Ronnie Lester
PG · Los Angeles Lakers
Seasons 1980-81–1985-86 · 6 on record · Ht 6-2 · b. 1959
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Player info
| Position | PG |
|---|---|
| Number | #12 |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Height | 6-2 |
| Weight | 175 lb |
| Born | 1959-01-01 |
| College | Iowa |
| Drafted | 1980 · Round 1, Pick 10 · Portland Trail Blazers |
| Seasons | 1980-81–1985-86 (6) |
Career averages
7.3 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 4.0 APG · 250 games · .469 FG% · .227 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | CHI | 22 | 8 | 10.4 | .417 | — | .909 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 8.2 | .520 |
| 1981-82 | CHI | 23 | 75 | 30.0 | .501 | .500 | .813 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.6 | 13.8 | .565 |
| 1982-83 | CHI | 24 | 65 | 22.1 | .453 | 0.000 | .725 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 13.4 | .506 |
| 1983-84 | CHI | 25 | 43 | 16.0 | .415 | .200 | .862 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 12.5 | .513 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 26 | 32 | 8.7 | .415 | 0.000 | .677 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 11.9 | .465 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 27 | 27 | 8.2 | .500 | 0.000 | .789 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 6.7 | .555 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | CHI | 8 | — | 83 | 10 | 24 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 30 |
| 1981-82 | CHI | 75 | 74 | 2,252 | 329 | 657 | .501 | 4 | 8 | 208 | 256 | 213 | 362 | 80 | 14 | 185 | 870 |
| 1982-83 | CHI | 65 | 38 | 1,437 | 202 | 446 | .453 | 0 | 5 | 124 | 171 | 172 | 332 | 51 | 6 | 134 | 528 |
| 1983-84 | CHI | 43 | 3 | 687 | 78 | 188 | .415 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 87 | 46 | 168 | 30 | 6 | 72 | 232 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 32 | 1 | 278 | 34 | 82 | .415 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 31 | 26 | 80 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 89 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 27 | 0 | 222 | 26 | 52 | .500 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 67 |
| Career | 250 | — | — | 679 | 1,449 | .469 | 5 | 22 | 453 | 575 | 473 | 1003 | 187 | 32 | 474 | 1,816 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | CHI | 8 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 10.4 | .417 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 13.0 |
| 1981-82 | CHI | 75 | 30.0 | 5.3 | 10.5 | .501 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 13.9 |
| 1982-83 | CHI | 65 | 22.1 | 5.1 | 11.2 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 13.2 |
| 1983-84 | CHI | 43 | 16.0 | 4.1 | 9.9 | .415 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 12.2 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 32 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 10.6 | .415 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 11.5 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 27 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 8.4 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 10.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | CHI | 8 | 83 | 8.2 | .520 | 18.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .008 | -3.2 | -0.9 | -4.1 | -0.1 |
| 1981-82 | CHI | 75 | 2,252 | 13.8 | .565 | 17.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 3.9 | .084 | +0.2 | -0.6 | -0.4 | +0.9 |
| 1982-83 | CHI | 65 | 1,437 | 13.4 | .506 | 17.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | .057 | -0.2 | -1.2 | -1.4 | +0.2 |
| 1983-84 | CHI | 43 | 687 | 12.5 | .513 | 18.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .048 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -1.2 | +0.1 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 32 | 278 | 11.9 | .465 | 18.6 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .039 | -2.2 | -1.0 | -3.2 | -0.1 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 27 | 222 | 6.7 | .555 | 18.6 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -.050 | -4.2 | -2.1 | -6.2 | -0.2 |
| Career | 250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | +0.8 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | 5 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .389 | 0.000 | .451 |
| 1984-85 | 8 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .429 | — | .529 |
| Career | 13 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .406 | 0.000 | .487 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 126 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 72–54 |
| Away | 123 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 45–78 |
| In wins | 117 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 117–0 |
| In losses | 132 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0–132 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 17 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 8–9 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 11 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 3–8 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 14 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 5–9 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2–0 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 18 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 14–4 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 8 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 5–3 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 9 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 4–5 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 17 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 5–12 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 6 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 4–2 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 5 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2–3 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 18 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 11–7 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 8 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 7–1 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 2–2 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 19 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4–15 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 15 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 6–9 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 16 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 3–13 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 7 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3–4 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 10 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 8–2 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 8 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 4–4 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 8 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 3–5 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 11 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 7–4 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Ronnie Lester play for?
Ronnie Lester plays PG for the Los Angeles Lakers.
What are Ronnie Lester's career stats?
Ronnie Lester has averaged 7.3 PPG, 1.9 RPG, 4.0 APG over 6 seasons (1980-81–1985-86).
How tall is Ronnie Lester?
Ronnie Lester is 6-2 (175 lb).
When was Ronnie Lester drafted?
Ronnie Lester was drafted in 1980, round 1, pick 10, by the Portland Trail Blazers.