Alton Lister
Seasons 1981-82–1997-98 · 16 on record · Ht 7-0 · b. 1958
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Player info
| Position | C |
|---|---|
| Number | #53 |
| Team | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Height | 7-0 |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Born | 1958-10-01 |
| College | Arizona State |
| Drafted | 1981 · Round 1, Pick 21 · Milwaukee Bucks |
| Seasons | 1981-82–1997-98 (16) |
Career averages
6.6 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.0 APG · 953 games · .512 FG% · .111 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | MIL | 23 | 80 | 14.8 | .519 | — | .520 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 11.5 | .531 |
| 1982-83 | MIL | 24 | 80 | 23.6 | .529 | — | .537 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 13.8 | .543 |
| 1983-84 | MIL | 25 | 82 | 23.8 | .500 | — | .626 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 7.6 | 12.5 | .529 |
| 1984-85 | MIL | 26 | 81 | 25.8 | .538 | 0.000 | .588 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 9.9 | 15.0 | .559 |
| 1985-86 | MIL | 27 | 81 | 22.4 | .551 | 0.000 | .602 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 9.8 | 16.4 | .573 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 28 | 75 | 30.5 | .504 | 0.000 | .675 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 11.6 | 14.0 | .542 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 29 | 82 | 22.1 | .504 | .500 | .606 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 12.0 | .541 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 30 | 82 | 22.0 | .499 | — | .646 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 13.7 | .529 |
| 1989-90 | GSW | 31 | 3 | 13.3 | .500 | 0.000 | .571 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 10.9 | .542 |
| 1990-91 | GSW | 32 | 77 | 20.2 | .478 | 0.000 | .569 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 10.7 | .509 |
| 1991-92 | GSW | 33 | 26 | 11.3 | .557 | — | .424 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 11.2 | .545 |
| 1992-93 | GSW | 34 | 20 | 8.7 | .452 | — | .538 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 4.3 | .472 |
| 1994-95 | MIL | 36 | 60 | 12.9 | .493 | 0.000 | .500 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 10.2 | .507 |
| 1995-96 | 2TM | 37 | 64 | 11.5 | .486 | — | .641 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 9.6 | .537 |
| MIL | 37 | 7 | 12.6 | .444 | — | 1.000 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 7.4 | .506 | |
| BOS | 37 | 57 | 11.4 | .490 | — | .629 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 9.9 | .539 | |
| 1996-97 | BOS | 38 | 53 | 9.7 | .416 | — | .742 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 7.8 | .480 |
| 1997-98 | POR | 39 | 7 | 6.3 | .375 | — | — | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | .375 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | MIL | 80 | 23 | 1,186 | 149 | 287 | .519 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 123 | 387 | 84 | 18 | 118 | 129 | 362 |
| 1982-83 | MIL | 80 | 37 | 1,885 | 272 | 514 | .529 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 242 | 568 | 111 | 50 | 177 | 186 | 674 |
| 1983-84 | MIL | 82 | 72 | 1,955 | 256 | 512 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 182 | 603 | 110 | 41 | 140 | 153 | 626 |
| 1984-85 | MIL | 81 | 80 | 2,091 | 322 | 598 | .538 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 262 | 647 | 127 | 49 | 167 | 183 | 798 |
| 1985-86 | MIL | 81 | 19 | 1,812 | 318 | 577 | .551 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 266 | 592 | 101 | 49 | 142 | 161 | 796 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 75 | 75 | 2,288 | 346 | 687 | .504 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 265 | 705 | 110 | 32 | 180 | 169 | 871 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 82 | 55 | 1,812 | 173 | 343 | .504 | 1 | 2 | 114 | 188 | 627 | 58 | 27 | 140 | 90 | 461 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 82 | 82 | 1,806 | 271 | 543 | .499 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 178 | 545 | 54 | 28 | 180 | 117 | 657 |
| 1989-90 | GSW | 3 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1990-91 | GSW | 77 | 65 | 1,552 | 188 | 393 | .478 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 202 | 483 | 93 | 20 | 90 | 106 | 491 |
| 1991-92 | GSW | 26 | 12 | 293 | 44 | 79 | .557 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 33 | 92 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 102 |
| 1992-93 | GSW | 20 | 9 | 174 | 19 | 42 | .452 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 45 |
| 1994-95 | MIL | 60 | 32 | 776 | 66 | 134 | .493 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 70 | 236 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 38 | 167 |
| 1995-96 | 2TM | 64 | 19 | 735 | 51 | 105 | .486 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 64 | 280 | 19 | 6 | 42 | 48 | 143 |
| MIL | 7 | 5 | 88 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| BOS | 57 | 14 | 647 | 47 | 96 | .490 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 62 | 251 | 15 | 6 | 39 | 44 | 133 | |
| 1996-97 | BOS | 53 | 2 | 516 | 32 | 77 | .416 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 168 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 87 |
| 1997-98 | POR | 7 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Career | 953 | — | — | 2,514 | 4,907 | .512 | 1 | 9 | 1269 | 2126 | 5996 | 914 | 351 | 1473 | 1450 | 6,298 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | MIL | 80 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 8.7 | .519 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 11.7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 11.0 |
| 1982-83 | MIL | 80 | 23.6 | 5.2 | 9.8 | .529 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 10.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 12.9 |
| 1983-84 | MIL | 82 | 23.8 | 4.7 | 9.4 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 11.1 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 11.5 |
| 1984-85 | MIL | 81 | 25.8 | 5.5 | 10.3 | .538 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 13.7 |
| 1985-86 | MIL | 81 | 22.4 | 6.3 | 11.5 | .551 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 11.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 15.8 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 75 | 30.5 | 5.4 | 10.8 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 13.7 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 82 | 22.1 | 3.4 | 6.8 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 12.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 9.2 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 82 | 22.0 | 5.4 | 10.8 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 13.1 |
| 1989-90 | GSW | 3 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 7.2 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.8 |
| 1990-91 | GSW | 77 | 20.2 | 4.4 | 9.1 | .478 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 11.4 |
| 1991-92 | GSW | 26 | 11.3 | 5.4 | 9.7 | .557 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 12.5 |
| 1992-93 | GSW | 20 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 8.7 | .452 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 9.3 |
| 1994-95 | MIL | 60 | 12.9 | 3.1 | 6.2 | .493 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 10.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 7.7 |
| 1995-96 | 2TM | 64 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 5.1 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 13.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 7.0 |
| MIL | 7 | 12.6 | 1.6 | 3.7 | .444 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 4.1 | |
| BOS | 57 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 5.3 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 14.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 7.4 | |
| 1996-97 | BOS | 53 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 5.4 | .416 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 11.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 6.1 |
| 1997-98 | POR | 7 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 6.5 | .375 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 4.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | MIL | 80 | 1,186 | 11.5 | .531 | 16.3 | -0.9 | 2.6 | 1.7 | .071 | -4.3 | +2.7 | -1.6 | +0.1 |
| 1982-83 | MIL | 80 | 1,885 | 13.8 | .543 | 17.7 | -0.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | .096 | -2.9 | +2.4 | -0.5 | +0.7 |
| 1983-84 | MIL | 82 | 1,955 | 12.5 | .529 | 16.1 | -0.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | .098 | -3.0 | +2.0 | -0.9 | +0.5 |
| 1984-85 | MIL | 81 | 2,091 | 15.0 | .559 | 17.5 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | .121 | -1.1 | +2.0 | +0.9 | +1.5 |
| 1985-86 | MIL | 81 | 1,812 | 16.4 | .573 | 18.9 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.5 | .144 | -0.7 | +1.7 | +1.1 | +1.4 |
| 1986-87 | SEA | 75 | 2,288 | 14.0 | .542 | 16.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.1 | .086 | -1.5 | +0.5 | -1.0 | +0.6 |
| 1987-88 | SEA | 82 | 1,812 | 12.0 | .541 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 | .110 | -2.5 | +1.0 | -1.5 | +0.2 |
| 1988-89 | SEA | 82 | 1,806 | 13.7 | .529 | 16.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 3.7 | .097 | -2.7 | +0.6 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 1989-90 | GSW | 3 | 40 | 10.9 | .542 | 11.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .125 | +0.3 | -1.0 | -0.6 | +0.0 |
| 1990-91 | GSW | 77 | 1,552 | 10.7 | .509 | 15.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | .058 | -3.2 | +0.3 | -2.9 | -0.3 |
| 1991-92 | GSW | 26 | 293 | 11.2 | .545 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .071 | -3.3 | +0.8 | -2.5 | +0.0 |
| 1992-93 | GSW | 20 | 174 | 4.3 | .472 | 15.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -.043 | -7.5 | -0.8 | -8.3 | -0.3 |
| 1994-95 | MIL | 60 | 776 | 10.2 | .507 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .062 | -4.8 | +1.1 | -3.6 | -0.3 |
| 1995-96 | 2TM | 64 | 735 | 9.6 | .537 | 10.7 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | .060 | -5.0 | +0.8 | -4.2 | -0.4 |
| MIL | 7 | 88 | 7.4 | .506 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .049 | -5.8 | +0.9 | -4.9 | -0.1 | |
| BOS | 57 | 647 | 9.9 | .539 | 11.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | .061 | -4.9 | +0.8 | -4.1 | -0.3 | |
| 1996-97 | BOS | 53 | 516 | 7.8 | .480 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .028 | -5.1 | -1.7 | -6.8 | -0.6 |
| 1997-98 | POR | 7 | 44 | 2.4 | .375 | 10.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .021 | -8.9 | +1.9 | -7.0 | -0.1 |
| Career | 953 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36.6 | — | — | — | — | +3.0 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | 6 | 18.7 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | .583 | — | .609 |
| 1982-83 | 9 | 22.9 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .429 | 0.000 | .445 |
| 1983-84 | 16 | 23.0 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | .500 | — | .545 |
| 1984-85 | 8 | 25.4 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .450 | — | .466 |
| 1985-86 | 14 | 23.9 | 11.9 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .641 | 0.000 | .650 |
| 1986-87 | 9 | 22.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .400 | — | .459 |
| 1987-88 | 5 | 15.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .706 | — | .729 |
| 1988-89 | 8 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | .436 | — | .555 |
| 1990-91 | 6 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | .480 | — | .478 |
| 1991-92 | 4 | 11.8 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .400 | — | .465 |
| 1997-98 | 4 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .333 | — | .333 |
| Career | 89 | 20.6 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | .505 | 0.000 | .541 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 486 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 330–156 |
| Away | 507 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 210–297 |
| In wins | 540 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 540–0 |
| In losses | 453 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0–453 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 22–24 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 38 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 16–22 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 47 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 28–19 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 3–14 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 49 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 27–22 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 33–16 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 33 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 18–15 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 37 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 17–20 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 45 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 22–23 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 33 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 21–12 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 31 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 19–12 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 50 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 32–18 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 30–12 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 40 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 12–28 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 2–4 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 18 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 8–10 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 8–7 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 5–4 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 46 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 31–15 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 16 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 3–13 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 49 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 26–23 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 41 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 21–20 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 22–19 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 40 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 28–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 24–13 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 9 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 7–2 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 38 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 19–19 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1–1 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 1997-98
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 12% | 0.000 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 38% | .333 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 25% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 25% | 1.000 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 11.4 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $1,700,000 |
| 1991-92 | $1,333,000 |
| 1992-93 | $1,283,000 |
| 1994-95 | $150,000 |
| 1995-96 | $300,000 |
| 1996-97 | $500,000 |
| Career earnings | $5,266,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Alton Lister play for?
Alton Lister plays C for the Portland Trail Blazers.
What are Alton Lister's career stats?
Alton Lister has averaged 6.6 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 1.0 APG over 16 seasons (1981-82–1997-98).
How much does Alton Lister make?
Alton Lister's salary is $500,000 for the 1996-97 season, with career earnings of about $5.3M.
How tall is Alton Lister?
Alton Lister is 7-0 (240 lb).
When was Alton Lister drafted?
Alton Lister was drafted in 1981, round 1, pick 21, by the Milwaukee Bucks.