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Alton Lister
Center-Forward ·Milwaukee Bucks ·NBA ·#53

Alton Lister

Age67 BornOct 1, 1958 FromUSA Height213 cm (6'12") Weight111 kg CollegeArizona State Draft1981 · #21
Career averages
6.3PPG
6.2RPG
0.9APG
1,017 games · 16 seasons

At a glance

MIL hub
Career snapshot
16Seasons
1,017Games
6,429Career points
10.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Milwaukee Bucks · 471 games · 1981-82 to 1995-96
Draft1981
1Round
21Overall pick
From Arizona State
Career highsSingle season
11.6PPG · 1986-87 · OKC
9.4RPG · 1986-87 · OKC
1.6APG · 1984-85 · MIL
16.4PER · 1985-86 · MIL
5.5Win shares · 1985-86 · MIL
Position rank1996-97
#62PPG rank
#44PER rank
#45Win shares rank
Center-ForwardPosition
Among 64 Center-Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Portland Trail Blazers
1997-98 - 1997-98 · 1 seasons
0.9 PPG 1.6 RPG 0.1 APG
7 games
Boston Celtics
1995-96 - 1996-97 · 2 seasons
2.0 PPG 3.8 RPG 0.3 APG
110 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1981-82 - 1995-96 · 7 seasons
7.3 PPG 6.5 RPG 1.2 APG
471 games
Golden State Warriors
1989-90 - 1992-93 · 4 seasons
5.2 PPG 5.0 RPG 0.9 APG
126 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1986-87 - 1988-89 · 3 seasons
8.3 PPG 7.8 RPG 1.0 APG
239 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1981-82 MIL 80 23 14.8 4.5 4.8 1.1 0.2 1.5 51.9 0.0 52.0 11.5 1.7
1982-83 MIL 80 37 23.6 8.4 7.1 1.4 0.6 2.2 52.9 0.0 53.7 13.8 3.8
1983-84 MIL 82 72 23.8 7.6 7.4 1.3 0.5 1.7 50.0 0.0 62.6 12.5 4.0
1984-85 MIL 81 80 25.8 9.9 8.0 1.6 0.6 2.1 53.8 0.0 58.8 15.0 5.3
1985-86 MIL 81 19 22.4 9.8 7.3 1.2 0.6 1.8 55.1 0.0 60.2 16.4 5.5
1986-87 OKC 75 75 30.5 11.6 9.4 1.5 0.4 2.4 50.4 0.0 67.5 - -
1987-88 OKC 82 55 22.1 5.6 7.6 0.7 0.3 1.7 50.4 50.0 60.6 - -
1988-89 OKC 82 82 22.0 8.0 6.6 0.7 0.3 2.2 49.9 0.0 64.6 - -
1989-90 GSW 3 0 13.3 4.0 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 50.0 0.0 57.1 10.9 0.1
1990-91 GSW 77 65 20.2 6.4 6.3 1.2 0.3 1.2 47.8 0.0 56.9 10.7 1.9
1991-92 GSW 26 12 11.3 3.9 3.5 0.5 0.2 0.6 55.7 0.0 42.4 11.2 0.4
1992-93 GSW 20 9 8.7 2.3 2.2 0.3 0.0 0.5 45.2 0.0 53.8 4.3 -0.2
1994-95 MIL 60 32 12.9 2.8 3.9 0.2 0.3 1.0 49.3 0.0 50.0 10.2 1.0
1995-96 NBA 64 19 11.5 2.2 4.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 48.6 0.0 64.1 - -
1995-96 BOS 57 14 11.4 2.3 4.4 0.3 0.1 0.7 49.0 0.0 62.9 9.9 0.8
1995-96 MIL 7 5 12.6 1.4 4.1 0.6 0.0 0.4 44.4 0.0 100.0 7.4 0.1
1996-97 BOS 53 2 9.7 1.6 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 41.6 0.0 74.2 7.8 0.3
1997-98 POR 7 0 6.3 0.9 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 37.5 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1997 Boston Celtics Portland Trail Blazers season change
Oct 1995 Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks mid season trade From 1995-96 to 1995-96
Jul 1995 Milwaukee Bucks Boston Celtics season change
Oct 1994 Golden State Warriors Milwaukee Bucks offseason From 1992-93 to 1994-95
Jul 1989 Oklahoma City Thunder Golden State Warriors season change
Jul 1986 Milwaukee Bucks Oklahoma City Thunder season change

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About Alton Lister

Alton Lavelle Lister is an American former professional basketball player. He is currently serving as an assistant coach for the Ateneo Blue Eagles in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).