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Paul Westphal
Guard ·Phoenix Suns ·NBA ·#44

Paul Westphal

Age75 BornNov 30, 1950 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight88 kg CollegeSouthern California Draft1972 · #10
Career averages
14.3PPG
1.7RPG
4.1APG
660 games · 10 seasons

At a glance

PHX hub
Career snapshot
10Seasons
660Games
9,420Career points
15.0PER average
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 224 games · 1972-73 to 1974-75
Honors and awards9 total
5×
All-Star Selection1980, 1979, 1978, 1977, 1976
4×
All-NBA Team1979, 1978, 1977, 1976
All awards
Career highsSingle season
25.2PPG · 1977-78 · -
2.3RPG · 1979-80 · -
6.5APG · 1978-79 · -
17.3PER · 1974-75 · BOS
5.1Win shares · 1974-75 · BOS
Draft1972
1Round
10Overall pick
From Southern California
Position rank1983-84
#61PPG rank
#82PER rank
#81Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 87 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

New York Knicks
1981-82 - 1982-83 · 2 seasons
10.3 PPG 1.4 RPG 5.5 APG
98 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1980-81 - 1980-81 · 1 seasons
16.7 PPG 1.9 RPG 4.1 APG
36 games
Boston Celtics
1972-73 - 1974-75 · 3 seasons
7.3 PPG 1.6 RPG 2.2 APG
224 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1972-73 BOS 60 0 8.0 4.1 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 42.0 0.0 77.9 14.2 1.4
1973-74 BOS 82 0 14.2 7.2 1.7 2.1 0.5 0.4 50.1 0.0 73.2 16.1 3.2
1974-75 BOS 82 0 19.3 9.8 2.0 2.9 1.0 0.4 51.0 0.0 76.3 17.3 5.1
1977-78 NBA 80 0 31.0 25.2 2.1 5.5 1.7 0.4 51.6 0.0 81.3 - -
1978-79 NBA 81 0 32.6 24.0 2.0 6.5 1.4 0.3 53.5 0.0 83.7 - -
1979-80 NBA 82 82 32.5 21.9 2.3 5.1 1.5 0.4 52.5 28.0 86.2 - -
1980-81 OKC 36 0 29.9 16.7 1.9 4.1 1.3 0.4 44.2 24.0 83.2 - -
1981-82 NYK 18 12 25.1 11.7 1.2 5.6 1.1 0.4 44.3 25.0 76.6 13.3 0.3
1982-83 NYK 80 59 24.7 10.0 1.4 5.5 1.1 0.2 45.9 29.2 80.4 14.1 3.7
1983-84 NBA 59 2 14.7 7.0 0.7 2.5 0.7 0.1 46.0 26.9 82.4 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1981 Oklahoma City Thunder New York Knicks season change
Oct 1980 Boston Celtics Oklahoma City Thunder offseason From 1974-75 to 1980-81

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About Paul Westphal

Paul Douglas Westphal was an American basketball player and coach.