Joe Barry Carroll
Career averages
16.5PPG
7.4RPG
1.7APG
858 games · 10 seasons
At a glance
GSW hubCareer snapshot
10Seasons
858Games
14,190Career points
16.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Golden State Warriors · 491 games · 1980-81 to 1987-88
Career highsSingle season
24.1PPG · 1982-83 · GSW
9.3RPG · 1980-81 · GSW
2.6APG · 1986-87 · GSW
20.1PER · 1982-83 · GSW
7.0Win shares · 1982-83 · GSW
Draft1980
1Round
1Overall pick
From Purdue
Position rank1989-90
#26PPG rank
#51PER rank
#49Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 62 Center players with 41+ games
Career by team
Denver Nuggets
1989-90 - 1989-90 · 1 seasons
11.9 PPG
6.4 RPG
1.8 APG
30 games
Brooklyn Nets
1988-89 - 1989-90 · 2 seasons
11.9 PPG
6.6 RPG
1.3 APG
110 games
Golden State Warriors
1980-81 - 1987-88 · 7 seasons
20.4 PPG
8.3 RPG
1.9 APG
491 games
Houston Rockets
1987-88 - 1987-88 · 1 seasons
12.0 PPG
6.3 RPG
1.5 APG
63 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | GSW | 82 | 0 | 35.6 | 18.9 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 49.1 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 16.4 | 5.7 |
| 1981-82 | GSW | 76 | 75 | 34.6 | 17.0 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 72.8 | 15.9 | 5.5 |
| 1982-83 | GSW | 79 | 79 | 37.8 | 24.1 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 71.9 | 20.1 | 7.0 |
| 1983-84 | GSW | 80 | 80 | 37.0 | 20.5 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 72.3 | 16.8 | 4.7 |
| 1985-86 | GSW | 79 | 79 | 35.5 | 21.2 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 46.3 | 0.0 | 75.2 | 17.2 | 3.4 |
| 1986-87 | GSW | 81 | 81 | 33.6 | 21.2 | 7.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 78.7 | 18.4 | 4.6 |
| 1987-88 | NBA | 77 | 30 | 26.0 | 12.7 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 76.4 | - | - |
| 1987-88 | GSW | 14 | 14 | 29.1 | 15.5 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 37.8 | 0.0 | 79.7 | 11.8 | -0.4 |
| 1987-88 | HOU | 63 | 16 | 25.3 | 12.0 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 45.2 | 0.0 | 74.8 | 14.0 | 2.0 |
| 1988-89 | BKN | 64 | 62 | 31.2 | 14.1 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 80.0 | - | - |
| 1989-90 | NBA | 76 | 47 | 22.6 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 41.1 | 0.0 | 77.4 | - | - |
| 1989-90 | DEN | 30 | 27 | 24.0 | 11.9 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 43.2 | 0.0 | 74.3 | 13.8 | 0.1 |
| 1989-90 | BKN | 46 | 20 | 21.8 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 39.3 | 0.0 | 79.4 | - | - |
| 1990-91 | NBA | 11 | 0 | 8.7 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 36.1 | 0.0 | 91.7 | - | - |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1989 | Denver Nuggets | Brooklyn Nets | mid season trade | From 1989-90 to 1989-90 | |
| Jul 1989 | Brooklyn Nets | Denver Nuggets | season change | ||
| Jul 1988 | Houston Rockets | Brooklyn Nets | season change | ||
| Jul 1988 | Golden State Warriors | Brooklyn Nets | season change | ||
| Jul 1987 | Golden State Warriors | Houston Rockets | season change | ||
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About Joe Barry Carroll
Joe Barry Carroll is an American former professional basketball player and author who spent ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After retiring from basketball, he became a wealth advisor, philanthropist, artist, author of the memoir Growing Up... In Words and Images, and recipient of the Hank Aaron Champion for Justice award.