Billy Paultz
C · Utah Jazz
Seasons 1970-71–1984-85 · 15 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1948
4× All-Star
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Player info
| Nickname | The Whopper, Baby Huey |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #5 |
| Team | Utah Jazz |
| Height | 6-11 |
| Weight | 235 lb |
| Born | 1948-07-30 |
| College | Cameron → St. John's |
| Drafted | 1970 · Round 7, Pick 103 · SDR |
| Seasons | 1970-71–1984-85 (15) |
Career averages
11.7 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 2.0 APG · 1124 games · .497 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | NYA | 22 | 83 | 33.2 | .524 | 0.000 | .747 | 11.3 | 1.9 | — | — | 14.7 | 17.2 | .559 |
| 1971-72 | NYA | 23 | 83 | 34.0 | .488 | 0.000 | .692 | 12.5 | 1.5 | — | — | 14.5 | 15.3 | .522 |
| 1972-73 | NYA | 24 | 81 | 34.6 | .518 | 0.000 | .709 | 12.5 | 2.3 | — | 2.6 | 16.7 | 21.1 | .560 |
| 1973-74 | NYA | 25 | 77 | 33.7 | .494 | 0.000 | .721 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 16.4 | 18.2 | .531 |
| 1974-75 | NYA | 26 | 80 | 35.3 | .485 | 0.000 | .748 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 15.8 | 16.3 | .523 |
| 1975-76 | SAA | 27 | 83 | 35.6 | .504 | 0.000 | .735 | 10.4 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.6 | .541 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 28 | 82 | 32.9 | .473 | — | .744 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 15.6 | 15.8 | .515 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 29 | 80 | 31.0 | .529 | — | .752 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 15.8 | 19.8 | .568 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 30 | 79 | 26.9 | .526 | — | .588 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 11.5 | 15.5 | .541 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 31 | 84 | 26.1 | .486 | 0.000 | .599 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 9.1 | 13.9 | .507 |
| SAS | 31 | 47 | 25.8 | .496 | 0.000 | .660 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 14.7 | .522 | |
| HOU | 31 | 37 | 26.5 | .473 | — | .524 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 12.8 | .486 | |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 32 | 81 | 20.5 | .507 | 0.000 | .490 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 12.9 | .513 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 33 | 65 | 12.4 | .394 | — | .523 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 7.7 | .416 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 34 | 64 | 12.8 | .445 | — | .458 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 9.5 | .453 |
| HOU | 34 | 57 | 12.2 | .445 | — | .456 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 9.6 | .453 | |
| SAS | 34 | 7 | 17.9 | .444 | — | .500 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 9.4 | .448 | |
| 1983-84 | ATL | 35 | 40 | 12.2 | .409 | — | .515 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 6.6 | .434 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 36 | 62 | 6.0 | .368 | — | .643 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 5.0 | .413 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | NYA | 83 | — | 2,758 | 510 | 973 | .524 | 0 | 2 | 201 | 269 | 940 | 160 | — | — | 206 | 1,221 |
| 1971-72 | NYA | 83 | — | 2,824 | 498 | 1,021 | .488 | 0 | 3 | 207 | 299 | 1035 | 128 | — | — | 214 | 1,203 |
| 1972-73 | NYA | 81 | — | 2,800 | 532 | 1,027 | .518 | 0 | 2 | 287 | 405 | 1015 | 189 | — | 214 | 213 | 1,351 |
| 1973-74 | NYA | 77 | — | 2,596 | 519 | 1,051 | .494 | 0 | 1 | 222 | 308 | 782 | 167 | 60 | 147 | 175 | 1,260 |
| 1974-75 | NYA | 80 | — | 2,826 | 524 | 1,080 | .485 | 0 | 3 | 214 | 286 | 772 | 179 | 59 | 137 | 149 | 1,262 |
| 1975-76 | SAA | 83 | — | 2,958 | 566 | 1,124 | .504 | 0 | 2 | 238 | 324 | 862 | 340 | 61 | 253 | 231 | 1,370 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 82 | 82 | 2,694 | 521 | 1,102 | .473 | — | — | 238 | 320 | 687 | 223 | 55 | 173 | — | 1,280 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 80 | — | 2,479 | 518 | 979 | .529 | — | — | 230 | 306 | 675 | 213 | 42 | 194 | 167 | 1,266 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 79 | — | 2,122 | 399 | 758 | .526 | — | — | 114 | 194 | 625 | 178 | 35 | 125 | 157 | 912 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 84 | — | 2,193 | 327 | 673 | .486 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 182 | 586 | 188 | 69 | 84 | 115 | 763 |
| SAS | 47 | — | 1,213 | 189 | 381 | .496 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 100 | 321 | 118 | 47 | 45 | 58 | 444 | |
| HOU | 37 | — | 980 | 138 | 292 | .473 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 82 | 265 | 70 | 22 | 39 | 57 | 319 | |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 81 | — | 1,659 | 262 | 517 | .507 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 153 | 391 | 105 | 28 | 72 | 89 | 599 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 65 | 3 | 807 | 89 | 226 | .394 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 65 | 180 | 41 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 212 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 64 | 0 | 820 | 101 | 227 | .445 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 59 | 200 | 61 | 17 | 18 | 47 | 229 |
| HOU | 57 | 0 | 695 | 89 | 200 | .445 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 57 | 167 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 204 | |
| SAS | 7 | 0 | 125 | 12 | 27 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | |
| 1983-84 | ATL | 40 | 4 | 486 | 36 | 88 | .409 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 33 | 113 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 89 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 62 | 0 | 370 | 32 | 87 | .368 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 28 | 96 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 82 |
| Career | 1124 | — | — | 5,434 | 10,933 | .497 | 0 | 17 | 2231 | 3231 | 8959 | 2206 | 455 | 1457 | 1860 | 13,099 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | NYA | 83 | 33.2 | 6.7 | 12.7 | .524 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 12.3 | 2.1 | — | — | 2.7 | 15.9 |
| 1971-72 | NYA | 83 | 34.0 | 6.3 | 13.0 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 13.2 | 1.6 | — | — | 2.7 | 15.3 |
| 1972-73 | NYA | 81 | 34.6 | 6.8 | 13.2 | .518 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 13.0 | 2.4 | — | 2.8 | 2.7 | 17.4 |
| 1973-74 | NYA | 77 | 33.7 | 7.2 | 14.6 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 17.5 |
| 1974-75 | NYA | 80 | 35.3 | 6.7 | 13.8 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 16.1 |
| 1975-76 | SAA | 83 | 35.6 | 6.9 | 13.7 | .504 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 16.7 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 82 | 32.9 | 7.0 | 14.7 | .473 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | — | 17.1 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 80 | 31.0 | 7.5 | 14.2 | .529 | — | — | 3.3 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 18.4 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 79 | 26.9 | 6.8 | 12.9 | .526 | — | — | 1.9 | 3.3 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 15.5 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 84 | 26.1 | 5.4 | 11.0 | .486 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 12.5 |
| SAS | 47 | 25.8 | 5.6 | 11.3 | .496 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 13.2 | |
| HOU | 37 | 26.5 | 5.1 | 10.7 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 11.7 | |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 81 | 20.5 | 5.7 | 11.2 | .507 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 13.0 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 65 | 12.4 | 4.0 | 10.1 | .394 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 9.5 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 64 | 12.8 | 4.4 | 10.0 | .445 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 10.1 |
| HOU | 57 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 10.4 | .445 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 10.6 | |
| SAS | 7 | 17.9 | 3.5 | 7.8 | .444 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 7.2 | |
| 1983-84 | ATL | 40 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 6.5 | .409 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 6.6 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 62 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 8.5 | .368 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 8.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | NYA | 83 | 2,758 | 17.2 | .559 | 17.9 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 7.0 | .122 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | NYA | 83 | 2,824 | 15.3 | .522 | 18.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 5.0 | .085 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | NYA | 81 | 2,800 | 21.1 | .560 | 20.7 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 5.6 | .095 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | NYA | 77 | 2,596 | 18.2 | .531 | 20.3 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 8.9 | .165 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +2.1 | +2.7 |
| 1974-75 | NYA | 80 | 2,826 | 16.3 | .523 | 19.2 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 9.0 | .152 | +0.1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +2.1 |
| 1975-76 | SAA | 83 | 2,958 | 18.6 | .541 | 19.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 8.7 | .141 | +2.0 | +1.7 | +3.7 | +4.3 |
| 1976-77 | SAS | 82 | 2,694 | 15.8 | .515 | — | 3.0 | 2.3 | 5.3 | .095 | +0.4 | -0.2 | +0.1 | +1.5 |
| 1977-78 | SAS | 80 | 2,479 | 19.8 | .568 | 20.0 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 8.6 | .166 | +2.2 | +0.7 | +2.9 | +3.0 |
| 1978-79 | SAS | 79 | 2,122 | 15.5 | .541 | 17.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 5.1 | .114 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +1.5 |
| 1979-80 | 2TM | 84 | 2,193 | 13.9 | .507 | 15.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 | .088 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +1.3 |
| SAS | 47 | 1,213 | 14.7 | .522 | 15.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.6 | .104 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +1.0 | |
| HOU | 37 | 980 | 12.8 | .486 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .068 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.6 | +0.3 | |
| 1980-81 | HOU | 81 | 1,659 | 12.9 | .513 | 16.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .077 | -1.0 | +0.1 | -0.9 | +0.5 |
| 1981-82 | HOU | 65 | 807 | 7.7 | .416 | 15.2 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | .007 | -4.1 | -0.4 | -4.5 | -0.5 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 64 | 820 | 9.5 | .453 | 14.6 | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | .020 | -2.9 | -0.5 | -3.4 | -0.3 |
| HOU | 57 | 695 | 9.6 | .453 | 15.3 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .014 | -3.0 | -0.7 | -3.7 | -0.3 | |
| SAS | 7 | 125 | 9.4 | .448 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .052 | -2.4 | +0.3 | -2.0 | +0.0 | |
| 1983-84 | ATL | 40 | 486 | 6.6 | .434 | 11.1 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .027 | -3.5 | -0.4 | -3.9 | -0.2 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 62 | 370 | 5.0 | .413 | 13.9 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -.006 | -6.5 | +0.2 | -6.3 | -0.4 |
| Career | 1124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70.6 | — | — | — | — | +15.5 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-77 | 2 | 37.0 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 | — | .572 |
| 1977-78 | 6 | 31.8 | 11.5 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .460 | — | .490 |
| 1978-79 | 13 | 23.0 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .375 | — | .434 |
| 1979-80 | 7 | 18.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .325 | — | .348 |
| 1980-81 | 21 | 34.3 | 12.1 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .451 | 0.000 | .475 |
| 1981-82 | 3 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | .333 | — | .339 |
| 1982-83 | 11 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .406 | — | .444 |
| 1983-84 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .333 |
| 1984-85 | 5 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .375 | — | .359 |
| Career | 70 | 23.1 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .426 | 0.000 | .458 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 317 | 8.8 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 211–106 |
| Away | 319 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 108–211 |
| In wins | 319 | 9.8 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 319–0 |
| In losses | 317 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0–317 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 24 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 7–17 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 29 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 11–18 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 28 | 10.5 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 21–7 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 19 | 10.2 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 11–8 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 25 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 18–7 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 21 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 13–8 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 34 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 12–22 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 26 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 14–12 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 33 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 18–15 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 18 | 13.1 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 10–8 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 24 | 12.6 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 15–9 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 12–11 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 35 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 10–25 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 22 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 8–14 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 27 | 11.3 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 14–13 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 26 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 10–16 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 31 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 13–18 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 15–18 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 33 | 8.0 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 17–16 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 26 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 14–12 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 30 | 8.4 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 20–10 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Billy Paultz play for?
Billy Paultz plays C for the Utah Jazz.
What are Billy Paultz's career stats?
Billy Paultz has averaged 11.7 PPG, 8.0 RPG, 2.0 APG over 15 seasons (1970-71–1984-85).
How tall is Billy Paultz?
Billy Paultz is 6-11 (235 lb).
When was Billy Paultz drafted?
Billy Paultz was drafted in 1970, round 7, pick 103.