Mike Gale
Seasons 1971-72–1981-82 · 11 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1950
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Player info
| Nickname | Flipper, Philly Dog, Sugar |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #12 (also #32, #11) |
| Team | Golden State Warriors |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Born | 1950-07-18 |
| College | Elizabeth City State |
| Drafted | 1971 · Round 3, Pick 47 · Chicago Bulls |
| Seasons | 1971-72–1981-82 (11) |
Career averages
7.4 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 3.7 APG · 842 games · .464 FG% · .187 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | KEN | 21 | 78 | 21.8 | .450 | 0.000 | .679 | 3.5 | 2.6 | — | — | 6.4 | 9.1 | .489 |
| 1972-73 | KEN | 22 | 81 | 22.9 | .471 | .167 | .699 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 13.9 | .511 |
| 1973-74 | 2TM | 23 | 80 | 31.2 | .436 | .118 | .750 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 9.2 | 12.4 | .470 |
| KEN | 23 | 48 | 33.1 | .441 | .182 | .731 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.9 | .478 | |
| NYA | 23 | 32 | 28.3 | .429 | 0.000 | .806 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 13.4 | .456 | |
| 1974-75 | NYA | 24 | 72 | 22.6 | .463 | .304 | .791 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 12.7 | .503 |
| 1975-76 | SAA | 25 | 78 | 22.8 | .455 | .176 | .800 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 11.2 | .487 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 26 | 82 | 31.7 | .468 | — | .820 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 13.9 | .509 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 27 | 70 | 29.9 | .473 | — | .870 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 13.3 | .510 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 28 | 82 | 25.9 | .464 | — | .843 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 12.3 | .500 |
| 1979-80 | SAS | 29 | 67 | 22.0 | .454 | .154 | .808 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 13.3 | .513 |
| 1980-81 | 2TM | 30 | 77 | 14.4 | .508 | .286 | .809 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 13.7 | .547 |
| SAS | 30 | 35 | 18.2 | .524 | .333 | .731 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 13.4 | .547 | |
| POR | 30 | 42 | 11.3 | .490 | .250 | .857 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 13.9 | .547 | |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 31 | 75 | 23.9 | .496 | 0.000 | .785 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 10.9 | .524 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | KEN | 78 | — | 1,701 | 201 | 447 | .450 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 140 | 271 | 200 | — | — | 113 | 497 |
| 1972-73 | KEN | 81 | — | 1,854 | 218 | 463 | .471 | 1 | 6 | 100 | 143 | 241 | 248 | 131 | 44 | 108 | 537 |
| 1973-74 | 2TM | 80 | — | 2,495 | 314 | 720 | .436 | 2 | 17 | 105 | 140 | 368 | 324 | 167 | 81 | 178 | 735 |
| KEN | 48 | — | 1,591 | 200 | 454 | .441 | 2 | 11 | 76 | 104 | 216 | 200 | 107 | 47 | 125 | 478 | |
| NYA | 32 | — | 904 | 114 | 266 | .429 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 36 | 152 | 124 | 60 | 34 | 53 | 257 | |
| 1974-75 | NYA | 72 | — | 1,624 | 228 | 492 | .463 | 7 | 23 | 72 | 91 | 236 | 165 | 88 | 47 | 111 | 535 |
| 1975-76 | SAA | 78 | — | 1,782 | 230 | 506 | .455 | 3 | 17 | 64 | 80 | 207 | 244 | 123 | 40 | 143 | 527 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 82 | — | 2,598 | 353 | 754 | .468 | — | — | 137 | 167 | 273 | 473 | 191 | 50 | — | 843 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 70 | — | 2,091 | 275 | 581 | .473 | — | — | 87 | 100 | 223 | 376 | 159 | 25 | 176 | 637 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 82 | — | 2,121 | 284 | 612 | .464 | — | — | 91 | 108 | 186 | 374 | 152 | 40 | 153 | 659 |
| 1979-80 | SAS | 67 | — | 1,474 | 171 | 377 | .454 | 2 | 13 | 97 | 120 | 152 | 312 | 123 | 13 | 115 | 441 |
| 1980-81 | 2TM | 77 | — | 1,112 | 157 | 309 | .508 | 2 | 7 | 55 | 68 | 99 | 169 | 94 | 7 | 77 | 371 |
| SAS | 35 | — | 636 | 86 | 164 | .524 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 52 | 99 | 55 | 2 | 39 | 192 | |
| POR | 42 | — | 476 | 71 | 145 | .490 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 42 | 47 | 70 | 39 | 5 | 38 | 179 | |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 75 | 70 | 1,793 | 185 | 373 | .496 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 65 | 189 | 261 | 121 | 28 | 126 | 421 |
| Career | 842 | — | — | 2,616 | 5,634 | .464 | 17 | 91 | 954 | 1222 | 2445 | 3146 | 1349 | 375 | 1300 | 6,203 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | KEN | 78 | 21.8 | 4.3 | 9.5 | .450 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 4.2 | — | — | 2.4 | 10.5 |
| 1972-73 | KEN | 81 | 22.9 | 4.2 | 9.0 | .471 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 10.4 |
| 1973-74 | 2TM | 80 | 31.2 | 4.5 | 10.4 | .436 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 10.6 |
| KEN | 48 | 33.1 | 4.5 | 10.3 | .441 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 10.8 | |
| NYA | 32 | 28.2 | 4.5 | 10.6 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 10.2 | |
| 1974-75 | NYA | 72 | 22.6 | 5.1 | 10.9 | .463 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 11.9 |
| 1975-76 | SAA | 78 | 22.8 | 4.6 | 10.2 | .455 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 10.6 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 82 | 31.7 | 4.9 | 10.4 | .468 | — | — | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | — | 11.7 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 70 | 29.9 | 4.7 | 10.0 | .473 | — | — | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 82 | 25.9 | 4.8 | 10.4 | .464 | — | — | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 11.2 |
| 1979-80 | SAS | 67 | 22.0 | 4.2 | 9.2 | .454 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 10.8 |
| 1980-81 | 2TM | 77 | 14.4 | 5.1 | 10.0 | .508 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 12.0 |
| SAS | 35 | 18.2 | 4.9 | 9.3 | .524 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 10.9 | |
| POR | 42 | 11.3 | 5.4 | 11.0 | .490 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 13.5 | |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 75 | 23.9 | 3.7 | 7.5 | .496 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | KEN | 78 | 1,701 | 9.1 | .489 | 14.1 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .073 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | KEN | 81 | 1,854 | 13.9 | .511 | 13.3 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .100 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | 2TM | 80 | 2,495 | 12.4 | .470 | 14.9 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | .090 | -1.5 | +3.2 | +1.7 | +2.4 |
| KEN | 48 | 1,591 | 11.9 | .478 | 15.2 | -0.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | .079 | -2.1 | +3.2 | +1.2 | +1.3 | |
| NYA | 32 | 904 | 13.4 | .456 | 14.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .110 | -0.4 | +3.2 | +2.7 | +1.1 | |
| 1974-75 | NYA | 72 | 1,624 | 12.7 | .503 | 15.8 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .100 | -0.6 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +1.2 |
| 1975-76 | SAA | 78 | 1,782 | 11.2 | .487 | 14.8 | -0.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | .053 | -1.7 | +1.7 | -0.1 | +0.9 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 82 | 2,598 | 13.9 | .509 | — | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.0 | .075 | -0.4 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +1.8 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 70 | 2,091 | 13.3 | .510 | 14.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | .076 | -0.7 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +1.3 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 82 | 2,121 | 12.3 | .500 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | .082 | -1.1 | +1.6 | +0.6 | +1.4 |
| 1979-80 | SAS | 67 | 1,474 | 13.3 | .513 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | .073 | -0.9 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +1.0 |
| 1980-81 | 2TM | 77 | 1,112 | 13.7 | .547 | 14.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | .105 | -1.5 | +2.3 | +0.8 | +0.8 |
| SAS | 35 | 636 | 13.4 | .547 | 13.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .107 | -1.4 | +2.4 | +1.0 | +0.5 | |
| POR | 42 | 476 | 13.9 | .547 | 16.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .102 | -1.8 | +2.3 | +0.5 | +0.3 | |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 75 | 1,793 | 10.9 | .524 | 11.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | .063 | -2.0 | +2.3 | +0.4 | +1.1 |
| Career | 842 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34.5 | — | — | — | — | +11.9 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | 2 | 33.5 | 11.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .391 | — | .422 |
| 1977-78 | 6 | 33.5 | 8.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | .446 | — | .450 |
| 1978-79 | 14 | 21.6 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .437 | — | .491 |
| 1979-80 | 3 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | .400 | .250 | .455 |
| 1980-81 | 3 | 17.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | .250 | — | .250 |
| Career | 28 | 24.6 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | .416 | .250 | .451 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 222 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 160–62 |
| Away | 231 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 101–130 |
| In wins | 261 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 261–0 |
| In losses | 192 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0–192 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 19 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 7–12 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 20 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 4.8 | 10–10 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 19 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 13–6 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 16 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 12–4 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 20 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 13–7 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 9 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 8–1 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 19 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 10–9 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 20 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 14–6 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 19 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 11–8 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 25 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 11–14 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 22 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 13–9 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 15–2 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 23 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 10–13 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 17 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 9–8 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 19 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 11–8 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 19 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 8–11 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 24 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 12–12 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 20 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 9–11 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 23 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 18–5 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 8 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 4–4 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 24 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 15–9 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Mike Gale play for?
Mike Gale plays PG for the Golden State Warriors.
What are Mike Gale's career stats?
Mike Gale has averaged 7.4 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 3.7 APG over 11 seasons (1971-72–1981-82).
How tall is Mike Gale?
Mike Gale is 6-4 (185 lb).
When was Mike Gale drafted?
Mike Gale was drafted in 1971, round 3, pick 47, by the Chicago Bulls.