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Guard · Sacramento Kings

Oscar Robertson

Age 87 · USA · 196 cm (6'5") · 93 kg · Born Nov 24, 1938 · Cincinnati

24.4 PPG 6.9 RPG 9.1 APG 744 games 11 seasons
Oscar Robertson

Career snapshot

11seasons
744games
18,146career pts
16.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 523 games · 1962-63–1969-70

Position rank · 1973-74

#25PPG rank
#16PER rank
#7WS rank
Among 48 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 31.4 1963-64 · SAC
RPG 10.4 1962-63 · SAC
APG 11.5 1964-65 · SAC
PER 18.9 1971-72 · MIL
WS 8.4 1972-73 · MIL

Draft

1960
Round 1 · Pick 1
from Cincinnati

Honors & awards

NBA 75th Anniversary Team
2022
12×
All-Star Selection
1971, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960
11×
All-NBA Team
1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960
NBA Most Valuable Player
1963
NBA Rookie of the Year
1960

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1962-63 SAC 80 0 44.0 28.3 10.4 9.5 0.0 0.0 51.8 0.0 81.0
1963-64 SAC 79 0 45.1 31.4 9.9 11.0 0.0 0.0 48.3 0.0 85.3
1964-65 SAC 75 0 45.6 30.4 9.0 11.5 0.0 0.0 48.0 0.0 83.9
1965-66 SAC 76 0 46.0 31.3 7.7 11.1 0.0 0.0 47.5 0.0 84.2
1967-68 SAC 65 0 42.5 29.2 6.0 9.7 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 87.3
1968-69 SAC 79 0 43.8 24.7 6.4 9.8 0.0 0.0 48.6 0.0 83.8
1969-70 SAC 69 0 41.5 25.3 6.1 8.1 0.0 0.0 51.1 0.0 80.9
1971-72 MIL 64 0 37.3 17.4 5.0 7.7 0.0 0.0 47.2 0.0 83.6 18.9 8.3
1972-73 MIL 73 0 37.5 15.5 4.9 7.5 0.0 0.0 45.4 0.0 84.7 17.2 8.4
1973-74 MIL 70 0 35.4 12.7 4.0 6.4 1.1 0.1 43.8 0.0 83.5 14.2 5.9
2019-2020 TAR 14 0 6.8 1.0 1.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 33.3 40.0 100.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1971 Sacramento Kings Milwaukee Bucks From 1969-70 to 1971-72

All entries are offseason.

About Oscar Robertson

Oscar Palmer Robertson, nicknamed "the Big O", is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a 12-time All-Star, 11-time member of the All-NBA Team, and winner of the 1964 MVP, Robertson is considered to be one of the greatest point guards of all time. In 1962, he became the first player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season. In the 1970–71 NBA season, he was a key player on the team that brought the Bucks their first NBA title. His playing career, especially during