Power Forward · Los Angeles Lakers
Tom Hawkins
Age 89 · USA · 196 cm (6'5") · 95 kg · Born Dec 22, 1936 · Notre Dame
8.6 PPG
6.0 RPG
1.2 APG
531 games
7 seasons
Career snapshot
7seasons
531games
4,562career pts
10.2PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Sacramento Kings
· 310 games · 1962-63–1965-66
Position rank · 1968-69
#12PPG rank
#6PER rank
#4WS rank
Among 14 Power Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
11.6
1967-68 · LAL
RPG
7.3
1965-66 · SAC
APG
1.5
1967-68 · LAL
PER
10.3
1967-68 · LAL
WS
4.1
1967-68 · LAL
Draft
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-60 | LAL | 69 | 0 | 21.3 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 64.6 | — | — |
| 1962-63 | SAC | 79 | 0 | 21.8 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 61.0 | — | — |
| 1963-64 | SAC | 73 | 0 | 24.2 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 60.1 | — | — |
| 1964-65 | SAC | 79 | 0 | 23.6 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 56.9 | — | — |
| 1965-66 | SAC | 79 | 0 | 26.9 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.2 | 0.0 | 55.5 | — | — |
| 1967-68 | LAL | 78 | 0 | 31.6 | 11.6 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.9 | 0.0 | 54.6 | 10.3 | 4.1 |
| 1968-69 | LAL | 74 | 0 | 20.4 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 49.9 | 0.0 | 41.1 | 10.1 | 2.3 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1967 | Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Lakers | From 1965-66 to 1967-68 | |
| Oct 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers | Sacramento Kings | From 1959-60 to 1962-63 | |
All entries are offseason.
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About Tom Hawkins
Thomas Jerome "Tommy" Hawkins was an American professional basketball player. He played ten seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers and Cincinnati Royals, often in the role of sixth man. His teams reached the NBA playoffs every season of his career, and went to the NBA Finals three times. While still playing professional basketball, in 1966 he founded Athletes for a Better America, in Los Angeles.