LaSalle Thompson
C · 2TM
Seasons 1982-83–1996-97 · 15 on record · Ht 6-10 · b. 1961
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Player info
| Nickname | Tank |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #41 |
| Height | 6-10 |
| Weight | 245 lb |
| Born | 1961-06-23 |
| College | Texas |
| Drafted | 1982 · Round 1, Pick 5 · KCK |
| Seasons | 1982-83–1996-97 (15) |
Career averages
7.9 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.2 APG · 985 games · .492 FG% · .154 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | KCK | 21 | 71 | 13.9 | .512 | 0.000 | .650 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 14.7 | .551 |
| 1983-84 | KCK | 22 | 80 | 23.9 | .523 | — | .717 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 10.3 | 16.9 | .562 |
| 1984-85 | KCK | 23 | 82 | 30.0 | .531 | — | .721 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 11.8 | 15.6 | .579 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 24 | 80 | 29.7 | .518 | 0.000 | .732 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 12.8 | 16.4 | .559 |
| 1986-87 | SAC | 25 | 82 | 26.4 | .481 | 0.000 | .737 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 11.1 | 15.7 | .528 |
| 1987-88 | SAC | 26 | 69 | 18.2 | .471 | .400 | .720 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 15.3 | .521 |
| 1988-89 | 2TM | 27 | 76 | 30.6 | .489 | 0.000 | .808 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 13.9 | 15.6 | .544 |
| SAC | 27 | 43 | 29.7 | .461 | 0.000 | .809 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 15.6 | .522 | |
| IND | 27 | 33 | 31.9 | .538 | — | .806 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 12.5 | 15.5 | .582 | |
| 1989-90 | IND | 28 | 82 | 25.9 | .473 | .200 | .799 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 10.3 | .523 |
| 1990-91 | IND | 29 | 82 | 23.7 | .488 | .200 | .692 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 11.2 | .512 |
| 1991-92 | IND | 30 | 80 | 16.2 | .468 | 0.000 | .817 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 10.9 | .505 |
| 1992-93 | IND | 31 | 63 | 11.6 | .488 | 0.000 | .744 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 10.7 | .515 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 32 | 30 | 9.4 | .351 | — | .533 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 6.1 | .388 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 33 | 38 | 11.9 | .415 | — | .875 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 6.8 | .448 |
| 1995-96 | PHI | 34 | 44 | 17.6 | .398 | — | .792 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 6.2 | .454 |
| 1996-97 | 2TM | 35 | 26 | 5.4 | .158 | — | .667 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | .231 |
| DEN | 35 | 17 | 6.2 | .188 | — | .500 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.9 | .207 | |
| IND | 35 | 9 | 3.9 | 0.000 | — | .750 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .315 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | KCK | 71 | 3 | 987 | 147 | 287 | .512 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 137 | 375 | 33 | 40 | 61 | 96 | 383 |
| 1983-84 | KCK | 80 | 38 | 1,915 | 333 | 637 | .523 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 223 | 709 | 86 | 71 | 145 | 168 | 826 |
| 1984-85 | KCK | 82 | 77 | 2,458 | 369 | 695 | .531 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 315 | 854 | 130 | 98 | 128 | 202 | 965 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 80 | 64 | 2,377 | 411 | 794 | .518 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 276 | 770 | 168 | 71 | 109 | 184 | 1,024 |
| 1986-87 | SAC | 82 | 53 | 2,166 | 362 | 752 | .481 | 0 | 5 | 188 | 255 | 687 | 122 | 69 | 126 | 143 | 912 |
| 1987-88 | SAC | 69 | 9 | 1,257 | 215 | 456 | .471 | 2 | 5 | 118 | 164 | 427 | 68 | 54 | 73 | 109 | 550 |
| 1988-89 | 2TM | 76 | 71 | 2,329 | 416 | 850 | .489 | 0 | 1 | 227 | 281 | 718 | 81 | 79 | 94 | 179 | 1,059 |
| SAC | 43 | 42 | 1,276 | 247 | 536 | .461 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 188 | 392 | 44 | 46 | 55 | 117 | 646 | |
| IND | 33 | 29 | 1,053 | 169 | 314 | .538 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 93 | 326 | 37 | 33 | 39 | 62 | 413 | |
| 1989-90 | IND | 82 | 60 | 2,126 | 223 | 471 | .473 | 1 | 5 | 107 | 134 | 630 | 106 | 65 | 71 | 150 | 554 |
| 1990-91 | IND | 82 | 77 | 1,946 | 276 | 565 | .488 | 1 | 5 | 72 | 104 | 563 | 147 | 63 | 63 | 168 | 625 |
| 1991-92 | IND | 80 | 49 | 1,299 | 168 | 359 | .468 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 71 | 381 | 102 | 52 | 34 | 98 | 394 |
| 1992-93 | IND | 63 | 0 | 730 | 104 | 213 | .488 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 39 | 178 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 47 | 237 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 30 | 1 | 282 | 27 | 77 | .351 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 30 | 75 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 70 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 38 | 3 | 453 | 49 | 118 | .415 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 89 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 33 | 112 |
| 1995-96 | PHI | 44 | 11 | 773 | 33 | 83 | .398 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 199 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 37 | 85 |
| 1996-97 | 2TM | 26 | 0 | 140 | 3 | 19 | .158 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| DEN | 17 | 0 | 105 | 3 | 16 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
| IND | 9 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Career | 985 | — | — | 3,136 | 6,376 | .492 | 4 | 26 | 1530 | 2075 | 6689 | 1139 | 741 | 972 | 1646 | 7,806 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | KCK | 71 | 13.9 | 5.4 | 10.5 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 13.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 14.0 |
| 1983-84 | KCK | 80 | 23.9 | 6.3 | 12.0 | .523 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 13.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 15.5 |
| 1984-85 | KCK | 82 | 30.0 | 5.4 | 10.2 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 12.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 14.1 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 80 | 29.7 | 6.2 | 12.0 | .518 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 11.7 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 15.5 |
| 1986-87 | SAC | 82 | 26.4 | 6.0 | 12.5 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 11.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 15.2 |
| 1987-88 | SAC | 69 | 18.2 | 6.2 | 13.1 | .471 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 12.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 15.8 |
| 1988-89 | 2TM | 76 | 30.6 | 6.4 | 13.1 | .489 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 16.4 |
| SAC | 43 | 29.7 | 7.0 | 15.1 | .461 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 11.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 18.2 | |
| IND | 33 | 31.9 | 5.8 | 10.7 | .538 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 11.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 14.1 | |
| 1989-90 | IND | 82 | 25.9 | 3.8 | 8.0 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 9.4 |
| 1990-91 | IND | 82 | 23.7 | 5.1 | 10.5 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 10.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 11.6 |
| 1991-92 | IND | 80 | 16.2 | 4.7 | 9.9 | .468 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 10.9 |
| 1992-93 | IND | 63 | 11.6 | 5.1 | 10.5 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 11.7 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 30 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 9.8 | .351 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 8.9 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 38 | 11.9 | 3.9 | 9.4 | .415 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 8.9 |
| 1995-96 | PHI | 44 | 17.6 | 1.5 | 3.9 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| 1996-97 | 2TM | 26 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 4.9 | .158 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| DEN | 17 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 5.5 | .188 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
| IND | 9 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
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 | KCK | 71 | 987 | 14.7 | .551 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .110 | -1.9 | +0.8 | -1.1 | +0.2 |
| 1983-84 | KCK | 80 | 1,915 | 16.9 | .562 | 19.0 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 | .122 | -1.3 | +1.1 | -0.1 | +0.9 |
| 1984-85 | KCK | 82 | 2,458 | 15.6 | .579 | 16.6 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | .103 | -0.3 | +0.6 | +0.3 | +1.4 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 80 | 2,377 | 16.4 | .559 | 18.7 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 5.6 | .113 | +0.0 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.6 |
| 1986-87 | SAC | 82 | 2,166 | 15.7 | .528 | 18.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | .100 | -0.9 | +0.4 | -0.4 | +0.8 |
| 1987-88 | SAC | 69 | 1,257 | 15.3 | .521 | 20.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .074 | -2.5 | +0.4 | -2.1 | +0.0 |
| 1988-89 | 2TM | 76 | 2,329 | 15.6 | .544 | 20.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | .090 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -1.4 | +0.4 |
| SAC | 43 | 1,276 | 15.6 | .522 | 23.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .065 | -2.0 | -0.5 | -2.5 | -0.2 | |
| IND | 33 | 1,053 | 15.5 | .582 | 16.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | .120 | +0.0 | -0.1 | +0.0 | +0.5 | |
| 1989-90 | IND | 82 | 2,126 | 10.3 | .523 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | .055 | -2.9 | +0.3 | -2.6 | -0.3 |
| 1990-91 | IND | 82 | 1,946 | 11.2 | .512 | 16.8 | -0.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | .030 | -2.5 | -0.1 | -2.7 | -0.3 |
| 1991-92 | IND | 80 | 1,299 | 10.9 | .505 | 15.8 | -0.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | .058 | -3.2 | +0.6 | -2.5 | -0.2 |
| 1992-93 | IND | 63 | 730 | 10.7 | .515 | 16.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | .061 | -3.5 | +0.7 | -2.8 | -0.1 |
| 1993-94 | IND | 30 | 282 | 6.1 | .388 | 17.6 | -0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -.005 | -6.8 | +0.2 | -6.5 | -0.3 |
| 1994-95 | IND | 38 | 453 | 6.8 | .448 | 16.0 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | .015 | -6.0 | +0.7 | -5.3 | -0.4 |
| 1995-96 | PHI | 44 | 773 | 6.2 | .454 | 7.5 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .013 | -6.0 | +0.2 | -5.8 | -0.7 |
| 1996-97 | 2TM | 26 | 140 | -0.5 | .231 | 9.9 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -.086 | -10.4 | +0.3 | -10.1 | -0.3 |
| DEN | 17 | 105 | -0.9 | .207 | 10.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -.109 | -11.5 | +0.5 | -11.0 | -0.2 | |
| IND | 9 | 35 | 0.8 | .315 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.017 | -7.1 | -0.3 | -7.4 | +0.0 | |
| Career | 985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35.0 | — | — | — | — | +2.7 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | 3 | 31.0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .450 | — | .502 |
| 1985-86 | 3 | 33.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .344 | — | .389 |
| 1989-90 | 3 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .467 | — | .537 |
| 1990-91 | 5 | 25.2 | 9.0 | 6.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .487 | — | .535 |
| 1991-92 | 3 | 21.0 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .636 | — | .673 |
| 1992-93 | 4 | 18.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .333 | — | .425 |
| 1993-94 | 7 | 5.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .364 | — | .406 |
| Career | 28 | 19.5 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .436 | — | .487 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 520 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 302–218 |
| Away | 515 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 146–369 |
| In wins | 448 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 448–0 |
| In losses | 587 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 0–587 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 45 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 23–22 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 40 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 18–22 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 36 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 26–10 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 25 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 16–9 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 46 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 14–32 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 37 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 13–24 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 9.3 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 16–34 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 49 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 25–24 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 39 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 14–25 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 41 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 20–21 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 54 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 22–32 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 18 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 9–9 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 19–23 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 7–38 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 5–0 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 27 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 16–11 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 15–27 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 12 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 7–5 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 36 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 11–25 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 22 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 10–12 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 12–22 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 44 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 19–25 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 43 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 14–29 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 10 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 7–3 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 51 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 29–22 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 3–0 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 55 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 18–37 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 1996-97
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 0% | — |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 33% | 0.000 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 67% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 0% | — |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 12.0 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $2,000,000 |
| 1991-92 | $2,000,000 |
| 1992-93 | $2,000,000 |
| 1993-94 | $2,000,000 |
| 1994-95 | $2,000,000 |
| 1996-97 | $247,500 |
| Career earnings | $10,247,500 |
Frequently asked questions
What are LaSalle Thompson's career stats?
LaSalle Thompson has averaged 7.9 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 1.2 APG over 15 seasons (1982-83–1996-97).
How much does LaSalle Thompson make?
LaSalle Thompson's salary is $247,500 for the 1996-97 season, with career earnings of about $10.2M.
How tall is LaSalle Thompson?
LaSalle Thompson is 6-10 (245 lb).
When was LaSalle Thompson drafted?
LaSalle Thompson was drafted in 1982, round 1, pick 5.