Greg Ballard
SF · SEA
Seasons 1977-78–1988-89 · 11 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1955
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Player info
| Nickname | Billards |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #42 (also #4, #5) |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1955-01-29 |
| College | Oregon |
| Drafted | 1977 · Round 1, Pick 4 · WSB |
| Seasons | 1977-78–1988-89 (11) |
Career averages
12.4 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.2 APG · 802 games · .472 FG% · .338 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | WSB | 23 | 76 | 12.3 | .425 | — | .772 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 14.1 | .484 |
| 1978-79 | WSB | 24 | 82 | 18.9 | .465 | — | .692 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 14.9 | .503 |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 25 | 82 | 29.7 | .495 | .340 | .753 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 18.1 | .532 |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 26 | 82 | 31.8 | .463 | .219 | .847 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 16.7 | .500 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 27 | 79 | 37.3 | .475 | .409 | .830 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 18.8 | 17.9 | .519 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 28 | 78 | 36.4 | .473 | .351 | .781 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 18.0 | 16.8 | .509 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 29 | 82 | 32.9 | .481 | .133 | .798 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 14.5 | 15.3 | .515 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 30 | 82 | 32.5 | .480 | .304 | .795 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 13.1 | 14.3 | .513 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 31 | 75 | 23.9 | .477 | .486 | .802 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 13.4 | .529 |
| 1986-87 | GSW | 32 | 82 | 19.3 | .440 | .375 | .747 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 11.5 | .479 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 34 | 2 | 7.5 | .125 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.1 | .307 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | WSB | 76 | — | 936 | 142 | 334 | .425 | — | — | 88 | 114 | 266 | 62 | 30 | 13 | 64 | 372 |
| 1978-79 | WSB | 82 | — | 1,552 | 260 | 559 | .465 | — | — | 119 | 172 | 450 | 116 | 58 | 30 | 97 | 639 |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 82 | — | 2,438 | 545 | 1,101 | .495 | 16 | 47 | 171 | 227 | 638 | 159 | 90 | 36 | 133 | 1,277 |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 82 | — | 2,610 | 549 | 1,186 | .463 | 7 | 32 | 166 | 196 | 580 | 195 | 118 | 39 | 117 | 1,271 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 79 | 79 | 2,946 | 621 | 1,307 | .475 | 9 | 22 | 235 | 283 | 633 | 250 | 137 | 22 | 119 | 1,486 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 78 | 78 | 2,840 | 603 | 1,274 | .473 | 13 | 37 | 182 | 233 | 508 | 262 | 135 | 25 | 157 | 1,401 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 82 | 82 | 2,701 | 510 | 1,061 | .481 | 2 | 15 | 166 | 208 | 488 | 290 | 94 | 35 | 142 | 1,188 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 82 | 77 | 2,664 | 469 | 978 | .480 | 14 | 46 | 120 | 151 | 531 | 208 | 100 | 33 | 106 | 1,072 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 75 | 14 | 1,792 | 272 | 570 | .477 | 17 | 35 | 101 | 126 | 417 | 83 | 65 | 8 | 54 | 662 |
| 1986-87 | GSW | 82 | 7 | 1,579 | 248 | 564 | .440 | 15 | 40 | 68 | 91 | 340 | 108 | 50 | 15 | 70 | 579 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 802 | — | — | 4,220 | 8,942 | .472 | 93 | 275 | 1420 | 1805 | 4858 | 1733 | 877 | 256 | 1059 | 9,953 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | WSB | 76 | 12.3 | 5.5 | 12.8 | .425 | — | — | 3.4 | 4.4 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 14.3 |
| 1978-79 | WSB | 82 | 18.9 | 6.0 | 13.0 | .465 | — | — | 2.8 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 14.8 |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 82 | 29.7 | 8.0 | 16.3 | .495 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 18.9 |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 82 | 31.8 | 7.6 | 16.4 | .463 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 17.5 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 79 | 37.3 | 7.6 | 16.0 | .475 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 18.2 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 78 | 36.4 | 7.6 | 16.1 | .473 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 82 | 32.9 | 6.8 | 14.1 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 15.8 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 82 | 32.5 | 6.3 | 13.2 | .480 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 14.5 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 75 | 23.9 | 5.5 | 11.5 | .477 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 13.3 |
| 1986-87 | GSW | 82 | 19.3 | 5.7 | 12.9 | .440 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 13.2 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 2 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 19.2 | .125 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 16.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | WSB | 76 | 936 | 14.1 | .484 | 18.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .104 | +0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | +0.5 |
| 1978-79 | WSB | 82 | 1,552 | 14.9 | .503 | 18.0 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 | .120 | +0.0 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.1 |
| 1979-80 | WSB | 82 | 2,438 | 18.1 | .532 | 21.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 6.9 | .136 | +1.9 | +0.1 | +2.0 | +2.5 |
| 1980-81 | WSB | 82 | 2,610 | 16.7 | .500 | 21.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 6.9 | .127 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +2.2 | +2.8 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 79 | 2,946 | 17.9 | .519 | 22.0 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 9.4 | .154 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +3.2 | +3.9 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 78 | 2,840 | 16.8 | .509 | 22.4 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 7.9 | .133 | +0.8 | +1.7 | +2.5 | +3.2 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 82 | 2,701 | 15.3 | .515 | 20.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.6 | .099 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +2.1 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 82 | 2,664 | 14.3 | .513 | 18.0 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 6.0 | .109 | -0.3 | +0.9 | +0.6 | +1.7 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 75 | 1,792 | 13.4 | .529 | 14.9 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | .097 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -1.0 | +0.4 |
| 1986-87 | GSW | 82 | 1,579 | 11.5 | .479 | 17.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .052 | -1.6 | -0.5 | -2.1 | -0.1 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 2 | 15 | 7.1 | .307 | 25.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .021 | -6.6 | -4.2 | -10.8 | +0.0 |
| Career | 802 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53.9 | — | — | — | — | +18.1 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 19 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .333 | — | .457 |
| 1978-79 | 19 | 16.4 | 7.3 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .525 | — | .575 |
| 1979-80 | 2 | 36.5 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .321 | — | .354 |
| 1981-82 | 7 | 38.3 | 13.3 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | .360 | — | .419 |
| 1983-84 | 4 | 42.0 | 16.5 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.8 | .458 | 0.000 | .510 |
| 1984-85 | 4 | 16.2 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .458 | 0.000 | .536 |
| 1986-87 | 10 | 17.9 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .542 | .400 | .593 |
| Career | 65 | 20.1 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .433 | .308 | .496 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 398 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 256–142 |
| Away | 404 | 13.0 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 144–260 |
| In wins | 400 | 12.7 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 400–0 |
| In losses | 402 | 12.1 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0–402 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 47 | 13.9 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 25–22 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 47 | 14.2 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 15–32 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 48 | 11.9 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 23–25 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 41 | 12.7 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 24–17 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 46 | 12.9 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 25–21 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 20 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 9–11 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 28 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 13–15 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 46 | 13.6 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 28–18 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 20 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 9–11 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 33 | 11.8 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 19–14 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 45 | 13.2 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 26–19 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 27 | 12.2 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 23–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 30 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 13–17 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 39 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 12–27 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 47 | 14.4 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 27–20 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 45 | 13.5 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 14–31 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 33 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 13–20 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 30 | 13.2 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 13–17 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 29 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 12–17 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 10.4 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 19–16 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 28 | 11.8 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 20–8 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Greg Ballard's career stats?
Greg Ballard has averaged 12.4 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 2.2 APG over 11 seasons (1977-78–1988-89).
How tall is Greg Ballard?
Greg Ballard is 6-7 (215 lb).
When was Greg Ballard drafted?
Greg Ballard was drafted in 1977, round 1, pick 4.