Rudy LaRusso
SF · SFW
Seasons 1959-60–1968-69 · 10 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1937
5× All-StarAll-Defense
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Player info
| Position | SF |
|---|---|
| Number | #35 |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Born | 1937-11-11 |
| College | Dartmouth |
| Drafted | 1959 · Round 2, Pick 12 · MNL |
| Seasons | 1959-60–1968-69 (10) |
Career averages
15.6 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 2.1 APG · 736 games · .431 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | MNL | 22 | 71 | 29.5 | .389 | — | .742 | 9.6 | 1.2 | — | — | 13.7 | 15.0 | .456 |
| 1960-61 | LAL | 23 | 79 | 32.8 | .419 | — | .790 | 9.9 | 1.7 | — | — | 14.6 | 14.8 | .493 |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 24 | 80 | 34.4 | .466 | — | .763 | 10.4 | 2.2 | — | — | 17.2 | 16.8 | .526 |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 25 | 75 | 33.4 | .422 | — | .718 | 10.0 | 2.5 | — | — | 12.3 | 13.6 | .495 |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 26 | 79 | 34.8 | .434 | — | .751 | 10.1 | 2.4 | — | — | 12.3 | 14.1 | .511 |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 27 | 77 | 33.6 | .461 | — | .773 | 9.4 | 2.6 | — | — | 14.1 | 16.2 | .536 |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 28 | 76 | 30.5 | .457 | — | .787 | 8.7 | 2.2 | — | — | 15.4 | 16.4 | .535 |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 29 | 45 | 28.7 | .415 | — | .696 | 7.8 | 1.7 | — | — | 12.8 | 12.8 | .476 |
| 1967-68 | SFW | 30 | 79 | 35.7 | .433 | — | .790 | 9.4 | 2.3 | — | — | 21.8 | 17.5 | .514 |
| 1968-69 | SFW | 31 | 75 | 37.1 | .410 | — | .794 | 8.3 | 2.1 | — | — | 20.7 | 15.9 | .486 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | MNL | 71 | — | 2,092 | 355 | 913 | .389 | — | — | 265 | 357 | 679 | 83 | — | — | — | 975 |
| 1960-61 | LAL | 79 | — | 2,593 | 416 | 992 | .419 | — | — | 323 | 409 | 781 | 135 | — | — | — | 1,155 |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 80 | — | 2,754 | 516 | 1,108 | .466 | — | — | 342 | 448 | 828 | 179 | — | — | — | 1,374 |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 75 | — | 2,505 | 321 | 761 | .422 | — | — | 282 | 393 | 747 | 187 | — | — | — | 924 |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 79 | — | 2,746 | 337 | 776 | .434 | — | — | 298 | 397 | 800 | 190 | — | — | — | 972 |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 77 | — | 2,588 | 381 | 827 | .461 | — | — | 321 | 415 | 725 | 198 | — | — | — | 1,083 |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 76 | — | 2,316 | 410 | 897 | .457 | — | — | 350 | 445 | 660 | 165 | — | — | — | 1,170 |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 45 | — | 1,292 | 211 | 509 | .415 | — | — | 156 | 224 | 351 | 78 | — | — | — | 578 |
| 1967-68 | SFW | 79 | — | 2,819 | 602 | 1,389 | .433 | — | — | 522 | 661 | 741 | 182 | — | — | — | 1,726 |
| 1968-69 | SFW | 75 | — | 2,782 | 553 | 1,349 | .410 | — | — | 444 | 559 | 624 | 159 | — | — | — | 1,550 |
| Career | 736 | — | — | 4,102 | 9,521 | .431 | 0 | 0 | 3303 | 4308 | 6936 | 1556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,507 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | MNL | 71 | 29.5 | 6.1 | 15.7 | .389 | — | — | 4.6 | 6.1 | 11.7 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 16.8 |
| 1960-61 | LAL | 79 | 32.8 | 5.8 | 13.8 | .419 | — | — | 4.5 | 5.7 | 10.8 | 1.9 | — | — | — | 16.0 |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 80 | 34.4 | 6.7 | 14.5 | .466 | — | — | 4.5 | 5.9 | 10.8 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 18.0 |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 75 | 33.4 | 4.6 | 10.9 | .422 | — | — | 4.1 | 5.6 | 10.7 | 2.7 | — | — | — | 13.3 |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 79 | 34.8 | 4.4 | 10.2 | .434 | — | — | 3.9 | 5.2 | 10.5 | 2.5 | — | — | — | 12.7 |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 77 | 33.6 | 5.3 | 11.5 | .461 | — | — | 4.5 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 15.1 |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 76 | 30.5 | 6.4 | 13.9 | .457 | — | — | 5.4 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 2.6 | — | — | — | 18.2 |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 45 | 28.7 | 5.9 | 14.2 | .415 | — | — | 4.3 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 16.1 |
| 1967-68 | SFW | 79 | 35.7 | 7.7 | 17.7 | .433 | — | — | 6.7 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 2.3 | — | — | — | 22.0 |
| 1968-69 | SFW | 75 | 37.1 | 7.2 | 17.5 | .410 | — | — | 5.7 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 2.1 | — | — | — | 20.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | MNL | 71 | 2,092 | 15.0 | .456 | — | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | .091 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960-61 | LAL | 79 | 2,593 | 14.8 | .493 | — | 3.8 | 3.1 | 6.9 | .128 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | LAL | 80 | 2,754 | 16.8 | .526 | — | 5.8 | 2.9 | 8.8 | .153 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | LAL | 75 | 2,505 | 13.6 | .495 | — | 2.2 | 3.2 | 5.4 | .103 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | LAL | 79 | 2,746 | 14.1 | .511 | — | 3.6 | 1.9 | 5.5 | .096 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | LAL | 77 | 2,588 | 16.2 | .536 | — | 5.5 | 1.8 | 7.3 | .136 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | LAL | 76 | 2,316 | 16.4 | .535 | — | 5.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | .146 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | LAL | 45 | 1,292 | 12.8 | .476 | — | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .064 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | SFW | 79 | 2,819 | 17.5 | .514 | — | 4.8 | 3.7 | 8.6 | .146 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | SFW | 75 | 2,782 | 15.9 | .486 | — | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.3 | .109 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 736 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61.4 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
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 | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | 9 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .538 | — | .582 |
| 1960-61 | 12 | 16.8 | 12.2 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .504 | — | .544 |
| 1961-62 | 13 | 22.0 | 14.1 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .375 | — | .478 |
| 1962-63 | 13 | 35.8 | 14.4 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .422 | — | .501 |
| 1963-64 | 5 | 37.8 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .394 | — | .527 |
| 1964-65 | 11 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .409 | — | .485 |
| 1965-66 | 14 | 28.4 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .460 | — | .544 |
| 1967-68 | 10 | 31.8 | 20.3 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .396 | — | .466 |
| 1968-69 | 6 | 35.8 | 18.2 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .378 | — | .481 |
| Career | 93 | 24.0 | 14.5 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .429 | — | .506 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 366 | 15.8 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 248–118 |
| Away | 370 | 15.6 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 143–227 |
| In wins | 391 | 16.1 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 391–0 |
| In losses | 345 | 15.2 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 0–345 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 98 | 15.7 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 46–52 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 83 | 13.6 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 29–54 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 20 | 17.5 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 10–10 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 97 | 15.0 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 63–34 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 74 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 36–38 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 13 | 24.9 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 9–4 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 15 | 21.1 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 7–8 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | 22.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 2–2 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 79 | 17.0 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 45–34 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 42 | 14.9 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 20–22 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 6 | 23.7 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 4–2 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Rudy LaRusso's career stats?
Rudy LaRusso has averaged 15.6 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 2.1 APG over 10 seasons (1959-60–1968-69).
How tall is Rudy LaRusso?
Rudy LaRusso is 6-7 (220 lb).
When was Rudy LaRusso drafted?
Rudy LaRusso was drafted in 1959, round 2, pick 12.