David Thirdkill
SF · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1982-83–1986-87 · 5 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1960
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Player info
| Nickname | The Sheriff |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #22 (also #40, #21, #45) |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Born | 1960-04-12 |
| College | Bradley |
| Drafted | 1982 · Round 1, Pick 15 · Phoenix Suns |
| Seasons | 1982-83–1986-87 (5) |
Career averages
2.8 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 0.5 APG · 179 games · .457 FG% · .091 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | PHX | 22 | 49 | 10.6 | .435 | .143 | .577 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.0 | 7.5 | .475 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 23 | 46 | 6.3 | .431 | 0.000 | .484 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 5.9 | .450 |
| 1984-85 | 3TM | 24 | 18 | 10.2 | .526 | 0.000 | .579 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 5.8 | .550 |
| DET | 24 | 10 | 11.5 | .522 | 0.000 | .455 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 | .521 | |
| MIL | 24 | 6 | 2.7 | .750 | — | .500 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 15.4 | .717 | |
| SAS | 24 | 2 | 26.0 | .455 | — | .833 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 11.1 | .550 | |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 25 | 49 | 7.9 | .491 | 0.000 | .625 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 12.1 | .548 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 26 | 17 | 5.2 | .417 | 0.000 | .313 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | .403 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | PHX | 49 | 2 | 521 | 74 | 170 | .435 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 78 | 72 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 48 | 194 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 46 | 0 | 291 | 31 | 72 | .431 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 77 |
| 1984-85 | 3TM | 18 | 3 | 183 | 20 | 38 | .526 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 51 |
| DET | 10 | 1 | 115 | 12 | 23 | .522 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 29 | |
| MIL | 6 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| SAS | 2 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 49 | 0 | 385 | 54 | 110 | .491 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 88 | 70 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 163 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 17 | 0 | 89 | 10 | 24 | .417 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| Career | 179 | — | — | 189 | 414 | .457 | 1 | 11 | 131 | 232 | 209 | 84 | 47 | 13 | 105 | 510 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | PHX | 49 | 10.6 | 5.1 | 11.7 | .435 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 13.4 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 46 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 8.9 | .431 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 9.5 |
| 1984-85 | 3TM | 18 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 7.5 | .526 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 10.0 |
| DET | 10 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 7.2 | .522 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 9.1 | |
| MIL | 6 | 2.7 | 6.8 | 9.0 | .750 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.8 | |
| SAS | 2 | 26.0 | 3.5 | 7.6 | .455 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 10.4 | |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 49 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 10.3 | .491 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 15.2 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 17 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 9.7 | .417 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 10.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | PHX | 49 | 521 | 7.5 | .475 | 19.8 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .023 | -5.0 | -0.4 | -5.5 | -0.5 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 46 | 291 | 5.9 | .450 | 13.8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .002 | -4.5 | +0.0 | -4.5 | -0.2 |
| 1984-85 | 3TM | 18 | 183 | 5.8 | .550 | 12.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .012 | -4.1 | -0.7 | -4.8 | -0.1 |
| DET | 10 | 115 | 2.0 | .521 | 13.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.054 | -6.5 | -0.5 | -7.1 | -0.1 | |
| MIL | 6 | 16 | 15.4 | .717 | 12.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .195 | +2.6 | -1.1 | +1.5 | +0.0 | |
| SAS | 2 | 52 | 11.1 | .550 | 12.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .103 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.8 | +0.0 | |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 49 | 385 | 12.1 | .548 | 17.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .129 | -2.4 | -0.8 | -3.2 | -0.1 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 17 | 89 | 4.5 | .403 | 17.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.038 | -8.3 | -2.3 | -10.7 | -0.2 |
| Career | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | -1.1 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | 5 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .250 | 0.000 | .347 |
| 1985-86 | 13 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .333 | 0.000 | .372 |
| Career | 18 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .318 | 0.000 | .367 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 96 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 79–17 |
| Away | 84 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 43–41 |
| In wins | 122 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 122–0 |
| In losses | 58 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0–58 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 10 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 8–2 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1–3 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2–4 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 11 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 9–2 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 14 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 11–3 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 8 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 7–1 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 11 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4–7 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4–1 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 9 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 6–3 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 4 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 4–0 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8–1 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 4 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 3–1 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 6 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 4–2 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 5–3 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 6–3 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 4–4 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1–1 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 6–3 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 8 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5–3 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 10 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 7–3 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 7–2 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does David Thirdkill play for?
David Thirdkill plays SF for the Boston Celtics.
What are David Thirdkill's career stats?
David Thirdkill has averaged 2.8 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 0.5 APG over 5 seasons (1982-83–1986-87).
How tall is David Thirdkill?
David Thirdkill is 6-7 (195 lb).
When was David Thirdkill drafted?
David Thirdkill was drafted in 1982, round 1, pick 15, by the Phoenix Suns.