Career snapshot
12seasons
636games
8,352career pts
8.9PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Philadelphia 76ers
· 352 games · 1977-78–1981-82
Position rank · 1985-86
#16PPG rank
#55PER rank
#54WS rank
Among 65 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
16.8
1983-84 · BKN
RPG
8.7
1979-80 · PHI
APG
1.9
1979-80 · PHI
PER
18.0
1977-78 · PHI
WS
6.4
1977-78 · PHI
Draft
1975
Round 1 ·
Pick 5
from Maynard Evans HS (FL)
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
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.