Fat Lever
PG · Dallas Mavericks
Seasons 1982-83–1993-94 · 11 on record · Ht 6-3 · b. 1960
2× All-StarAll-NBAAll-Defense
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Player info
| Position | PG |
|---|---|
| Number | #12 (also #21) |
| Team | Dallas Mavericks |
| Height | 6-3 |
| Weight | 170 lb |
| Born | 1960-08-18 |
| College | Arizona State |
| Drafted | 1982 · Round 1, Pick 11 · Portland Trail Blazers |
| Seasons | 1982-83–1993-94 (11) |
Career averages
13.9 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 6.2 APG · 752 games · .447 FG% · .310 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | POR | 22 | 81 | 24.9 | .431 | .333 | .730 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 14.8 | .477 |
| 1983-84 | POR | 23 | 81 | 24.8 | .447 | .200 | .743 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 15.8 | .495 |
| 1984-85 | DEN | 24 | 82 | 31.2 | .430 | .250 | .770 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 12.8 | 16.7 | .479 |
| 1985-86 | DEN | 25 | 78 | 33.5 | .441 | .316 | .725 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 13.8 | 15.7 | .473 |
| 1986-87 | DEN | 26 | 82 | 37.2 | .469 | .239 | .782 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 18.9 | 20.8 | .515 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 27 | 82 | 37.3 | .473 | .211 | .785 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 18.9 | 20.5 | .516 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 28 | 71 | 38.7 | .457 | .348 | .785 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 19.8 | 20.6 | .513 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 29 | 79 | 35.8 | .443 | .414 | .804 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 18.3 | 19.9 | .504 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 30 | 4 | 21.5 | .391 | 0.000 | .786 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 13.5 | .497 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 31 | 31 | 28.5 | .387 | .327 | .750 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 11.2 | 14.9 | .452 |
| 1993-94 | DAL | 33 | 81 | 24.0 | .408 | .351 | .765 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 6.9 | 13.2 | .462 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | POR | 81 | 45 | 2,020 | 256 | 594 | .431 | 5 | 15 | 116 | 159 | 225 | 426 | 153 | 15 | 137 | 633 |
| 1983-84 | POR | 81 | 22 | 2,010 | 313 | 701 | .447 | 3 | 15 | 159 | 214 | 218 | 372 | 135 | 31 | 125 | 788 |
| 1984-85 | DEN | 82 | 82 | 2,559 | 424 | 985 | .430 | 6 | 24 | 197 | 256 | 411 | 613 | 202 | 30 | 203 | 1,051 |
| 1985-86 | DEN | 78 | 77 | 2,616 | 468 | 1,061 | .441 | 12 | 38 | 132 | 182 | 420 | 584 | 178 | 15 | 210 | 1,080 |
| 1986-87 | DEN | 82 | 82 | 3,054 | 643 | 1,370 | .469 | 22 | 92 | 244 | 312 | 729 | 654 | 201 | 34 | 167 | 1,552 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 82 | 82 | 3,061 | 643 | 1,360 | .473 | 12 | 57 | 248 | 316 | 665 | 639 | 223 | 21 | 182 | 1,546 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 71 | 71 | 2,745 | 558 | 1,221 | .457 | 23 | 66 | 270 | 344 | 662 | 559 | 195 | 20 | 157 | 1,409 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 79 | 79 | 2,832 | 568 | 1,283 | .443 | 36 | 87 | 271 | 337 | 734 | 517 | 168 | 13 | 156 | 1,443 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 4 | 0 | 86 | 9 | 23 | .391 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 31 | 5 | 884 | 135 | 349 | .387 | 17 | 52 | 60 | 80 | 161 | 107 | 46 | 12 | 36 | 347 |
| 1993-94 | DAL | 81 | 54 | 1,947 | 227 | 557 | .408 | 26 | 74 | 75 | 98 | 283 | 213 | 159 | 15 | 88 | 555 |
| Career | 752 | — | — | 4,244 | 9,504 | .447 | 162 | 523 | 1783 | 2312 | 4523 | 4696 | 1666 | 209 | 1471 | 10,433 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | POR | 81 | 24.9 | 4.6 | 10.6 | .431 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 11.3 |
| 1983-84 | POR | 81 | 24.8 | 5.6 | 12.6 | .447 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 14.1 |
| 1984-85 | DEN | 82 | 31.2 | 6.0 | 13.9 | .430 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 14.8 |
| 1985-86 | DEN | 78 | 33.5 | 6.4 | 14.6 | .441 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 14.9 |
| 1986-87 | DEN | 82 | 37.2 | 7.6 | 16.1 | .469 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 82 | 37.3 | 7.6 | 16.0 | .473 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 18.2 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 71 | 38.7 | 7.3 | 16.0 | .457 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 18.5 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 79 | 35.8 | 7.2 | 16.3 | .443 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 4 | 21.5 | 3.8 | 9.6 | .391 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 12.1 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 31 | 28.5 | 5.5 | 14.2 | .387 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 14.1 |
| 1993-94 | DAL | 81 | 24.0 | 4.2 | 10.3 | .408 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 10.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | POR | 81 | 2,020 | 14.8 | .477 | 16.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.4 | .104 | +0.2 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +2.0 |
| 1983-84 | POR | 81 | 2,010 | 15.8 | .495 | 18.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.8 | .114 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +2.3 | +2.2 |
| 1984-85 | DEN | 82 | 2,559 | 16.7 | .479 | 19.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.2 | .098 | +1.0 | +1.3 | +2.2 | +2.7 |
| 1985-86 | DEN | 78 | 2,616 | 15.7 | .473 | 19.9 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | .082 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +1.6 | +2.4 |
| 1986-87 | DEN | 82 | 3,054 | 20.8 | .515 | 21.1 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 9.7 | .153 | +3.5 | +1.4 | +5.0 | +5.4 |
| 1987-88 | DEN | 82 | 3,061 | 20.5 | .516 | 21.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 10.4 | .163 | +3.0 | +2.2 | +5.1 | +5.5 |
| 1988-89 | DEN | 71 | 2,745 | 20.6 | .513 | 21.3 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 9.2 | .161 | +3.4 | +1.8 | +5.2 | +5.0 |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 79 | 2,832 | 19.9 | .504 | 21.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 8.8 | .149 | +3.4 | +1.5 | +4.9 | +4.9 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 4 | 86 | 13.5 | .497 | 20.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .014 | -2.5 | +2.8 | +0.3 | +0.0 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 31 | 884 | 14.9 | .452 | 20.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .070 | -0.1 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +0.7 |
| 1993-94 | DAL | 81 | 1,947 | 13.2 | .462 | 15.0 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .070 | -1.8 | +2.4 | +0.5 | +1.3 |
| Career | 752 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61.2 | — | — | — | — | +32.1 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | 7 | 6.0 | .475 |
| 1983-84 | 5 | 5.2 | .378 |
| 1984-85 | 11 | 13.3 | .488 |
| 1985-86 | 10 | 14.3 | .505 |
| 1986-87 | 3 | 15.3 | .426 |
| 1987-88 | 7 | 17.0 | .529 |
| 1988-89 | 2 | 11.0 | .442 |
| 1989-90 | 3 | 17.3 | .455 |
| Career | 48 | 12.4 | .476 |
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $1,519,000 |
| 1991-92 | $1,619,000 |
| 1992-93 | $1,802,000 |
| 1993-94 | $2,203,000 |
| Career earnings | $7,143,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Fat Lever play for?
Fat Lever plays PG for the Dallas Mavericks.
What are Fat Lever's career stats?
Fat Lever has averaged 13.9 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 6.2 APG over 11 seasons (1982-83–1993-94).
How much does Fat Lever make?
Fat Lever's salary is $2,203,000 for the 1993-94 season, with career earnings of about $7.1M.
How tall is Fat Lever?
Fat Lever is 6-3 (170 lb).
When was Fat Lever drafted?
Fat Lever was drafted in 1982, round 1, pick 11, by the Portland Trail Blazers.