Rod Thorn
SG · SEA
Seasons 1963-64–1970-71 · 8 on record · Ht 6-4 · b. 1941
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Player info
| Nickname | Hots |
|---|---|
| Position | SG |
| Number | #44 (also #10, #22) |
| Height | 6-4 |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Born | 1941-05-23 |
| College | West Virginia |
| Drafted | 1963 · Round 1, Pick 2 · BAL |
| Seasons | 1963-64–1970-71 (8) |
Career averages
10.8 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.6 APG · 466 games · .433 FG% · — 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | BAL | 22 | 75 | 34.6 | .405 | — | .731 | 4.8 | 3.7 | — | — | 14.4 | 12.9 | .461 |
| 1964-65 | DET | 23 | 74 | 23.9 | .427 | — | .724 | 3.6 | 2.2 | — | — | 11.0 | 14.2 | .476 |
| 1965-66 | 2TM | 24 | 73 | 23.8 | .420 | — | .712 | 2.9 | 2.0 | — | — | 10.7 | 12.1 | .469 |
| DET | 24 | 27 | 30.2 | .417 | — | .732 | 3.7 | 2.4 | — | — | 13.9 | 12.5 | .473 | |
| STL | 24 | 46 | 20.1 | .423 | — | .690 | 2.4 | 1.8 | — | — | 8.8 | 11.7 | .465 | |
| 1966-67 | STL | 25 | 67 | 17.4 | .445 | — | .727 | 2.4 | 1.8 | — | — | 8.8 | 14.7 | .493 |
| 1967-68 | SEA | 26 | 66 | 25.3 | .451 | — | .737 | 4.0 | 3.5 | — | — | 15.2 | 17.4 | .510 |
| 1968-69 | SEA | 27 | 29 | 19.6 | .463 | — | .732 | 2.9 | 2.8 | — | — | 11.5 | 17.6 | .511 |
| 1969-70 | SEA | 28 | 19 | 5.5 | .444 | — | .625 | 0.8 | 0.9 | — | — | 2.9 | 15.7 | .495 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 29 | 63 | 12.2 | .472 | — | .676 | 1.6 | 2.9 | — | — | 5.6 | 17.2 | .510 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | BAL | 75 | — | 2,594 | 411 | 1,015 | .405 | — | — | 258 | 353 | 360 | 281 | — | — | — | 1,080 |
| 1964-65 | DET | 74 | — | 1,770 | 320 | 750 | .427 | — | — | 176 | 243 | 266 | 161 | — | — | — | 816 |
| 1965-66 | 2TM | 73 | — | 1,739 | 306 | 728 | .420 | — | — | 168 | 236 | 210 | 145 | — | — | — | 780 |
| DET | 27 | — | 815 | 143 | 343 | .417 | — | — | 90 | 123 | 101 | 64 | — | — | — | 376 | |
| STL | 46 | — | 924 | 163 | 385 | .423 | — | — | 78 | 113 | 109 | 81 | — | — | — | 404 | |
| 1966-67 | STL | 67 | — | 1,166 | 233 | 524 | .445 | — | — | 125 | 172 | 160 | 118 | — | — | — | 591 |
| 1967-68 | SEA | 66 | — | 1,668 | 377 | 835 | .451 | — | — | 252 | 342 | 265 | 230 | — | — | — | 1,006 |
| 1968-69 | SEA | 29 | — | 567 | 131 | 283 | .463 | — | — | 71 | 97 | 83 | 80 | — | — | — | 333 |
| 1969-70 | SEA | 19 | — | 105 | 20 | 45 | .444 | — | — | 15 | 24 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | 55 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 63 | — | 767 | 141 | 299 | .472 | — | — | 69 | 102 | 103 | 182 | — | — | — | 351 |
| Career | 466 | — | — | 1,939 | 4,479 | .433 | 0 | 0 | 1134 | 1569 | 1463 | 1214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,012 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | BAL | 75 | 34.6 | 5.7 | 14.1 | .405 | — | — | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | — | — | — | 15.0 |
| 1964-65 | DET | 74 | 23.9 | 6.5 | 15.3 | .427 | — | — | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 16.6 |
| 1965-66 | 2TM | 73 | 23.8 | 6.3 | 15.1 | .420 | — | — | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 16.1 |
| DET | 27 | 30.2 | 6.3 | 15.2 | .417 | — | — | 4.0 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 2.8 | — | — | — | 16.6 | |
| STL | 46 | 20.1 | 6.4 | 15.0 | .423 | — | — | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.2 | — | — | — | 15.7 | |
| 1966-67 | STL | 67 | 17.4 | 7.2 | 16.2 | .445 | — | — | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | — | — | — | 18.2 |
| 1967-68 | SEA | 66 | 25.3 | 8.1 | 18.0 | .451 | — | — | 5.4 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 5.0 | — | — | — | 21.7 |
| 1968-69 | SEA | 29 | 19.6 | 8.3 | 18.0 | .463 | — | — | 4.5 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | — | — | — | 21.1 |
| 1969-70 | SEA | 19 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 15.4 | .444 | — | — | 5.1 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | — | — | — | 18.9 |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 63 | 12.2 | 6.6 | 14.0 | .472 | — | — | 3.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 8.5 | — | — | — | 16.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | BAL | 75 | 2,594 | 12.9 | .461 | — | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | .053 | — | — | — | — |
| 1964-65 | DET | 74 | 1,770 | 14.2 | .476 | — | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | .093 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965-66 | 2TM | 73 | 1,739 | 12.1 | .469 | — | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .063 | — | — | — | — |
| DET | 27 | 815 | 12.5 | .473 | — | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .075 | — | — | — | — | |
| STL | 46 | 924 | 11.7 | .465 | — | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .052 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1966-67 | STL | 67 | 1,166 | 14.7 | .493 | — | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .086 | — | — | — | — |
| 1967-68 | SEA | 66 | 1,668 | 17.4 | .510 | — | 2.7 | 0.8 | 3.5 | .101 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968-69 | SEA | 29 | 567 | 17.6 | .511 | — | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 | .118 | — | — | — | — |
| 1969-70 | SEA | 19 | 105 | 15.7 | .495 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .063 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | SEA | 63 | 767 | 17.2 | .510 | — | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .096 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 466 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.2 | — | — | — | — | +0.0 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 10 | 11.9 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .308 | — | .405 |
| 1966-67 | 9 | 17.3 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .429 | — | .512 |
| Career | 19 | 14.5 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .388 | — | .475 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 246 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 139–107 |
| Away | 220 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 45–175 |
| In wins | 184 | 9.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 184–0 |
| In losses | 282 | 11.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0–282 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 35 | 12.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 9–26 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 47 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 10–37 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 21 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 11–10 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3–0 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 33 | 10.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 21–12 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 51 | 13.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 21–30 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 17 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 7–10 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 49 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 14–35 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 8 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 5–3 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 57 | 9.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 29–28 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 48 | 10.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 16–32 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 8 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 2–6 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 5 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3–2 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What are Rod Thorn's career stats?
Rod Thorn has averaged 10.8 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 2.6 APG over 8 seasons (1963-64–1970-71).
How tall is Rod Thorn?
Rod Thorn is 6-4 (195 lb).
When was Rod Thorn drafted?
Rod Thorn was drafted in 1963, round 1, pick 2.