Richard Washington
Career averages
9.1PPG
5.6RPG
1.3APG
349 games · 5 seasons
At a glance
SAC hubCareer snapshot
5Seasons
349Games
3,190Career points
11.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 96 games · 1977-78 to 1978-79
Draft1976
1Round
3Overall pick
From UCLA
Career highsSingle season
12.8PPG · 1977-78 · SAC
8.4RPG · 1977-78 · SAC
1.6APG · 1980-81 · -
14.1PER · 1980-81 · CLE
2.0Win shares · 1979-80 · MIL
Position rank1980-81
#38PPG rank
#32PER rank
#43Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 71 Forward players with 41+ games
Career by team
Cleveland Cavaliers
1980-81 - 1981-82 · 2 seasons
9.1 PPG
5.1 RPG
1.4 APG
87 games
Dallas Mavericks
1980-81 - 1980-81 · 1 seasons
10.8 PPG
7.6 RPG
1.5 APG
11 games
Milwaukee Bucks
1979-80 - 1979-80 · 1 seasons
5.9 PPG
3.7 RPG
0.7 APG
75 games
Sacramento Kings
1977-78 - 1978-79 · 2 seasons
10.8 PPG
7.3 RPG
1.3 APG
96 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | SAC | 78 | 0 | 28.6 | 12.8 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 47.7 | 0.0 | 75.4 | - | - |
| 1978-79 | SAC | 18 | 0 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 34.1 | 0.0 | 62.5 | - | - |
| 1979-80 | MIL | 75 | 0 | 14.6 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 46.8 | 0.0 | 60.5 | 12.3 | 2.0 |
| 1980-81 | NBA | 80 | 0 | 22.7 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 74.8 | - | - |
| 1980-81 | CLE | 69 | 0 | 21.8 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 45.9 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 14.1 | 2.0 |
| 1980-81 | DAL | 11 | 0 | 27.9 | 10.8 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 43.6 | 0.0 | 73.9 | 11.5 | 0.1 |
| 1981-82 | CLE | 18 | 2 | 17.4 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 7.1 | -0.5 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1981 | Dallas Mavericks | Cleveland Cavaliers | season change | ||
| Oct 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Dallas Mavericks | mid season trade | From 1980-81 to 1980-81 | |
| Jul 1980 | Milwaukee Bucks | Dallas Mavericks | season change | ||
| Jul 1980 | Milwaukee Bucks | Cleveland Cavaliers | season change | ||
| Jul 1979 | Sacramento Kings | Milwaukee Bucks | season change | ||
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About Richard Washington
Richard Lee Washington is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning a national championship in 1975, when he was voted the NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player. After being named a consensus first-team All-American as a junior in 1976, he was selected by the Kansas City Kings with the third overall pick of the 1976 NBA draft.