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Guard ·Chicago Bulls ·NBA ·#14

Ricky Sobers

Age73 BornJan 15, 1953 FromUSA Height191 cm (6'3") Weight90 kg CollegeUNLV Draft1975 · #16
Career averages
13.7PPG
2.5RPG
4.6APG
664 games · 9 seasons

At a glance

CHI hub
Career snapshot
9Seasons
664Games
9,116Career points
14.1PER average
Most-played franchise: Chicago Bulls · 233 games · 1979-80 to 1981-82
Draft1975
1Round
16Overall pick
From UNLV
Career highsSingle season
18.2PPG · 1977-78 · IND
4.1RPG · 1977-78 · IND
7.4APG · 1977-78 · IND
15.6PER · 1980-81 · CHI
4.8Win shares · 1977-78 · IND
Position rank1985-86
#53PPG rank
#72PER rank
#70Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 79 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Oklahoma City Thunder
1984-85 - 1985-86 · 2 seasons
8.7 PPG 1.4 RPG 2.9 APG
149 games
Washington Wizards
1982-83 - 1983-84 · 2 seasons
15.6 PPG 2.3 RPG 4.9 APG
122 games
Chicago Bulls
1979-80 - 1981-82 · 3 seasons
13.2 PPG 2.3 RPG 4.4 APG
233 games
Indiana Pacers
1977-78 - 1978-79 · 2 seasons
17.7 PPG 3.9 RPG 6.5 APG
160 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 IND 79 79 38.2 18.2 4.1 7.4 2.2 0.3 45.3 0.0 82.5 15.4 4.8
1978-79 IND 81 81 34.9 17.3 3.7 5.6 1.7 0.3 46.3 0.0 88.2 14.8 4.3
1979-80 CHI 82 82 32.6 14.2 3.0 5.2 1.7 0.2 46.9 30.9 83.7 12.5 2.4
1980-81 CHI 71 0 25.4 13.5 2.0 4.0 1.4 0.2 46.2 25.8 93.5 15.6 3.8
1981-82 CHI 80 6 24.2 11.8 1.8 3.8 0.9 0.2 45.3 25.0 76.8 12.2 1.0
1982-83 WAS 41 39 35.1 15.7 2.5 5.3 1.5 0.3 43.8 41.8 83.2 - -
1983-84 WAS 81 81 32.4 15.6 2.2 4.7 1.4 0.2 45.6 26.1 83.7 - -
1984-85 OKC 71 12 21.0 9.9 1.5 3.5 0.7 0.1 44.6 28.6 81.5 - -
1985-86 OKC 78 0 16.4 7.7 1.3 2.3 0.6 0.0 44.4 30.2 88.0 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1984 Washington Wizards Oklahoma City Thunder
Jul 1982 Chicago Bulls Washington Wizards
Jul 1979 Indiana Pacers Chicago Bulls

All entries are season change.

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Born on January 15

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About Ricky Sobers

Ricky Brad Sobers is an American former professional basketball player who spent eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).