 18.5 | .423 | — | .709 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 11.1 | .474 |
| CHI | 28 | 12 | 28.3 | .413 | — | .718 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 11.3 | .470 | |
| NOJ | 28 | 28 | 21.9 | .421 | — | .695 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 11.2 | .473 | |
| KCO | 28 | 18 | 6.7 | .464 | — | .800 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 10.0 | .497 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | SDR | 77 | — | 1,448 | 177 | 449 | .394 | — | — | 131 | 204 | 216 | 238 | — | — | — | 485 |
| 1969-70 | SDR | 35 | — | 717 | 96 | 247 | .389 | — | — | 68 | 91 | 81 | 113 | — | — | — | 260 |
| 1970-71 | POR | 81 | — | 2,303 | 378 | 895 | .422 | — | — | 267 | 369 | 282 | 380 | — | — | — | 1,023 |
| 1971-72 | POR | 80 | — | 2,445 | 329 | 753 | .437 | — | — | 151 | 201 | 229 | 413 | — | — | — | 809 |
| 1972-73 | POR | 76 | — | 1,822 | 214 | 525 | .408 | — | — | 73 | 102 | 157 | 294 | — | — | — | 501 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 55 | — | 618 | 64 | 170 | .376 | — | — | 54 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 36 | 1 | — | 182 |
| 1974-75 | 3TM | 58 | — | 1,074 | 123 | 291 | .423 | — | — | 73 | 103 | 95 | 112 | 70 | 8 | — | 319 |
| CHI | 12 | — | 340 | 43 | 104 | .413 | — | — | 28 | 39 | 26 | 35 | 16 | 1 | — | 114 | |
| NOJ | 28 | — | 613 | 67 | 159 | .421 | — | — | 41 | 59 | 55 | 69 | 47 | 6 | — | 175 | |
| KCO | 18 | — | 121 | 13 | 28 | .464 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | 30 | |
| Career | 462 | — | — | 1,381 | 3,330 | .415 | 0 | 0 | 817 | 1146 | 1129 | 1606 | 106 | 9 | 0 | 3,579 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | SDR | 77 | 18.8 | 4.4 | 11.2 | .394 | — | — | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | — | — | — | 12.1 |
| 1969-70 | SDR | 35 | 20.5 | 4.8 | 12.4 | .389 | — | — | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.7 | — | — | — | 13.1 |
| 1970-71 | POR | 81 | 28.4 | 5.9 | 14.0 | .422 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 5.9 | — | — | — | 16.0 |
| 1971-72 | POR | 80 | 30.6 | 4.8 | 11.1 | .437 | — | — | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 6.1 | — | — | — | 11.9 |
| 1972-73 | POR | 76 | 24.0 | 4.2 | 10.4 | .408 | — | — | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.8 | — | — | — | 9.9 |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 55 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 9.9 | .376 | — | — | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | — | 10.6 |
| 1974-75 | 3TM | 58 | 18.5 | 4.1 | 9.8 | .423 | — | — | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | — | 10.7 |
| CHI | 12 | 28.3 | 4.6 | 11.0 | .413 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | — | 12.1 | |
| NOJ | 28 | 21.9 | 3.9 | 9.3 | .421 | — | — | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.4 | — | 10.3 | |
| KCO | 18 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 8.3 | .464 | — | — | 1.2 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | — | 8.9 |
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 | SDR | 77 | 1,448 | 11.4 | .450 | — | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | .074 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | SDR | 35 | 717 | 10.2 | .453 | — | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .048 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | POR | 81 | 2,303 | 13.4 | .484 | — | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | .071 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | POR | 80 | 2,445 | 11.5 | .481 | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .030 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | POR | 76 | 1,822 | 9.5 | .440 | — | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .003 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | CHI | 55 | 618 | 10.0 | .447 | — | -0.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .053 | -3.5 | +1.8 | -1.6 | +0.1 |
| 1974-75 | 3TM | 58 | 1,074 | 11.1 | .474 | — | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .059 | -2.7 | +1.4 | -1.3 | +0.2 |
| CHI | 12 | 340 | 11.3 | .470 | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .075 | -2.4 | +0.6 | -1.8 | +0.0 | |
| NOJ | 28 | 613 | 11.2 | .473 | — | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .047 | -2.9 | +2.0 | -0.9 | +0.2 | |
| KCO | 18 | 121 | 10.0 | .497 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .077 | -2.9 | +0.9 | -2.0 | +0.0 | |
| Career | 462 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0 | — | — | — | — | +0.3 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-69 | 6 | 16.5 | 11.7 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .453 | — | .505 |
| 1973-74 | 9 | 10.3 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .471 | — | .502 |
| 1974-75 | 6 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .479 |
| Career | 21 | 10.8 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .448 | — | .501 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 218 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 112–106 |
| Away | 244 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 54–190 |
| In wins | 166 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 166–0 |
| In losses | 296 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 0–296 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 28 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 12–16 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 25 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 5–20 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 26 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 7–19 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 26 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 17–9 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 31 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 12–19 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 33 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 14–19 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 18 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 7–11 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 32 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3–29 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 32 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 6–26 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 23 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 8–15 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 25 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 12–13 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 34 | 9.0 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 13–21 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 2–4 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 14 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 6–8 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1–1 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Rick Adelman's career stats?
Rick Adelman has averaged 7.7 PPG, 2.4 RPG, 3.5 APG over 7 seasons (1968-69–1974-75).
How tall is Rick Adelman?
Rick Adelman is 6-1 (175 lb).
When was Rick Adelman drafted?
Rick Adelman was drafted in 1968, round 7, pick 79.