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Dennis Rodman

Age 65 · USA · 201 cm (6'7") · 95 kg · Born May 13, 1961 · Southeastern Oklahoma State

7.3 PPG 13.1 RPG 1.7 APG 911 games 14 seasons
Dennis Rodman

Career snapshot

14seasons
911games
6,694career pts
14.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 549 games · 1986-87–1992-93

Position rank · 1997-98

#90PPG rank
#58PER rank
#6WS rank
Among 99 Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 11.6 1987-88 · DET
RPG 18.7 1991-92 · DET
APG 3.1 1996-97 · CHI
PER 17.4 1987-88 · DET
WS 12.6 1991-92 · DET

Draft

1986
Round 2 · Pick 27
from Southeastern Oklahoma State

Honors & awards

1×
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame
2011
8×
All-Defense Team
1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988
2×
All-NBA Team
1994, 1991
2×
All-Star Selection
1991, 1989
2×
NBA Defensive Player of the Year
1990, 1989

Career by team

Dallas Mavericks
1999-00 – 1999-00 · 1 seasons
2.8 PPG 14.3 RPG 1.2 APG
12 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1998-99 – 1998-99 · 1 seasons
2.1 PPG 11.2 RPG 1.3 APG
23 games
Chicago Bulls
1995-96 – 1997-98 · 3 seasons
5.2 PPG 15.3 RPG 2.8 APG
199 games
San Antonio Spurs
1993-94 – 1994-95 · 2 seasons
5.6 PPG 17.1 RPG 2.2 APG
128 games
Detroit Pistons
1986-87 – 1992-93 · 7 seasons
8.8 PPG 11.5 RPG 1.3 APG
549 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1986-87 DET 77 1 15.0 6.5 4.3 0.7 0.5 0.6 54.5 0.0 58.7 15.5 2.9
1987-88 DET 82 32 26.2 11.6 8.7 1.3 0.9 0.5 56.1 29.4 53.5 17.4 6.8
1988-89 DET 82 8 26.9 9.0 9.4 1.2 0.7 0.9 59.5 23.1 62.6 16.3 8.1
1989-90 DET 82 43 29.0 8.8 9.7 0.9 0.6 0.7 58.1 11.1 65.4 15.4 9.3
1990-91 DET 82 77 33.5 8.2 12.5 1.0 0.8 0.7 49.3 20.0 63.1 13.9 8.7
1991-92 DET 82 80 40.3 9.8 18.7 2.3 0.8 0.9 53.9 31.7 60.0 17.0 12.6
1992-93 DET 62 55 38.9 7.5 18.3 1.6 0.8 0.7 42.7 20.5 53.4 13.6 5.5
1993-94 SAS 79 51 37.8 4.7 17.3 2.3 0.7 0.4 53.4 20.8 52.0 13.4 8.7
1994-95 SAS 49 26 32.0 7.1 16.8 2.0 0.6 0.5 57.1 0.0 67.6 16.6 5.8
1995-96 CHI 64 57 32.6 5.5 14.9 2.5 0.6 0.4 48.0 11.1 52.8 13.6 6.2
1996-97 CHI 55 54 35.4 5.7 16.1 3.1 0.6 0.3 44.8 26.3 56.8 13.9 6.0
1997-98 CHI 80 66 35.7 4.7 15.0 2.9 0.6 0.2 43.1 17.4 55.0 12.4 7.8
1998-99 LAL 23 11 28.6 2.1 11.2 1.3 0.4 0.5 34.8 0.0 43.6 8.0 0.8
1999-00 DAL 12 12 32.4 2.8 14.3 1.2 0.2 0.1 38.7 0.0 71.4 8.4 0.6

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1999 Los Angeles Lakers Dallas Mavericks
Jul 1998 Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers
Jul 1995 San Antonio Spurs Chicago Bulls
Jul 1993 Detroit Pistons San Antonio Spurs

All entries are season change.

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About Dennis Rodman

Dennis Keith Rodman is an American former professional basketball player. Renowned for his defensive and rebounding abilities, his biography on the official NBA website states that he is "arguably the best rebounding forward in NBA history". Nicknamed "the Worm", he played for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rodman played at the small forward position in his early years before becoming a power forward.