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Tom Henderson
Guard ·Houston Rockets ·NBA ·#6

Tom Henderson

Age74 BornJan 26, 1952 FromUSA Height191 cm (6'3") Weight86 kg CollegeHawaii Draft1974 · #7
Career averages
8.2PPG
2.1RPG
4.5APG
482 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

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Career snapshot
7Seasons
482Games
3,957Career points
11.4PER average
Most-played franchise: Houston Rockets · 258 games · 1979-80 to 1982-83
Draft1974
1Round
7Overall pick
From Hawaii
Career highsSingle season
11.4PPG · 1974-75 · ATL
2.7RPG · 1974-75 · ATL
6.0APG · 1978-79 · WAS
13.8PER · 1974-75 · ATL
2.4Win shares · 1974-75 · ATL
Position rank1982-83
#72PPG rank
#47PER rank
#50Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 90 Guard players with 41+ games

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.