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Mike Gale

Guard  at San Antonio Spurs
Age75
NationalityUSA
Height193 cm (6'4")
Weight84 kg
BornJul 18, 1950
CollegeElizabeth City State
Career
6.5PPG
2.1RPG
3.7APG
448 games · 5 seasons

Career snapshot

5seasons
448games
2,897career pts
12.9PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: San Antonio Spurs · 254 games · 1977-78–1980-81

Position rank · 1981-82

#72PPG rank
#47PER rank
#34WS rank
Among 81 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 9.1 1977-78 · SAS
RPG 3.2 1977-78 · SAS
APG 5.4 1977-78 · SAS
PER 13.9 1980-81 · POR
WS 3.6 1978-79 · SAS

Draft

1971
Round 3 · Pick 47
from Elizabeth City State

Honors & awards

2×
All-Defense Team
1973, 1972

Career by team

Golden State Warriors
1981-82 – 1981-82 · 1 seasons
5.6 PPG 2.5 RPG 3.5 APG
75 games
Portland Trail Blazers
1980-81 – 1980-81 · 1 seasons
4.3 PPG 1.1 RPG 1.7 APG
42 games
San Antonio Spurs
1977-78 – 1980-81 · 4 seasons
7.6 PPG 2.4 RPG 4.6 APG
254 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 SAS 70 0 29.9 9.1 3.2 5.4 2.3 0.4 47.3 0.0 87.0 13.3 3.3
1978-79 SAS 82 0 25.9 8.0 2.3 4.6 1.9 0.5 46.4 0.0 84.3 12.3 3.6
1979-80 SAS 67 0 22.0 6.6 2.3 4.7 1.8 0.2 45.4 15.4 80.8 13.3 2.2
1980-81 NBA 77 0 14.4 4.8 1.3 2.2 1.2 0.1 50.8 28.6 80.9 — —
1980-81 POR 42 0 11.3 4.3 1.1 1.7 0.9 0.1 49.0 25.0 85.7 13.9 1.0
1980-81 SAS 35 0 18.2 5.5 1.5 2.8 1.6 0.1 52.4 33.3 73.1 13.4 1.4
1981-82 GSW 75 70 23.9 5.6 2.5 3.5 1.6 0.4 49.6 0.0 78.5 10.9 2.4

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1981 Portland Trail Blazers Golden State Warriors season change
Jul 1981 San Antonio Spurs Golden State Warriors season change
Oct 1980 Portland Trail Blazers San Antonio Spurs mid season trade From 1980-81 to 1980-81
Jul 1980 San Antonio Spurs Portland Trail Blazers season change

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About Mike Gale

Michael Eugene Gale was an American basketball player.