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Darrall Imhoff

Age 87 · USA · 208 cm (6'10") · 100 kg · Born Oct 11, 1938 · California

6.7 PPG 7.0 RPG 1.7 APG 597 games 8 seasons
Darrall Imhoff

Career snapshot

8seasons
597games
4,003career pts
11.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 235 games · 1964-65–1967-68

Position rank · 1971-72

#35PPG rank
#35PER rank
#34WS rank
Among 35 Center players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 13.6 1969-70 · PHI
RPG 10.9 1967-68 · LAL
APG 2.7 1968-69 · PHI
PER 15.5 1969-70 · PHI
WS 8.2 1969-70 · PHI

Draft

1960
Round 1 · Pick 3
by New York Knicks
from California

Honors & awards

1×
All-Star Selection
1966

Career by team

Portland Trail Blazers
1971-72 – 1971-72 · 1 seasons
2.6 PPG 2.7 RPG 1.3 APG
40 games
Sacramento Kings
1971-72 – 1971-72 · 1 seasons
2.6 PPG 3.0 RPG 0.2 APG
9 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1968-69 – 1969-70 · 2 seasons
11.4 PPG 9.6 RPG 2.7 APG
161 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1964-65 – 1967-68 · 3 seasons
6.5 PPG 8.1 RPG 1.7 APG
235 games
Detroit Pistons
1962-63 – 1963-64 · 2 seasons
3.9 PPG 4.2 RPG 0.8 APG
103 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1962-63 DET 45 0 10.2 2.7 3.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 31.4 0.0 48.0 7.3 -0.6
1963-64 DET 58 0 15.0 4.8 4.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 41.4 0.0 60.5 10.9 0.7
1964-65 LAL 76 0 20.0 5.0 6.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 46.6 0.0 57.1 10.7 2.4
1965-66 LAL 77 0 18.4 4.9 6.6 1.5 0.0 0.0 44.8 0.0 56.6 10.8 2.1
1967-68 LAL 82 0 27.7 9.3 10.9 2.5 0.0 0.0 47.8 0.0 61.9 14.5 4.9
1968-69 PHI 82 0 28.8 9.2 9.7 2.7 0.0 0.0 47.0 0.0 59.7 13.2 5.9
1969-70 PHI 79 0 31.3 13.6 9.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 54.0 0.0 65.0 15.5 8.2
1971-72 NBA 49 0 9.8 2.6 2.7 1.1 0.0 0.0 39.4 0.0 55.8 — —
1971-72 POR 40 0 10.1 2.6 2.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 40.8 0.0 60.0 9.4 0.0
1971-72 SAC 9 0 8.4 2.6 3.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 34.5 0.0 37.5 — —

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1971 Portland Trail Blazers Sacramento Kings mid season trade From 1971-72 to 1971-72
Oct 1971 Philadelphia 76ers Portland Trail Blazers offseason From 1969-70 to 1971-72
Jul 1968 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 1964 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers season change

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Born on October 11

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About Darrall Imhoff

Darrall Tucker Imhoff was an American professional basketball player. He spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for six teams from 1960 to 1972. He made an NBA All-Star team, and was also an Olympic Gold medalist. He is perhaps best remembered for being one of the defenders tasked with guarding Wilt Chamberlain during his famed 100-point game in 1962.