Kurt Rambis
PF · Los Angeles Lakers
Seasons 1981-82–1994-95 · 14 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1958
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Player info
| Nickname | Rambo, Clark Kent |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #31 (also #30, #18) |
| Team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 213 lb |
| Born | 1958-02-25 |
| College | Santa Clara |
| Drafted | 1980 · Round 3, Pick 58 · New York Knicks |
| Seasons | 1981-82–1994-95 (14) |
Career averages
5.2 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.1 APG · 880 games · .534 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | LAL | 23 | 64 | 17.7 | .518 | 0.000 | .504 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 12.8 | .528 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 24 | 78 | 23.2 | .569 | 0.000 | .687 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 14.1 | .601 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 25 | 47 | 15.8 | .558 | — | .636 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 10.9 | .591 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 26 | 82 | 19.7 | .554 | — | .660 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 12.7 | .577 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 27 | 74 | 21.3 | .595 | — | .721 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 12.7 | .632 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 28 | 78 | 19.4 | .521 | — | .764 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 12.6 | .584 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 29 | 70 | 12.1 | .548 | — | .785 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 15.0 | .610 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 30 | 75 | 29.8 | .518 | 0.000 | .734 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 16.1 | .565 |
| 1989-90 | 2TM | 31 | 74 | 25.7 | .509 | 0.000 | .646 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 12.1 | .539 |
| CHH | 31 | 16 | 28.0 | .500 | 0.000 | .545 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 14.5 | .521 | |
| PHX | 31 | 58 | 25.1 | .514 | 0.000 | .722 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 11.3 | .547 | |
| 1990-91 | PHX | 32 | 62 | 14.5 | .497 | 0.000 | .706 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 11.4 | .553 |
| 1991-92 | PHX | 33 | 28 | 13.6 | .463 | — | .778 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 10.6 | .500 |
| 1992-93 | 2TM | 34 | 72 | 11.4 | .519 | 0.000 | .662 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 11.2 | .562 |
| PHX | 34 | 5 | 8.2 | .571 | — | .500 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.6 | .571 | |
| SAC | 34 | 67 | 11.7 | .516 | 0.000 | .667 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 11.6 | .561 | |
| 1993-94 | LAL | 35 | 50 | 12.7 | .518 | 0.000 | .648 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 14.0 | .565 |
| 1994-95 | LAL | 36 | 26 | 7.5 | .514 | — | .667 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 9.4 | .546 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | LAL | 64 | 43 | 1,131 | 118 | 228 | .518 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 117 | 348 | 56 | 60 | 76 | 77 | 295 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 78 | 77 | 1,806 | 235 | 413 | .569 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 166 | 531 | 90 | 105 | 63 | 145 | 584 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 47 | 31 | 743 | 63 | 113 | .558 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 66 | 266 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 56 | 168 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 82 | 46 | 1,617 | 181 | 327 | .554 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 103 | 528 | 69 | 82 | 47 | 97 | 430 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 74 | 74 | 1,573 | 160 | 269 | .595 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 122 | 517 | 69 | 66 | 33 | 97 | 408 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 78 | 10 | 1,514 | 163 | 313 | .521 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 157 | 453 | 63 | 74 | 41 | 104 | 446 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 70 | 20 | 845 | 102 | 186 | .548 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 93 | 268 | 54 | 39 | 13 | 59 | 277 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 75 | 75 | 2,233 | 325 | 627 | .518 | 0 | 3 | 182 | 248 | 703 | 159 | 100 | 57 | 148 | 832 |
| 1989-90 | 2TM | 74 | 61 | 1,904 | 190 | 373 | .509 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 127 | 525 | 135 | 100 | 37 | 104 | 462 |
| CHH | 16 | 16 | 448 | 58 | 116 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 55 | 120 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 29 | 146 | |
| PHX | 58 | 45 | 1,456 | 132 | 257 | .514 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 72 | 405 | 107 | 68 | 27 | 75 | 316 | |
| 1990-91 | PHX | 62 | 17 | 900 | 83 | 167 | .497 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 85 | 266 | 64 | 25 | 11 | 45 | 226 |
| 1991-92 | PHX | 28 | 5 | 381 | 38 | 82 | .463 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 106 | 37 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 90 |
| 1992-93 | 2TM | 72 | 1 | 822 | 67 | 129 | .519 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 65 | 227 | 53 | 43 | 18 | 42 | 177 |
| PHX | 5 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| SAC | 67 | 1 | 781 | 63 | 122 | .516 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 63 | 221 | 52 | 40 | 18 | 36 | 168 | |
| 1993-94 | LAL | 50 | 1 | 635 | 59 | 114 | .518 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 71 | 189 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 164 |
| 1994-95 | LAL | 26 | 1 | 195 | 18 | 35 | .514 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 44 |
| Career | 880 | — | — | 1,802 | 3,376 | .534 | 0 | 14 | 999 | 1450 | 4961 | 931 | 761 | 456 | 1033 | 4,603 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | LAL | 64 | 17.7 | 3.8 | 7.3 | .518 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 9.4 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 78 | 23.2 | 4.7 | 8.2 | .569 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 10.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 11.6 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 47 | 15.8 | 3.1 | 5.5 | .558 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 12.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 8.1 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 82 | 19.7 | 4.0 | 7.3 | .554 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 11.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 9.6 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 74 | 21.3 | 3.7 | 6.2 | .595 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 11.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 9.3 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 78 | 19.4 | 3.9 | 7.4 | .521 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 10.6 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 70 | 12.1 | 4.3 | 7.9 | .548 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 11.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 11.8 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 75 | 29.8 | 5.2 | 10.1 | .518 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 13.4 |
| 1989-90 | 2TM | 74 | 25.7 | 3.6 | 7.1 | .509 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 8.7 |
| CHH | 16 | 28.0 | 4.7 | 9.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 11.7 | |
| PHX | 58 | 25.1 | 3.3 | 6.4 | .514 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 7.8 | |
| 1990-91 | PHX | 62 | 14.5 | 3.3 | 6.7 | .497 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 9.0 |
| 1991-92 | PHX | 28 | 13.6 | 3.6 | 7.7 | .463 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 8.5 |
| 1992-93 | 2TM | 72 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 5.6 | .519 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 7.8 |
| PHX | 5 | 8.2 | 3.5 | 6.1 | .571 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 7.9 | |
| SAC | 67 | 11.7 | 2.9 | 5.6 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 7.7 | |
| 1993-94 | LAL | 50 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 6.5 | .518 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 1994-95 | LAL | 26 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 6.5 | .514 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 8.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | LAL | 64 | 1,131 | 12.8 | .528 | 12.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | .100 | -2.0 | +1.9 | -0.1 | +0.5 |
| 1982-83 | LAL | 78 | 1,806 | 14.1 | .601 | 13.8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.3 | .116 | -0.8 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +1.0 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 47 | 743 | 10.9 | .591 | 10.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .095 | -2.0 | +0.5 | -1.5 | +0.1 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 82 | 1,617 | 12.7 | .577 | 11.7 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | .120 | -1.0 | +1.0 | +0.0 | +0.8 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 74 | 1,573 | 12.7 | .632 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.3 | .131 | -0.5 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +1.1 |
| 1986-87 | LAL | 78 | 1,514 | 12.6 | .584 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 3.9 | .123 | -1.5 | +0.8 | -0.6 | +0.5 |
| 1987-88 | LAL | 70 | 845 | 15.0 | .610 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | .147 | -0.3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.5 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 75 | 2,233 | 16.1 | .565 | 16.2 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 4.8 | .104 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +1.3 |
| 1989-90 | 2TM | 74 | 1,904 | 12.1 | .539 | 11.7 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | .103 | -1.2 | +1.9 | +0.7 | +1.3 |
| CHH | 16 | 448 | 14.5 | .521 | 16.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .079 | -1.2 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | |
| PHX | 58 | 1,456 | 11.3 | .547 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .110 | -1.2 | +2.0 | +0.8 | +1.0 | |
| 1990-91 | PHX | 62 | 900 | 11.4 | .553 | 11.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .115 | -1.1 | +0.9 | -0.3 | +0.4 |
| 1991-92 | PHX | 28 | 381 | 10.6 | .500 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .079 | -2.6 | +2.0 | -0.6 | +0.1 |
| 1992-93 | 2TM | 72 | 822 | 11.2 | .562 | 9.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .098 | -2.1 | +1.5 | -0.6 | +0.3 |
| PHX | 5 | 41 | 4.6 | .571 | 14.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.061 | -4.6 | +1.8 | -2.8 | +0.0 | |
| SAC | 67 | 781 | 11.6 | .561 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .107 | -2.0 | +1.5 | -0.5 | +0.3 | |
| 1993-94 | LAL | 50 | 635 | 14.0 | .565 | 11.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | .125 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -1.1 | +0.1 |
| 1994-95 | LAL | 26 | 195 | 9.4 | .546 | 10.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .076 | -3.8 | +0.9 | -2.9 | +0.0 |
| Career | 880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38.4 | — | — | — | — | +8.0 |
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 | 14 | 19.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .516 | — | .543 |
| 1982-83 | 15 | 25.1 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .570 | — | .599 |
| 1983-84 | 21 | 20.4 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .652 | — | .662 |
| 1984-85 | 19 | 19.7 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .593 | — | .616 |
| 1985-86 | 14 | 19.1 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | .600 | — | .633 |
| 1986-87 | 17 | 12.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .585 | — | .706 |
| 1987-88 | 19 | 9.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .618 | — | .642 |
| 1989-90 | 16 | 24.1 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .444 | 0.000 | .505 |
| 1990-91 | 4 | 13.2 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .400 | — | .400 |
| Career | 139 | 18.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .574 | 0.000 | .610 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 441 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 316–125 |
| Away | 438 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 230–208 |
| In wins | 546 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 546–0 |
| In losses | 333 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0–333 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 22 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 17–5 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 27 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 11–16 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 26 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 14–12 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 10 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 6–4 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 21 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 9–12 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 13–9 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 49 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 36–13 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 46 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 28–18 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 20 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 10–10 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 51 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 36–15 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 47 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 32–15 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 22 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 14–8 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 49 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 37–12 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 16 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 3–13 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 9 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 6–3 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 25 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 13–12 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 15–2 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 22 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 12–10 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 10 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 6–4 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 26 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 18–8 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 51 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 30–21 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 55 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 32–23 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 50 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 41–9 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 25–27 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 49 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 35–14 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $900,000 |
| 1991-92 | $950,000 |
| 1992-93 | $1,100,000 |
| 1993-94 | $400,000 |
| Career earnings | $3,350,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Kurt Rambis play for?
Kurt Rambis plays PF for the Los Angeles Lakers.
What are Kurt Rambis's career stats?
Kurt Rambis has averaged 5.2 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 1.1 APG over 14 seasons (1981-82–1994-95).
How much does Kurt Rambis make?
Kurt Rambis's salary is $400,000 for the 1993-94 season, with career earnings of about $3.4M.
How tall is Kurt Rambis?
Kurt Rambis is 6-8 (213 lb).
When was Kurt Rambis drafted?
Kurt Rambis was drafted in 1980, round 3, pick 58, by the New York Knicks.