Career snapshot
8seasons
428games
4,356career pts
11.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Washington Wizards
· 255 games · 1977-78–1980-81
Position rank · 1985-86
#55PPG rank
#49PER rank
#48WS rank
Among 79 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
15.9
1977-78 · WAS
RPG
8.1
1981-82 · LAL
APG
1.3
1978-79 · WAS
PER
15.2
1981-82 · LAL
WS
2.4
1981-82 · LAL
Draft
1976
Round 1 ·
Pick 13
from North Carolina
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
1976
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | WAS | 67 | 0 | 26.3 | 15.9 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 51.2 | 0.0 | 69.7 | — | — |
| 1978-79 | WAS | 66 | 0 | 24.3 | 14.6 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 74.3 | — | — |
| 1979-80 | WAS | 40 | 0 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 69.3 | — | — |
| 1980-81 | WAS | 82 | 0 | 23.6 | 12.5 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 52.5 | 0.0 | 70.6 | — | — |
| 1981-82 | LAL | 26 | 26 | 31.6 | 14.3 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 57.3 | 0.0 | 66.3 | 15.2 | 2.4 |
| 1983-84 | LAL | 34 | 3 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 64.7 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| 1984-85 | LAL | 58 | 3 | 12.3 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 50.4 | 0.0 | 65.9 | 12.5 | 1.4 |
| 1985-86 | LAL | 55 | 0 | 14.2 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 48.2 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 10.7 | 1.1 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1981 | Washington Wizards | Los Angeles Lakers | |
All entries are season change.
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About Mitch Kupchak
Mitchell Kupchak is an American professional basketball executive and retired player. He is the former president of basketball operations and general manager of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a college player, Kupchak was an All-American at the University of North Carolina and a member of the gold medal-winning 1976 United States Olympic team. As a professional player, he won three NBA titles – one as a member of the Washington Bullets and two with the Los Angeles Lakers.