Career snapshot
10seasons
707games
12,138career pts
16.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Detroit Pistons
· 352 games · 1981-82–1985-86
Position rank · 1990-91
#63PPG rank
#88PER rank
#85WS rank
Among 96 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
26.5
1982-83 · DET
RPG
5.4
1981-82 · DET
APG
4.1
1982-83 · DET
PER
19.8
1982-83 · DET
WS
7.5
1981-82 · DET
Draft
1981
Round 1 ·
Pick 12
from Notre Dame
Honors & awards
2×
All-Star Selection
1983, 1981
1×
All-Rookie Team
1981
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DET | 82 | 82 | 37.5 | 21.6 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 49.6 | 22.7 | 79.7 | 16.4 | 7.5 |
| 1982-83 | DET | 58 | 58 | 38.8 | 26.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 48.9 | 37.8 | 84.5 | 19.8 | 7.1 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 76 | 75 | 32.8 | 21.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 45.9 | 11.8 | 81.5 | 16.8 | 5.7 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 55 | 43 | 30.5 | 19.1 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 47.7 | 40.0 | 88.5 | 16.7 | 4.2 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 81 | 81 | 32.4 | 20.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 49.8 | 48.0 | 85.6 | 18.3 | 7.5 |
| 1986-87 | UTA | 79 | 76 | 23.6 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 46.9 | 36.5 | 87.2 | 13.0 | 3.3 |
| 1987-88 | UTA | 49 | 21 | 19.9 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 45.9 | 41.9 | 86.8 | 11.4 | 1.7 |
| 1988-89 | NOP | 71 | 65 | 32.4 | 22.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 46.7 | 35.7 | 86.6 | — | — |
| 1989-90 | NOP | 79 | 73 | 30.4 | 15.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 43.0 | 36.5 | 88.3 | — | — |
| 1990-91 | NOP | 77 | 1 | 16.7 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 45.4 | 33.3 | 91.0 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1988 | Utah Jazz | New Orleans Pelicans | |
| Jul 1986 | Detroit Pistons | Utah Jazz | |
All entries are season change.
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About Kelly Tripucka
Peter Kelly Tripucka is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1991. He was a two-time NBA All Star and averaged over twenty points a game in five of the ten seasons that he played in. Tripucka played for the Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz and was a member of the Charlotte Hornets during their inaugural season in the NBA. The son of NFL Pro-Bowl quarterback Frank Tripucka, Kelly was a color analyst for the New York Knicks for four years, ending with the 2011–12 season.