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Bill Bridges

Forward  at Atlanta Hawks
Age87
NationalityUSA
Height196 cm (6'5")
Weight103 kg
BornApr 4, 1939
CollegeKansas
Career
11.0PPG
11.2RPG
2.7APG
957 games · 11 seasons

Career snapshot

11seasons
957games
10,574career pts
12.9PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Atlanta Hawks · 522 games · 1962-63–1971-72

Position rank · 1973-74

#34PPG rank
#35PER rank
#24WS rank
Among 62 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 15.6 1967-68 · ATL
RPG 14.4 1969-70 · ATL
APG 4.2 1969-70 · ATL
PER 16.4 1971-72 · PHI
WS 6.7 1968-69 · ATL

Draft

1961
Round 3 · Pick 32
from Kansas

Honors & awards

2×
All-Defense Team
1969, 1968
3×
All-Star Selection
1969, 1967, 1966

Career by team

Golden State Warriors
1974-75 – 1974-75 · 1 seasons
2.1 PPG 2.7 RPG 0.3 APG
15 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1972-73 – 1974-75 · 3 seasons
8.5 PPG 9.0 RPG 2.4 APG
154 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1971-72 – 1972-73 · 2 seasons
13.3 PPG 13.3 RPG 2.5 APG
74 games
Atlanta Hawks
1962-63 – 1971-72 · 8 seasons
12.1 PPG 11.9 RPG 3.0 APG
522 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1962-63 ATL 27 0 13.9 6.1 5.3 0.9 0.0 0.0 41.3 0.0 62.7 — —
1963-64 ATL 80 0 24.4 8.5 8.5 2.3 0.0 0.0 39.7 0.0 65.2 — —
1964-65 ATL 79 0 29.9 11.5 10.8 2.4 0.0 0.0 38.6 0.0 67.6 — —
1965-66 ATL 78 0 34.3 13.0 12.2 2.7 0.0 0.0 40.7 0.0 70.6 — —
1967-68 ATL 82 0 39.0 15.6 13.4 3.1 0.0 0.0 46.2 0.0 71.7 — —
1968-69 ATL 80 0 36.6 11.8 14.2 3.7 0.0 0.0 45.3 0.0 67.7 15.4 6.7
1969-70 ATL 82 0 39.9 14.8 14.4 4.2 0.0 0.0 47.5 0.0 73.4 15.9 6.6
1971-72 ATL 14 0 39.0 9.5 13.6 2.9 0.0 0.0 38.1 0.0 70.5 11.0 0.2
1971-72 PHI 64 62 34.5 13.2 13.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 50.9 0.0 70.2 16.4 6.3
1971-72 NBA 78 62 35.3 12.6 13.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 48.7 0.0 70.3 — —
1972-73 NBA 82 10 35.0 10.3 11.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 46.1 0.0 70.2 — —
1972-73 LAL 72 0 34.6 9.8 10.9 2.7 0.0 0.0 47.9 0.0 70.0 12.7 6.5
1972-73 PHI 10 10 37.6 14.0 12.2 2.3 0.0 0.0 37.6 0.0 70.8 13.3 0.2
1973-74 LAL 65 0 27.9 8.4 7.7 2.3 0.9 0.5 42.1 0.0 70.7 11.6 2.8
1974-75 NBA 32 0 13.0 2.7 4.2 1.0 0.3 0.2 37.6 0.0 50.0 — —
1974-75 GSW 15 0 7.2 2.1 2.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 41.7 0.0 25.0 10.6 0.1
1974-75 LAL 17 0 18.1 3.3 5.5 1.6 0.4 0.3 35.1 0.0 53.3 9.6 0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1974 Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Lakers mid season trade From 1974-75 to 1974-75
Jul 1974 Los Angeles Lakers Golden State Warriors season change
Oct 1972 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers mid season trade From 1972-73 to 1972-73
Jul 1972 Atlanta Hawks Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 1972 Atlanta Hawks Los Angeles Lakers season change
Jul 1972 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers season change

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About Bill Bridges

William C. Bridges was an American basketball player who earned a National Basketball Association (NBA) championship and multiple NBA All-Star honors. Bridges played 13 seasons as a power forward in the NBA for various teams, including the St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Golden State Warriors.