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Guard ·Los Angeles Lakers ·NBA ·#43

Earl Tatum

Age73 BornJul 26, 1953 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight84 kg CollegeMarquette Draft1976 · #21
Career averages
10.3PPG
2.4RPG
2.1APG
355 games · 3 seasons

At a glance

LAL hub
Career snapshot
3Seasons
355Games
3,650Career points
11.7PER average
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 76 games · 1978-79 to 1978-79
Draft1976
2Round
21Overall pick
From Marquette
Career highsSingle season
14.4PPG · 1977-78 · IND
3.6RPG · 1977-78 · -
4.0APG · 1977-78 · IND
15.9PER · 1977-78 · LAL
3.1Win shares · 1977-78 · IND
Position rank1978-79
#51PPG rank
#31PER rank
#38Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 75 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Cleveland Cavaliers
1979-80 - 1979-80 · 1 seasons
2.6 PPG 0.8 RPG 0.6 APG
33 games
Boston Celtics
1978-79 - 1978-79 · 1 seasons
6.7 PPG 1.3 RPG 0.3 APG
3 games
Detroit Pistons
1978-79 - 1978-79 · 1 seasons
7.8 PPG 1.6 RPG 0.9 APG
76 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1977-78 - 1977-78 · 1 seasons
14.0 PPG 3.6 RPG 2.8 APG
25 games
Indiana Pacers
1977-78 - 1977-78 · 1 seasons
14.4 PPG 3.6 RPG 4.0 APG
57 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 NBA 82 40 30.8 14.3 3.6 3.6 1.7 0.5 46.9 0.0 78.1 - -
1977-78 LAL 25 0 26.5 14.0 3.6 2.8 1.5 0.4 48.7 0.0 76.3 15.9 1.4
1977-78 IND 57 40 32.6 14.4 3.6 4.0 1.8 0.5 46.2 0.0 78.8 14.2 3.1
1978-79 NBA 79 0 15.6 7.7 1.6 0.9 1.0 0.4 44.7 0.0 73.2 - -
1978-79 BOS 3 0 12.7 6.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 40.0 0.0 80.0 7.1 0.0
1978-79 DET 76 0 15.7 7.8 1.6 0.9 1.0 0.4 44.8 0.0 72.7 12.1 0.7
1979-80 CLE 33 0 6.8 2.6 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.2 38.3 33.3 57.9 9.3 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1979 Boston Celtics Cleveland Cavaliers season change
Jul 1979 Detroit Pistons Cleveland Cavaliers season change
Oct 1978 Boston Celtics Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1978-79 to 1978-79
Jul 1978 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons season change
Jul 1978 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics season change
Jul 1978 Indiana Pacers Detroit Pistons season change
Jul 1978 Indiana Pacers Boston Celtics season change
Oct 1977 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers mid season trade From 1977-78 to 1977-78

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Born on July 26

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About Earl Tatum

William Earl Tatum is an American former professional basketball player from Mount Vernon, New York. He was a 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (194 cm) 185 pounds (84 kg) guard who played high school basketball at Mount Vernon, where he was selected large-school player of the year by the New York State Sportswriters Association in 1972, and collegiately at Marquette University.