Larry Smith
PF · San Antonio Spurs
Seasons 1980-81–1992-93 · 13 on record · Ht 6-8 · b. 1958
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Player info
| Nickname | Mr. Mean, The Man with the Golden Legs |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #13 (also #2) |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs |
| Height | 6-8 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1958-01-18 |
| College | Alcorn State |
| Drafted | 1980 · Round 2, Pick 24 · Golden State Warriors |
| Seasons | 1980-81–1992-93 (13) |
Career averages
6.7 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 1.1 APG · 883 games · .531 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | GSW | 23 | 82 | 31.4 | .512 | — | .588 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 14.8 | .540 |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 24 | 74 | 29.9 | .534 | 0.000 | .553 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 12.8 | .548 |
| 1982-83 | GSW | 25 | 49 | 29.2 | .588 | — | .535 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 13.2 | .591 |
| 1983-84 | GSW | 26 | 75 | 27.9 | .560 | — | .560 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 12.1 | .571 |
| 1984-85 | GSW | 27 | 80 | 31.2 | .530 | — | .605 | 10.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 11.1 | 15.1 | .553 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 28 | 77 | 31.7 | .536 | 0.000 | .493 | 11.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 13.4 | .539 |
| 1986-87 | GSW | 29 | 80 | 29.7 | .546 | 0.000 | .574 | 11.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 14.2 | .561 |
| 1987-88 | GSW | 30 | 20 | 25.0 | .472 | 0.000 | .407 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 10.8 | .471 |
| 1988-89 | GSW | 31 | 80 | 23.7 | .552 | — | .310 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 11.9 | .540 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 32 | 74 | 17.6 | .474 | 0.000 | .364 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 9.8 | .468 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 33 | 81 | 23.7 | .487 | — | .240 | 8.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 10.3 | .470 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 34 | 45 | 17.8 | .543 | 0.000 | .364 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 8.1 | .537 |
| 1992-93 | SAS | 35 | 66 | 12.6 | .437 | — | .409 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 7.1 | .440 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | GSW | 82 | — | 2,578 | 304 | 594 | .512 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 301 | 994 | 93 | 70 | 63 | 146 | 785 |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 74 | 55 | 2,213 | 220 | 412 | .534 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 159 | 813 | 83 | 65 | 54 | 105 | 528 |
| 1982-83 | GSW | 49 | 41 | 1,433 | 180 | 306 | .588 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 99 | 485 | 46 | 36 | 20 | 83 | 413 |
| 1983-84 | GSW | 75 | 63 | 2,091 | 244 | 436 | .560 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 168 | 672 | 72 | 61 | 22 | 124 | 582 |
| 1984-85 | GSW | 80 | 78 | 2,497 | 366 | 690 | .530 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 256 | 869 | 96 | 78 | 54 | 160 | 887 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 77 | 74 | 2,441 | 314 | 586 | .536 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 227 | 856 | 95 | 62 | 50 | 135 | 740 |
| 1986-87 | GSW | 80 | 78 | 2,374 | 297 | 544 | .546 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 197 | 917 | 95 | 71 | 56 | 135 | 707 |
| 1987-88 | GSW | 20 | 10 | 499 | 58 | 123 | .472 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 27 | 182 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 127 |
| 1988-89 | GSW | 80 | 78 | 1,897 | 219 | 397 | .552 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 58 | 652 | 118 | 61 | 54 | 110 | 456 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 74 | 0 | 1,300 | 101 | 213 | .474 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 55 | 452 | 69 | 56 | 28 | 70 | 222 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 81 | 28 | 1,923 | 128 | 263 | .487 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 50 | 709 | 88 | 83 | 22 | 93 | 268 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 45 | 7 | 800 | 50 | 92 | .543 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 256 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 44 | 104 |
| 1992-93 | SAS | 66 | 13 | 833 | 38 | 87 | .437 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 268 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 85 |
| Career | 883 | — | — | 2,519 | 4,743 | .531 | 0 | 7 | 866 | 1630 | 8125 | 941 | 699 | 457 | 1280 | 5,904 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | GSW | 82 | 31.4 | 4.2 | 8.3 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 13.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 74 | 29.9 | 3.6 | 6.7 | .534 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 13.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 8.6 |
| 1982-83 | GSW | 49 | 29.2 | 4.5 | 7.7 | .588 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 12.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 10.4 |
| 1983-84 | GSW | 75 | 27.9 | 4.2 | 7.5 | .560 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 11.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 10.0 |
| 1984-85 | GSW | 80 | 31.2 | 5.3 | 9.9 | .530 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 12.8 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 77 | 31.7 | 4.6 | 8.6 | .536 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 12.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 10.9 |
| 1986-87 | GSW | 80 | 29.7 | 4.5 | 8.2 | .546 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 13.9 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 10.7 |
| 1987-88 | GSW | 20 | 24.9 | 4.2 | 8.9 | .472 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 9.2 |
| 1988-89 | GSW | 80 | 23.7 | 4.2 | 7.5 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 12.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 8.7 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 74 | 17.6 | 2.8 | 5.9 | .474 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 6.1 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 81 | 23.7 | 2.4 | 4.9 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 13.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 5.0 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 45 | 17.8 | 2.2 | 4.1 | .543 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 4.7 |
| 1992-93 | SAS | 66 | 12.6 | 1.6 | 3.8 | .437 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 11.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | GSW | 82 | 2,578 | 14.8 | .540 | 13.4 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 6.1 | .113 | +0.7 | -1.2 | -0.5 | +1.0 |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 74 | 2,213 | 12.8 | .548 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.2 | .113 | -0.4 | +0.1 | -0.3 | +1.0 |
| 1982-83 | GSW | 49 | 1,433 | 13.2 | .591 | 11.8 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 | .102 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -1.8 | +0.1 |
| 1983-84 | GSW | 75 | 2,091 | 12.1 | .571 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 4.0 | .091 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -2.2 | -0.1 |
| 1984-85 | GSW | 80 | 2,497 | 15.1 | .553 | 15.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 4.7 | .090 | +0.2 | -1.8 | -1.6 | +0.2 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 77 | 2,441 | 13.4 | .539 | 13.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 4.3 | .085 | -0.4 | -1.7 | -2.1 | -0.1 |
| 1986-87 | GSW | 80 | 2,374 | 14.2 | .561 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5.4 | .109 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -1.1 | +0.6 |
| 1987-88 | GSW | 20 | 499 | 10.8 | .471 | 13.9 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .025 | -2.3 | -1.8 | -4.1 | -0.3 |
| 1988-89 | GSW | 80 | 1,897 | 11.9 | .540 | 10.6 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | .094 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -1.6 | +0.2 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 74 | 1,300 | 9.8 | .468 | 9.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 2.6 | .095 | -3.1 | +1.3 | -1.8 | +0.1 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 81 | 1,923 | 10.3 | .470 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | .109 | -2.1 | +1.1 | -1.0 | +0.5 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 45 | 800 | 8.1 | .537 | 7.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .069 | -3.4 | -0.4 | -3.7 | -0.4 |
| 1992-93 | SAS | 66 | 833 | 7.1 | .440 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .069 | -3.5 | -0.2 | -3.7 | -0.4 |
| Career | 883 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46.2 | — | — | — | — | +2.4 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | 10 | 32.9 | 10.3 | 13.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | .531 | — | .562 |
| 1988-89 | 8 | 18.5 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .250 | — | .250 |
| 1989-90 | 4 | 18.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .750 | — | .750 |
| 1990-91 | 3 | 19.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .250 | 0.000 | .225 |
| 1992-93 | 6 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .667 | — | .735 |
| Career | 31 | 21.2 | 4.3 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | .500 | 0.000 | .529 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 456 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 1.0 | 296–160 |
| Away | 444 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 138–306 |
| In wins | 434 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 434–0 |
| In losses | 466 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 0–466 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 22 | 6.1 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 9–13 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 21 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 5–16 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 12–8 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 11 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 10–1 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 19 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 11–8 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 5.9 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 15–8 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 58 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 1.2 | 25–33 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 54 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 23–31 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 21 | 6.1 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 9–12 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 11 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 4–7 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 44 | 7.6 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 17–27 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 20 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 9–11 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 60 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 39–21 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 63 | 6.9 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 21–42 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 11 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 9–2 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 21 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 8–13 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 13–4 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 22 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 1.1 | 13–9 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 9 | 2.8 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 7–2 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 6.0 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 10–12 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 57 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 22–35 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 60 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 22–38 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 51 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 32–19 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 52 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 27–25 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 49 | 6.3 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 24–25 |
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 | $800,000 |
| 1991-92 | $997,000 |
| 1992-93 | $500,000 |
| Career earnings | $2,297,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Larry Smith play for?
Larry Smith plays PF for the San Antonio Spurs.
What are Larry Smith's career stats?
Larry Smith has averaged 6.7 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 1.1 APG over 13 seasons (1980-81–1992-93).
How much does Larry Smith make?
Larry Smith's salary is $500,000 for the 1992-93 season, with career earnings of about $2.3M.
How tall is Larry Smith?
Larry Smith is 6-8 (215 lb).
When was Larry Smith drafted?
Larry Smith was drafted in 1980, round 2, pick 24, by the Golden State Warriors.