Career snapshot
13seasons
887games
9,784career pts
15.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Cleveland Cavaliers
· 661 games · 1986-87–1994-95
Position rank · 1997-98
#53PPG rank
#64PER rank
#63WS rank
Among 68 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
16.8
1989-90 · CLE
RPG
8.3
1996-97 · —
APG
2.6
1994-95 · CLE
PER
19.0
1989-90 · CLE
WS
9.2
1991-92 · CLE
Draft
1985
Round 2 ·
Pick 45
from Tulane
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
1986
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | CLE | 80 | 80 | 33.9 | 14.6 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 74.5 | 16.2 | 7.5 |
| 1987-88 | CLE | 77 | 50 | 27.4 | 10.9 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 75.6 | 15.8 | 5.7 |
| 1988-89 | CLE | 82 | 10 | 25.9 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 50.9 | 25.0 | 74.8 | 17.6 | 7.7 |
| 1989-90 | CLE | 82 | 29 | 33.9 | 16.8 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 73.9 | 19.0 | 8.7 |
| 1990-91 | CLE | 43 | 14 | 30.1 | 11.7 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 46.3 | 0.0 | 65.2 | 14.9 | 2.4 |
| 1991-92 | CLE | 80 | 12 | 30.4 | 11.9 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 50.3 | 0.0 | 75.2 | 18.6 | 9.2 |
| 1992-93 | CLE | 67 | 13 | 30.7 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 13.7 | 4.5 |
| 1993-94 | CLE | 76 | 72 | 35.0 | 13.7 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 72.8 | 16.2 | 7.4 |
| 1994-95 | CLE | 74 | 73 | 35.7 | 12.6 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 45.2 | 20.0 | 68.5 | 14.6 | 5.3 |
| 1995-96 | NBA | 62 | 58 | 26.6 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 45.3 | 0.0 | 73.1 | — | — |
| 1996-97 | NBA | 68 | 66 | 31.4 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 49.0 | 0.0 | 67.2 | — | — |
| 1997-98 | NBA | 71 | 30 | 18.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 47.0 | 0.0 | 69.9 | — | — |
| 1998-99 | DAL | 25 | 11 | 16.1 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 70.0 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1998 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dallas Mavericks | From 1994-95 to 1998-99 | |
All entries are offseason.
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Born on August 9
About Hot Rod Williams
John "Hot Rod" Williams was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1986 to 1999.