Tom Owens
C · Detroit Pistons
Seasons 1971-72–1982-83 · 12 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1949
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Player info
| Position | C |
|---|---|
| Number | #25 (also #24, #52, #14, #42, #26, #44) |
| Team | Detroit Pistons |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1949-06-28 |
| College | South Carolina |
| Drafted | 1971 · Round 4, Pick 58 · Houston Rockets |
| Seasons | 1971-72–1982-83 (12) |
Career averages
11.3 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.7 APG · 877 games · .513 FG% · .217 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 2TM | 22 | 69 | 16.2 | .490 | .200 | .623 | 5.7 | 0.7 | — | — | 7.3 | 15.6 | .526 |
| MMP | 22 | 38 | 16.2 | .469 | 0.000 | .614 | 5.2 | 0.8 | — | — | 6.6 | 13.2 | .505 | |
| CAR | 22 | 31 | 16.2 | .513 | .333 | .632 | 6.2 | 0.7 | — | — | 8.2 | 18.6 | .549 | |
| 1972-73 | CAR | 23 | 83 | 26.6 | .541 | 0.000 | .680 | 7.8 | 1.1 | — | — | 11.8 | 13.8 | .575 |
| 1973-74 | CAR | 24 | 81 | 28.2 | .527 | .333 | .769 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 18.0 | .574 |
| 1974-75 | 2TM | 25 | 82 | 32.3 | .527 | 0.000 | .751 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 15.1 | 19.4 | .565 |
| SSL | 25 | 5 | 17.8 | .538 | — | .556 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 15.0 | .551 | |
| MMS | 25 | 77 | 33.2 | .527 | 0.000 | .757 | 11.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 15.7 | 19.6 | .566 | |
| 1975-76 | 3TM | 26 | 74 | 15.0 | .482 | — | .713 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 12.8 | .526 |
| KEN | 26 | 19 | 17.2 | .438 | — | .591 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 11.2 | .474 | |
| INA | 26 | 16 | 15.2 | .512 | — | .800 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 12.4 | .559 | |
| SAA | 26 | 39 | 13.8 | .495 | — | .767 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 13.9 | .542 | |
| 1976-77 | HOU | 27 | 46 | 10.0 | .504 | — | .684 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 13.8 | .558 |
| 1977-78 | POR | 28 | 82 | 20.9 | .490 | — | .741 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 17.4 | .546 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 29 | 82 | 34.0 | .548 | — | .794 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 18.5 | 19.9 | .597 |
| 1979-80 | POR | 30 | 76 | 30.8 | .514 | .500 | .753 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 16.4 | 18.1 | .552 |
| 1980-81 | POR | 31 | 79 | 23.3 | .511 | 0.000 | .764 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 10.6 | 15.1 | .564 |
| 1981-82 | IND | 32 | 74 | 21.6 | .470 | .500 | .801 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 14.9 | .530 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 33 | 49 | 14.8 | .422 | — | .682 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 8.7 | .468 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 2TM | 69 | — | 1,118 | 197 | 402 | .490 | 1 | 5 | 109 | 175 | 390 | 51 | — | — | 83 | 504 |
| MMP | 38 | — | 617 | 98 | 209 | .469 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 88 | 199 | 30 | — | — | 51 | 250 | |
| CAR | 31 | — | 501 | 99 | 193 | .513 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 87 | 191 | 21 | — | — | 32 | 254 | |
| 1972-73 | CAR | 83 | — | 2,209 | 393 | 727 | .541 | 0 | 2 | 193 | 284 | 646 | 94 | — | — | 173 | 979 |
| 1973-74 | CAR | 81 | — | 2,284 | 444 | 843 | .527 | 2 | 6 | 226 | 294 | 717 | 127 | 54 | 41 | 171 | 1,116 |
| 1974-75 | 2TM | 82 | — | 2,647 | 511 | 969 | .527 | 0 | 2 | 217 | 289 | 905 | 208 | 36 | 82 | 153 | 1,239 |
| SSL | 5 | — | 89 | 14 | 26 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 33 | |
| MMS | 77 | — | 2,558 | 497 | 943 | .527 | 0 | 2 | 212 | 280 | 879 | 201 | 34 | 79 | 147 | 1,206 | |
| 1975-76 | 3TM | 74 | 0 | 1,107 | 178 | 369 | .482 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 129 | 317 | 69 | 11 | 41 | 74 | 448 |
| KEN | 19 | — | 326 | 46 | 105 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 44 | 93 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 118 | |
| INA | 16 | 0 | 243 | 42 | 82 | .512 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 | 69 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 104 | |
| SAA | 39 | — | 538 | 90 | 182 | .495 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 60 | 155 | 41 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 226 | |
| 1976-77 | HOU | 46 | — | 462 | 68 | 135 | .504 | — | — | 52 | 76 | 142 | 18 | 4 | 13 | — | 188 |
| 1977-78 | POR | 82 | — | 1,714 | 313 | 639 | .490 | — | — | 206 | 278 | 541 | 160 | 33 | 37 | 152 | 832 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 82 | 82 | 2,791 | 600 | 1,095 | .548 | — | — | 320 | 403 | 740 | 301 | 59 | 58 | 247 | 1,520 |
| 1979-80 | POR | 76 | — | 2,337 | 518 | 1,008 | .514 | 1 | 2 | 213 | 283 | 573 | 194 | 45 | 53 | 174 | 1,250 |
| 1980-81 | POR | 79 | — | 1,843 | 322 | 630 | .511 | 0 | 4 | 191 | 250 | 456 | 140 | 36 | 47 | 130 | 835 |
| 1981-82 | IND | 74 | 40 | 1,599 | 299 | 636 | .470 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 226 | 372 | 127 | 41 | 37 | 137 | 780 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 49 | 4 | 725 | 81 | 192 | .422 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 66 | 186 | 44 | 12 | 14 | 48 | 207 |
| Career | 877 | — | — | 3,924 | 7,645 | .513 | 5 | 23 | 2045 | 2753 | 5985 | 1533 | 331 | 423 | 1542 | 9,898 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 2TM | 69 | 16.2 | 6.3 | 12.9 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 12.6 | 1.6 | — | — | 2.7 | 16.2 |
| MMP | 38 | 16.2 | 5.7 | 12.2 | .469 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 11.6 | 1.8 | — | — | 3.0 | 14.6 | |
| CAR | 31 | 16.2 | 7.1 | 13.9 | .513 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 13.7 | 1.5 | — | — | 2.3 | 18.3 | |
| 1972-73 | CAR | 83 | 26.6 | 6.4 | 11.8 | .541 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 10.5 | 1.5 | — | — | 2.8 | 16.0 |
| 1973-74 | CAR | 81 | 28.2 | 7.0 | 13.3 | .527 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 11.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 17.6 |
| 1974-75 | 2TM | 82 | 32.3 | 6.9 | 13.2 | .527 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 12.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 16.9 |
| SSL | 5 | 17.8 | 5.7 | 10.5 | .538 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 10.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 13.3 | |
| MMS | 77 | 33.2 | 7.0 | 13.3 | .527 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 12.4 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 17.0 | |
| 1975-76 | 3TM | 74 | 15.0 | 5.8 | 12.0 | .482 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 10.3 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 14.6 |
| KEN | 19 | 17.2 | 5.1 | 11.6 | .438 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 13.0 | |
| INA | 16 | 15.2 | 6.2 | 12.1 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 15.4 | |
| SAA | 39 | 13.8 | 6.0 | 12.2 | .495 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 15.1 | |
| 1976-77 | HOU | 46 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 10.5 | .504 | — | — | 4.1 | 5.9 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | — | 14.6 |
| 1977-78 | POR | 82 | 20.9 | 6.6 | 13.4 | .490 | — | — | 4.3 | 5.8 | 11.4 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 17.5 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 82 | 34.0 | 7.7 | 14.1 | .548 | — | — | 4.1 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 19.6 |
| 1979-80 | POR | 76 | 30.8 | 8.0 | 15.5 | .514 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 19.3 |
| 1980-81 | POR | 79 | 23.3 | 6.3 | 12.3 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 16.3 |
| 1981-82 | IND | 74 | 21.6 | 6.7 | 14.3 | .470 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 17.6 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 49 | 14.8 | 4.0 | 9.5 | .422 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 2TM | 69 | 1,118 | 15.6 | .526 | 18.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | .124 | — | — | — | — |
| MMP | 38 | 617 | 13.2 | .505 | 17.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .111 | — | — | — | — | |
| CAR | 31 | 501 | 18.6 | .549 | 19.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .142 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972-73 | CAR | 83 | 2,209 | 13.8 | .575 | 17.5 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 6.9 | .150 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | CAR | 81 | 2,284 | 18.0 | .574 | 19.6 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 8.0 | .168 | +1.7 | -1.4 | +0.3 | +1.3 |
| 1974-75 | 2TM | 82 | 2,647 | 19.4 | .565 | 19.6 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 8.3 | .151 | +1.7 | -0.6 | +1.2 | +2.2 |
| SSL | 5 | 89 | 15.0 | .551 | 15.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .104 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -1.6 | +0.1 | |
| MMS | 77 | 2,558 | 19.6 | .566 | 19.8 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 8.1 | .153 | +1.8 | -0.6 | +1.3 | +2.1 | |
| 1975-76 | 3TM | 74 | 1,107 | 12.8 | .526 | 17.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | .107 | -1.7 | -0.4 | -2.1 | -0.1 |
| KEN | 19 | 326 | 11.2 | .474 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .065 | -2.6 | +0.4 | -2.2 | +0.0 | |
| INA | 16 | 243 | 12.4 | .559 | 17.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .099 | -3.1 | -0.5 | -3.5 | -0.1 | |
| SAA | 39 | 538 | 13.9 | .542 | 17.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .135 | -0.6 | -0.9 | -1.5 | +0.1 | |
| 1976-77 | HOU | 46 | 462 | 13.8 | .558 | — | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .094 | -2.0 | -1.2 | -3.1 | -0.1 |
| 1977-78 | POR | 82 | 1,714 | 17.4 | .546 | 21.1 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 6.0 | .169 | +0.9 | +0.0 | +1.0 | +1.3 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 82 | 2,791 | 19.9 | .597 | 21.5 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 10.4 | .179 | +3.0 | -0.2 | +2.7 | +3.3 |
| 1979-80 | POR | 76 | 2,337 | 18.1 | .552 | 22.9 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 6.9 | .142 | +1.5 | -0.3 | +1.1 | +1.9 |
| 1980-81 | POR | 79 | 1,843 | 15.1 | .564 | 18.7 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 4.8 | .125 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 | +0.6 |
| 1981-82 | IND | 74 | 1,599 | 14.9 | .530 | 22.7 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | .095 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -1.4 | +0.3 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 49 | 725 | 8.7 | .468 | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .041 | -3.5 | -0.7 | -4.2 | -0.4 |
| Career | 877 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61.4 | — | — | — | — | +10.3 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | 3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.000 | — | 0.000 |
| 1977-78 | 6 | 33.3 | 15.2 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .551 | — | .582 |
| 1978-79 | 3 | 26.7 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | .484 | — | .507 |
| 1979-80 | 3 | 27.7 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .538 | — | .559 |
| 1980-81 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 16 | 23.4 | 9.9 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .528 | — | .555 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 244 | 11.3 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 174–70 |
| Away | 244 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 83–161 |
| In wins | 257 | 11.7 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 257–0 |
| In losses | 231 | 11.3 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 0–231 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 20 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 9–11 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 22 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 9–13 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 22 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 13–9 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 30 | 10.7 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 17–13 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 19–4 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 8 | 9.5 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 5–3 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 23 | 12.5 | 7.3 | 2.1 | 12–11 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 19 | 8.9 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 14–5 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 23 | 14.7 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 12–11 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 17 | 11.6 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 7–10 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 15 | 11.7 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 8–7 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 16.5 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 13–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 25 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 14–11 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 28 | 11.6 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 9–19 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 23 | 10.1 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 12–11 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 21 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 6–15 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 25 | 11.6 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 9–16 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 2–3 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 22 | 10.8 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 15–7 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 19 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 11–8 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 24 | 13.0 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 11–13 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Tom Owens play for?
Tom Owens plays C for the Detroit Pistons.
What are Tom Owens's career stats?
Tom Owens has averaged 11.3 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.7 APG over 12 seasons (1971-72–1982-83).
How tall is Tom Owens?
Tom Owens is 6-10 (215 lb).
When was Tom Owens drafted?
Tom Owens was drafted in 1971, round 4, pick 58, by the Houston Rockets.