Forward · Portland Trail Blazers
Bob Gross
Age 72 · USA · 198 cm (6'6") · 91 kg · Born Aug 3, 1953 · Long Beach State
8.8 PPG
4.4 RPG
3.0 APG
355 games
6 seasons
Career snapshot
6seasons
355games
3,116career pts
14.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Portland Trail Blazers
· 328 games · 1977-78–1981-82
Position rank · 1981-82
#55PPG rank
#31PER rank
#33WS rank
Among 81 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
12.7
1977-78 · POR
RPG
5.6
1977-78 · POR
APG
3.7
1979-80 · POR
PER
16.9
1977-78 · POR
WS
7.1
1977-78 · POR
Draft
1975
Round 2 ·
Pick 25
from Long Beach State
Honors & awards
1×
All-Defense Team
1977
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | POR | 72 | 0 | 30.0 | 12.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 16.9 | 7.1 |
| 1978-79 | POR | 53 | 0 | 27.2 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 80.7 | 14.0 | 2.9 |
| 1979-80 | POR | 62 | 0 | 25.5 | 8.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 46.8 | 10.0 | 83.3 | 12.0 | 1.7 |
| 1980-81 | POR | 82 | 0 | 23.6 | 7.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 52.8 | 0.0 | 84.9 | 14.0 | 4.4 |
| 1981-82 | POR | 59 | 24 | 23.3 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 53.7 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 13.8 | 3.1 |
| 1982-83 | LAC | 27 | 3 | 13.8 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 42.7 | 33.3 | 63.2 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1982 | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Clippers | |
All entries are season change.
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Born on August 3
About Bob Gross
Robert Edwin Gross is an American former professional basketball player. A 6-foot-6-inch (1.98 m), 200 pounds (91 kg) forward, he attended Seattle University and California State University, Long Beach, and was selected in the 1975 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He was also selected in the 1975 ABA Draft by the San Diego Sails. Gross was the starting small forward for the Blazers during their only championship season (1976–77). He left the NBA in 1983 with career averages of 8.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.12 steals a game.