At a glance
UTA hubCareer snapshot
9Seasons
813Games
6,267Career points
10.7PER average
Most-played franchise: Utah Jazz · 346 games · 1977-78 to 1984-85
Draft1975
1Round
7Overall pick
From Stanford
Career highsSingle season
15.7PPG · 1978-79 · UTA
12.8RPG · 1978-79 · UTA
3.6APG · 1978-79 · UTA
13.2PER · 1982-83 · UTA
2.4Win shares · 1983-84 · UTA
Position rank1984-85
#55PPG rank
#45PER rank
#38Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 69 Center players with 41+ games
Career by team
Sacramento Kings
1985-86 - 1985-86 · 1 seasons
2.0 PPG
2.2 RPG
1.2 APG
37 games
Utah Jazz
1977-78 - 1984-85 · 5 seasons
8.7 PPG
8.2 RPG
2.5 APG
346 games
Denver Nuggets
1982-83 - 1982-83 · 1 seasons
4.6 PPG
4.5 RPG
1.6 APG
38 games
Brooklyn Nets
1979-80 - 1979-80 · 1 seasons
10.0 PPG
7.0 RPG
2.2 APG
57 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | UTA | 82 | 0 | 25.8 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 77.9 | - | - |
| 1978-79 | UTA | 80 | 0 | 33.8 | 15.7 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 50.6 | 0.0 | 81.4 | - | - |
| 1979-80 | NBA | 23 | 0 | 16.2 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 50.6 | 0.0 | 78.3 | - | - |
| 1979-80 | NBA | 80 | 0 | 23.0 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 78.7 | - | - |
| 1979-80 | BKN | 57 | 0 | 25.7 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 46.6 | 0.0 | 78.8 | - | - |
| 1980-81 | NBA | 81 | 0 | 20.8 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 50.6 | 0.0 | 75.8 | - | - |
| 1981-82 | NBA | 81 | 39 | 23.4 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 74.9 | - | - |
| 1982-83 | NBA | 70 | 23 | 19.2 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 81.1 | - | - |
| 1982-83 | DEN | 38 | 0 | 14.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 41.8 | 0.0 | 78.6 | 10.9 | 0.6 |
| 1982-83 | UTA | 32 | 23 | 24.4 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 82.9 | 13.2 | 1.8 |
| 1983-84 | UTA | 75 | 30 | 22.3 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 76.5 | 9.7 | 2.4 |
| 1984-85 | UTA | 77 | 34 | 16.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 8.5 | 1.7 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 37 | 0 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 81.8 | 11.0 | 0.7 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1985 | Utah Jazz | Sacramento Kings | season change | ||
| Jul 1983 | Denver Nuggets | Utah Jazz | season change | ||
| Oct 1982 | Brooklyn Nets | Denver Nuggets | offseason | From 1979-80 to 1982-83 | |
| Jul 1979 | Utah Jazz | Brooklyn Nets | season change | ||
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About Rich Kelley
Richard Ryland Kelley is an American retired basketball player. Kelley played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal and was the first-round pick of the New Orleans Jazz in the 1975 NBA draft. Kelley played eleven NBA seasons.