Tom Burleson
C · Atlanta Hawks
Seasons 1974-75–1980-81 · 7 on record · Ht 7-2 · b. 1952
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Player info
| Nickname | Newland Needle |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #16 |
| Team | Atlanta Hawks |
| Height | 7-2 |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Born | 1952-02-24 |
| College | NC State |
| Drafted | 1974 · Round 1, Pick 3 · SEA |
| Seasons | 1974-75–1980-81 (7) |
Career averages
9.4 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.3 APG · 446 games · .445 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | SEA | 22 | 82 | 23.0 | .417 | — | .687 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 10.1 | 16.1 | .465 |
| 1975-76 | SEA | 23 | 82 | 32.3 | .481 | — | .750 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 15.6 | 17.8 | .533 |
| 1976-77 | SEA | 24 | 82 | 22.0 | .442 | — | .731 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 9.7 | 16.3 | .507 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 25 | 76 | 20.1 | .434 | — | .794 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 16.5 | .515 |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 26 | 56 | 16.6 | .459 | — | .716 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 15.3 | .522 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 27 | 37 | 7.4 | .346 | 0.000 | .575 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 7.8 | .391 |
| 1980-81 | ATL | 28 | 31 | 11.7 | .414 | — | .488 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 8.5 | .436 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | SEA | 82 | — | 1,888 | 322 | 772 | .417 | — | — | 182 | 265 | 572 | 115 | 64 | 153 | — | 826 |
| 1975-76 | SEA | 82 | 82 | 2,647 | 496 | 1,032 | .481 | — | — | 291 | 388 | 742 | 180 | 70 | 150 | — | 1,283 |
| 1976-77 | SEA | 82 | 82 | 1,803 | 288 | 652 | .442 | — | — | 220 | 301 | 551 | 93 | 74 | 117 | — | 796 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 76 | — | 1,525 | 228 | 525 | .434 | — | — | 197 | 248 | 482 | 131 | 62 | 81 | 123 | 653 |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 56 | — | 927 | 157 | 342 | .459 | — | — | 121 | 169 | 281 | 50 | 26 | 58 | 64 | 435 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 37 | — | 272 | 36 | 104 | .346 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 40 | 72 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 95 |
| 1980-81 | ATL | 31 | — | 363 | 41 | 99 | .414 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 41 | 94 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 102 |
| Career | 446 | — | — | 1,568 | 3,526 | .445 | 0 | 3 | 1054 | 1452 | 2794 | 601 | 312 | 591 | 236 | 4,190 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | SEA | 82 | 23.0 | 6.1 | 14.7 | .417 | — | — | 3.5 | 5.1 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.9 | — | 15.8 |
| 1975-76 | SEA | 82 | 32.3 | 6.7 | 14.0 | .481 | — | — | 4.0 | 5.3 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | — | 17.4 |
| 1976-77 | SEA | 82 | 22.0 | 5.8 | 13.0 | .442 | — | — | 4.4 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | — | 15.9 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 76 | 20.1 | 5.4 | 12.4 | .434 | — | — | 4.7 | 5.9 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 15.4 |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 56 | 16.6 | 6.1 | 13.3 | .459 | — | — | 4.7 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 16.9 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 37 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 13.8 | .346 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 12.6 |
| 1980-81 | ATL | 31 | 11.7 | 4.1 | 9.8 | .414 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 10.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | SEA | 82 | 1,888 | 16.1 | .465 | — | 0.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | .083 | -1.2 | +0.9 | -0.3 | +0.8 |
| 1975-76 | SEA | 82 | 2,647 | 17.8 | .533 | — | 5.0 | 3.2 | 8.2 | .148 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +1.6 | +2.4 |
| 1976-77 | SEA | 82 | 1,803 | 16.3 | .507 | — | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | .117 | -1.0 | +0.9 | +0.0 | +0.9 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 76 | 1,525 | 16.5 | .515 | 18.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 4.3 | .134 | -0.1 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +1.1 |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 56 | 927 | 15.3 | .522 | 19.9 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .140 | -1.4 | +1.0 | -0.4 | +0.4 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 37 | 272 | 7.8 | .391 | 21.5 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -.012 | -5.7 | +0.4 | -5.3 | -0.2 |
| 1980-81 | ATL | 31 | 363 | 8.5 | .436 | 16.1 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .021 | -4.4 | -0.6 | -4.9 | -0.3 |
| Career | 446 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.0 | — | — | — | — | +5.1 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 9 | 40.4 | 20.7 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 | .513 | — | .548 |
| 1975-76 | 6 | 34.7 | 20.8 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .600 | — | .656 |
| Career | 15 | 38.1 | 20.7 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | .542 | — | .587 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 220 | 9.8 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 144–76 |
| Away | 226 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 81–145 |
| In wins | 225 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 225–0 |
| In losses | 221 | 8.4 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0–221 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 18 | 11.7 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 10–8 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 23 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 13–10 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 14 | 9.0 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 8–6 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 26 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 14–12 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 24 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 10–14 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 16 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 8–8 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 23 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 13–10 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 25 | 11.9 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 13–12 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 20 | 10.5 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 10–10 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 11 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 6–5 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 3–2 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 29 | 12.6 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 14–15 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 25 | 9.2 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 12–13 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 20 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 12–8 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 19 | 10.4 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 8–11 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 27 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 8–19 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 26 | 10.3 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 12–14 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 13 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 9–4 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 12 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 4–8 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 22 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 16–6 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Tom Burleson play for?
Tom Burleson plays C for the Atlanta Hawks.
What are Tom Burleson's career stats?
Tom Burleson has averaged 9.4 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.3 APG over 7 seasons (1974-75–1980-81).
How tall is Tom Burleson?
Tom Burleson is 7-2 (225 lb).
When was Tom Burleson drafted?
Tom Burleson was drafted in 1974, round 1, pick 3.