Erwin Mueller
PF · MMT
Seasons 1966-67–1973-74 · 8 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1944
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Player info
| Position | PF |
|---|---|
| Number | #51 (also #14, #34, #6, #24, #35) |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 230 lb |
| Born | 1944-03-12 |
| College | San Francisco |
| Drafted | 1966 · Round 2, Pick 20 · Chicago Bulls |
| Seasons | 1966-67–1973-74 (8) |
Career averages
7.4 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.0 APG · 445 games · .426 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | CHI | 22 | 80 | 26.7 | .441 | — | .658 | 6.2 | 1.6 | — | — | 12.7 | 13.3 | .474 |
| 1967-68 | 2TM | 23 | 74 | 24.2 | .456 | — | .578 | 5.3 | 2.1 | — | — | 7.5 | 10.9 | .485 |
| CHI | 23 | 35 | 23.3 | .387 | — | .561 | 4.8 | 2.2 | — | — | 6.5 | 9.4 | .421 | |
| LAL | 23 | 39 | 24.9 | .520 | — | .592 | 5.7 | 2.0 | — | — | 8.3 | 12.2 | .543 | |
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 24 | 78 | 17.4 | .375 | — | .549 | 3.8 | 2.4 | — | — | 4.8 | 10.7 | .414 |
| CHI | 24 | 52 | 16.8 | .335 | — | .511 | 3.7 | 2.4 | — | — | 3.8 | 9.3 | .372 | |
| SEA | 24 | 26 | 18.6 | .431 | — | .597 | 4.0 | 2.4 | — | — | 7.0 | 13.0 | .472 | |
| 1969-70 | 2TM | 25 | 78 | 30.2 | .464 | — | .719 | 6.2 | 2.6 | — | — | 10.1 | 12.2 | .518 |
| SEA | 25 | 4 | 17.3 | .406 | — | .444 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | — | 7.5 | 10.2 | .417 | |
| DET | 25 | 74 | 30.9 | .467 | — | .728 | 6.3 | 2.7 | — | — | 10.3 | 12.2 | .523 | |
| 1970-71 | DET | 26 | 52 | 23.5 | .408 | — | .556 | 4.3 | 2.2 | — | — | 6.0 | 9.1 | .438 |
| 1971-72 | DET | 27 | 42 | 14.4 | .345 | — | .581 | 3.5 | 1.4 | — | — | 4.3 | 9.1 | .390 |
| 1972-73 | DET | 28 | 21 | 3.8 | .290 | — | .714 | 0.7 | 0.3 | — | — | 1.1 | 5.2 | .337 |
| 1972-73 | VIR | 28 | 17 | 12.1 | .321 | — | .300 | 2.8 | 1.5 | — | — | 2.2 | 2.8 | .322 |
| 1973-74 | MMT | 29 | 3 | 6.7 | 0.000 | — | .400 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -10.3 | .161 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | CHI | 80 | — | 2,136 | 422 | 957 | .441 | — | — | 171 | 260 | 497 | 131 | — | — | — | 1,015 |
| 1967-68 | 2TM | 74 | — | 1,788 | 223 | 489 | .456 | — | — | 107 | 185 | 389 | 154 | — | — | — | 553 |
| CHI | 35 | — | 815 | 91 | 235 | .387 | — | — | 46 | 82 | 167 | 76 | — | — | — | 228 | |
| LAL | 39 | — | 973 | 132 | 254 | .520 | — | — | 61 | 103 | 222 | 78 | — | — | — | 325 | |
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 78 | — | 1,355 | 144 | 384 | .375 | — | — | 89 | 162 | 297 | 186 | — | — | — | 377 |
| CHI | 52 | — | 872 | 75 | 224 | .335 | — | — | 46 | 90 | 193 | 124 | — | — | — | 196 | |
| SEA | 26 | — | 483 | 69 | 160 | .431 | — | — | 43 | 72 | 104 | 62 | — | — | — | 181 | |
| 1969-70 | 2TM | 78 | — | 2,353 | 300 | 646 | .464 | — | — | 189 | 263 | 483 | 205 | — | — | — | 789 |
| SEA | 4 | — | 69 | 13 | 32 | .406 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | 30 | |
| DET | 74 | — | 2,284 | 287 | 614 | .467 | — | — | 185 | 254 | 469 | 199 | — | — | — | 759 | |
| 1970-71 | DET | 52 | — | 1,224 | 126 | 309 | .408 | — | — | 60 | 108 | 223 | 113 | — | — | — | 312 |
| 1971-72 | DET | 42 | — | 605 | 68 | 197 | .345 | — | — | 43 | 74 | 147 | 57 | — | — | — | 179 |
| 1972-73 | DET | 21 | — | 80 | 9 | 31 | .290 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | 23 |
| 1972-73 | VIR | 17 | — | 205 | 17 | 53 | .321 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 47 | 26 | — | — | 22 | 37 |
| 1973-74 | MMT | 3 | — | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Career | 445 | — | — | 1,309 | 3,070 | .426 | 0 | 0 | 669 | 1074 | 2100 | 881 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3,287 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | CHI | 80 | 26.7 | 7.1 | 16.1 | .441 | — | — | 2.9 | 4.4 | 8.4 | 2.2 | — | — | — | 17.1 |
| 1967-68 | 2TM | 74 | 24.2 | 4.5 | 9.8 | .456 | — | — | 2.2 | 3.7 | 7.8 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 11.1 |
| CHI | 35 | 23.3 | 4.0 | 10.4 | .387 | — | — | 2.0 | 3.6 | 7.4 | 3.4 | — | — | — | 10.1 | |
| LAL | 39 | 24.9 | 4.9 | 9.4 | .520 | — | — | 2.3 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 2.9 | — | — | — | 12.0 | |
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 78 | 17.4 | 3.8 | 10.2 | .375 | — | — | 2.4 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 4.9 | — | — | — | 10.0 |
| CHI | 52 | 16.8 | 3.1 | 9.2 | .335 | — | — | 1.9 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 5.1 | — | — | — | 8.1 | |
| SEA | 26 | 18.6 | 5.1 | 11.9 | .431 | — | — | 3.2 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 4.6 | — | — | — | 13.5 | |
| 1969-70 | 2TM | 78 | 30.2 | 4.6 | 9.9 | .464 | — | — | 2.9 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 12.1 |
| SEA | 4 | 17.2 | 6.8 | 16.7 | .406 | — | — | 2.1 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 15.7 | |
| DET | 74 | 30.9 | 4.5 | 9.7 | .467 | — | — | 2.9 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 12.0 | |
| 1970-71 | DET | 52 | 23.5 | 3.7 | 9.1 | .408 | — | — | 1.8 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 9.2 |
| 1971-72 | DET | 42 | 14.4 | 4.0 | 11.7 | .345 | — | — | 2.6 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 3.4 | — | — | — | 10.7 |
| 1972-73 | DET | 21 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 14.0 | .290 | — | — | 2.2 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 3.1 | — | — | — | 10.3 |
| 1972-73 | VIR | 17 | 12.1 | 3.0 | 9.3 | .321 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 8.3 | 4.6 | — | — | 3.9 | 6.5 |
| 1973-74 | MMT | 3 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | CHI | 80 | 2,136 | 13.3 | .474 | — | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | .078 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | 2TM | 74 | 1,788 | 10.9 | .485 | — | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | .066 | — | — | — | — |
| CHI | 35 | 815 | 9.4 | .421 | — | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .019 | — | — | — | — | |
| LAL | 39 | 973 | 12.2 | .543 | — | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .106 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1968-69 | 2TM | 78 | 1,355 | 10.7 | .414 | — | -0.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | .031 | — | — | — | — |
| CHI | 52 | 872 | 9.3 | .372 | — | -1.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | .017 | — | — | — | — | |
| SEA | 26 | 483 | 13.0 | .472 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .055 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1969-70 | 2TM | 78 | 2,353 | 12.2 | .518 | — | 2.0 | 1.1 | 3.2 | .064 | — | — | — | — |
| SEA | 4 | 69 | 10.2 | .417 | — | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -.045 | — | — | — | — | |
| DET | 74 | 2,284 | 12.2 | .523 | — | 2.1 | 1.1 | 3.2 | .068 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1970-71 | DET | 52 | 1,224 | 9.1 | .438 | — | -0.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | .024 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | DET | 42 | 605 | 9.1 | .390 | — | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.8 | -.064 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | DET | 21 | 80 | 5.2 | .337 | — | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -.103 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | VIR | 17 | 205 | 2.8 | .322 | 14.3 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -.071 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | MMT | 3 | 20 | -10.3 | .161 | 18.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -.335 | -5.6 | -0.4 | -6.0 | -0.1 |
| Career | 445 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.3 | — | — | — | — | -0.1 |
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 | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-67 | 3 | 28.0 | 8.7 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .308 | — | .404 |
| 1967-68 | 14 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .339 | — | .345 |
| Career | 17 | 12.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .329 | — | .365 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 220 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 127–93 |
| Away | 205 | 7.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 61–144 |
| In wins | 188 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 188–0 |
| In losses | 237 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0–237 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 33 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 13–20 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 28 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 10–18 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 21 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 11–10 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 5 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 3–2 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 20 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 9–11 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 38 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 16–22 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 31 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 17–14 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 34 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 14–20 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 24 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 8–16 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 30 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 11–19 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 8–27 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 19 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 8–11 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 7 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 6–1 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Erwin Mueller's career stats?
Erwin Mueller has averaged 7.4 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.0 APG over 8 seasons (1966-67–1973-74).
How tall is Erwin Mueller?
Erwin Mueller is 6-8 (230 lb).
When was Erwin Mueller drafted?
Erwin Mueller was drafted in 1966, round 2, pick 20, by the Chicago Bulls.