Lester Conner
SG · Los Angeles Lakers
Seasons 1982-83–1994-95 · 12 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1959
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Player info
| Nickname | The Molester |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #15 (also #32, #7, #12) |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 180 lb |
| Born | 1959-09-17 |
| College | Oregon State |
| Drafted | 1982 · Round 1, Pick 14 · Golden State Warriors |
| Seasons | 1982-83–1994-95 (12) |
Career averages
6.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 3.9 APG · 687 games · .453 FG% · .202 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | GSW | 23 | 75 | 18.9 | .479 | 0.000 | .699 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 14.0 | .523 |
| 1983-84 | GSW | 24 | 82 | 31.4 | .493 | .167 | .718 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 15.1 | .537 |
| 1984-85 | GSW | 25 | 79 | 28.6 | .451 | .200 | .750 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 13.1 | .508 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 26 | 36 | 11.5 | .375 | .286 | .741 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 12.8 | .451 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 28 | 52 | 7.7 | .463 | 0.000 | .780 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 13.6 | .524 |
| 1988-89 | NJN | 29 | 82 | 30.9 | .457 | .351 | .788 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 10.3 | 17.2 | .531 |
| 1989-90 | NJN | 30 | 82 | 28.7 | .414 | .154 | .804 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 12.8 | .486 |
| 1990-91 | 2TM | 31 | 74 | 13.6 | .464 | 0.000 | .723 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 13.3 | .523 |
| NJN | 31 | 35 | 14.0 | .523 | 0.000 | .690 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 13.0 | .560 | |
| MIL | 31 | 39 | 13.3 | .396 | 0.000 | .750 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 13.5 | .484 | |
| 1991-92 | MIL | 32 | 81 | 17.5 | .431 | 0.000 | .704 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 13.3 | .496 |
| 1992-93 | LAC | 33 | 31 | 13.6 | .452 | — | .947 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 11.3 | .526 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 34 | 11 | 15.4 | .368 | 0.000 | .500 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 12.0 | .381 |
| 1994-95 | LAL | 35 | 2 | 2.5 | — | — | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 1.136 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | GSW | 75 | 10 | 1,416 | 145 | 303 | .479 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 113 | 221 | 253 | 116 | 7 | 99 | 369 |
| 1983-84 | GSW | 82 | 82 | 2,573 | 360 | 730 | .493 | 1 | 6 | 186 | 259 | 305 | 401 | 162 | 12 | 143 | 907 |
| 1984-85 | GSW | 79 | 49 | 2,258 | 246 | 546 | .451 | 4 | 20 | 144 | 192 | 246 | 369 | 161 | 13 | 138 | 640 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 36 | 0 | 413 | 51 | 136 | .375 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 54 | 62 | 43 | 24 | 1 | 15 | 144 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 52 | 3 | 399 | 50 | 108 | .463 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 41 | 38 | 59 | 38 | 1 | 33 | 132 |
| 1988-89 | NJN | 82 | 63 | 2,532 | 309 | 676 | .457 | 13 | 37 | 212 | 269 | 355 | 604 | 181 | 5 | 181 | 843 |
| 1989-90 | NJN | 82 | 61 | 2,355 | 237 | 573 | .414 | 2 | 13 | 172 | 214 | 265 | 385 | 172 | 8 | 138 | 648 |
| 1990-91 | 2TM | 74 | 4 | 1,008 | 96 | 207 | .464 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 94 | 112 | 165 | 85 | 2 | 58 | 260 |
| NJN | 35 | 2 | 489 | 58 | 111 | .523 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 42 | 57 | 58 | 37 | 1 | 27 | 145 | |
| MIL | 39 | 2 | 519 | 38 | 96 | .396 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 52 | 55 | 107 | 48 | 1 | 31 | 115 | |
| 1991-92 | MIL | 81 | 9 | 1,420 | 103 | 239 | .431 | 0 | 7 | 81 | 115 | 184 | 294 | 97 | 10 | 79 | 287 |
| 1992-93 | LAC | 31 | 0 | 422 | 28 | 62 | .452 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 49 | 65 | 34 | 4 | 21 | 74 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 11 | 0 | 169 | 14 | 38 | .368 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 31 |
| 1994-95 | LAL | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 687 | — | — | 1,639 | 3,618 | .453 | 22 | 109 | 1037 | 1378 | 1861 | 2669 | 1085 | 64 | 914 | 4,337 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | GSW | 75 | 18.9 | 3.7 | 7.7 | .479 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 9.4 |
| 1983-84 | GSW | 82 | 31.4 | 5.0 | 10.2 | .493 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 12.7 |
| 1984-85 | GSW | 79 | 28.6 | 3.9 | 8.7 | .451 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 10.2 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 36 | 11.5 | 4.4 | 11.9 | .375 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 12.6 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 52 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 9.7 | .463 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 11.9 |
| 1988-89 | NJN | 82 | 30.9 | 4.4 | 9.6 | .457 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 12.0 |
| 1989-90 | NJN | 82 | 28.7 | 3.6 | 8.8 | .414 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 9.9 |
| 1990-91 | 2TM | 74 | 13.6 | 3.4 | 7.4 | .464 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 9.3 |
| NJN | 35 | 14.0 | 4.3 | 8.2 | .523 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 10.7 | |
| MIL | 39 | 13.3 | 2.6 | 6.7 | .396 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 8.0 | |
| 1991-92 | MIL | 81 | 17.5 | 2.6 | 6.1 | .431 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 7.3 |
| 1992-93 | LAC | 31 | 13.6 | 2.4 | 5.3 | .452 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 6.3 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 11 | 15.4 | 3.0 | 8.1 | .368 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 6.6 |
| 1994-95 | LAL | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | GSW | 75 | 1,416 | 14.0 | .523 | 12.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | .092 | -0.7 | +2.2 | +1.5 | +1.3 |
| 1983-84 | GSW | 82 | 2,573 | 15.1 | .537 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 5.9 | .110 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +2.3 |
| 1984-85 | GSW | 79 | 2,258 | 13.1 | .508 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | .060 | -0.7 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +1.3 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 36 | 413 | 12.8 | .451 | 16.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .061 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -1.5 | +0.0 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 52 | 399 | 13.6 | .524 | 16.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .090 | -1.5 | +3.1 | +1.6 | +0.4 |
| 1988-89 | NJN | 82 | 2,532 | 17.2 | .531 | 15.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 6.2 | .118 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +2.3 | +2.7 |
| 1989-90 | NJN | 82 | 2,355 | 12.8 | .486 | 13.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | .075 | -2.2 | +1.7 | -0.5 | +0.9 |
| 1990-91 | 2TM | 74 | 1,008 | 13.3 | .523 | 12.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .102 | -2.0 | +3.0 | +1.0 | +0.8 |
| NJN | 35 | 489 | 13.0 | .560 | 12.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .103 | -2.4 | +3.2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | |
| MIL | 39 | 519 | 13.5 | .484 | 12.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .101 | -1.7 | +2.9 | +1.2 | +0.4 | |
| 1991-92 | MIL | 81 | 1,420 | 13.3 | .496 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 | .091 | -0.5 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +1.2 |
| 1992-93 | LAC | 31 | 422 | 11.3 | .526 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .096 | -2.1 | +3.4 | +1.3 | +0.3 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 11 | 169 | 12.0 | .381 | 12.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .075 | -2.3 | +2.7 | +0.3 | +0.1 |
| 1994-95 | LAL | 2 | 5 | 18.0 | 1.136 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .440 | -8.0 | +12.1 | +4.1 | +0.0 |
| Career | 687 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.4 | — | — | — | — | +11.3 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-88 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 1.136 |
| 1990-91 | 1 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.000 | — | .694 |
| 1992-93 | 5 | 12.8 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .750 | 1.000 | .815 |
| 1993-94 | 6 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .400 | — | .510 |
| Career | 13 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .667 | 1.000 | .735 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 349 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 188–161 |
| Away | 336 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 72–264 |
| In wins | 260 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 260–0 |
| In losses | 425 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 0–425 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 27 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 10–17 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 26 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6–20 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 14 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4–10 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 11–8 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 26 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 6–20 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 25 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 9–16 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 29 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 10–19 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 27 | 8.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 10–17 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 27 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 7–20 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 16 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 8–8 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 27 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 8–19 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 23 | 8.9 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 9–14 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 33 | 6.9 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 15–18 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 11–22 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 18 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 10–8 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 19 | 5.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4–15 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 8 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 6–2 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 24 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 8–16 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 12 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 7–5 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 12–18 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 32 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 11–21 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 37 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 11–26 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 29 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 15–14 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 32 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 11–21 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 32 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 11–21 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $900,000 |
| 1991-92 | $900,000 |
| 1992-93 | $890,000 |
| 1993-94 | $25,000 |
| Career earnings | $2,715,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Lester Conner play for?
Lester Conner plays SG for the Los Angeles Lakers.
What are Lester Conner's career stats?
Lester Conner has averaged 6.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 3.9 APG over 12 seasons (1982-83–1994-95).
How much does Lester Conner make?
Lester Conner's salary is $25,000 for the 1993-94 season, with career earnings of about $2.7M.
How tall is Lester Conner?
Lester Conner is 6-4 (180 lb).
When was Lester Conner drafted?
Lester Conner was drafted in 1982, round 1, pick 14, by the Golden State Warriors.