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Rick Robey
Center ·Boston Celtics ·NBA ·#8

Rick Robey

Age70 BornJan 30, 1956 FromUSA Height211 cm (6'11") Weight104 kg CollegeKentucky Draft1978 · #3
Career averages
7.9PPG
4.9RPG
1.3APG
572 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

BOS hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
572Games
4,544Career points
13.1PER average
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 339 games · 1978-79 to 1982-83
Draft1978
1Round
3Overall pick
From Kentucky
Career highsSingle season
12.4PPG · 1978-79 · BOS
7.2RPG · 1978-79 · BOS
2.2APG · 1978-79 · BOS
15.5PER · 1978-79 · BOS
5.5Win shares · 1979-80 · BOS
Position rank1985-86
#54PPG rank
#62PER rank
#61Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 65 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1978-79 - 1982-83 · 5 seasons
8.4 PPG 5.0 RPG 1.3 APG
339 games
Indiana Pacers
1978-79 - 1978-79 · 1 seasons
8.6 PPG 5.9 RPG 1.2 APG
43 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1978-79 NBA 79 13 22.3 10.4 6.5 1.7 0.6 0.2 47.8 0.0 77.7 - -
1978-79 BOS 36 0 25.4 12.4 7.2 2.2 0.6 0.1 48.1 0.0 81.6 15.5 1.8
1978-79 IND 43 13 19.7 8.6 5.9 1.2 0.6 0.3 47.5 0.0 74.4 13.4 1.3
1979-80 BOS 82 27 23.4 11.5 6.5 1.1 0.6 0.2 52.1 0.0 68.4 15.4 5.5
1980-81 BOS 82 4 19.1 9.0 4.8 1.5 0.5 0.2 54.5 0.0 57.4 14.9 3.7
1981-82 BOS 80 4 14.8 5.7 3.7 0.9 0.3 0.2 49.3 0.0 53.5 11.0 1.9
1982-83 BOS 59 6 14.5 4.2 3.7 1.1 0.2 0.1 46.7 0.0 57.7 8.6 0.9
1983-84 NBA 61 4 14.0 5.6 3.2 1.1 0.3 0.2 54.5 100.0 69.3 - -
1984-85 NBA 4 0 12.0 1.3 2.0 1.3 0.5 0.0 22.2 0.0 50.0 - -
1985-86 NBA 46 1 13.7 3.8 3.2 1.3 0.4 0.1 37.7 0.0 68.8 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1979 Indiana Pacers Boston Celtics season change
Oct 1978 Boston Celtics Indiana Pacers mid season trade From 1978-79 to 1978-79

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About Rick Robey

Frederick Robert Robey is an American former college and professional basketball player. At 6'11", he played the center position for the Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, and the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA).