Ted McClain
SG · Phoenix Suns
Seasons 1971-72–1978-79 · 8 on record · Ht 6-1 · b. 1946
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Player info
| Nickname | Hound Dog |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #24 (also #12) |
| Team | Phoenix Suns |
| Height | 6-1 |
| Weight | 180 lb |
| Born | 1946-08-30 |
| College | Tennessee State |
| Drafted | 1971 · Round 2, Pick 22 · Atlanta Hawks |
| Seasons | 1971-72–1978-79 (8) |
Career averages
8.4 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 3.4 APG · 555 games · .449 FG% · .218 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CAR | 25 | 64 | 14.1 | .357 | .245 | .775 | 1.9 | 1.9 | — | — | 6.5 | 7.6 | .439 |
| 1972-73 | CAR | 26 | 84 | 21.6 | .498 | .333 | .711 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | — | 9.6 | 14.6 | .541 |
| 1973-74 | CAR | 27 | 84 | 30.7 | .485 | .074 | .772 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 13.1 | 16.5 | .541 |
| 1974-75 | KEN | 28 | 72 | 27.4 | .440 | .125 | .754 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 12.3 | .480 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 29 | 73 | 26.4 | .423 | .250 | .800 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 10.9 | .477 |
| KEN | 29 | 43 | 28.6 | .424 | .500 | .783 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 9.4 | .465 | |
| NYA | 29 | 30 | 23.2 | .422 | .200 | .812 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 13.6 | .489 | |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 30 | 72 | 27.8 | .445 | — | .744 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 10.9 | .483 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 31 | 70 | 14.6 | .439 | — | .781 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 10.2 | .485 |
| BUF | 31 | 41 | 17.7 | .440 | — | .794 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 10.5 | .501 | |
| PHI | 31 | 29 | 10.1 | .438 | — | .700 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 9.3 | .453 | |
| 1978-79 | PHX | 32 | 36 | 12.9 | .470 | — | .913 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 10.1 | .545 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CAR | 64 | — | 900 | 148 | 415 | .357 | 13 | 53 | 110 | 142 | 120 | 120 | — | — | 116 | 419 |
| 1972-73 | CAR | 84 | — | 1,816 | 325 | 652 | .498 | 8 | 24 | 145 | 204 | 263 | 225 | 120 | — | 185 | 803 |
| 1973-74 | CAR | 84 | — | 2,582 | 423 | 872 | .485 | 2 | 27 | 251 | 325 | 358 | 348 | 250 | 25 | 239 | 1,099 |
| 1974-75 | KEN | 72 | — | 1,971 | 256 | 582 | .440 | 1 | 8 | 104 | 138 | 268 | 365 | 130 | 15 | 167 | 617 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 73 | — | 1,927 | 267 | 631 | .423 | 3 | 12 | 136 | 170 | 208 | 310 | 138 | 23 | 194 | 673 |
| KEN | 43 | — | 1,231 | 139 | 328 | .424 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 69 | 135 | 204 | 81 | 13 | 109 | 333 | |
| NYA | 30 | — | 696 | 128 | 303 | .422 | 2 | 10 | 82 | 101 | 73 | 106 | 57 | 10 | 85 | 340 | |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 72 | — | 2,002 | 245 | 551 | .445 | — | — | 99 | 133 | 229 | 324 | 106 | 13 | — | 589 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 70 | 0 | 1,020 | 123 | 280 | .439 | — | — | 57 | 73 | 112 | 157 | 58 | 6 | 90 | 303 |
| BUF | 41 | — | 727 | 81 | 184 | .440 | — | — | 50 | 63 | 75 | 123 | 42 | 2 | 68 | 212 | |
| PHI | 29 | 0 | 293 | 42 | 96 | .438 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 91 | |
| 1978-79 | PHX | 36 | — | 465 | 62 | 132 | .470 | — | — | 42 | 46 | 69 | 60 | 19 | 0 | 54 | 166 |
| Career | 555 | — | — | 1,849 | 4,115 | .449 | 27 | 124 | 944 | 1231 | 1627 | 1909 | 821 | 82 | 1045 | 4,669 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CAR | 64 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 16.6 | .357 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | — | — | 4.6 | 16.8 |
| 1972-73 | CAR | 84 | 21.6 | 6.4 | 12.9 | .498 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 2.4 | — | 3.7 | 15.9 |
| 1973-74 | CAR | 84 | 30.7 | 5.9 | 12.2 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 15.3 |
| 1974-75 | KEN | 72 | 27.4 | 4.7 | 10.6 | .440 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 11.3 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 73 | 26.4 | 5.0 | 11.8 | .423 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 12.6 |
| KEN | 43 | 28.6 | 4.1 | 9.6 | .424 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 9.7 | |
| NYA | 30 | 23.2 | 6.6 | 15.7 | .422 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 17.6 | |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 72 | 27.8 | 4.4 | 9.9 | .445 | — | — | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | — | 10.6 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 70 | 14.6 | 4.3 | 9.9 | .439 | — | — | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 10.7 |
| BUF | 41 | 17.7 | 4.0 | 9.1 | .440 | — | — | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 10.5 | |
| PHI | 29 | 10.1 | 5.2 | 11.8 | .438 | — | — | 0.9 | 1.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 11.2 | |
| 1978-79 | PHX | 36 | 12.9 | 4.8 | 10.2 | .470 | — | — | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 12.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | CAR | 64 | 900 | 7.6 | .439 | 24.3 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -0.1 | -.007 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | CAR | 84 | 1,816 | 14.6 | .541 | 19.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 4.2 | .112 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | CAR | 84 | 2,582 | 16.5 | .541 | 19.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 7.0 | .129 | +0.1 | +2.6 | +2.7 | +3.1 |
| 1974-75 | KEN | 72 | 1,971 | 12.3 | .480 | 16.2 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | .099 | -2.0 | +2.7 | +0.7 | +1.3 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 73 | 1,927 | 10.9 | .477 | 17.8 | -0.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | .051 | -3.1 | +1.7 | -1.4 | +0.3 |
| KEN | 43 | 1,231 | 9.4 | .465 | 14.5 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | .044 | -3.6 | +1.9 | -1.7 | +0.1 | |
| NYA | 30 | 696 | 13.6 | .489 | 23.7 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | .063 | -2.3 | +1.4 | -0.9 | +0.2 | |
| 1976-77 | DEN | 72 | 2,002 | 10.9 | .483 | — | 0.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | .065 | -2.5 | +1.0 | -1.5 | +0.3 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 70 | 1,020 | 10.2 | .485 | 15.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .037 | -2.9 | +0.5 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
| BUF | 41 | 727 | 10.5 | .501 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .035 | -2.9 | +0.5 | -2.4 | -0.1 | |
| PHI | 29 | 293 | 9.3 | .453 | 15.8 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .041 | -2.8 | +0.7 | -2.1 | +0.0 | |
| 1978-79 | PHX | 36 | 465 | 10.1 | .545 | 17.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .049 | -2.3 | -0.5 | -2.8 | -0.1 |
| Career | 555 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.2 | — | — | — | — | +4.8 |
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 | PPG | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | 6 | 7.3 | .444 |
| 1977-78 | 5 | 1.2 | .300 |
| 1978-79 | 14 | 3.1 | .524 |
| Career | 25 | 3.7 | .460 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Ted McClain play for?
Ted McClain plays SG for the Phoenix Suns.
What are Ted McClain's career stats?
Ted McClain has averaged 8.4 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 3.4 APG over 8 seasons (1971-72–1978-79).
How tall is Ted McClain?
Ted McClain is 6-1 (180 lb).
When was Ted McClain drafted?
Ted McClain was drafted in 1971, round 2, pick 22, by the Atlanta Hawks.