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Wes Matthews

Guard  at Atlanta Hawks
Age66
NationalityUSA
Height185 cm (6'1")
Weight77 kg
BornAug 24, 1959
CollegeWisconsin
Career
8.5PPG
1.4RPG
4.3APG
564 games · 9 seasons

Career snapshot

9seasons
564games
4,790career pts
13.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Atlanta Hawks · 152 games · 1980-81–1989-90

Position rank · 1987-88

#68PPG rank
#44PER rank
#49WS rank
Among 85 Guard players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 12.5 1980-81 · ATL
RPG 2.1 1980-81 · ATL
APG 6.3 1985-86 · SAS
PER 15.5 1985-86 · SAS
WS 3.0 1985-86 · SAS

Draft

1980
Round 1 · Pick 14
from Wisconsin

Career by team

Atlanta Hawks
1980-81 – 1989-90 · 5 seasons
8.2 PPG 1.5 RPG 4.1 APG
152 games
Los Angeles Lakers
1986-87 – 1987-88 · 2 seasons
5.0 PPG 1.1 RPG 2.4 APG
101 games
San Antonio Spurs
1985-86 – 1985-86 · 1 seasons
10.9 PPG 1.7 RPG 6.3 APG
75 games
Chicago Bulls
1984-85 – 1984-85 · 1 seasons
5.7 PPG 0.9 RPG 4.5 APG
78 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1983-84 – 1983-84 · 1 seasons
7.1 PPG 1.6 RPG 4.4 APG
14 games
Washington Wizards
1980-81 – 1980-81 · 1 seasons
12.3 PPG 1.5 RPG 4.4 APG
45 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1980-81 NBA 79 0 28.7 12.4 1.8 5.2 1.4 0.2 49.4 23.8 80.2 — —
1980-81 ATL 34 0 32.5 12.5 2.1 6.2 1.8 0.2 48.8 0.0 83.7 13.6 1.6
1980-81 WAS 45 0 25.8 12.3 1.5 4.4 1.0 0.2 49.9 33.3 76.7 — —
1981-82 ATL 47 5 17.8 6.9 1.2 3.0 1.1 0.0 44.0 25.0 75.9 12.6 1.3
1982-83 ATL 64 0 18.5 6.9 1.4 3.9 0.9 0.1 40.3 29.2 76.8 11.9 0.7
1983-84 NBA 20 5 19.4 7.5 1.4 4.2 0.8 0.2 46.6 12.5 75.0 — —
1983-84 ATL 6 0 16.0 8.3 0.7 3.5 0.8 0.2 53.3 0.0 81.8 19.1 0.3
1983-84 PHI 14 5 20.9 7.1 1.6 4.4 0.8 0.1 44.6 14.3 64.3 10.0 0.1
1984-85 CHI 78 38 19.5 5.7 0.9 4.5 0.9 0.2 49.5 12.5 69.4 11.9 1.6
1985-86 SAS 75 46 24.7 10.9 1.7 6.3 1.2 0.4 53.1 16.0 82.0 15.5 3.0
1986-87 LAL 50 0 10.6 4.2 0.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 47.6 33.3 80.6 11.7 0.6
1987-88 LAL 51 8 13.8 5.7 1.3 2.7 0.5 0.1 46.0 23.3 83.1 12.4 0.8
1989-90 ATL 1 0 13.0 4.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 100.0 19.6 0.1

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1989 Los Angeles Lakers Atlanta Hawks offseason From 1987-88 to 1989-90
Jul 1986 San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Lakers season change
Jul 1985 Chicago Bulls San Antonio Spurs season change
Jul 1984 Philadelphia 76ers Chicago Bulls season change
Jul 1984 Atlanta Hawks Chicago Bulls season change
Jul 1983 Atlanta Hawks Philadelphia 76ers season change
Jul 1981 Washington Wizards Atlanta Hawks season change
Oct 1980 Atlanta Hawks Washington Wizards mid season trade From 1980-81 to 1980-81

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Born on August 24

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About Wes Matthews

Wesley Joel Matthews Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. He is the father of former NBA player Wesley Matthews.