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Alvin Robertson
Guard ·San Antonio Spurs ·NBA ·#7

Alvin Robertson

Age64 BornJul 22, 1962 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight94 kg CollegeArkansas Draft1984 · #7
Career averages
13.6PPG
5.1RPG
5.0APG
848 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

SAS hub
Career snapshot
10Seasons
848Games
11,502Career points
16.4PER average
Most-played franchise: San Antonio Spurs · 389 games · 1984-85 to 1988-89
Honors and awards13 total
6×
All-Defense Team1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985
4×
All-Star Selection1990, 1987, 1986, 1985
1×
All-NBA Team1985
1×
NBA Defensive Player of the Year1985
1×
NBA Most Improved Player1985
All awards
Career highsSingle season
19.6PPG · 1987-88 · SAS
6.9RPG · 1989-90 · MIL
6.8APG · 1987-88 · SAS
19.5PER · 1985-86 · SAS
8.6Win shares · 1985-86 · SAS
Draft1984
1Round
7Overall pick
From Arkansas
Position rank1995-96
#56PPG rank
#54PER rank
#42Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 112 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Toronto Raptors
1995-96 - 1995-96 · 1 seasons
9.3 PPG 4.4 RPG 4.2 APG
77 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1989-90 - 1992-93 · 4 seasons
12.7 PPG 5.3 RPG 5.0 APG
283 games
Detroit Pistons
1992-93 - 1992-93 · 1 seasons
9.3 PPG 4.4 RPG 3.6 APG
30 games
San Antonio Spurs
1984-85 - 1988-89 · 5 seasons
16.2 PPG 5.4 RPG 5.4 APG
389 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1984-85 SAS 79 9 21.3 9.2 3.4 3.5 1.6 0.3 49.8 36.4 73.4 15.3 3.1
1985-86 SAS 82 82 35.1 17.0 6.3 5.5 3.7 0.5 51.4 27.6 79.5 19.5 8.6
1986-87 SAS 81 78 33.3 17.7 5.2 5.2 3.2 0.4 46.6 27.1 75.3 18.5 5.3
1987-88 SAS 82 82 36.3 19.6 6.1 6.8 3.0 0.8 46.5 28.4 74.8 18.9 5.8
1988-89 SAS 65 65 35.2 17.3 5.9 6.0 3.0 0.6 48.3 20.0 72.3 17.2 4.4
1989-90 MIL 81 81 32.1 14.2 6.9 5.5 2.6 0.2 50.3 15.4 74.1 18.9 7.5
1990-91 MIL 81 81 32.1 13.6 5.7 5.5 3.0 0.2 48.5 36.5 75.7 18.6 7.7
1991-92 MIL 82 79 30.0 12.3 4.3 4.4 2.6 0.4 43.0 31.9 76.3 15.0 3.6
1992-93 NBA 69 54 29.1 9.0 3.9 3.8 2.2 0.3 45.8 32.8 65.6 - -
1992-93 MIL 39 32 27.3 8.7 3.5 4.0 2.3 0.2 47.9 30.9 62.9 13.6 1.6
1992-93 DET 30 22 31.4 9.3 4.4 3.6 2.2 0.3 43.4 34.3 69.0 12.7 1.7
1995-96 TOR 77 69 32.2 9.3 4.4 4.2 2.2 0.5 47.0 27.2 67.7 12.7 2.8

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1995 Detroit Pistons Toronto Raptors offseason From 1992-93 to 1995-96
Jul 1992 Milwaukee Bucks Detroit Pistons season change
Jul 1989 San Antonio Spurs Milwaukee Bucks season change

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About Alvin Robertson

Alvin Cyrrale Robertson is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 10 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, and Toronto Raptors. Robertson holds the record for the most steals per game played, averaging 2.71 steals per game for his career and is the only player to ever have a season of 300 or more steals which he accomplished in the 1985–86 season. He is one of only four players and the only guard in NBA history to have recorded a quadruple-double.