Career snapshot
7seasons
621games
4,879career pts
11.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Denver Nuggets
· 165 games · 1980-81–1983-84
Position rank · 1982-83
#17PPG rank
#10PER rank
#10WS rank
Among 18 Power Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
15.3
1979-80 · CLE
RPG
8.0
1979-80 · CLE
APG
2.3
1979-80 · CLE
PER
17.2
1979-80 · CLE
WS
8.6
1979-80 · CLE
Draft
Career by team
Denver Nuggets
1980-81 – 1983-84 · 4 seasons
7.4 PPG
4.0 RPG
1.4 APG
165 games
Sacramento Kings
1983-84 – 1983-84 · 1 seasons
5.9 PPG
3.6 RPG
0.8 APG
8 games
San Antonio Spurs
1983-84 – 1983-84 · 1 seasons
2.0 PPG
2.0 RPG
0.3 APG
4 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
1979-80 – 1980-81 · 2 seasons
14.6 PPG
8.0 RPG
2.5 APG
93 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1977-78 – 1978-79 · 2 seasons
4.8 PPG
3.5 RPG
1.0 APG
135 games
Indiana Pacers
1977-78 – 1977-78 · 1 seasons
8.5 PPG
7.5 RPG
2.1 APG
23 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | NBA | 78 | 18 | 16.4 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 41.2 | 0.0 | 77.5 | — | — |
| 1977-78 | LAL | 55 | 0 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 41.8 | 0.0 | 76.9 | 12.6 | 1.2 |
| 1977-78 | IND | 23 | 18 | 26.0 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 40.3 | 0.0 | 78.1 | 13.0 | 1.1 |
| 1978-79 | LAL | 80 | 0 | 15.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 44.6 | 0.0 | 74.8 | 11.9 | 2.3 |
| 1979-80 | CLE | 82 | 0 | 32.6 | 15.3 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 84.2 | 17.2 | 8.6 |
| 1980-81 | NBA | 84 | 0 | 25.2 | 10.2 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 44.6 | 0.0 | 81.0 | — | — |
| 1980-81 | CLE | 11 | 0 | 33.8 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 37.8 | 0.0 | 80.6 | 12.5 | 0.6 |
| 1980-81 | DEN | 73 | 0 | 23.9 | 10.4 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 45.6 | 0.0 | 81.0 | 14.4 | 3.6 |
| 1981-82 | DEN | 12 | 0 | 21.4 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 45.3 | 0.0 | 87.3 | 17.9 | 0.7 |
| 1982-83 | DEN | 61 | 0 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 38.2 | 0.0 | 78.0 | 10.3 | 0.4 |
| 1983-84 | NBA | 31 | 0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36.5 | 0.0 | 84.6 | — | — |
| 1983-84 | DEN | 19 | 0 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 32.5 | 0.0 | 84.6 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| 1983-84 | SAC | 8 | 0 | 20.3 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 84.6 | — | — |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 4 | 0 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1983 | Sacramento Kings | San Antonio Spurs | mid season trade | From 1983-84 to 1983-84 | |
| Jul 1983 | Denver Nuggets | San Antonio Spurs | season change | ||
| Jul 1983 | Denver Nuggets | Sacramento Kings | season change | ||
| Jul 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets | season change | ||
| Jul 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers | season change | ||
| Jul 1978 | Indiana Pacers | Los Angeles Lakers | season change | ||
| Oct 1977 | Los Angeles Lakers | Indiana Pacers | mid season trade | From 1977-78 to 1977-78 | |
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About Dave Robisch
David George Robisch is an American former professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). Robisch played at the University of Kansas, where he was initiated into the Sigma Nu fraternity. He was positioned at center and forward for the Denver Rockets / Nuggets, Indiana Pacers (1975–77), San Diego Sails (1975), Los Angeles Lakers (1977–79), Cleveland Cavaliers (1979–80), San Antonio Spurs (1983) and Kansas City Kings (1984).