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Walker Russell
Guard ·Detroit Pistons ·NBA ·#23

Walker Russell

Age43 BornOct 6, 1982 FromUSA Height183 cm (6'0") Weight77 kg CollegeJacksonville State Draft1982 · #78
Career averages
3.0PPG
1.2RPG
2.2APG
183 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

DET hub
Latest gamesBox score
Mon, Apr 23, 2012
L at IND 97 - 1030 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Apr 22, 2012
W vs TOR 73 - 760 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
L vs MIN 91 - 800 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Apr 18, 2012
L at ATL 84 - 11615 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 17, 2012
W vs CLE 77 - 1162 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Apr 15, 2012
L vs CHI 100 - 940 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
All DET games
Position rank1986-87
#82PPG rank
#63PER rank
#83Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 86 Guard players with 41+ games
Career snapshot
7Seasons
183Games
551Career points
5.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 114 games · 1982-83 to 2011-12
Draft1982
4Round
78Overall pick
From Jacksonville State
Career highsSingle season
4.0PPG · 1984-85 · ATL
1.9RPG · 1984-85 · ATL
3.1APG · 1984-85 · ATL
9.5PER · 1986-87 · IND
0.2Win shares · 1984-85 · ATL

Career by team

Detroit Pistons
1982-83 - 2011-12 · 5 seasons
2.7 PPG 1.0 RPG 1.9 APG
114 games
Indiana Pacers
1986-87 - 1986-87 · 1 seasons
3.3 PPG 1.1 RPG 2.7 APG
48 games
Atlanta Hawks
1984-85 - 1984-85 · 1 seasons
4.0 PPG 1.9 RPG 3.1 APG
21 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1982-83 DET 68 1 11.1 2.7 1.1 1.9 0.2 0.0 36.4 11.1 81.0 5.3 -0.8
1983-84 DET 16 0 7.4 2.6 1.2 1.4 0.3 0.0 33.3 50.0 92.3 9.0 0.1
1984-85 ATL 21 2 18.0 4.0 1.9 3.1 0.8 0.2 54.0 100.0 82.4 9.0 0.2
1985-86 DET 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.8 0.0
1986-87 IND 48 0 10.6 3.3 1.1 2.7 0.4 0.1 38.8 12.5 73.0 9.5 -0.2
1987-88 DET 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.8 0.0
2011-12 DET 28 0 12.8 3.0 0.9 2.1 0.6 0.0 34.7 30.8 63.6 7.2 -0.4

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1987 Indiana Pacers Detroit Pistons
Jul 1986 Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers
Jul 1985 Atlanta Hawks Detroit Pistons
Jul 1984 Detroit Pistons Atlanta Hawks

All entries are season change.

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Born on October 6

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