Career snapshot
4seasons
357games
1,870career pts
17.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Sacramento Kings
· 145 games · 1978-79–1980-81
Position rank · 1979-80
#65PPG rank
#70PER rank
#68WS rank
Among 74 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
7.9
1977-78 · DET
RPG
3.1
1977-78 · DET
APG
0.9
1977-78 · —
PER
13.2
1977-78 · DET
WS
1.2
1977-78 · DET
Draft
1975
Round 3 ·
Pick 50
from Virginia
Honors & awards
1×
All-Star Selection
1975
1×
All-Rookie Team
1974
Career by team
Sacramento Kings
1978-79 – 1980-81 · 3 seasons
4.5 PPG
2.1 RPG
0.5 APG
145 games
San Antonio Spurs
1980-81 – 1980-81 · 1 seasons
4.7 PPG
3.5 RPG
0.8 APG
11 games
Detroit Pistons
1977-78 – 1978-79 · 2 seasons
7.6 PPG
3.0 RPG
0.9 APG
49 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1977-78 – 1977-78 · 1 seasons
4.3 PPG
1.4 RPG
0.9 APG
10 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | NBA | 57 | 0 | 15.6 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 69.4 | — | — |
| 1977-78 | LAC | 10 | 0 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 73.3 | — | — |
| 1977-78 | DET | 47 | 0 | 17.1 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 68.8 | 13.2 | 1.2 |
| 1978-79 | NBA | 58 | 0 | 8.0 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 54.9 | — | — |
| 1978-79 | SAC | 56 | 0 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 55.1 | — | — |
| 1978-79 | DET | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| 1979-80 | SAC | 73 | 0 | 11.9 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 45.7 | 33.3 | 66.0 | — | — |
| 1980-81 | NBA | 27 | 0 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 36.9 | 0.0 | 67.5 | — | — |
| 1980-81 | SAC | 16 | 0 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37.3 | 0.0 | 65.5 | — | — |
| 1980-81 | SAS | 11 | 0 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 36.7 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 12.8 | 0.1 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1980 | Sacramento Kings | San Antonio Spurs | season change | ||
| Oct 1978 | Sacramento Kings | Detroit Pistons | mid season trade | From 1978-79 to 1978-79 | |
| Jul 1978 | Los Angeles Clippers | Detroit Pistons | season change | ||
| Jul 1978 | Los Angeles Clippers | Sacramento Kings | season change | ||
| Jul 1978 | Detroit Pistons | Sacramento Kings | season change | ||
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About Gus Gerard
Daniel James "Gus" Gerard is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Carolina Cougars and Spirits of St. Louis and Denver Nuggets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the Denver Nuggets, Buffalo Braves, Detroit Pistons, Kansas City Kings and San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA).