Kevin Duckworth
Center
at Portland Trail Blazers
Career
749 games · 11 seasons
11.3PPG
5.6RPG
0.8APG
Career snapshot
11seasons
749games
8,434career pts
10.0PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Portland Trail Blazers
· 527 games · 1986-87–1992-93
Position rank · 1993-94
#36PPG rank
#53PER rank
#52WS rank
Among 59 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
18.1
1988-89 · POR
RPG
8.0
1988-89 · POR
APG
1.2
1991-92 · POR
PER
14.9
1987-88 · POR
WS
5.2
1987-88 · POR
Draft
1986
Round 2 ·
Pick 33
from Eastern Illinois
Honors & awards
2×
All-Star Selection
1990, 1988
1×
NBA Most Improved Player
1987
Career by team
Los Angeles Clippers
1996-97 – 1996-97 · 1 seasons
4.0 PPG
2.3 RPG
0.6 APG
26 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1995-96 – 1995-96 · 1 seasons
1.1 PPG
0.9 RPG
0.3 APG
8 games
Washington Wizards
1993-94 – 1994-95 · 2 seasons
6.8 PPG
4.8 RPG
0.7 APG
109 games
Portland Trail Blazers
1986-87 – 1992-93 · 7 seasons
13.6 PPG
6.3 RPG
0.9 APG
527 games
San Antonio Spurs
1986-87 – 1986-87 · 1 seasons
3.2 PPG
2.2 RPG
0.4 APG
14 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-87 | NBA | 65 | 1 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 68.7 | — | — |
| 1986-87 | POR | 51 | 0 | 14.8 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 49.1 | 0.0 | 69.2 | 8.8 | 0.7 |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 14 | 1 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 64.3 | 10.6 | 0.2 |
| 1987-88 | POR | 78 | 50 | 28.5 | 15.8 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 49.6 | 0.0 | 77.0 | 14.9 | 5.2 |
| 1988-89 | POR | 79 | 79 | 33.7 | 18.1 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 75.7 | 13.9 | 4.8 |
| 1989-90 | POR | 82 | 82 | 30.0 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 74.0 | 13.3 | 4.8 |
| 1990-91 | POR | 81 | 81 | 31.0 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 48.1 | 0.0 | 77.2 | 12.7 | 4.3 |
| 1991-92 | POR | 82 | 82 | 27.1 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 46.1 | 0.0 | 69.0 | 10.5 | 3.3 |
| 1992-93 | POR | 74 | 55 | 23.8 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 73.0 | 11.4 | 2.5 |
| 1993-94 | WAS | 69 | 52 | 21.5 | 6.6 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 66.7 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | WAS | 40 | 22 | 20.5 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 44.2 | 20.0 | 64.3 | — | — |
| 1995-96 | MIL | 8 | 1 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 0.0 | 50.0 | -2.7 | -0.1 |
| 1996-97 | LAC | 26 | 22 | 14.8 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 43.7 | 75.0 | 68.8 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1996 | Milwaukee Bucks | Los Angeles Clippers | season change | ||
| Jul 1995 | Washington Wizards | Milwaukee Bucks | season change | ||
| Jul 1993 | Portland Trail Blazers | Washington Wizards | season change | ||
| Jul 1987 | San Antonio Spurs | Portland Trail Blazers | season change | ||
| Oct 1986 | Portland Trail Blazers | San Antonio Spurs | mid season trade | From 1986-87 to 1986-87 | |
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About Kevin Duckworth
Kevin Jerome Duckworth was an American professional basketball player who played as center in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A native of Illinois, he played college basketball for the Eastern Illinois Panthers before being selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the 1986 NBA draft. Before completing his rookie season with the Spurs, he was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers where he spent most of his six seasons and was named the NBA's Most Improved Player and a two-time All-Star. After playing with three more teams he retired in 1997 and returned to Oregon where