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Orlando Woolridge

Small Forward  at Philadelphia 76ers
Age66
NationalityUSA
Height206 cm (6'9")
Weight98 kg
BornDec 16, 1959
CollegeNotre Dame
Career
15.8PPG
4.3RPG
1.9APG
909 games · 13 seasons

Career snapshot

13seasons
909games
14,329career pts
16.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Chicago Bulls · 354 games · 1981-82–1985-86

Position rank · 1993-94

#8PPG rank
#5PER rank
#15WS rank
Among 26 Small Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 25.1 1990-91 · DEN
RPG 6.8 1990-91 · DEN
APG 3.5 1986-87 · BKN
PER 19.6 1985-86 · CHI
WS 9.0 1984-85 · CHI

Draft

1981
Round 1 · Pick 6
by Chicago Bulls
from Notre Dame

Career by team

Philadelphia 76ers
1993-94 – 1993-94 · 1 seasons
12.7 PPG 4.0 RPG 1.9 APG
74 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1992-93 – 1992-93 · 1 seasons
5.4 PPG 1.1 RPG 0.4 APG
8 games
Detroit Pistons
1991-92 – 1992-93 · 2 seasons
13.7 PPG 3.3 RPG 1.5 APG
132 games
Denver Nuggets
1990-91 – 1990-91 · 1 seasons
25.1 PPG 6.8 RPG 2.2 APG
53 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1988-89 – 1989-90 · 2 seasons
11.1 PPG 3.3 RPG 1.1 APG
136 games
Brooklyn Nets
1986-87 – 1987-88 · 2 seasons
19.8 PPG 4.9 RPG 3.5 APG
94 games
Chicago Bulls
1981-82 – 1985-86 · 5 seasons
17.4 PPG 4.7 RPG 1.9 APG
354 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1981-82 CHI 75 12 15.8 7.3 3.0 1.1 0.3 0.3 51.3 0.0 69.9 13.4 1.8
1982-83 CHI 57 38 28.5 16.5 5.2 1.7 0.7 0.8 58.0 0.0 63.8 17.0 3.6
1983-84 CHI 75 74 33.9 19.3 4.9 1.8 0.9 0.8 52.5 50.0 71.5 15.9 5.3
1984-85 CHI 77 76 36.6 22.9 5.6 1.8 0.8 0.5 55.4 0.0 78.5 19.5 9.0
1985-86 CHI 70 59 32.1 20.7 5.0 3.0 0.7 0.7 49.5 17.4 78.8 19.6 5.6
1986-87 BKN 75 53 35.2 20.7 4.9 3.5 0.7 1.1 52.1 12.5 77.7 — —
1987-88 BKN 19 12 32.7 16.4 4.8 3.7 0.7 1.1 44.5 0.0 70.8 — —
1988-89 LAL 74 0 20.1 9.7 3.6 0.8 0.4 0.9 46.8 0.0 73.8 14.0 3.3
1989-90 LAL 62 2 22.9 12.7 3.0 1.5 0.6 0.7 55.6 0.0 73.3 17.6 4.8
1990-91 DEN 53 50 34.4 25.1 6.8 2.2 1.3 0.4 49.8 0.0 79.7 19.5 3.9
1991-92 DET 82 61 25.8 14.0 3.2 1.1 0.5 0.4 49.8 11.1 68.3 14.9 4.4
1992-93 NBA 58 47 26.8 12.0 3.2 2.0 0.5 0.5 48.2 0.0 67.8 — —
1992-93 MIL 8 0 9.8 5.4 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 54.5 0.0 77.8 14.1 0.1
1992-93 DET 50 47 29.5 13.1 3.5 2.2 0.5 0.5 47.9 0.0 67.3 13.4 2.2
1993-94 PHI 74 1 26.4 12.7 4.0 1.9 0.6 0.8 47.1 7.1 68.9 13.9 1.5

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1993 Milwaukee Bucks Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 1993 Detroit Pistons Philadelphia 76ers season change
Oct 1992 Milwaukee Bucks Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1992-93 to 1992-93
Jul 1992 Detroit Pistons Milwaukee Bucks season change
Jul 1991 Denver Nuggets Detroit Pistons season change
Jul 1990 Los Angeles Lakers Denver Nuggets season change
Jul 1988 Brooklyn Nets Los Angeles Lakers season change
Jul 1986 Chicago Bulls Brooklyn Nets season change

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Born on December 16

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About Orlando Woolridge

Orlando Vernada Woolridge was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1994. He was known for his scoring ability, especially on slam dunks. He played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.