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Artis Gilmore
Center ·Chicago Bulls ·NBA ·#53

Artis Gilmore

Age77 BornSep 21, 1948 FromUSA Height218 cm (7'2") Weight109 kg CollegeJacksonville Draft1971 · #117
Career averages
15.9PPG
9.2RPG
1.8APG
898 games · 11 seasons

At a glance

CHI hub
Career snapshot
11Seasons
898Games
14,311Career points
18.1PER average
Most-played franchise: Chicago Bulls · 400 games · 1977-78 to 1987-88
Honors and awards25 total
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame2011
11×
All-Star Selection1985, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1978, 1977, 1975, 1974 and more
5×
All-Defense Team1977, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1972
5×
All-ABA Team1975, 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971
1×
ABA Most Valuable Player1971
1×
ABA Rookie of the Year1971
1×
All-Rookie Team1971
All awards
Career highsSingle season
23.7PPG · 1978-79 · CHI
13.1RPG · 1977-78 · CHI
3.3APG · 1978-79 · CHI
23.5PER · 1977-78 · CHI
12.7Win shares · 1978-79 · CHI
Draft1971
7Round
117Overall pick
From Jacksonville
Position rank1987-88
#61PPG rank
#41PER rank
#46Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 71 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1987-88 - 1987-88 · 1 seasons
3.5 PPG 3.1 RPG 0.3 APG
47 games
Chicago Bulls
1977-78 - 1987-88 · 6 seasons
19.4 PPG 10.7 RPG 2.5 APG
400 games
San Antonio Spurs
1982-83 - 1986-87 · 5 seasons
16.1 PPG 9.7 RPG 1.5 APG
380 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 CHI 82 82 37.4 22.9 13.1 3.2 0.5 2.2 55.9 0.0 70.4 23.5 11.5
1978-79 CHI 82 82 39.8 23.7 12.7 3.3 0.6 1.9 57.5 0.0 73.9 22.3 12.7
1979-80 CHI 48 0 32.7 17.8 9.0 2.8 0.6 1.2 59.5 0.0 71.2 19.9 5.6
1980-81 CHI 82 82 34.5 17.9 10.1 2.1 0.6 2.4 67.0 0.0 70.5 21.7 12.3
1981-82 CHI 82 82 34.1 18.5 10.2 1.7 0.6 2.7 65.2 100.0 76.8 22.4 12.1
1982-83 SAS 82 82 34.1 18.0 12.0 1.5 0.5 2.3 62.6 0.0 74.0 21.2 11.0
1983-84 SAS 64 59 31.8 15.3 10.3 1.1 0.6 2.1 63.1 0.0 71.8 18.8 6.7
1984-85 SAS 81 81 34.0 19.1 10.4 1.6 0.5 2.1 62.3 0.0 74.9 20.3 10.5
1985-86 SAS 71 71 33.7 16.7 8.5 1.4 0.5 1.5 61.8 0.0 70.1 17.1 7.1
1986-87 SAS 82 74 29.3 11.4 7.1 1.8 0.5 1.2 59.7 0.0 68.0 14.2 4.9
1987-88 NBA 71 27 12.6 3.7 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.4 54.7 0.0 52.3 - -
1987-88 BOS 47 4 11.1 3.5 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 57.4 0.0 52.7 10.2 0.8
1987-88 CHI 24 23 15.5 4.2 2.6 0.4 0.2 0.5 51.3 0.0 51.4 6.0 0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1987 Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls mid season trade From 1987-88 to 1987-88
Jul 1987 San Antonio Spurs Chicago Bulls season change
Jul 1987 San Antonio Spurs Boston Celtics season change
Jul 1982 Chicago Bulls San Antonio Spurs season change

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About Artis Gilmore

Artis Gilmore Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Gilmore was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011.