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Tom Henderson

Age 74 · USA · 191 cm (6'3") · 86 kg · Born Jan 26, 1952 · Hawaii

8.2 PPG 2.1 RPG 4.5 APG 482 games 7 seasons
Tom Henderson

Career snapshot

7seasons
482games
3,957career pts
11.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Houston Rockets · 258 games · 1979-80–1982-83

Position rank · 1982-83

#72PPG rank
#47PER rank
#50WS rank
Among 90 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 11.4 1974-75 · ATL
RPG 2.7 1974-75 · ATL
APG 6.0 1978-79 · WAS
PER 13.8 1974-75 · ATL
WS 2.4 1974-75 · ATL

Draft

1974
Round 1 · Pick 7
from Hawaii

Career by team

Houston Rockets
1979-80 – 1982-83 · 4 seasons
5.6 PPG 1.6 RPG 4.0 APG
258 games
Washington Wizards
1977-78 – 1978-79 · 2 seasons
11.1 PPG 2.5 RPG 5.7 APG
145 games
Atlanta Hawks
1974-75 – 1974-75 · 1 seasons
11.4 PPG 2.7 RPG 4.0 APG
79 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1974-75 ATL 79 0 27.0 11.4 2.7 4.0 1.3 0.1 41.1 0.0 69.7 13.8 2.4
1977-78 WAS 75 0 30.9 11.4 2.6 5.4 1.2 0.2 43.2 0.0 74.6 — —
1978-79 WAS 70 0 29.7 10.8 2.3 6.0 1.2 0.1 46.6 0.0 80.0 — —
1979-80 HOU 66 0 23.5 5.5 1.7 4.2 0.8 0.1 47.7 0.0 72.7 9.7 1.3
1980-81 HOU 66 0 21.4 5.3 1.6 4.7 0.8 0.1 41.3 0.0 82.1 10.9 1.5
1981-82 HOU 75 23 22.9 6.3 1.8 4.1 0.7 0.1 45.4 0.0 70.0 11.0 2.1
1982-83 HOU 51 2 15.5 5.1 1.4 2.7 0.7 0.0 40.7 0.0 78.9 11.5 0.4

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1979 Washington Wizards Houston Rockets season change
Oct 1977 Atlanta Hawks Washington Wizards offseason From 1974-75 to 1977-78

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Born on January 26

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About Tom Henderson

Thomas Edward Henderson is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in Newberry, South Carolina.