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John Trapp
Forward ·Houston Rockets ·NBA ·#31

John Trapp

Age80 BornOct 2, 1945 FromUSA Height201 cm (6'7") Weight95 kg CollegeUNLV Draft1968 · #15
Career averages
7.1PPG
3.9RPG
0.8APG
241 games · 4 seasons

At a glance

HOU hub
Career snapshot
4Seasons
241Games
1,710Career points
11.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Los Angeles Lakers · 63 games · 1971-72 to 1972-73
Draft1968
2Round
15Overall pick
From UNLV
Career highsSingle season
10.7PPG · 1972-73 · PHI
4.8RPG · 1972-73 · PHI
1.2APG · 1972-73 · PHI
12.4PER · 1972-73 · PHI
1.2Win shares · 1971-72 · LAL
Position rank1972-73
#31PPG rank
#45PER rank
#43Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 64 Forward players with 41+ games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1968-69 NBA 25 0 5.7 3.1 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 36.3 0.0 65.5 - -
1969-70 NBA 70 0 14.6 6.3 4.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 42.6 0.0 69.2 - -
1971-72 LAL 58 0 13.1 5.7 3.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 44.3 0.0 69.9 11.0 1.2
1972-73 NBA 44 11 20.2 9.8 4.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 40.7 0.0 73.8 - -
1972-73 LAL 5 0 7.0 2.6 2.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 70.0 9.5 0.0
1972-73 PHI 39 11 21.9 10.7 4.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 41.2 0.0 74.1 12.4 0.4

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1972 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers

All entries are season change.

About John Trapp

John Quincy Trapp was an American professional basketball player. A 6 ft 7 in power forward from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Trapp played five seasons (1968–1973) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the San Diego Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, and Philadelphia 76ers. He averaged 7.4 points per game in his NBA career and won a league championship with the Lakers in 1972. He finished his professional career in the United States with the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1973.