Scott Wedman
SF · Boston Celtics
Seasons 1974-75–1986-87 · 13 on record · Ht 6-7 · b. 1952
2× All-StarAll-Defense
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Player info
| Nickname | Scotty |
|---|---|
| Position | SF |
| Number | #8 (also #15, #20) |
| Team | Boston Celtics |
| Height | 6-7 |
| Weight | 215 lb |
| Born | 1952-07-29 |
| College | Colorado |
| Drafted | 1974 · Round 1, Pick 6 · KCO |
| Seasons | 1974-75–1986-87 (13) |
Career averages
13.2 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.0 APG · 906 games · .481 FG% · .335 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | KCO | 22 | 80 | 31.9 | .465 | — | .818 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 12.0 | .505 |
| 1975-76 | KCK | 23 | 82 | 36.2 | .456 | — | .780 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 15.5 | 13.9 | .492 |
| 1976-77 | KCK | 24 | 81 | 33.9 | .460 | — | .855 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 15.4 | 14.6 | .504 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 25 | 81 | 36.6 | .509 | — | .870 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 17.7 | 15.9 | .550 |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 26 | 73 | 34.2 | .534 | — | .797 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 18.3 | 16.9 | .572 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 27 | 68 | 34.5 | .512 | .318 | .801 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 19.0 | 16.9 | .541 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 28 | 81 | 35.8 | .477 | .325 | .686 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 19.0 | 14.8 | .503 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 29 | 54 | 30.3 | .441 | .217 | .733 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 12.5 | .470 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 30 | 75 | 23.9 | .475 | .313 | .794 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 12.7 | .505 |
| CLE | 30 | 35 | 36.9 | .480 | .409 | .844 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 18.1 | 13.7 | .514 | |
| BOS | 30 | 40 | 12.6 | .459 | .100 | .667 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 10.3 | .479 | |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 31 | 68 | 13.5 | .444 | .154 | .829 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 9.9 | .469 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 32 | 78 | 14.4 | .478 | .500 | .764 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.4 | 12.7 | .515 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 33 | 79 | 17.7 | .473 | .354 | .662 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 12.5 | .499 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 34 | 6 | 13.0 | .333 | .500 | .500 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 5.7 | .359 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | KCO | 80 | — | 2,554 | 375 | 806 | .465 | — | — | 139 | 170 | 490 | 129 | 81 | 27 | — | 889 |
| 1975-76 | KCK | 82 | 82 | 2,968 | 538 | 1,181 | .456 | — | — | 191 | 245 | 606 | 199 | 103 | 36 | — | 1,267 |
| 1976-77 | KCK | 81 | — | 2,743 | 521 | 1,133 | .460 | — | — | 206 | 241 | 506 | 227 | 100 | 23 | — | 1,248 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 81 | — | 2,961 | 607 | 1,192 | .509 | — | — | 221 | 254 | 463 | 201 | 99 | 22 | 158 | 1,435 |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 73 | — | 2,498 | 561 | 1,050 | .534 | — | — | 216 | 271 | 386 | 144 | 76 | 30 | 106 | 1,338 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 68 | — | 2,347 | 569 | 1,112 | .512 | 7 | 22 | 145 | 181 | 386 | 145 | 84 | 45 | 112 | 1,290 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 81 | — | 2,902 | 685 | 1,437 | .477 | 25 | 77 | 140 | 204 | 433 | 226 | 97 | 46 | 161 | 1,535 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 54 | 39 | 1,638 | 260 | 589 | .441 | 5 | 23 | 66 | 90 | 304 | 133 | 73 | 14 | 73 | 591 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 75 | 35 | 1,793 | 374 | 788 | .475 | 10 | 32 | 85 | 107 | 282 | 117 | 43 | 17 | 126 | 843 |
| CLE | 35 | 35 | 1,290 | 280 | 583 | .480 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 77 | 208 | 86 | 23 | 11 | 94 | 634 | |
| BOS | 40 | 0 | 503 | 94 | 205 | .459 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 74 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 32 | 209 | |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 68 | 5 | 916 | 148 | 333 | .444 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 139 | 67 | 27 | 7 | 43 | 327 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 78 | 5 | 1,127 | 220 | 460 | .478 | 17 | 34 | 42 | 55 | 159 | 94 | 23 | 10 | 47 | 499 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 79 | 19 | 1,402 | 286 | 605 | .473 | 17 | 48 | 45 | 68 | 192 | 83 | 38 | 22 | 54 | 634 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 6 | 2 | 78 | 9 | 27 | .333 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| Career | 906 | — | — | 5,153 | 10,713 | .481 | 84 | 251 | 1526 | 1923 | 4355 | 1771 | 846 | 301 | 883 | 11,916 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | KCO | 80 | 31.9 | 5.3 | 11.4 | .465 | — | — | 2.0 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | — | 12.5 |
| 1975-76 | KCK | 82 | 36.2 | 6.5 | 14.3 | .456 | — | — | 2.3 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | — | 15.4 |
| 1976-77 | KCK | 81 | 33.9 | 6.8 | 14.9 | .460 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | — | 16.4 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 81 | 36.6 | 7.4 | 14.5 | .509 | — | — | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 17.4 |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 73 | 34.2 | 8.1 | 15.1 | .534 | — | — | 3.1 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 19.3 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 68 | 34.5 | 8.7 | 17.1 | .512 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 19.8 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 81 | 35.8 | 8.5 | 17.8 | .477 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 54 | 30.3 | 5.7 | 12.9 | .441 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 13.0 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 75 | 23.9 | 7.5 | 15.8 | .475 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 16.9 |
| CLE | 35 | 36.9 | 7.8 | 16.3 | .480 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 17.7 | |
| BOS | 40 | 12.6 | 6.7 | 14.7 | .459 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 15.0 | |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 68 | 13.5 | 5.8 | 13.1 | .444 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 12.9 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 78 | 14.4 | 7.0 | 14.7 | .478 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 15.9 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 79 | 17.7 | 7.3 | 15.5 | .473 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 16.3 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 6 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 12.5 | .333 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 9.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | KCO | 80 | 2,554 | 12.0 | .505 | — | 2.5 | 2.3 | 4.8 | .091 | -0.7 | -0.5 | -1.2 | +0.5 |
| 1975-76 | KCK | 82 | 2,968 | 13.9 | .492 | — | 2.6 | 2.2 | 4.9 | .079 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -1.0 | +0.7 |
| 1976-77 | KCK | 81 | 2,743 | 14.6 | .504 | — | 3.7 | 2.3 | 6.0 | .104 | +0.9 | -0.8 | +0.1 | +1.4 |
| 1977-78 | KCK | 81 | 2,961 | 15.9 | .550 | 18.8 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 7.8 | .127 | +1.3 | -0.5 | +0.8 | +2.1 |
| 1978-79 | KCK | 73 | 2,498 | 16.9 | .572 | 19.6 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 8.6 | .165 | +2.0 | -0.2 | +1.9 | +2.4 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 68 | 2,347 | 16.9 | .541 | 22.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 7.1 | .145 | +1.1 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +2.1 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 81 | 2,902 | 14.8 | .503 | 24.1 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 | .077 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -1.1 | +0.7 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 54 | 1,638 | 12.5 | .470 | 17.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .048 | -1.0 | -0.2 | -1.2 | +0.4 |
| 1982-83 | 2TM | 75 | 1,793 | 12.7 | .505 | 22.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | .058 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -2.1 | -0.1 |
| CLE | 35 | 1,290 | 13.7 | .514 | 23.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | .056 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -1.7 | +0.1 | |
| BOS | 40 | 503 | 10.3 | .479 | 19.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .063 | -3.0 | -0.1 | -3.1 | -0.1 | |
| 1983-84 | BOS | 68 | 916 | 9.9 | .469 | 17.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .065 | -2.5 | -0.1 | -2.6 | -0.1 |
| 1984-85 | BOS | 78 | 1,127 | 12.7 | .515 | 19.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | .093 | -0.4 | -0.9 | -1.2 | +0.2 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 79 | 1,402 | 12.5 | .499 | 20.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 2.7 | .093 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -1.4 | +0.2 |
| 1986-87 | BOS | 6 | 78 | 5.7 | .359 | 16.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.032 | -4.3 | -1.3 | -5.6 | -0.1 |
| Career | 906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53.7 | — | — | — | — | +10.4 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 6 | 38.3 | 11.0 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .397 | — | .435 |
| 1978-79 | 5 | 34.8 | 19.2 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | .462 | — | .521 |
| 1979-80 | 3 | 38.7 | 22.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .453 | .667 | .494 |
| 1980-81 | 15 | 43.8 | 20.5 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | .434 | .281 | .477 |
| 1982-83 | 6 | 11.0 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .583 | 0.000 | .583 |
| 1983-84 | 17 | 13.3 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .417 | .571 | .443 |
| 1984-85 | 21 | 16.7 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | .545 | .455 | .604 |
| 1985-86 | 12 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .392 | .500 | .426 |
| Career | 85 | 23.1 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | .453 | .386 | .497 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 453 | 13.2 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 305–148 |
| Away | 453 | 13.1 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 181–272 |
| In wins | 486 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 486–0 |
| In losses | 420 | 14.1 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 0–420 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 42 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 27–15 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 28 | 15.1 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 12–16 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 39 | 11.5 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 26–13 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 61 | 12.9 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 39–22 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 13.8 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 31–12 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 14 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 13–1 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 32 | 17.6 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 18–14 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 54 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 26–28 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 39 | 15.8 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 18–21 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 33 | 15.1 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 18–15 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 43 | 12.0 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 27–16 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 14.2 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 15–8 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 40 | 13.2 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 16–24 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 27–33 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 53 | 10.4 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 27–26 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 49 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 17–32 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 39 | 15.8 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 20–19 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 39 | 12.5 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 15–24 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 7 | 7.0 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 6–1 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 29 | 13.3 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 12–17 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 37 | 16.3 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 24–13 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Frequently asked questions
What team does Scott Wedman play for?
Scott Wedman plays SF for the Boston Celtics.
What are Scott Wedman's career stats?
Scott Wedman has averaged 13.2 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 2.0 APG over 13 seasons (1974-75–1986-87).
How tall is Scott Wedman?
Scott Wedman is 6-7 (215 lb).
When was Scott Wedman drafted?
Scott Wedman was drafted in 1974, round 1, pick 6.