Earl Tatum

Earl Tatum
Personal information
Born (1953-07-26) July 26, 1953
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolMount Vernon
(Mount Vernon, New York)
CollegeMarquette (1972–1976)
NBA draft1976: 2nd round, 21st overall pick
Drafted byLos Angeles Lakers
Playing career1976–1980
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number43, 35
Career history
1976–1977Los Angeles Lakers
1977–1978Indiana Pacers
1978Boston Celtics
1978–1979Detroit Pistons
1979–1980Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points2,508 (9.6 ppg)
Rebounds682 (2.6 rpg)
Assists507 (1.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

William Earl Tatum (born July 26, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player from Mount Vernon, New York. He was a 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (194 cm) 185 pounds (84 kg) guard who played high school basketball at Mount Vernon, where he was selected large-school player of the year by the New York State Sportswriters Association in 1972, and collegiately at Marquette University.

Tatum was selected with the 4th pick of the second round in the 1976 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. During the 1977 NBA playoffs, Tatum's only postseason appearance, he averaged 13.6 points and 4.8 rebounds in 11 games,[1] as the Lakers advanced past the Golden State Warriors before losing to the Portland Trail Blazers.[2] He played for five teams in 4 years, his final season spent with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1979–80.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[3]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1976–77 L.A. Lakers 68 18.4 .466 .720 3.5 1.7 1.3 .3 9.4
1977–78 L.A. Lakers 25 26.5 .487 .763 3.6 2.8 1.5 .4 14.0
Indiana 57 40 32.6 .462 .788 3.6 4.0 1.8 .5 14.4
1978–79 Boston 3 12.7 .400 .800 1.3 .3 .0 .3 6.7
Detroit 76 15.7 .448 .727 1.6 .9 1.0 .4 7.8
1979–80 Cleveland 33 6.8 .383 .333 .579 .8 .6 .5 .2 2.6
Career 262 40 20.0 .459 .333 .746 2.6 1.9 1.2 .4 9.6

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1977 L.A. Lakers 11 32.4 .500 .667 4.9 2.5 1.4 .8 13.6

See also

References

  1. ^ Earl Tatum Per Game Playoffs
  2. ^ 1976-77 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Stats
  3. ^ "Earl Tatum NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  • NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
  • permanent dead link] Recent photo of Earl Tatum @ legendsofbasketball.com


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