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Darryl Dawkins
Center ·Philadelphia 76ers ·NBA ·#50

Darryl Dawkins

Age69 BornJan 11, 1957 FromUSA Height211 cm (6'11") Weight114 kg CollegeMaynard Evans HS (FL) Draft1975 · #5
Career averages
13.1PPG
6.5RPG
1.4APG
636 games · 12 seasons

At a glance

PHI hub
Career snapshot
12Seasons
636Games
8,352Career points
8.9PER average
Most-played franchise: Philadelphia 76ers · 352 games · 1977-78 to 1981-82
Draft1975
1Round
5Overall pick
From Maynard Evans HS (FL)
Career highsSingle season
16.8PPG · 1983-84 · BKN
8.7RPG · 1979-80 · PHI
1.9APG · 1979-80 · PHI
18.0PER · 1977-78 · PHI
6.4Win shares · 1977-78 · PHI
Position rank1985-86
#16PPG rank
#55PER rank
#54Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 65 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1987-88 - 1988-89 · 2 seasons
1.9 PPG 0.4 RPG 0.2 APG
16 games
Utah Jazz
1987-88 - 1987-88 · 1 seasons
1.5 PPG 1.3 RPG 0.3 APG
4 games
Brooklyn Nets
1982-83 - 1986-87 · 5 seasons
14.3 PPG 5.5 RPG 1.4 APG
258 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1977-78 - 1981-82 · 5 seasons
13.1 PPG 7.8 RPG 1.5 APG
352 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 PHI 70 11 24.6 11.7 7.9 1.2 0.5 1.8 57.5 0.0 70.9 18.0 6.4
1978-79 PHI 78 12 26.1 13.1 8.1 1.6 0.4 1.8 51.7 0.0 67.2 15.6 4.6
1979-80 PHI 80 80 31.8 14.7 8.7 1.9 0.6 1.8 52.2 0.0 65.3 14.6 5.7
1980-81 PHI 76 76 27.5 14.0 7.2 1.4 0.5 1.5 60.7 0.0 72.0 15.9 6.3
1981-82 PHI 48 36 23.4 11.0 6.4 1.1 0.4 1.1 56.4 0.0 69.5 15.0 2.9
1982-83 BKN 81 81 25.8 12.0 5.2 1.4 0.8 1.9 59.9 0.0 64.6 - -
1983-84 BKN 81 80 29.8 16.8 6.7 1.5 0.7 1.7 59.3 40.0 73.5 - -
1984-85 BKN 39 30 24.9 13.5 4.6 1.2 0.4 0.9 56.6 0.0 71.1 - -
1985-86 BKN 51 3 23.7 15.3 4.9 1.5 0.3 1.2 64.4 0.0 70.7 - -
1986-87 BKN 6 2 17.7 9.5 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 62.5 0.0 70.8 - -
1987-88 NBA 6 0 5.5 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 22.2 0.0 40.0 - -
1987-88 UTA 4 0 6.5 1.5 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 14.3 0.0 33.3 -10.6 -0.2
1987-88 DET 2 0 3.5 2.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 50.0 0.0 66.7 -5.7 0.0
1988-89 DET 14 0 3.4 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 47.4 0.0 50.0 8.2 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1988 Utah Jazz Detroit Pistons
Jul 1987 Brooklyn Nets Detroit Pistons
Jul 1987 Brooklyn Nets Utah Jazz
Jul 1982 Philadelphia 76ers Brooklyn Nets

All entries are season change.

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Born on January 11

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About Darryl Dawkins

Darryl R. Dawkins was an American professional basketball player and coach. A three-time NBA finalist center, he most notably played for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets with brief tenures at the Utah Jazz and Detroit Pistons later on. His powerful dunks, which shattered two backboards in 1979, led the NBA to adopt breakaway rims.