Kelly Tripucka
SF · CHH
Seasons 1981-82–1990-91 · 10 on record · Ht 6-6 · b. 1959
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Player info
| Position | SF |
|---|---|
| Number | #7 (also #4) |
| Height | 6-6 |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Born | 1959-02-16 |
| College | Notre Dame |
| Drafted | 1981 · Round 1, Pick 12 · Detroit Pistons |
| Seasons | 1981-82–1990-91 (10) |
Career averages
17.2 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.0 APG · 707 games · .473 FG% · .361 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DET | 22 | 82 | 37.5 | .496 | .227 | .797 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 21.6 | 16.4 | .570 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 23 | 58 | 38.8 | .489 | .378 | .845 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 26.5 | 19.8 | .565 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 24 | 76 | 32.8 | .459 | .118 | .815 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 21.3 | 16.8 | .530 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 25 | 55 | 30.5 | .477 | .400 | .885 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 19.1 | 16.7 | .548 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 26 | 81 | 32.4 | .498 | .480 | .856 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 20.0 | 18.3 | .567 |
| 1986-87 | UTA | 27 | 79 | 23.6 | .469 | .365 | .872 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10.1 | 13.0 | .554 |
| 1987-88 | UTA | 28 | 49 | 19.9 | .459 | .419 | .868 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.5 | 11.4 | .553 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 29 | 71 | 32.4 | .467 | .357 | .866 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 22.6 | 17.7 | .558 |
| 1989-90 | CHH | 30 | 79 | 30.4 | .430 | .365 | .883 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 15.6 | 13.6 | .521 |
| 1990-91 | CHH | 31 | 77 | 16.7 | .454 | .333 | .910 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7.0 | 13.5 | .557 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DET | 82 | 82 | 3,077 | 636 | 1,281 | .496 | 5 | 22 | 495 | 621 | 443 | 270 | 89 | 16 | 280 | 1,772 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 58 | 58 | 2,252 | 565 | 1,156 | .489 | 14 | 37 | 392 | 464 | 264 | 237 | 67 | 20 | 187 | 1,536 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 76 | 75 | 2,493 | 595 | 1,296 | .459 | 2 | 17 | 426 | 523 | 306 | 228 | 65 | 17 | 190 | 1,618 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 55 | 43 | 1,675 | 396 | 831 | .477 | 2 | 5 | 255 | 288 | 218 | 135 | 49 | 14 | 118 | 1,049 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 81 | 81 | 2,626 | 615 | 1,236 | .498 | 12 | 25 | 380 | 444 | 348 | 265 | 93 | 10 | 183 | 1,622 |
| 1986-87 | UTA | 79 | 76 | 1,865 | 291 | 621 | .469 | 19 | 52 | 197 | 226 | 242 | 243 | 85 | 11 | 167 | 798 |
| 1987-88 | UTA | 49 | 21 | 976 | 139 | 303 | .459 | 31 | 74 | 59 | 68 | 117 | 105 | 34 | 4 | 68 | 368 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 71 | 65 | 2,302 | 568 | 1,215 | .467 | 30 | 84 | 440 | 508 | 267 | 224 | 88 | 16 | 236 | 1,606 |
| 1989-90 | CHH | 79 | 73 | 2,404 | 442 | 1,029 | .430 | 38 | 104 | 310 | 351 | 322 | 224 | 75 | 16 | 176 | 1,232 |
| 1990-91 | CHH | 77 | 1 | 1,289 | 187 | 412 | .454 | 15 | 45 | 152 | 167 | 176 | 159 | 33 | 13 | 92 | 541 |
| Career | 707 | — | — | 4,434 | 9,380 | .473 | 168 | 465 | 3106 | 3660 | 2703 | 2090 | 678 | 137 | 1697 | 12,142 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DET | 82 | 37.5 | 7.4 | 15.0 | .496 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 20.7 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 58 | 38.8 | 9.0 | 18.5 | .489 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 24.6 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 76 | 32.8 | 8.6 | 18.7 | .459 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 23.4 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 55 | 30.5 | 8.5 | 17.9 | .477 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 22.5 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 81 | 32.4 | 8.4 | 16.9 | .498 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 22.2 |
| 1986-87 | UTA | 79 | 23.6 | 5.6 | 12.0 | .469 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 15.4 |
| 1987-88 | UTA | 49 | 19.9 | 5.1 | 11.2 | .459 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 13.6 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 71 | 32.4 | 8.9 | 19.0 | .467 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 25.1 |
| 1989-90 | CHH | 79 | 30.4 | 6.6 | 15.4 | .430 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 18.4 |
| 1990-91 | CHH | 77 | 16.7 | 5.2 | 11.5 | .454 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 15.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DET | 82 | 3,077 | 16.4 | .570 | 23.3 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 7.5 | .117 | +1.5 | -1.3 | +0.2 | +1.7 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 58 | 2,252 | 19.8 | .565 | 26.5 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 7.1 | .151 | +3.3 | -1.4 | +1.9 | +2.2 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 76 | 2,493 | 16.8 | .530 | 26.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 5.7 | .109 | +1.3 | -1.6 | -0.3 | +1.1 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 55 | 1,675 | 16.7 | .548 | 24.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 4.2 | .121 | +1.0 | -0.5 | +0.5 | +1.0 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 81 | 2,626 | 18.3 | .567 | 24.1 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 7.5 | .136 | +2.3 | -0.6 | +1.8 | +2.5 |
| 1986-87 | UTA | 79 | 1,865 | 13.0 | .554 | 18.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .085 | -1.6 | +0.9 | -0.7 | +0.6 |
| 1987-88 | UTA | 49 | 976 | 11.4 | .553 | 16.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .083 | -1.1 | +0.2 | -0.9 | +0.3 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 71 | 2,302 | 17.7 | .558 | 29.8 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 3.3 | .069 | +1.5 | -1.3 | +0.2 | +1.3 |
| 1989-90 | CHH | 79 | 2,404 | 13.6 | .521 | 24.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .042 | -0.9 | -1.0 | -1.8 | +0.1 |
| 1990-91 | CHH | 77 | 1,289 | 13.5 | .557 | 19.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .076 | -0.3 | -0.7 | -1.0 | +0.3 |
| Career | 707 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44.4 | — | — | — | — | +11.1 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | 5 | 41.6 | 27.4 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | .471 | 0.000 | .550 |
| 1984-85 | 9 | 32.0 | 14.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .415 | 0.000 | .490 |
| 1985-86 | 4 | 43.8 | 21.8 | 5.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .465 | — | .536 |
| 1986-87 | 5 | 14.0 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .700 | 0.000 | .735 |
| 1987-88 | 2 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .333 |
| Career | 25 | 30.0 | 15.6 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | .462 | 0.000 | .534 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 356 | 16.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 207–149 |
| Away | 351 | 17.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 114–237 |
| In wins | 321 | 18.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 321–0 |
| In losses | 386 | 16.0 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 0–386 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 17.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 21–20 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 36 | 16.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 7–29 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 38 | 20.0 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 16–22 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 41 | 19.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 24–17 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 39 | 19.4 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 26–13 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 26 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 13–13 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 23 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 12–11 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 13 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2–11 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 25 | 15.9 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 16–9 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 28 | 15.2 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 12–16 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 41 | 18.8 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 25–16 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 24 | 17.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 16–8 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 26 | 13.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 6–20 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 7 | 14.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 3–4 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 18.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 16–22 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 6 | 13.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3–3 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 38 | 18.0 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 18–20 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 4 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 3–1 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 20.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 13–28 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 23 | 13.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 8–15 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 23 | 15.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 6–17 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 26 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 14–12 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 25 | 16.4 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 11–14 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 17 | 16.7 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 4–13 |
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 | $1,000,000 |
| Career earnings | $1,000,000 |
Frequently asked questions
What are Kelly Tripucka's career stats?
Kelly Tripucka has averaged 17.2 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.0 APG over 10 seasons (1981-82–1990-91).
How much does Kelly Tripucka make?
Kelly Tripucka's salary is $1,000,000 for the 1990-91 season, with career earnings of about $1.0M.
How tall is Kelly Tripucka?
Kelly Tripucka is 6-6 (220 lb).
When was Kelly Tripucka drafted?
Kelly Tripucka was drafted in 1981, round 1, pick 12, by the Detroit Pistons.