Artis Gilmore
C · 2TM
Seasons 1971-72–1987-88 · 17 on record · Ht 7-2 · b. 1949
★ Hall of Fame11× All-Star5× All-Defense
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Player info
| Nickname | The A-Train |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #53 |
| Height | 7-2 |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Born | 1949-09-21 |
| College | Gardner-Webb → Jacksonville University |
| Drafted | 1971 · Round 7, Pick 117 · Chicago Bulls |
| Seasons | 1971-72–1987-88 (17) |
Career averages
18.8 PPG, 12.3 RPG, 2.3 APG · 1329 games · .582 FG% · .150 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | KEN | 22 | 84 | 43.6 | .598 | — | .646 | 17.8 | 2.7 | — | 5.0 | 23.8 | 26.6 | .620 |
| 1972-73 | KEN | 23 | 84 | 41.7 | .559 | .500 | .643 | 17.6 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 20.8 | 24.5 | .589 |
| 1973-74 | KEN | 24 | 84 | 41.7 | .493 | 0.000 | .667 | 18.3 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 18.7 | 20.7 | .531 |
| 1974-75 | KEN | 25 | 84 | 41.6 | .580 | .500 | .696 | 16.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 23.6 | 22.6 | .615 |
| 1975-76 | KEN | 26 | 84 | 39.1 | .552 | — | .682 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 24.6 | 23.5 | .595 |
| 1976-77 | CHI | 27 | 82 | 35.1 | .522 | — | .660 | 13.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 18.6 | 21.6 | .566 |
| 1977-78 | CHI | 28 | 82 | 37.4 | .559 | — | .704 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 22.9 | 23.5 | .604 |
| 1978-79 | CHI | 29 | 82 | 39.8 | .575 | — | .739 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 23.7 | 22.3 | .619 |
| 1979-80 | CHI | 30 | 48 | 32.7 | .595 | — | .712 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 17.8 | 19.9 | .643 |
| 1980-81 | CHI | 31 | 82 | 34.5 | .670 | — | .705 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 17.9 | 21.7 | .699 |
| 1981-82 | CHI | 32 | 82 | 34.1 | .652 | 1.000 | .768 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 18.5 | 22.4 | .702 |
| 1982-83 | SAS | 33 | 82 | 34.1 | .626 | 0.000 | .740 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 18.0 | 21.2 | .668 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 34 | 64 | 31.8 | .631 | 0.000 | .718 | 10.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 15.3 | 18.8 | .675 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 35 | 81 | 34.0 | .623 | 0.000 | .749 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 19.1 | 20.3 | .680 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 36 | 71 | 33.7 | .618 | 0.000 | .701 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 16.7 | 17.1 | .661 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 37 | 82 | 29.3 | .597 | — | .680 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 11.4 | 14.2 | .634 |
| 1987-88 | 2TM | 38 | 71 | 12.6 | .547 | — | .523 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 8.4 | .558 |
| CHI | 38 | 24 | 15.5 | .513 | — | .514 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 6.0 | .525 | |
| BOS | 38 | 47 | 11.1 | .574 | — | .527 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 10.2 | .581 |
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 | 84 | — | 3,666 | 806 | 1,348 | .598 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 605 | 1491 | 230 | — | 422 | 335 | 2,003 |
| 1972-73 | KEN | 84 | — | 3,502 | 687 | 1,228 | .559 | 1 | 2 | 368 | 572 | 1476 | 295 | 75 | 259 | 286 | 1,743 |
| 1973-74 | KEN | 84 | — | 3,502 | 621 | 1,260 | .493 | 0 | 3 | 326 | 489 | 1538 | 329 | 57 | 287 | 319 | 1,568 |
| 1974-75 | KEN | 84 | — | 3,493 | 784 | 1,351 | .580 | 1 | 2 | 412 | 592 | 1361 | 208 | 63 | 258 | 344 | 1,981 |
| 1975-76 | KEN | 84 | — | 3,286 | 773 | 1,401 | .552 | 0 | 0 | 521 | 764 | 1303 | 211 | 58 | 205 | 295 | 2,067 |
| 1976-77 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 2,877 | 570 | 1,091 | .522 | — | — | 387 | 586 | 1070 | 199 | 44 | 203 | — | 1,527 |
| 1977-78 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 3,067 | 704 | 1,260 | .559 | — | — | 471 | 669 | 1071 | 263 | 42 | 181 | 366 | 1,879 |
| 1978-79 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 3,265 | 753 | 1,310 | .575 | — | — | 434 | 587 | 1043 | 274 | 50 | 156 | 310 | 1,940 |
| 1979-80 | CHI | 48 | — | 1,568 | 305 | 513 | .595 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 344 | 432 | 133 | 29 | 59 | 133 | 855 |
| 1980-81 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 2,832 | 547 | 816 | .670 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 532 | 828 | 172 | 47 | 198 | 236 | 1,469 |
| 1981-82 | CHI | 82 | 82 | 2,796 | 546 | 837 | .652 | 1 | 1 | 424 | 552 | 835 | 136 | 49 | 220 | 227 | 1,517 |
| 1982-83 | SAS | 82 | 82 | 2,797 | 556 | 888 | .626 | 0 | 6 | 367 | 496 | 984 | 126 | 40 | 192 | 254 | 1,479 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 64 | 59 | 2,034 | 351 | 556 | .631 | 0 | 3 | 280 | 390 | 662 | 70 | 36 | 132 | 149 | 982 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 81 | 81 | 2,756 | 532 | 854 | .623 | 0 | 2 | 484 | 646 | 846 | 131 | 40 | 173 | 241 | 1,548 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 71 | 71 | 2,395 | 423 | 684 | .618 | 0 | 1 | 338 | 482 | 600 | 102 | 39 | 108 | 186 | 1,184 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 82 | 74 | 2,405 | 346 | 580 | .597 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 356 | 579 | 150 | 39 | 95 | 178 | 934 |
| 1987-88 | 2TM | 71 | 27 | 893 | 99 | 181 | .547 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 128 | 211 | 21 | 15 | 30 | 67 | 265 |
| CHI | 24 | 23 | 372 | 41 | 80 | .513 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 37 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 101 | |
| BOS | 47 | 4 | 521 | 58 | 101 | .574 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 91 | 148 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 164 | |
| Career | 1329 | — | — | 9,403 | 16,158 | .582 | 3 | 20 | 6132 | 8790 | 16330 | 3050 | 723 | 3178 | 3926 | 24,941 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | KEN | 84 | 43.6 | 7.9 | 13.2 | .598 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 14.6 | 2.3 | — | 4.1 | 3.3 | 19.7 |
| 1972-73 | KEN | 84 | 41.7 | 7.1 | 12.6 | .559 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 15.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 17.9 |
| 1973-74 | KEN | 84 | 41.7 | 6.4 | 13.0 | .493 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 16.1 |
| 1974-75 | KEN | 84 | 41.6 | 8.1 | 13.9 | .580 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 14.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 20.4 |
| 1975-76 | KEN | 84 | 39.1 | 8.5 | 15.3 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 14.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 22.6 |
| 1976-77 | CHI | 82 | 35.1 | 7.1 | 13.7 | .522 | — | — | 4.8 | 7.3 | 13.4 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | — | 19.1 |
| 1977-78 | CHI | 82 | 37.4 | 8.3 | 14.8 | .559 | — | — | 5.5 | 7.9 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 22.1 |
| 1978-79 | CHI | 82 | 39.8 | 8.3 | 14.4 | .575 | — | — | 4.8 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 21.4 |
| 1979-80 | CHI | 48 | 32.7 | 7.0 | 11.8 | .595 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 19.6 |
| 1980-81 | CHI | 82 | 34.5 | 7.0 | 10.4 | .670 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 18.7 |
| 1981-82 | CHI | 82 | 34.1 | 7.0 | 10.8 | .652 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 19.5 |
| 1982-83 | SAS | 82 | 34.1 | 7.2 | 11.4 | .626 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 12.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 19.0 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 64 | 31.8 | 6.2 | 9.8 | .631 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 11.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 17.4 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 81 | 34.0 | 6.9 | 11.2 | .623 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 20.2 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 71 | 33.7 | 6.4 | 10.3 | .618 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 17.8 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 82 | 29.3 | 5.2 | 8.7 | .597 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 14.0 |
| 1987-88 | 2TM | 71 | 12.6 | 4.0 | 7.3 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 10.7 |
| CHI | 24 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 7.7 | .513 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 9.8 | |
| BOS | 47 | 11.1 | 4.0 | 7.0 | .574 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 10.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 11.3 |
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 | 84 | 3,666 | 26.6 | .620 | 20.5 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 19.8 | .259 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | KEN | 84 | 3,502 | 24.5 | .589 | 19.7 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 18.5 | .253 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | KEN | 84 | 3,502 | 20.7 | .531 | 19.8 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 12.7 | .174 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +4.0 | +5.4 |
| 1974-75 | KEN | 84 | 3,493 | 22.6 | .615 | 22.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 16.2 | .222 | +3.1 | +1.8 | +4.9 | +6.1 |
| 1975-76 | KEN | 84 | 3,286 | 23.5 | .595 | 23.6 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 15.1 | .220 | +3.9 | +0.8 | +4.7 | +5.5 |
| 1976-77 | CHI | 82 | 2,877 | 21.6 | .566 | — | 6.7 | 5.5 | 12.2 | .203 | +2.9 | +1.3 | +4.2 | +4.5 |
| 1977-78 | CHI | 82 | 3,067 | 23.5 | .604 | 25.3 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 11.5 | .180 | +3.8 | +0.3 | +4.1 | +4.7 |
| 1978-79 | CHI | 82 | 3,265 | 22.3 | .619 | 23.0 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 12.7 | .186 | +3.4 | +0.7 | +4.1 | +5.0 |
| 1979-80 | CHI | 48 | 1,568 | 19.9 | .643 | 20.7 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 5.6 | .172 | +2.5 | +0.4 | +2.9 | +1.9 |
| 1980-81 | CHI | 82 | 2,832 | 21.7 | .699 | 18.5 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 12.3 | .208 | +3.1 | +1.2 | +4.3 | +4.5 |
| 1981-82 | CHI | 82 | 2,796 | 22.4 | .702 | 19.6 | 8.3 | 3.8 | 12.1 | .208 | +3.0 | +1.3 | +4.3 | +4.4 |
| 1982-83 | SAS | 82 | 2,797 | 21.2 | .668 | 19.4 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 11.0 | .189 | +2.7 | +0.2 | +2.8 | +3.4 |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 64 | 2,034 | 18.8 | .675 | 16.7 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 6.7 | .159 | +1.5 | -0.1 | +1.4 | +1.7 |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 81 | 2,756 | 20.3 | .680 | 20.0 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 10.5 | .183 | +2.0 | +0.2 | +2.2 | +2.9 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 71 | 2,395 | 17.1 | .661 | 18.2 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 7.1 | .143 | +0.8 | +0.0 | +0.8 | +1.7 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 82 | 2,405 | 14.2 | .634 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.9 | .097 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.0 | +0.6 |
| 1987-88 | 2TM | 71 | 893 | 8.4 | .558 | 14.6 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | .048 | -4.5 | -0.8 | -5.3 | -0.7 |
| CHI | 24 | 372 | 6.0 | .525 | 14.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .013 | -5.7 | -0.2 | -5.9 | -0.4 | |
| BOS | 47 | 521 | 10.2 | .581 | 14.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .073 | -3.7 | -1.2 | -4.9 | -0.4 | |
| Career | 1329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 189.8 | — | — | — | — | +51.6 |
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 | 3 | 42.0 | 18.7 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | .475 | — | .559 |
| 1980-81 | 6 | 41.2 | 18.0 | 11.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | .593 | — | .649 |
| 1982-83 | 11 | 36.5 | 16.7 | 12.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | .576 | — | .604 |
| 1984-85 | 5 | 37.0 | 17.8 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .558 | — | .620 |
| 1985-86 | 3 | 35.7 | 13.3 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | .667 | — | .663 |
| 1987-88 | 14 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .500 | — | .530 |
| Career | 42 | 27.4 | 11.7 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | .568 | — | .612 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 453 | 17.6 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 294–159 |
| Away | 456 | 16.7 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 149–307 |
| In wins | 443 | 17.6 | 10.6 | 2.0 | 443–0 |
| In losses | 466 | 16.7 | 9.5 | 1.8 | 0–466 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 38 | 17.9 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 22–16 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 34 | 17.7 | 10.1 | 2.2 | 11–23 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 37 | 15.8 | 10.5 | 1.8 | 23–14 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 15 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 10–5 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 38 | 18.3 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 25–13 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 34 | 12.7 | 8.6 | 1.5 | 14–20 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 49 | 15.7 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 23–26 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 42 | 16.2 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 20–22 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 46 | 18.9 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 26–20 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 47 | 17.3 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 23–24 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 37 | 19.0 | 10.9 | 2.3 | 20–17 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 35 | 15.5 | 9.5 | 1.1 | 23–12 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 43 | 17.3 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 20–23 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 15.3 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 16–26 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 37 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 17–20 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 15.3 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 16–24 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 45 | 17.8 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 18–27 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 44 | 18.1 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 20–24 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 50 | 18.8 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 21–29 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 20 | 18.6 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 8–12 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 49 | 18.4 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 26–23 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Artis Gilmore's career stats?
Artis Gilmore has averaged 18.8 PPG, 12.3 RPG, 2.3 APG over 17 seasons (1971-72–1987-88).
How tall is Artis Gilmore?
Artis Gilmore is 7-2 (240 lb).
When was Artis Gilmore drafted?
Artis Gilmore was drafted in 1971, round 7, pick 117, by the Chicago Bulls.