Oscar Robertson
PG · Milwaukee Bucks
Seasons 1960-61–1973-74 · 14 on record · Ht 6-5 · b. 1938
★ Hall of Fame★ MVP★ Rookie of the Year★ Scoring champion12× All-Star11× All-NBA
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Player info
| Nickname | The Big O |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #14 (also #1) |
| Team | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Height | 6-5 |
| Weight | 205 lb |
| Born | 1938-11-24 |
| College | Cincinnati |
| Drafted | 1960 · Round 1, Pick 1 · CIN |
| Seasons | 1960-61–1973-74 (14) |
Career averages
25.7 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 9.5 APG · 1040 games · .485 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | CIN | 22 | 71 | 42.7 | .473 | — | .822 | 10.1 | 9.7 | — | — | 30.5 | 25.9 | .555 |
| 1961-62 | CIN | 23 | 79 | 44.3 | .478 | — | .803 | 12.5 | 11.4 | — | — | 30.8 | 26.2 | .554 |
| 1962-63 | CIN | 24 | 80 | 44.0 | .518 | — | .810 | 10.4 | 9.5 | — | — | 28.3 | 24.6 | .588 |
| 1963-64 | CIN | 25 | 79 | 45.1 | .483 | — | .853 | 9.9 | 11.0 | — | — | 31.4 | 27.6 | .576 |
| 1964-65 | CIN | 26 | 75 | 45.6 | .480 | — | .839 | 9.0 | 11.5 | — | — | 30.4 | 26.7 | .561 |
| 1965-66 | CIN | 27 | 76 | 46.0 | .475 | — | .842 | 7.7 | 11.1 | — | — | 31.3 | 25.2 | .563 |
| 1966-67 | CIN | 28 | 79 | 43.9 | .493 | — | .873 | 6.2 | 10.7 | — | — | 30.5 | 25.5 | .583 |
| 1967-68 | CIN | 29 | 65 | 42.5 | .500 | — | .873 | 6.0 | 9.7 | — | — | 29.2 | 24.6 | .588 |
| 1968-69 | CIN | 30 | 79 | 43.8 | .486 | — | .838 | 6.4 | 9.8 | — | — | 24.7 | 21.8 | .579 |
| 1969-70 | CIN | 31 | 69 | 41.5 | .511 | — | .809 | 6.1 | 8.1 | — | — | 25.3 | 21.5 | .577 |
| 1970-71 | MIL | 32 | 81 | 39.4 | .496 | — | .850 | 5.7 | 8.2 | — | — | 19.4 | 19.6 | .563 |
| 1971-72 | MIL | 33 | 64 | 37.3 | .472 | — | .836 | 5.0 | 7.7 | — | — | 17.4 | 18.9 | .540 |
| 1972-73 | MIL | 34 | 73 | 37.5 | .454 | — | .847 | 4.9 | 7.5 | — | — | 15.5 | 17.2 | .511 |
| 1973-74 | MIL | 35 | 70 | 35.4 | .438 | — | .835 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.7 | 14.2 | .502 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | CIN | 71 | — | 3,032 | 756 | 1,600 | .473 | — | — | 653 | 794 | 716 | 690 | — | — | — | 2,165 |
| 1961-62 | CIN | 79 | — | 3,503 | 866 | 1,810 | .478 | — | — | 700 | 872 | 985 | 899 | — | — | — | 2,432 |
| 1962-63 | CIN | 80 | — | 3,521 | 825 | 1,593 | .518 | — | — | 614 | 758 | 835 | 758 | — | — | — | 2,264 |
| 1963-64 | CIN | 79 | — | 3,559 | 840 | 1,740 | .483 | — | — | 800 | 938 | 783 | 868 | — | — | — | 2,480 |
| 1964-65 | CIN | 75 | — | 3,421 | 807 | 1,681 | .480 | — | — | 665 | 793 | 674 | 861 | — | — | — | 2,279 |
| 1965-66 | CIN | 76 | — | 3,493 | 818 | 1,723 | .475 | — | — | 742 | 881 | 586 | 847 | — | — | — | 2,378 |
| 1966-67 | CIN | 79 | — | 3,468 | 838 | 1,699 | .493 | — | — | 736 | 843 | 486 | 845 | — | — | — | 2,412 |
| 1967-68 | CIN | 65 | — | 2,765 | 660 | 1,321 | .500 | — | — | 576 | 660 | 391 | 633 | — | — | — | 1,896 |
| 1968-69 | CIN | 79 | — | 3,461 | 656 | 1,351 | .486 | — | — | 643 | 767 | 502 | 772 | — | — | — | 1,955 |
| 1969-70 | CIN | 69 | — | 2,865 | 647 | 1,267 | .511 | — | — | 454 | 561 | 422 | 558 | — | — | — | 1,748 |
| 1970-71 | MIL | 81 | — | 3,194 | 592 | 1,193 | .496 | — | — | 385 | 453 | 462 | 668 | — | — | — | 1,569 |
| 1971-72 | MIL | 64 | — | 2,390 | 419 | 887 | .472 | — | — | 276 | 330 | 323 | 491 | — | — | — | 1,114 |
| 1972-73 | MIL | 73 | — | 2,737 | 446 | 983 | .454 | — | — | 238 | 281 | 360 | 551 | — | — | — | 1,130 |
| 1973-74 | MIL | 70 | — | 2,477 | 338 | 772 | .438 | — | — | 212 | 254 | 279 | 446 | 77 | 4 | — | 888 |
| Career | 1040 | — | — | 9,508 | 19,620 | .485 | 0 | 0 | 7694 | 9185 | 7804 | 9887 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 26,710 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | CIN | 71 | 42.7 | 9.0 | 19.0 | .473 | — | — | 7.8 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 8.2 | — | — | — | 25.7 |
| 1961-62 | CIN | 79 | 44.3 | 8.9 | 18.6 | .478 | — | — | 7.2 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 9.2 | — | — | — | 25.0 |
| 1962-63 | CIN | 80 | 44.0 | 8.4 | 16.3 | .518 | — | — | 6.3 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 | — | — | — | 23.1 |
| 1963-64 | CIN | 79 | 45.1 | 8.5 | 17.6 | .483 | — | — | 8.1 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 8.8 | — | — | — | 25.1 |
| 1964-65 | CIN | 75 | 45.6 | 8.5 | 17.7 | .480 | — | — | 7.0 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 9.1 | — | — | — | 24.0 |
| 1965-66 | CIN | 76 | 46.0 | 8.4 | 17.8 | .475 | — | — | 7.6 | 9.1 | 6.0 | 8.7 | — | — | — | 24.5 |
| 1966-67 | CIN | 79 | 43.9 | 8.7 | 17.6 | .493 | — | — | 7.6 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 8.8 | — | — | — | 25.0 |
| 1967-68 | CIN | 65 | 42.5 | 8.6 | 17.2 | .500 | — | — | 7.5 | 8.6 | 5.1 | 8.2 | — | — | — | 24.7 |
| 1968-69 | CIN | 79 | 43.8 | 6.8 | 14.1 | .486 | — | — | 6.7 | 8.0 | 5.2 | 8.0 | — | — | — | 20.3 |
| 1969-70 | CIN | 69 | 41.5 | 8.1 | 15.9 | .511 | — | — | 5.7 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 7.0 | — | — | — | 22.0 |
| 1970-71 | MIL | 81 | 39.4 | 6.7 | 13.4 | .496 | — | — | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 7.5 | — | — | — | 17.7 |
| 1971-72 | MIL | 64 | 37.3 | 6.3 | 13.4 | .472 | — | — | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 7.4 | — | — | — | 16.8 |
| 1972-73 | MIL | 73 | 37.5 | 5.9 | 12.9 | .454 | — | — | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 7.2 | — | — | — | 14.9 |
| 1973-74 | MIL | 70 | 35.4 | 4.9 | 11.2 | .438 | — | — | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | — | 12.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-61 | CIN | 71 | 3,032 | 25.9 | .555 | — | 13.0 | 0.2 | 13.2 | .210 | — | — | — | — |
| 1961-62 | CIN | 79 | 3,503 | 26.2 | .554 | — | 13.4 | 2.2 | 15.6 | .214 | — | — | — | — |
| 1962-63 | CIN | 80 | 3,521 | 24.6 | .588 | — | 14.1 | 2.7 | 16.8 | .229 | — | — | — | — |
| 1963-64 | CIN | 79 | 3,559 | 27.6 | .576 | — | 16.2 | 4.4 | 20.6 | .278 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | CIN | 75 | 3,421 | 26.7 | .561 | — | 14.3 | 2.7 | 17.0 | .238 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | CIN | 76 | 3,493 | 25.2 | .563 | — | 13.6 | 3.3 | 16.9 | .232 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966-67 | CIN | 79 | 3,468 | 25.5 | .583 | — | 14.7 | 2.7 | 17.4 | .241 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | CIN | 65 | 2,765 | 24.6 | .588 | — | 11.5 | 0.8 | 12.3 | .214 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | CIN | 79 | 3,461 | 21.8 | .579 | — | 12.2 | 0.7 | 12.9 | .180 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | CIN | 69 | 2,865 | 21.5 | .577 | — | 8.7 | 2.7 | 11.4 | .191 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | MIL | 81 | 3,194 | 19.6 | .563 | — | 8.4 | 4.0 | 12.4 | .186 | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | MIL | 64 | 2,390 | 18.9 | .540 | — | 4.7 | 3.6 | 8.3 | .167 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | MIL | 73 | 2,737 | 17.2 | .511 | — | 3.9 | 4.6 | 8.4 | .148 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | MIL | 70 | 2,477 | 14.2 | .502 | — | 3.2 | 2.6 | 5.9 | .113 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | +1.2 |
| Career | 1040 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 189.1 | — | — | — | — | +1.2 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-62 | 4 | 0.0 | 28.8 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .519 | — | .586 |
| 1962-63 | 12 | 27.2 | 31.8 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .470 | — | .574 |
| 1963-64 | 10 | 23.5 | 29.3 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .455 | — | .568 |
| 1964-65 | 4 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 4.8 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .427 | — | .528 |
| 1965-66 | 5 | 7.4 | 31.8 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .408 | — | .530 |
| 1966-67 | 4 | 0.0 | 24.8 | 4.0 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .516 | — | .617 |
| 1970-71 | 14 | 37.1 | 18.3 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .486 | — | .533 |
| 1971-72 | 11 | 34.5 | 13.1 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .407 | — | .462 |
| 1972-73 | 6 | 42.7 | 21.2 | 4.7 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | — | .572 |
| 1973-74 | 16 | 43.1 | 14.0 | 3.4 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .450 | — | .503 |
| Career | 86 | 28.4 | 22.2 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .460 | — | .544 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 526 | 26.6 | 7.5 | 9.7 | 393–133 |
| Away | 514 | 24.8 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 234–280 |
| In wins | 627 | 25.9 | 7.6 | 9.9 | 627–0 |
| In losses | 413 | 25.4 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 0–413 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 98 | 27.0 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 58–40 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 101 | 27.3 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 42–59 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 45 | 25.2 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 26–19 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 13 | 16.7 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 12–1 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 108 | 27.4 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 65–43 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 101 | 26.2 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 57–44 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 28 | 22.7 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 22–6 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 105 | 27.3 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 47–58 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 13 | 22.3 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 7–6 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 104 | 27.8 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 70–34 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 77 | 24.8 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 43–34 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 33 | 20.2 | 6.0 | 9.8 | 23–10 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 20 | 14.3 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 18–2 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 12 | 14.9 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 11–1 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Oscar Robertson play for?
Oscar Robertson plays PG for the Milwaukee Bucks.
What are Oscar Robertson's career stats?
Oscar Robertson has averaged 25.7 PPG, 7.5 RPG, 9.5 APG over 14 seasons (1960-61–1973-74).
How tall is Oscar Robertson?
Oscar Robertson is 6-5 (205 lb).
When was Oscar Robertson drafted?
Oscar Robertson was drafted in 1960, round 1, pick 1.