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Rick Mahorn
Forward ·Washington Wizards ·NBA ·#4

Rick Mahorn

Age67 BornSep 21, 1958 FromUSA Height208 cm (6'10") Weight118 kg CollegeHampton Draft1980 · #35
Career averages
7.0PPG
6.2RPG
1.0APG
1,117 games · 18 seasons

At a glance

WAS hub
Career snapshot
18Seasons
1,117Games
7,765Career points
9.8PER average
Most-played franchise: Washington Wizards · 373 games · 1980-81 to 1984-85
Honors and awards1 total
1×
All-Defense Team1989
All awards
Career highsSingle season
12.2PPG · 1981-82 · WAS
9.5RPG · 1982-83 · WAS
1.9APG · 1981-82 · WAS
13.9PER · 1989-90 · PHI
5.9Win shares · 1987-88 · DET
Draft1980
2Round
35Overall pick
From Hampton
Position rank1997-98
#98PPG rank
#75PER rank
#73Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 99 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Philadelphia 76ers
1989-90 - 1998-99 · 3 seasons
9.0 PPG 7.1 RPG 1.3 APG
171 games
Detroit Pistons
1985-86 - 1997-98 · 6 seasons
6.1 PPG 5.8 RPG 0.7 APG
363 games
Brooklyn Nets
1992-93 - 1995-96 · 4 seasons
3.2 PPG 2.9 RPG 0.3 APG
210 games
Washington Wizards
1980-81 - 1984-85 · 5 seasons
9.0 PPG 8.2 RPG 1.5 APG
373 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1980-81 WAS 52 0 13.4 4.8 4.1 0.5 0.4 0.8 50.7 0.0 67.5 - -
1981-82 WAS 80 80 33.3 12.2 8.8 1.9 0.7 1.7 50.7 0.0 63.2 - -
1982-83 WAS 82 82 36.9 11.0 9.5 1.4 1.0 1.8 49.0 0.0 57.5 - -
1983-84 WAS 82 82 32.9 9.0 9.0 1.6 0.8 1.5 50.7 0.0 65.1 - -
1984-85 WAS 77 63 26.9 6.3 7.9 1.6 0.8 1.4 49.9 0.0 68.3 - -
1985-86 DET 80 12 18.0 4.9 5.2 0.8 0.5 0.8 45.5 0.0 68.1 8.8 1.3
1986-87 DET 63 6 20.3 6.1 6.0 0.6 0.5 0.8 44.7 0.0 82.1 10.2 2.5
1987-88 DET 67 64 29.3 10.7 8.4 0.9 0.6 0.6 57.4 50.0 75.6 13.7 5.9
1988-89 DET 72 61 24.9 7.3 6.9 0.8 0.6 0.9 51.7 0.0 74.8 12.1 4.6
1989-90 PHI 75 66 30.3 10.8 7.6 1.3 0.6 1.4 49.7 22.2 71.5 13.9 5.3
1990-91 PHI 80 74 30.5 8.9 7.8 1.5 1.0 0.7 46.7 0.0 78.8 11.8 4.4
1992-93 BKN 74 9 14.6 3.9 3.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 47.2 33.3 80.0 - -
1993-94 BKN 28 0 8.1 2.1 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 48.9 0.0 65.0 - -
1994-95 BKN 58 7 10.9 3.4 2.8 0.4 0.2 0.2 52.3 33.3 79.6 - -
1995-96 BKN 50 0 9.0 2.4 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 35.2 0.0 72.3 - -
1996-97 DET 22 7 9.9 2.5 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 37.0 0.0 72.7 8.8 0.3
1997-98 DET 59 0 12.0 2.4 3.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 45.7 0.0 67.6 7.8 0.9
1998-99 PHI 16 0 7.9 0.8 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 27.8 0.0 37.5 1.5 0.0

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1996 Brooklyn Nets Detroit Pistons season change
Oct 1992 Philadelphia 76ers Brooklyn Nets offseason From 1990-91 to 1992-93
Jul 1989 Detroit Pistons Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 1985 Washington Wizards Detroit Pistons season change

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About Rick Mahorn

Derrick Allen Mahorn is an American former professional basketball player who played power forward and center for the Washington Bullets, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, and the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a radio analyst for the Detroit Pistons, works as a co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio, and during the summer is the head coach of the Detroit Amps of the BIG3.