Dave Robisch
C · 3TM
Seasons 1971-72–1983-84 · 13 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1949
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Player info
| Nickname | Robo, Polio |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #25 (also #12, #24, #40, #35) |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 235 lb |
| Born | 1949-12-22 |
| College | Kansas |
| Drafted | 1971 · Round 3, Pick 44 · Boston Celtics |
| Seasons | 1971-72–1983-84 (13) |
Career averages
11.4 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 1.8 APG · 930 games · .464 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | DNR | 22 | 84 | 28.8 | .444 | 0.000 | .702 | 9.6 | 2.4 | — | — | 15.5 | 19.7 | .493 |
| 1972-73 | DNR | 23 | 83 | 31.9 | .516 | 0.000 | .756 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 16.3 | 20.3 | .568 |
| 1973-74 | DNR | 24 | 84 | 29.4 | .473 | — | .774 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 14.5 | 18.5 | .538 |
| 1974-75 | DNA | 25 | 84 | 22.6 | .503 | 0.000 | .879 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 13.0 | 19.4 | .584 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 26 | 87 | 32.1 | .422 | 0.000 | .850 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 13.7 | 15.8 | .498 |
| SDS | 26 | 11 | 34.0 | .448 | 0.000 | .871 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 16.5 | 20.7 | .549 | |
| INA | 26 | 76 | 31.8 | .418 | 0.000 | .846 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 15.0 | .490 | |
| 1976-77 | IND | 27 | 80 | 24.6 | .455 | — | .832 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 11.9 | 16.5 | .515 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 28 | 78 | 16.4 | .412 | — | .775 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 12.8 | .466 |
| IND | 28 | 23 | 26.0 | .403 | — | .781 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 8.5 | 13.0 | .469 | |
| LAL | 28 | 55 | 12.3 | .418 | — | .769 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 12.6 | .465 | |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 29 | 80 | 15.2 | .446 | — | .748 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 11.9 | .499 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 30 | 82 | 32.6 | .520 | 0.000 | .842 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 17.2 | .578 |
| 1980-81 | 2TM | 31 | 84 | 25.2 | .446 | — | .810 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 14.1 | .507 |
| CLE | 31 | 11 | 33.8 | .378 | — | .806 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 12.5 | .452 | |
| DEN | 31 | 73 | 23.9 | .456 | — | .810 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 14.4 | .515 | |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 32 | 12 | 21.4 | .453 | — | .873 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 12.0 | 17.9 | .553 |
| 1982-83 | DEN | 33 | 61 | 11.7 | .382 | 0.000 | .780 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 10.3 | .469 |
| 1983-84 | 3TM | 34 | 31 | 11.0 | .365 | — | .846 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 6.5 | .428 |
| DEN | 34 | 19 | 7.4 | .325 | — | .846 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 3.6 | .405 | |
| SAS | 34 | 4 | 9.3 | .500 | — | — | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.8 | .500 | |
| KCK | 34 | 8 | 20.3 | .375 | — | .846 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 9.4 | .437 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | DNR | 84 | — | 2,420 | 505 | 1,138 | .444 | 0 | 5 | 294 | 419 | 804 | 201 | — | — | 113 | 1,304 |
| 1972-73 | DNR | 83 | — | 2,647 | 521 | 1,010 | .516 | 0 | 1 | 309 | 409 | 744 | 170 | 46 | 61 | 134 | 1,351 |
| 1973-74 | DNR | 84 | — | 2,469 | 449 | 950 | .473 | 0 | 0 | 318 | 411 | 708 | 152 | 45 | 66 | 103 | 1,216 |
| 1974-75 | DNA | 84 | — | 1,899 | 392 | 779 | .503 | 0 | 1 | 304 | 346 | 503 | 153 | 46 | 48 | 108 | 1,088 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 87 | 48 | 2,789 | 436 | 1,033 | .422 | 0 | 3 | 324 | 381 | 794 | 166 | 71 | 59 | 113 | 1,196 |
| SDS | 11 | — | 374 | 60 | 134 | .448 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 70 | 122 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 181 | |
| INA | 76 | 48 | 2,415 | 376 | 899 | .418 | 0 | 2 | 263 | 311 | 672 | 145 | 65 | 48 | 96 | 1,015 | |
| 1976-77 | IND | 80 | 26 | 1,966 | 369 | 811 | .455 | — | — | 213 | 256 | 554 | 158 | 55 | 37 | — | 951 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 78 | 18 | 1,277 | 177 | 430 | .412 | — | — | 100 | 129 | 352 | 88 | 39 | 29 | 71 | 454 |
| IND | 23 | 18 | 598 | 73 | 181 | .403 | — | — | 50 | 64 | 173 | 48 | 20 | 15 | 34 | 196 | |
| LAL | 55 | — | 679 | 104 | 249 | .418 | — | — | 50 | 65 | 179 | 40 | 19 | 14 | 37 | 258 | |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 80 | — | 1,219 | 150 | 336 | .446 | — | — | 86 | 115 | 285 | 97 | 20 | 25 | 53 | 386 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 82 | — | 2,670 | 489 | 940 | .520 | 0 | 3 | 277 | 329 | 658 | 192 | 53 | 53 | 138 | 1,255 |
| 1980-81 | 2TM | 84 | — | 2,116 | 330 | 740 | .446 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 247 | 499 | 173 | 37 | 34 | 83 | 860 |
| CLE | 11 | — | 372 | 37 | 98 | .378 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 36 | 85 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 103 | |
| DEN | 73 | — | 1,744 | 293 | 642 | .456 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 211 | 414 | 129 | 30 | 28 | 69 | 757 | |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 12 | 0 | 257 | 48 | 106 | .453 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 144 |
| 1982-83 | DEN | 61 | 0 | 711 | 96 | 251 | .382 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 118 | 151 | 53 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 284 |
| 1983-84 | 3TM | 31 | 0 | 340 | 35 | 96 | .365 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 58 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 92 |
| DEN | 19 | 0 | 141 | 13 | 40 | .325 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 37 | |
| SAS | 4 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| KCK | 8 | 0 | 162 | 18 | 48 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47 | |
| Career | 930 | — | — | 3,997 | 8,620 | .464 | 0 | 14 | 2587 | 3241 | 6173 | 1655 | 428 | 427 | 986 | 10,581 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | DNR | 84 | 28.8 | 7.5 | 16.9 | .444 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 12.0 | 3.0 | — | — | 1.7 | 19.4 |
| 1972-73 | DNR | 83 | 31.9 | 7.1 | 13.7 | .516 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 18.4 |
| 1973-74 | DNR | 84 | 29.4 | 6.5 | 13.9 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 10.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 17.7 |
| 1974-75 | DNA | 84 | 22.6 | 7.4 | 14.8 | .503 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 20.6 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 87 | 32.1 | 5.6 | 13.3 | .422 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 10.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 15.4 |
| SDS | 11 | 34.0 | 5.8 | 12.9 | .448 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 17.4 | |
| INA | 76 | 31.8 | 5.6 | 13.4 | .418 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 15.1 | |
| 1976-77 | IND | 80 | 24.6 | 6.8 | 14.9 | .455 | — | — | 3.9 | 4.7 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | — | 17.4 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 78 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 12.1 | .412 | — | — | 2.8 | 3.6 | 9.9 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 12.8 |
| IND | 23 | 26.0 | 4.4 | 10.9 | .403 | — | — | 3.0 | 3.9 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 11.8 | |
| LAL | 55 | 12.3 | 5.5 | 13.2 | .418 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.4 | 9.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 13.7 | |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 80 | 15.2 | 4.4 | 9.9 | .446 | — | — | 2.5 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 11.4 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 82 | 32.6 | 6.6 | 12.7 | .520 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 8.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 16.9 |
| 1980-81 | 2TM | 84 | 25.2 | 5.6 | 12.6 | .446 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 14.6 |
| CLE | 11 | 33.8 | 3.6 | 9.5 | .378 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 10.0 | |
| DEN | 73 | 23.9 | 6.0 | 13.3 | .456 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 15.6 | |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 12 | 21.4 | 6.7 | 14.8 | .453 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 20.2 |
| 1982-83 | DEN | 61 | 11.7 | 4.9 | 12.7 | .382 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 14.4 |
| 1983-84 | 3TM | 31 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 10.2 | .365 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 9.7 |
| DEN | 19 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 10.2 | .325 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 9.4 | |
| SAS | 4 | 9.2 | 3.9 | 7.8 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.8 | |
| KCK | 8 | 20.2 | 4.0 | 10.7 | .375 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | DNR | 84 | 2,420 | 19.7 | .493 | 22.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .103 | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | DNR | 83 | 2,647 | 20.3 | .568 | 19.3 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 10.1 | .184 | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | DNR | 84 | 2,469 | 18.5 | .538 | 19.3 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 9.1 | .176 | +2.3 | +0.2 | +2.6 | +2.9 |
| 1974-75 | DNA | 84 | 1,899 | 19.4 | .584 | 20.8 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 8.5 | .214 | +2.9 | -0.2 | +2.6 | +2.2 |
| 1975-76 | 2TM | 87 | 2,789 | 15.8 | .498 | 17.6 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 7.8 | .134 | +0.8 | -0.4 | +0.3 | +1.7 |
| SDS | 11 | 374 | 20.7 | .549 | 19.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .208 | +3.8 | +0.0 | +3.7 | +0.6 | |
| INA | 76 | 2,415 | 15.0 | .490 | 17.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 6.1 | .122 | +0.3 | -0.5 | -0.2 | +1.1 | |
| 1976-77 | IND | 80 | 1,966 | 16.5 | .515 | — | 3.2 | 1.8 | 5.0 | .122 | +1.2 | -0.9 | +0.3 | +1.1 |
| 1977-78 | 2TM | 78 | 1,277 | 12.8 | .466 | 16.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | .086 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -1.0 | +0.3 |
| IND | 23 | 598 | 13.0 | .469 | 15.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .090 | -0.5 | +0.4 | -0.1 | +0.3 | |
| LAL | 55 | 679 | 12.6 | .465 | 18.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 | .083 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -1.8 | +0.0 | |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 80 | 1,219 | 11.9 | .499 | 14.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | .092 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -1.1 | +0.3 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 82 | 2,670 | 17.2 | .578 | 17.6 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 8.6 | .154 | +2.1 | -0.3 | +1.8 | +2.6 |
| 1980-81 | 2TM | 84 | 2,116 | 14.1 | .507 | 16.5 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 4.2 | .095 | +0.6 | -1.1 | -0.5 | +0.8 |
| CLE | 11 | 372 | 12.5 | .452 | 13.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .072 | +0.2 | -0.1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | |
| DEN | 73 | 1,744 | 14.4 | .515 | 17.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 | .100 | +0.7 | -1.3 | -0.7 | +0.6 | |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 12 | 257 | 17.9 | .553 | 21.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | .139 | +1.2 | -1.2 | +0.0 | +0.2 |
| 1982-83 | DEN | 61 | 711 | 10.3 | .469 | 18.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .024 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -4.3 | -0.4 |
| 1983-84 | 3TM | 31 | 340 | 6.5 | .428 | 13.7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .009 | -3.3 | -1.0 | -4.4 | -0.3 |
| DEN | 19 | 141 | 3.6 | .405 | 15.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -.079 | -4.8 | -1.4 | -6.2 | -0.2 | |
| SAS | 4 | 37 | 4.8 | .500 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .029 | -4.1 | -0.4 | -4.5 | +0.0 | |
| KCK | 8 | 162 | 9.4 | .437 | 13.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .080 | -1.9 | -0.8 | -2.7 | +0.0 | |
| Career | 930 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64.3 | — | — | — | — | +11.4 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 3 | 15.7 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .542 | — | .573 |
| 1978-79 | 5 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .600 | — | .680 |
| 1982-83 | 3 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .143 | — | .127 |
| 1983-84 | 3 | 17.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .349 |
| Career | 14 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .438 | — | .464 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 252 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 173–79 |
| Away | 256 | 8.0 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 84–172 |
| In wins | 257 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 257–0 |
| In losses | 251 | 8.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0–251 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 22 | 10.5 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 13–9 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 22 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 9–13 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 24 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 15–9 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 19 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 9–10 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 12 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 7–5 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 11 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 4–7 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 14 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 5–9 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 22 | 9.5 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 17–5 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 28 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 18–10 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 31 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 16–15 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 17 | 11.2 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 10–7 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 8.4 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 10–7 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 17 | 11.3 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 5–12 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 19 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 9–10 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 21 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 12–9 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 24 | 7.3 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 8–16 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 25 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 12–13 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 8–19 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 28 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 18–10 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 26 | 10.7 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 13–13 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 25 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 13–12 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Dave Robisch's career stats?
Dave Robisch has averaged 11.4 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 1.8 APG over 13 seasons (1971-72–1983-84).
How tall is Dave Robisch?
Dave Robisch is 6-10 (235 lb).
When was Dave Robisch drafted?
Dave Robisch was drafted in 1971, round 3, pick 44, by the Boston Celtics.