Spud Webb
PG · Orlando Magic
Seasons 1985-86–1997-98 · 12 on record · Ht 5-6 · b. 1963
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Player info
| Nickname | Sputnikhead |
|---|---|
| Position | PG |
| Number | #4 |
| Team | Orlando Magic |
| Height | 5-6 |
| Weight | 133 lb |
| Born | 1963-07-13 |
| College | Midland → NC State |
| Drafted | 1985 · Round 4, Pick 87 · Detroit Pistons |
| Seasons | 1985-86–1997-98 (12) |
Career averages
9.9 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 5.3 APG · 814 games · .452 FG% · .314 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | ATL | 22 | 79 | 15.6 | .483 | .182 | .785 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 18.5 | .578 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 23 | 33 | 16.1 | .438 | .167 | .762 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 6.8 | 16.5 | .536 |
| 1987-88 | ATL | 24 | 82 | 16.4 | .475 | .053 | .817 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 14.8 | .533 |
| 1988-89 | ATL | 25 | 81 | 15.0 | .459 | .045 | .867 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 13.0 | .504 |
| 1989-90 | ATL | 26 | 82 | 26.6 | .477 | .053 | .871 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 9.2 | 15.3 | .538 |
| 1990-91 | ATL | 27 | 75 | 29.3 | .447 | .321 | .868 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 13.4 | 16.6 | .545 |
| 1991-92 | SAC | 28 | 77 | 35.4 | .445 | .367 | .859 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 16.0 | 15.1 | .540 |
| 1992-93 | SAC | 29 | 69 | 33.8 | .433 | .274 | .851 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 14.5 | 14.4 | .536 |
| 1993-94 | SAC | 30 | 79 | 32.5 | .460 | .335 | .813 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 12.7 | 15.2 | .546 |
| 1994-95 | SAC | 31 | 76 | 32.3 | .438 | .331 | .934 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.6 | 13.7 | .552 |
| 1995-96 | 2TM | 32 | 77 | 19.0 | .433 | .364 | .862 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 14.8 | .551 |
| ATL | 32 | 51 | 16.0 | .468 | .316 | .851 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 15.3 | .576 | |
| MIN | 32 | 26 | 24.8 | .394 | .403 | .879 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 14.3 | .522 | |
| 1997-98 | ORL | 34 | 4 | 8.5 | .417 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | .466 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | ATL | 79 | 8 | 1,229 | 199 | 412 | .483 | 2 | 11 | 216 | 275 | 123 | 337 | 82 | 5 | 159 | 616 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 33 | 0 | 532 | 71 | 162 | .438 | 1 | 6 | 80 | 105 | 60 | 167 | 34 | 2 | 70 | 223 |
| 1987-88 | ATL | 82 | 1 | 1,347 | 191 | 402 | .475 | 1 | 19 | 107 | 131 | 146 | 337 | 63 | 12 | 131 | 490 |
| 1988-89 | ATL | 81 | 6 | 1,219 | 133 | 290 | .459 | 1 | 22 | 52 | 60 | 123 | 284 | 70 | 6 | 83 | 319 |
| 1989-90 | ATL | 82 | 46 | 2,184 | 294 | 616 | .477 | 1 | 19 | 162 | 186 | 201 | 477 | 105 | 12 | 141 | 751 |
| 1990-91 | ATL | 75 | 64 | 2,197 | 359 | 803 | .447 | 54 | 168 | 231 | 266 | 174 | 417 | 118 | 6 | 146 | 1,003 |
| 1991-92 | SAC | 77 | 77 | 2,724 | 448 | 1,006 | .445 | 73 | 199 | 262 | 305 | 223 | 547 | 125 | 24 | 229 | 1,231 |
| 1992-93 | SAC | 69 | 68 | 2,335 | 342 | 789 | .433 | 37 | 135 | 279 | 328 | 193 | 481 | 104 | 6 | 194 | 1,000 |
| 1993-94 | SAC | 79 | 62 | 2,567 | 373 | 810 | .460 | 55 | 164 | 204 | 251 | 222 | 528 | 93 | 23 | 168 | 1,005 |
| 1994-95 | SAC | 76 | 76 | 2,458 | 302 | 689 | .438 | 48 | 145 | 226 | 242 | 174 | 468 | 75 | 8 | 185 | 878 |
| 1995-96 | 2TM | 77 | 21 | 1,462 | 186 | 430 | .433 | 47 | 129 | 125 | 145 | 100 | 294 | 52 | 7 | 110 | 544 |
| ATL | 51 | 0 | 817 | 104 | 222 | .468 | 18 | 57 | 74 | 87 | 60 | 140 | 27 | 2 | 51 | 300 | |
| MIN | 26 | 21 | 645 | 82 | 208 | .394 | 29 | 72 | 51 | 58 | 40 | 154 | 25 | 5 | 59 | 244 | |
| 1997-98 | ORL | 4 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 12 | .417 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| Career | 814 | — | — | 2,903 | 6,421 | .452 | 320 | 1018 | 1946 | 2296 | 1742 | 4342 | 922 | 111 | 1623 | 8,072 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | ATL | 79 | 15.6 | 5.8 | 12.1 | .483 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 18.0 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 33 | 16.1 | 4.8 | 11.0 | .438 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 15.1 |
| 1987-88 | ATL | 82 | 16.4 | 5.1 | 10.7 | .475 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 13.1 |
| 1988-89 | ATL | 81 | 15.0 | 3.9 | 8.6 | .459 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 9.4 |
| 1989-90 | ATL | 82 | 26.6 | 4.8 | 10.2 | .477 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 12.4 |
| 1990-91 | ATL | 75 | 29.3 | 5.9 | 13.2 | .447 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 16.4 |
| 1991-92 | SAC | 77 | 35.4 | 5.9 | 13.3 | .445 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 16.3 |
| 1992-93 | SAC | 69 | 33.8 | 5.3 | 12.2 | .433 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 15.4 |
| 1993-94 | SAC | 79 | 32.5 | 5.2 | 11.4 | .460 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 14.1 |
| 1994-95 | SAC | 76 | 32.3 | 4.4 | 10.1 | .438 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 12.9 |
| 1995-96 | 2TM | 77 | 19.0 | 4.6 | 10.6 | .433 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 13.4 |
| ATL | 51 | 16.0 | 4.6 | 9.8 | .468 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 13.2 | |
| MIN | 26 | 24.8 | 4.6 | 11.6 | .394 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 13.6 | |
| 1997-98 | ORL | 4 | 8.5 | 5.3 | 12.7 | .417 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 7.4 | 12.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | ATL | 79 | 1,229 | 18.5 | .578 | 23.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | .137 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +2.9 | +1.5 |
| 1986-87 | ATL | 33 | 532 | 16.5 | .536 | 21.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .107 | +1.0 | +1.4 | +2.4 | +0.6 |
| 1987-88 | ATL | 82 | 1,347 | 14.8 | .533 | 18.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | .082 | -0.1 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.7 |
| 1988-89 | ATL | 81 | 1,219 | 13.0 | .504 | 13.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .088 | -0.7 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +0.7 |
| 1989-90 | ATL | 82 | 2,184 | 15.3 | .538 | 16.1 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 4.5 | .099 | +0.7 | -0.2 | +0.5 | +1.4 |
| 1990-91 | ATL | 75 | 2,197 | 16.6 | .545 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 5.4 | .118 | +1.3 | -0.2 | +1.1 | +1.7 |
| 1991-92 | SAC | 77 | 2,724 | 15.1 | .540 | 21.0 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 4.1 | .072 | +0.2 | -1.0 | -0.8 | +0.8 |
| 1992-93 | SAC | 69 | 2,335 | 14.4 | .536 | 19.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | .080 | +0.2 | -0.9 | -0.7 | +0.8 |
| 1993-94 | SAC | 79 | 2,567 | 15.2 | .546 | 17.9 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 5.1 | .096 | +1.0 | -0.5 | +0.5 | +1.6 |
| 1994-95 | SAC | 76 | 2,458 | 13.7 | .552 | 17.7 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 5.1 | .099 | +0.2 | -0.5 | -0.3 | +1.1 |
| 1995-96 | 2TM | 77 | 1,462 | 14.8 | .551 | 18.4 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 | .099 | +0.9 | -1.2 | -0.3 | +0.6 |
| ATL | 51 | 817 | 15.3 | .576 | 17.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 | .132 | +0.6 | -0.9 | -0.3 | +0.4 | |
| MIN | 26 | 645 | 14.3 | .522 | 20.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .058 | +1.2 | -1.6 | -0.4 | +0.3 | |
| 1997-98 | ORL | 4 | 34 | 3.2 | .466 | 26.8 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -.161 | -9.1 | -2.4 | -11.4 | -0.1 |
| Career | 814 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.2 | — | — | — | — | +11.4 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | 9 | 20.3 | 12.2 | 3.4 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .519 | 0.000 | .576 |
| 1986-87 | 8 | 15.2 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .474 | 0.000 | .585 |
| 1987-88 | 12 | 17.6 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .432 | .250 | .545 |
| 1988-89 | 5 | 11.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .273 | — | .337 |
| 1990-91 | 5 | 30.8 | 13.2 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .439 | .417 | .515 |
| Career | 39 | 18.6 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .458 | .304 | .544 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 409 | 10.1 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 260–149 |
| Away | 405 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 146–259 |
| In wins | 406 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 406–0 |
| In losses | 408 | 10.7 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 0–408 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 9 | 12.6 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 3–6 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 37 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 15–22 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 35 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 25–10 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 22 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 12–10 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 38 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 16–22 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 36 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 20–16 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 32 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 22–10 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 31 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 14–17 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 39 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 14–25 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 34 | 12.1 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 15–19 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 28 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 11–17 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 39 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 20–19 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 30 | 13.2 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 21–9 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 33 | 12.8 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 13–20 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 3 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 2–1 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 23 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 15–8 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 36 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 21–15 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 18 | 12.1 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 12–6 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 34 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 17–17 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 18 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 11–7 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 37 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 24–13 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 34 | 11.4 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 8–26 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 29 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 9–20 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 14 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 12–2 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 26 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 10–16 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 5 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 4–1 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 29 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 10–19 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 1997-98
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) | 8% | 1.000 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 42% | .400 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 42% | .400 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 8% | 0.000 |
Average shot distance 15.8 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks · 0% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990-91 | $510,000 |
| 1991-92 | $560,000 |
| 1992-93 | $1,317,000 |
| 1993-94 | $1,567,000 |
| 1994-95 | $2,071,600 |
| 1995-96 | $1,800,000 |
| Career earnings | $7,825,600 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Spud Webb play for?
Spud Webb plays PG for the Orlando Magic.
What are Spud Webb's career stats?
Spud Webb has averaged 9.9 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 5.3 APG over 12 seasons (1985-86–1997-98).
How much does Spud Webb make?
Spud Webb's salary is $1,800,000 for the 1995-96 season, with career earnings of about $7.8M.
How tall is Spud Webb?
Spud Webb is 5-6 (133 lb).
When was Spud Webb drafted?
Spud Webb was drafted in 1985, round 4, pick 87, by the Detroit Pistons.