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Greg Ballard
Power Forward ·Oklahoma City Thunder ·NBA ·#42

Greg Ballard

Age71 BornJan 29, 1955 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight98 kg CollegeOregon Draft1977 · #4
Career averages
12.4PPG
6.1RPG
2.2APG
802 games · 11 seasons

At a glance

OKC hub
Career snapshot
11Seasons
802Games
9,962Career points
12.5PER average
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 643 games · 1977-78 to 1984-85
Draft1977
1Round
4Overall pick
Selected by Washington Wizards · from Oregon
Career highsSingle season
18.8PPG · 1981-82 · WAS
8.0RPG · 1981-82 · WAS
3.5APG · 1983-84 · WAS
13.4PER · 1985-86 · GSW
3.6Win shares · 1985-86 · GSW
Position rank1986-87
#9PPG rank
#11PER rank
#10Win shares rank
Power ForwardPosition
Among 17 Power Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Oklahoma City Thunder
1988-89 - 1988-89 · 1 seasons
3.0 PPG 3.5 RPG 0.0 APG
2 games
Golden State Warriors
1985-86 - 1986-87 · 2 seasons
7.9 PPG 4.8 RPG 1.2 APG
157 games
Washington Wizards
1977-78 - 1984-85 · 8 seasons
13.6 PPG 6.4 RPG 2.4 APG
643 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 WAS 76 0 12.3 4.9 3.5 0.8 0.4 0.2 42.5 0.0 77.2 - -
1978-79 WAS 82 0 18.9 7.8 5.5 1.4 0.7 0.4 46.5 0.0 69.2 - -
1979-80 WAS 82 0 29.7 15.6 7.8 1.9 1.1 0.4 49.5 34.0 75.3 - -
1980-81 WAS 82 0 31.8 15.5 7.1 2.4 1.4 0.5 46.3 21.9 84.7 - -
1981-82 WAS 79 79 37.3 18.8 8.0 3.2 1.7 0.3 47.5 40.9 83.0 - -
1982-83 WAS 78 78 36.4 18.0 6.5 3.4 1.7 0.3 47.3 35.1 78.1 - -
1983-84 WAS 82 82 32.9 14.5 6.0 3.5 1.1 0.4 48.1 13.3 79.8 - -
1984-85 WAS 82 77 32.5 13.1 6.5 2.5 1.2 0.4 48.0 30.4 79.5 - -
1985-86 GSW 75 14 23.9 8.8 5.6 1.1 0.9 0.1 47.7 48.6 80.2 13.4 3.6
1986-87 GSW 82 7 19.3 7.1 4.1 1.3 0.6 0.2 44.0 37.5 74.7 11.5 1.7
1988-89 OKC 2 0 7.5 3.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.5 0.0 100.0 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1988 Golden State Warriors Oklahoma City Thunder offseason From 1986-87 to 1988-89
Jul 1985 Washington Wizards Golden State Warriors season change

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Born on January 29

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About Greg Ballard

Gregory Ballard was an American professional basketball player and NBA assistant coach. A collegiate All-American at Oregon, Ballard averaged 12.4 points and 6.1 rebounds over an eleven-season NBA career with the Washington Bullets, Golden State Warriors and briefly, the Seattle SuperSonics.