Rick Mahorn
PF · Philadelphia 76ers
Seasons 1980-81–1998-99 · 18 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1958
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Player info
| Nickname | Ricky, McNasty, Leon |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #44 (also #4) |
| Team | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Born | 1958-09-21 |
| College | Hampton |
| Drafted | 1980 · Round 2, Pick 35 · WSB |
| Seasons | 1980-81–1998-99 (18) |
Career averages
6.9 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.0 APG · 1117 games · .493 FG% · .132 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | WSB | 22 | 52 | 13.4 | .507 | — | .675 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 13.6 | .526 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 23 | 80 | 33.3 | .507 | 0.000 | .632 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 12.2 | 13.3 | .531 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 24 | 82 | 36.9 | .490 | 0.000 | .575 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 11.0 | 11.6 | .510 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 25 | 82 | 32.9 | .507 | — | .651 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 11.3 | .536 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 26 | 77 | 26.9 | .499 | — | .683 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 6.3 | 10.4 | .526 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 27 | 80 | 18.0 | .455 | 0.000 | .681 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 8.8 | .497 |
| 1986-87 | DET | 28 | 63 | 20.3 | .447 | — | .821 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 10.2 | .514 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 29 | 67 | 29.3 | .574 | .500 | .756 | 8.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 10.7 | 13.7 | .622 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 30 | 72 | 24.9 | .517 | 0.000 | .748 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 12.1 | .566 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 31 | 75 | 30.3 | .497 | .222 | .715 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 10.8 | 13.9 | .546 |
| 1990-91 | PHI | 32 | 80 | 30.5 | .467 | 0.000 | .788 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 8.9 | 11.8 | .535 |
| 1992-93 | NJN | 34 | 74 | 14.6 | .472 | .333 | .800 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 10.3 | .554 |
| 1993-94 | NJN | 35 | 28 | 8.1 | .489 | 0.000 | .650 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 9.2 | .529 |
| 1994-95 | NJN | 36 | 58 | 10.9 | .523 | .333 | .796 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 11.8 | .574 |
| 1995-96 | NJN | 37 | 50 | 9.0 | .352 | 0.000 | .723 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 7.5 | .421 |
| 1996-97 | DET | 38 | 22 | 9.9 | .370 | 0.000 | .727 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 8.8 | .440 |
| 1997-98 | DET | 39 | 59 | 12.0 | .457 | — | .676 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 7.8 | .490 |
| 1998-99 | PHI | 40 | 16 | 7.9 | .278 | — | .375 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .302 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | WSB | 52 | — | 696 | 111 | 219 | .507 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 40 | 215 | 25 | 21 | 44 | 38 | 249 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 80 | 80 | 2,664 | 414 | 816 | .507 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 234 | 704 | 150 | 57 | 138 | 162 | 976 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 82 | 82 | 3,023 | 376 | 768 | .490 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 254 | 779 | 115 | 86 | 148 | 170 | 898 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 82 | 82 | 2,701 | 307 | 605 | .507 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 192 | 738 | 131 | 62 | 123 | 142 | 739 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 77 | 63 | 2,072 | 206 | 413 | .499 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 104 | 608 | 121 | 59 | 104 | 133 | 483 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 80 | 12 | 1,442 | 157 | 345 | .455 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 119 | 412 | 64 | 40 | 61 | 109 | 395 |
| 1986-87 | DET | 63 | 6 | 1,278 | 144 | 322 | .447 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 117 | 375 | 38 | 32 | 50 | 73 | 384 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 67 | 64 | 1,963 | 276 | 481 | .574 | 1 | 2 | 164 | 217 | 565 | 60 | 43 | 42 | 119 | 717 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 72 | 61 | 1,795 | 203 | 393 | .517 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 155 | 496 | 59 | 40 | 66 | 97 | 522 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 75 | 66 | 2,271 | 313 | 630 | .497 | 2 | 9 | 183 | 256 | 568 | 98 | 44 | 103 | 104 | 811 |
| 1990-91 | PHI | 80 | 74 | 2,439 | 261 | 559 | .467 | 0 | 9 | 189 | 240 | 621 | 118 | 79 | 56 | 127 | 711 |
| 1992-93 | NJN | 74 | 9 | 1,077 | 101 | 214 | .472 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 110 | 279 | 33 | 19 | 31 | 58 | 291 |
| 1993-94 | NJN | 28 | 0 | 226 | 23 | 47 | .489 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 59 |
| 1994-95 | NJN | 58 | 7 | 630 | 79 | 151 | .523 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 49 | 162 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 198 |
| 1995-96 | NJN | 50 | 0 | 450 | 43 | 122 | .352 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 47 | 110 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 120 |
| 1996-97 | DET | 22 | 7 | 218 | 20 | 54 | .370 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 56 |
| 1997-98 | DET | 59 | 0 | 707 | 59 | 129 | .457 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 195 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 37 | 141 |
| 1998-99 | PHI | 16 | 0 | 127 | 5 | 18 | .278 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| Career | 1117 | — | — | 3,098 | 6,286 | .493 | 5 | 38 | 1562 | 2218 | 6957 | 1082 | 633 | 1007 | 1456 | 7,763 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | WSB | 52 | 13.4 | 5.7 | 11.3 | .507 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 11.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 12.9 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 80 | 33.3 | 5.6 | 11.0 | .507 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 13.2 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 82 | 36.9 | 4.5 | 9.1 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 10.7 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 82 | 32.9 | 4.1 | 8.1 | .507 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 9.8 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 77 | 26.9 | 3.6 | 7.2 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 10.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 8.4 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 80 | 18.0 | 3.9 | 8.6 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 9.9 |
| 1986-87 | DET | 63 | 20.3 | 4.1 | 9.1 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 10.8 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 67 | 29.3 | 5.1 | 8.8 | .574 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 13.1 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 72 | 24.9 | 4.1 | 7.9 | .517 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 9.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 10.5 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 75 | 30.3 | 5.0 | 10.0 | .497 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 12.9 |
| 1990-91 | PHI | 80 | 30.5 | 3.9 | 8.3 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 9.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 10.5 |
| 1992-93 | NJN | 74 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 7.2 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 9.7 |
| 1993-94 | NJN | 28 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 7.5 | .489 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 9.4 |
| 1994-95 | NJN | 58 | 10.9 | 4.5 | 8.6 | .523 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 11.3 |
| 1995-96 | NJN | 50 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 9.8 | .352 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 9.6 |
| 1996-97 | DET | 22 | 9.9 | 3.3 | 8.9 | .370 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 9.2 |
| 1997-98 | DET | 59 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 6.6 | .457 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 7.2 |
| 1998-99 | PHI | 16 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 5.1 | .278 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
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 | WSB | 52 | 696 | 13.6 | .526 | 15.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .123 | -2.7 | +2.1 | -0.6 | +0.2 |
| 1981-82 | WSB | 80 | 2,664 | 13.3 | .531 | 17.0 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 5.9 | .107 | -1.8 | +2.1 | +0.2 | +1.5 |
| 1982-83 | WSB | 82 | 3,023 | 11.6 | .510 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | .099 | -2.6 | +2.2 | -0.4 | +1.2 |
| 1983-84 | WSB | 82 | 2,701 | 11.3 | .536 | 13.1 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | .085 | -2.5 | +1.4 | -1.1 | +0.6 |
| 1984-85 | WSB | 77 | 2,072 | 10.4 | .526 | 11.9 | -0.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | .083 | -3.7 | +2.3 | -1.5 | +0.3 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 80 | 1,442 | 8.8 | .497 | 13.7 | -0.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .043 | -4.4 | +0.6 | -3.7 | -0.6 |
| 1986-87 | DET | 63 | 1,278 | 10.2 | .514 | 14.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | .095 | -3.4 | +1.4 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 1987-88 | DET | 67 | 1,963 | 13.7 | .622 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5.9 | .145 | -0.8 | +0.9 | +0.2 | +1.1 |
| 1988-89 | DET | 72 | 1,795 | 12.1 | .566 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | .123 | -1.2 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +1.1 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 75 | 2,271 | 13.9 | .546 | 15.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.3 | .113 | -0.7 | +0.3 | -0.4 | +0.9 |
| 1990-91 | PHI | 80 | 2,439 | 11.8 | .535 | 14.2 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | .086 | -2.3 | +0.6 | -1.7 | +0.1 |
| 1992-93 | NJN | 74 | 1,077 | 10.3 | .554 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .102 | -3.3 | +0.5 | -2.8 | -0.2 |
| 1993-94 | NJN | 28 | 226 | 9.2 | .529 | 11.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .096 | -4.2 | -0.1 | -4.4 | -0.1 |
| 1994-95 | NJN | 58 | 630 | 11.8 | .574 | 14.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .093 | -3.5 | -0.1 | -3.6 | -0.3 |
| 1995-96 | NJN | 50 | 450 | 7.5 | .421 | 16.8 | -0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .011 | -6.1 | +0.5 | -5.6 | -0.4 |
| 1996-97 | DET | 22 | 218 | 8.8 | .440 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .055 | -4.7 | -0.7 | -5.4 | -0.2 |
| 1997-98 | DET | 59 | 707 | 7.8 | .490 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | .064 | -4.5 | -0.6 | -5.0 | -0.5 |
| 1998-99 | PHI | 16 | 127 | 1.5 | .302 | 9.8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -.014 | -7.6 | +0.1 | -7.5 | -0.2 |
| Career | 1117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51.6 | — | — | — | — | +4.5 |
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 | 7 | 34.6 | 10.6 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | .438 | — | .467 |
| 1983-84 | 4 | 38.5 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | .600 | 0.000 | .646 |
| 1984-85 | 4 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .500 | — | .615 |
| 1985-86 | 4 | 15.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .385 | — | .432 |
| 1986-87 | 15 | 32.2 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .541 | 0.000 | .587 |
| 1987-88 | 23 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .344 | — | .381 |
| 1988-89 | 17 | 21.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | .580 | — | .603 |
| 1989-90 | 10 | 34.2 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .430 | 0.000 | .482 |
| 1990-91 | 8 | 26.0 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .556 | — | .605 |
| 1992-93 | 4 | 15.8 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .400 | — | .400 |
| 1993-94 | 3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.000 | — | 0.000 |
| 1996-97 | 5 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | 0.000 |
| 1998-99 | 8 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .363 |
| Career | 112 | 22.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .472 | 0.000 | .514 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 578 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 397–181 |
| Away | 572 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 215–357 |
| In wins | 612 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 612–0 |
| In losses | 538 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0–538 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 70 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 35–35 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 77 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 30–47 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 55 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 32–23 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 32 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 18–14 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 77 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 42–35 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 71 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 38–33 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 29 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 22–7 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 26 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 16–10 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 45 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 23–22 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 25 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 10–15 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 25 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 14–11 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 73 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 47–26 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 24 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 21–3 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 30 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 12–18 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4–2 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 28 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 19–9 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 74 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 35–39 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 8 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 3–5 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 74 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 38–36 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 23 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 12–11 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 60 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 29–31 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 27 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 12–15 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 30 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 12–18 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 29 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 16–13 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 25 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 12–13 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 5–1 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 25 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 12–13 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3–3 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 1998-99
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) | 11% | .500 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 39% | .429 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 28% | .200 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 22% | 0.000 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 9.9 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $1,330,000 |
| 1992-93 | $500,000 |
| 1993-94 | $650,000 |
| 1994-95 | $800,000 |
| 1995-96 | $400,000 |
| 1996-97 | $400,000 |
| 1997-98 | $480,000 |
| 1998-99 | $1,000,000 |
| Career earnings | $5,560,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Rick Mahorn play for?
Rick Mahorn plays PF for the Philadelphia 76ers.
What are Rick Mahorn's career stats?
Rick Mahorn has averaged 6.9 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.0 APG over 18 seasons (1980-81–1998-99).
How much does Rick Mahorn make?
Rick Mahorn's salary is $1,000,000 for the 1998-99 season, with career earnings of about $5.6M.
How tall is Rick Mahorn?
Rick Mahorn is 6-10 (240 lb).
When was Rick Mahorn drafted?
Rick Mahorn was drafted in 1980, round 2, pick 35.