World B. Free
SG · Houston Rockets
Seasons 1975-76–1987-88 · 13 on record · Ht 6-3 · b. 1953
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Player info
| Nickname | World |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #21 (also #24, #12) |
| Team | Houston Rockets |
| Height | 6-3 |
| Weight | 190 lb |
| Born | 1953-12-09 |
| College | Guilford |
| Drafted | 1975 · Round 2, Pick 23 · Philadelphia 76ers |
| Seasons | 1975-76–1987-88 (13) |
Career averages
20.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 3.7 APG · 886 games · .456 FG% · .337 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | PHI | 22 | 71 | 15.8 | .448 | — | .602 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 8.3 | 14.8 | .480 |
| 1976-77 | PHI | 23 | 78 | 28.9 | .457 | — | .720 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 16.3 | 16.2 | .517 |
| 1977-78 | PHI | 24 | 76 | 27.0 | .455 | — | .731 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 15.7 | 17.4 | .539 |
| 1978-79 | SDC | 25 | 78 | 37.9 | .481 | — | .756 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 28.8 | 22.1 | .552 |
| 1979-80 | SDC | 26 | 68 | 38.0 | .474 | .360 | .753 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 30.2 | 22.7 | .544 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 27 | 65 | 36.5 | .446 | .161 | .814 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 24.1 | 19.5 | .542 |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 28 | 78 | 35.8 | .448 | .179 | .740 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 22.9 | 18.2 | .515 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 29 | 73 | 36.1 | .456 | .333 | .738 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 23.9 | 18.4 | .519 |
| GSW | 29 | 19 | 36.8 | .451 | 0.000 | .711 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 22.8 | 15.9 | .505 | |
| CLE | 29 | 54 | 35.9 | .458 | .357 | .747 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 24.2 | 19.3 | .524 | |
| 1983-84 | CLE | 30 | 75 | 31.7 | .445 | .319 | .784 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 22.3 | 18.8 | .512 |
| 1984-85 | CLE | 31 | 71 | 31.7 | .459 | .368 | .749 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 22.5 | 19.7 | .529 |
| 1985-86 | CLE | 32 | 75 | 33.8 | .455 | .420 | .780 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 23.4 | 19.0 | .533 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 33 | 20 | 14.3 | .317 | .222 | .766 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 7.1 | .404 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 34 | 58 | 11.8 | .409 | .229 | .800 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 11.1 | .475 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | PHI | 71 | 5 | 1,121 | 239 | 533 | .448 | — | — | 112 | 186 | 125 | 104 | 37 | 6 | — | 590 |
| 1976-77 | PHI | 78 | 37 | 2,253 | 467 | 1,022 | .457 | — | — | 334 | 464 | 237 | 266 | 75 | 25 | — | 1,268 |
| 1977-78 | PHI | 76 | 5 | 2,050 | 390 | 857 | .455 | — | — | 411 | 562 | 212 | 306 | 68 | 41 | 200 | 1,191 |
| 1978-79 | SDC | 78 | — | 2,954 | 795 | 1,653 | .481 | — | — | 654 | 865 | 301 | 340 | 111 | 35 | 297 | 2,244 |
| 1979-80 | SDC | 68 | — | 2,585 | 737 | 1,556 | .474 | 9 | 25 | 572 | 760 | 238 | 283 | 81 | 32 | 228 | 2,055 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 65 | — | 2,370 | 516 | 1,157 | .446 | 5 | 31 | 528 | 649 | 159 | 361 | 85 | 11 | 195 | 1,565 |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 78 | 78 | 2,796 | 650 | 1,452 | .448 | 10 | 56 | 479 | 647 | 248 | 419 | 71 | 8 | 208 | 1,789 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 73 | 69 | 2,638 | 649 | 1,423 | .456 | 15 | 45 | 430 | 583 | 201 | 290 | 97 | 15 | 209 | 1,743 |
| GSW | 19 | 18 | 700 | 164 | 364 | .451 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 149 | 44 | 89 | 15 | 3 | 50 | 434 | |
| CLE | 54 | 51 | 1,938 | 485 | 1,059 | .458 | 15 | 42 | 324 | 434 | 157 | 201 | 82 | 12 | 159 | 1,309 | |
| 1983-84 | CLE | 75 | 71 | 2,375 | 626 | 1,407 | .445 | 22 | 69 | 395 | 504 | 217 | 226 | 94 | 8 | 154 | 1,669 |
| 1984-85 | CLE | 71 | 50 | 2,249 | 609 | 1,328 | .459 | 71 | 193 | 308 | 411 | 211 | 320 | 75 | 16 | 139 | 1,597 |
| 1985-86 | CLE | 75 | 75 | 2,535 | 652 | 1,433 | .455 | 71 | 169 | 379 | 486 | 218 | 314 | 91 | 19 | 172 | 1,754 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 20 | 2 | 285 | 39 | 123 | .317 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 47 | 19 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 116 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 58 | 0 | 682 | 143 | 350 | .409 | 8 | 35 | 80 | 100 | 44 | 60 | 20 | 3 | 49 | 374 |
| Career | 886 | — | — | 6,512 | 14,294 | .456 | 213 | 632 | 4718 | 6264 | 2430 | 3319 | 910 | 223 | 1869 | 17,955 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | PHI | 71 | 15.8 | 7.7 | 17.1 | .448 | — | — | 3.6 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | — | 18.9 |
| 1976-77 | PHI | 78 | 28.9 | 7.5 | 16.3 | .457 | — | — | 5.3 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | — | 20.3 |
| 1977-78 | PHI | 76 | 27.0 | 6.8 | 15.0 | .455 | — | — | 7.2 | 9.9 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 20.9 |
| 1978-79 | SDC | 78 | 37.9 | 9.7 | 20.1 | .481 | — | — | 8.0 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 27.3 |
| 1979-80 | SDC | 68 | 38.0 | 10.3 | 21.7 | .474 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 28.6 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 65 | 36.5 | 7.8 | 17.6 | .446 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 23.8 |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 78 | 35.8 | 8.4 | 18.7 | .448 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 23.0 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 73 | 36.1 | 8.9 | 19.4 | .456 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 23.8 |
| GSW | 19 | 36.8 | 8.4 | 18.7 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 22.3 | |
| CLE | 54 | 35.9 | 9.0 | 19.7 | .458 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 24.3 | |
| 1983-84 | CLE | 75 | 31.7 | 9.5 | 21.3 | .445 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 25.3 |
| 1984-85 | CLE | 71 | 31.7 | 9.7 | 21.3 | .459 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 25.6 |
| 1985-86 | CLE | 75 | 33.8 | 9.3 | 20.4 | .455 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 24.9 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 20 | 14.2 | 4.9 | 15.5 | .317 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 14.7 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 58 | 11.8 | 7.5 | 18.5 | .409 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 19.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | PHI | 71 | 1,121 | 14.8 | .480 | — | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .064 | +0.0 | -1.4 | -1.4 | +0.2 |
| 1976-77 | PHI | 78 | 2,253 | 16.2 | .517 | — | 2.9 | 1.8 | 4.6 | .099 | +0.3 | -1.2 | -0.9 | +0.7 |
| 1977-78 | PHI | 76 | 2,050 | 17.4 | .539 | 24.1 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 6.0 | .140 | +2.1 | -1.0 | +1.1 | +1.6 |
| 1978-79 | SDC | 78 | 2,954 | 22.1 | .552 | 29.9 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 10.1 | .164 | +4.4 | -1.5 | +2.9 | +3.7 |
| 1979-80 | SDC | 68 | 2,585 | 22.7 | .544 | 32.7 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 8.0 | .148 | +4.9 | -1.9 | +3.1 | +3.3 |
| 1980-81 | GSW | 65 | 2,370 | 19.5 | .542 | 27.4 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 7.4 | .150 | +2.9 | -1.4 | +1.5 | +2.1 |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 78 | 2,796 | 18.2 | .515 | 28.0 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 6.9 | .118 | +2.4 | -1.9 | +0.5 | +1.8 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 73 | 2,638 | 18.4 | .519 | 29.6 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 5.7 | .104 | +2.2 | -1.2 | +1.1 | +2.0 |
| GSW | 19 | 700 | 15.9 | .505 | 26.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | .077 | +0.8 | -2.7 | -1.8 | +0.0 | |
| CLE | 54 | 1,938 | 19.3 | .524 | 30.5 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 4.6 | .113 | +2.7 | -0.6 | +2.1 | +2.0 | |
| 1983-84 | CLE | 75 | 2,375 | 18.8 | .512 | 31.3 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 5.3 | .107 | +2.3 | -0.9 | +1.4 | +2.0 |
| 1984-85 | CLE | 71 | 2,249 | 19.7 | .529 | 29.4 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 6.0 | .127 | +3.7 | -0.8 | +3.0 | +2.8 |
| 1985-86 | CLE | 75 | 2,535 | 19.0 | .533 | 29.3 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 6.1 | .115 | +3.2 | -0.9 | +2.3 | +2.8 |
| 1986-87 | PHI | 20 | 285 | 7.1 | .404 | 23.8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -.037 | -5.3 | -3.3 | -8.6 | -0.5 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 58 | 682 | 11.1 | .475 | 26.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .028 | -3.1 | -1.7 | -4.7 | -0.5 |
| Career | 886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67.8 | — | — | — | — | +22.0 |
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 | PPG | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-76 | 3 | 10.7 | .474 |
| 1976-77 | 15 | 11.9 | .439 |
| 1977-78 | 10 | 16.1 | .504 |
| 1984-85 | 4 | 26.2 | .505 |
| 1987-88 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.000 |
| Career | 34 | 14.0 | .443 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does World B. Free play for?
World B. Free plays SG for the Houston Rockets.
What are World B. Free's career stats?
World B. Free has averaged 20.3 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 3.7 APG over 13 seasons (1975-76–1987-88).
How tall is World B. Free?
World B. Free is 6-3 (190 lb).
When was World B. Free drafted?
World B. Free was drafted in 1975, round 2, pick 23, by the Philadelphia 76ers.