Alvin Robertson
SG · Toronto Raptors
Seasons 1984-85–1995-96 · 10 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1962
★ Defensive POY★ Most Improved4× All-StarAll-NBA6× All-Defense
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Player info
| Nickname | Dog |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #21 (also #3, #7) |
| Team | Toronto Raptors |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 185 lb |
| Born | 1962-07-22 |
| College | Arkansas |
| Drafted | 1984 · Round 1, Pick 7 · San Antonio Spurs |
| Seasons | 1984-85–1995-96 (10) |
Career averages
14.0 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 5.0 APG · 779 games · .477 FG% · .295 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | SAS | 22 | 79 | 21.3 | .498 | .364 | .734 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 15.3 | .538 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 23 | 82 | 35.1 | .514 | .276 | .795 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | .563 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 24 | 81 | 33.3 | .466 | .271 | .753 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 17.7 | 18.5 | .510 |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 25 | 82 | 36.3 | .465 | .284 | .748 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 19.6 | 18.9 | .513 |
| 1988-89 | SAS | 26 | 65 | 35.2 | .483 | .200 | .723 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 17.3 | 17.2 | .523 |
| 1989-90 | MIL | 27 | 81 | 32.1 | .503 | .154 | .741 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 14.2 | 18.9 | .542 |
| 1990-91 | MIL | 28 | 81 | 32.1 | .485 | .365 | .757 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 18.6 | .538 |
| 1991-92 | MIL | 29 | 82 | 30.0 | .430 | .319 | .763 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 12.3 | 15.0 | .500 |
| 1992-93 | 2TM | 30 | 69 | 29.1 | .458 | .328 | .656 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 13.2 | .519 |
| MIL | 30 | 39 | 27.3 | .479 | .309 | .629 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 13.6 | .528 | |
| DET | 30 | 30 | 31.4 | .434 | .343 | .690 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 12.7 | .508 | |
| 1995-96 | TOR | 33 | 77 | 32.2 | .470 | .272 | .677 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 9.3 | 12.7 | .531 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | SAS | 79 | 9 | 1,685 | 299 | 600 | .498 | 4 | 11 | 124 | 169 | 265 | 275 | 127 | 24 | 167 | 726 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 82 | 82 | 2,878 | 562 | 1,093 | .514 | 8 | 29 | 260 | 327 | 516 | 448 | 301 | 40 | 256 | 1,392 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 81 | 78 | 2,697 | 589 | 1,264 | .466 | 13 | 48 | 244 | 324 | 424 | 421 | 260 | 35 | 243 | 1,435 |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 82 | 82 | 2,978 | 655 | 1,408 | .465 | 27 | 95 | 273 | 365 | 498 | 557 | 243 | 69 | 251 | 1,610 |
| 1988-89 | SAS | 65 | 65 | 2,287 | 465 | 962 | .483 | 9 | 45 | 183 | 253 | 384 | 393 | 197 | 36 | 231 | 1,122 |
| 1989-90 | MIL | 81 | 81 | 2,599 | 476 | 946 | .503 | 4 | 26 | 197 | 266 | 559 | 445 | 207 | 17 | 217 | 1,153 |
| 1990-91 | MIL | 81 | 81 | 2,598 | 438 | 904 | .485 | 23 | 63 | 199 | 263 | 459 | 444 | 246 | 16 | 212 | 1,098 |
| 1991-92 | MIL | 82 | 79 | 2,463 | 396 | 922 | .430 | 67 | 210 | 151 | 198 | 350 | 360 | 210 | 32 | 223 | 1,010 |
| 1992-93 | 2TM | 69 | 54 | 2,006 | 247 | 539 | .458 | 40 | 122 | 84 | 128 | 269 | 263 | 155 | 18 | 133 | 618 |
| MIL | 39 | 32 | 1,065 | 139 | 290 | .479 | 17 | 55 | 44 | 70 | 137 | 156 | 90 | 9 | 77 | 339 | |
| DET | 30 | 22 | 941 | 108 | 249 | .434 | 23 | 67 | 40 | 58 | 132 | 107 | 65 | 9 | 56 | 279 | |
| 1995-96 | TOR | 77 | 69 | 2,478 | 285 | 607 | .470 | 41 | 151 | 107 | 158 | 342 | 323 | 166 | 36 | 183 | 718 |
| Career | 779 | — | — | 4,412 | 9,245 | .477 | 236 | 800 | 1822 | 2451 | 4066 | 3929 | 2112 | 323 | 2116 | 10,882 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | SAS | 79 | 21.3 | 6.4 | 12.8 | .498 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 15.5 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 82 | 35.1 | 7.0 | 13.7 | .514 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 17.4 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 81 | 33.3 | 7.9 | 16.9 | .466 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 19.2 |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 82 | 36.3 | 7.9 | 17.0 | .465 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 19.5 |
| 1988-89 | SAS | 65 | 35.2 | 7.3 | 15.1 | .483 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 17.7 |
| 1989-90 | MIL | 81 | 32.1 | 6.6 | 13.1 | .503 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| 1990-91 | MIL | 81 | 32.1 | 6.1 | 12.5 | .485 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 15.2 |
| 1991-92 | MIL | 82 | 30.0 | 5.8 | 13.5 | .430 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 14.8 |
| 1992-93 | 2TM | 69 | 29.1 | 4.4 | 9.7 | .458 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 11.1 |
| MIL | 39 | 27.3 | 4.7 | 9.8 | .479 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 11.5 | |
| DET | 30 | 31.4 | 4.1 | 9.5 | .434 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 10.7 | |
| 1995-96 | TOR | 77 | 32.2 | 4.1 | 8.8 | .470 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 10.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | SAS | 79 | 1,685 | 15.3 | .538 | 20.0 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | .087 | -0.2 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +1.2 |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 82 | 2,878 | 19.5 | .563 | 20.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 8.6 | .143 | +1.5 | +3.3 | +4.7 | +4.9 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 81 | 2,697 | 18.5 | .510 | 24.5 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 5.3 | .094 | +0.9 | +2.1 | +3.0 | +3.4 |
| 1987-88 | SAS | 82 | 2,978 | 18.9 | .513 | 24.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 5.8 | .094 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +2.9 | +3.7 |
| 1988-89 | SAS | 65 | 2,287 | 17.2 | .523 | 22.2 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | .093 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +2.5 | +2.6 |
| 1989-90 | MIL | 81 | 2,599 | 18.9 | .542 | 20.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 7.5 | .138 | +1.7 | +2.0 | +3.7 | +3.7 |
| 1990-91 | MIL | 81 | 2,598 | 18.6 | .538 | 20.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 7.7 | .142 | +1.6 | +2.8 | +4.4 | +4.2 |
| 1991-92 | MIL | 82 | 2,463 | 15.0 | .500 | 21.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | .071 | +0.1 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +2.2 |
| 1992-93 | 2TM | 69 | 2,006 | 13.2 | .519 | 15.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | .080 | -1.4 | +2.5 | +1.0 | +1.6 |
| MIL | 39 | 1,065 | 13.6 | .528 | 16.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .073 | -1.3 | +2.3 | +1.0 | +0.8 | |
| DET | 30 | 941 | 12.7 | .508 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .088 | -1.6 | +2.7 | +1.1 | +0.7 | |
| 1995-96 | TOR | 77 | 2,478 | 12.7 | .531 | 15.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .054 | -1.9 | +1.2 | -0.7 | +0.8 |
| Career | 779 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52.2 | — | — | — | — | +28.3 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | 3 | 32.7 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 0.3 | .276 | — | .389 |
| 1987-88 | 3 | 39.7 | 23.3 | 4.7 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 | .566 | .429 | .614 |
| 1989-90 | 4 | 38.8 | 23.5 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 | .522 | 0.000 | .573 |
| 1990-91 | 3 | 39.3 | 23.7 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | .592 | .333 | .649 |
| Career | 13 | 37.7 | 20.2 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | .515 | .353 | .574 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 393 | 14.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 231–162 |
| Away | 386 | 13.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 96–290 |
| In wins | 327 | 15.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 327–0 |
| In losses | 452 | 13.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0–452 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 13.4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 13–18 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 31 | 12.1 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 10–21 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 31 | 14.3 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 17–14 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 19 | 13.4 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 10–9 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 32 | 12.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 10–22 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 12.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 11–21 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 36 | 16.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 13–23 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 38 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 15–23 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 31 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 12–19 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 33 | 16.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 15–18 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 36 | 14.5 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 10–26 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 30 | 13.5 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 11–19 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 18.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 20–11 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 35 | 14.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 10–25 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 2 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1–1 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 22 | 13.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 12–10 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 15 | 14.5 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 6–9 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 8 | 13.2 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 6–2 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 30 | 12.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 13–17 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 16 | 12.8 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 11–5 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 27 | 14.5 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 13–14 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 33 | 14.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 15–18 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 10–23 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 37 | 16.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 16–21 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 8 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3–5 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 40 | 12.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 11–29 |
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 | $870,000 |
| 1991-92 | $1,033,000 |
| 1992-93 | $1,283,000 |
| 1993-94 | $1,408,000 |
| 1995-96 | $225,000 |
| Career earnings | $4,819,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Alvin Robertson play for?
Alvin Robertson plays SG for the Toronto Raptors.
What are Alvin Robertson's career stats?
Alvin Robertson has averaged 14.0 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 5.0 APG over 10 seasons (1984-85–1995-96).
How much does Alvin Robertson make?
Alvin Robertson's salary is $225,000 for the 1995-96 season, with career earnings of about $4.8M.
How tall is Alvin Robertson?
Alvin Robertson is 6-4 (185 lb).
When was Alvin Robertson drafted?
Alvin Robertson was drafted in 1984, round 1, pick 7, by the San Antonio Spurs.