Bill Laimbeer C  #40

Full Name: William Laimbeer, Jr.

Born: May 19, 1957 (66 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-11 (211cm)     Weight: 245 (111kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1979 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 3, Pick 21, Cleveland Cavaliers

Pre-Draft Team: Notre Dame (Sr)

High School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School [Rolling Hills Estate, California]

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NBA

14 Years Of Service - 2x NBA Champion, 4x All-Star, #40 retired by DET

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1980-81 CLE 81 - 30.4 9.77 4.16 8.27 .503 0.00 0.00 .000 1.44 1.89 .765 3.28 5.27 8.56 2.67 0.69 0.96 1.63 4.10
1981-82 * All Teams 80 34 22.9 8.97 3.31 6.70 .494 0.05 0.16 .308 2.30 2.90 .793 2.92 4.79 7.71 1.25 0.49 0.80 1.51 3.70
1981-82 * CLE 50 4 17.9 6.68 2.38 5.06 .470 0.06 0.12 .500 1.86 2.40 .775 2.48 3.06 5.54 0.90 0.44 0.60 1.22 3.40
1981-82 * DET 30 30 31.2 12.80 4.87 9.43 .516 0.03 0.23 .143 3.03 3.73 .813 3.67 7.67 11.33 1.83 0.57 1.13 2.00 4.20
1982-83 ☆ DET 82 82 35.0 13.65 5.32 10.70 .497 0.02 0.16 .154 2.99 3.78 .790 3.44 8.67 12.11 3.21 0.62 1.44 2.15 3.90
1983-84 ☆ DET 82 82 34.9 17.34 6.74 12.73 .530 0.00 0.13 .000 3.85 4.45 .866 4.01 8.22 12.23 1.82 0.60 1.02 1.84 3.33
1984-85 ☆ DET 82 82 35.3 17.54 7.26 14.35 .506 0.05 0.22 .222 2.98 3.73 .797 3.60 8.76 12.35 1.88 0.84 0.87 1.57 3.76
1985-86 DET 82 82 35.3 16.59 6.65 13.50 .492 0.05 0.17 .286 3.24 3.89 .834 3.72 9.39 13.11 1.78 0.73 0.79 1.62 3.55
1986-87 ☆ DET 82 82 34.8 15.40 6.17 12.32 .501 0.07 0.26 .286 2.99 3.34 .894 2.96 8.68 11.65 1.84 0.88 0.84 1.46 3.45
1987-88 DET 82 82 35.3 13.54 5.55 11.26 .493 0.16 0.48 .333 2.28 2.61 .874 2.01 8.13 10.15 2.43 0.80 0.95 1.66 3.46
1988-89 DET 81 81 32.6 13.65 5.54 11.11 .499 0.37 1.06 .349 2.20 2.62 .840 1.70 7.88 9.58 2.19 0.63 1.23 1.59 3.20
1989-90 DET 81 81 33.0 12.11 4.69 9.69 .484 0.70 1.95 .361 2.02 2.37 .854 2.05 7.58 9.63 2.11 0.70 1.04 1.21 3.43
1990-91 DET 82 81 32.5 11.02 4.54 9.49 .478 0.45 1.52 .296 1.50 1.79 .837 2.11 6.88 8.99 1.91 0.46 0.68 1.20 2.95
1991-92 DET 81 46 27.6 9.67 4.22 8.98 .470 0.40 1.05 .376 0.83 0.93 .893 1.28 4.28 5.57 1.98 0.63 0.67 1.26 2.78
1992-93 DET 79 41 24.5 8.70 3.70 7.27 .509 0.13 0.34 .370 1.18 1.32 .894 1.39 3.91 5.30 1.61 0.58 0.51 0.75 2.68
1993-94 DET 11 5 22.5 9.82 4.27 8.18 .522 0.27 0.82 .333 1.00 1.18 .846 0.82 4.27 5.09 1.27 0.55 0.36 0.91 2.73
CAREER   1068 861 31.8 12.91 5.22 10.49 .498 0.19 0.58 .326 2.28 2.73 .837 2.64 7.10 9.74 2.04 0.67 0.90 1.49 3.40

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1980-81 CLE 81 - 2,460 791 337 670 .503 0 0 .000 117 153 .765 266 427 693 216 56 78 132 332
1981-82 * All Teams 80 34 1,829 718 265 536 .494 4 13 .308 184 232 .793 234 383 617 100 39 64 121 296
1981-82 * CLE 50 4 894 334 119 253 .470 3 6 .500 93 120 .775 124 153 277 45 22 30 61 170
1981-82 * DET 30 30 935 384 146 283 .516 1 7 .143 91 112 .813 110 230 340 55 17 34 60 126
1982-83 ☆ DET 82 82 2,871 1,119 436 877 .497 2 13 .154 245 310 .790 282 711 993 263 51 118 176 320
1983-84 ☆ DET 82 82 2,864 1,422 553 1,044 .530 0 11 .000 316 365 .866 329 674 1,003 149 49 84 151 273
1984-85 ☆ DET 82 82 2,892 1,438 595 1,177 .506 4 18 .222 244 306 .797 295 718 1,013 154 69 71 129 308
1985-86 DET 82 82 2,891 1,360 545 1,107 .492 4 14 .286 266 319 .834 305 770 1,075 146 60 65 133 291
1986-87 ☆ DET 82 82 2,854 1,263 506 1,010 .501 6 21 .286 245 274 .894 243 712 955 151 72 69 120 283
1987-88 DET 82 82 2,897 1,110 455 923 .493 13 39 .333 187 214 .874 165 667 832 199 66 78 136 284
1988-89 DET 81 81 2,640 1,106 449 900 .499 30 86 .349 178 212 .840 138 638 776 177 51 100 129 259
1989-90 DET 81 81 2,675 981 380 785 .484 57 158 .361 164 192 .854 166 614 780 171 57 84 98 278
1990-91 DET 82 81 2,668 904 372 778 .478 37 125 .296 123 147 .837 173 564 737 157 38 56 98 242
1991-92 DET 81 46 2,234 783 342 727 .470 32 85 .376 67 75 .893 104 347 451 160 51 54 102 225
1992-93 DET 79 41 1,933 687 292 574 .509 10 27 .370 93 104 .894 110 309 419 127 46 40 59 212
1993-94 DET 11 5 248 108 47 90 .522 3 9 .333 11 13 .846 9 47 56 14 6 4 10 30
CAREER   1068 861 33,956 13,790 5,574 11,198 .498 202 619 .326 2,440 2,916 .837 2,819 7,581 10,400 2,184 711 965 1,594 3,633

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1980-81 CLE 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156 1.64 0.42 0.23 28 53 .346 3.40 2.00 5.40
1981-82 * All Teams 80 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 .108 0.83 0.32 0.43 27 53 .338 2.80 1.90 4.70
1981-82 * CLE 50 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .048 0.74 0.36 0.47 11 39 .220 1.10 0.60 1.80
1981-82 * DET 30 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 .056 0.92 0.28 0.40 16 14 .533 1.60 1.30 2.90
1982-83 ☆ DET 82 82 46 0 0 4 0 0 .193 1.49 0.29 0.35 37 45 .451 4.90 3.60 8.50
1983-84 ☆ DET 82 82 48 0 0 4 0 0 .185 0.99 0.32 0.35 49 33 .598 7.30 3.50 10.80
1984-85 ☆ DET 82 82 46 0 0 6 0 0 .195 1.19 0.53 0.26 46 36 .561 5.60 4.10 9.80
1985-86 DET 82 82 56 0 0 6 0 0 .184 1.10 0.45 0.29 46 36 .561 5.29 3.85 9.14
1986-87 ☆ DET 82 82 48 0 0 3 0 0 .185 1.26 0.60 0.27 52 30 .634 5.47 4.93 10.40
1987-88 DET 82 82 34 0 0 0 0 0 .189 1.46 0.49 0.23 54 28 .659 3.67 5.03 8.70
1988-89 DET 81 81 29 0 0 2 0 0 .187 1.37 0.40 0.24 62 19 .765 3.95 4.96 8.91
1989-90 DET 81 81 31 0 0 4 0 0 .168 1.74 0.58 0.24 58 23 .716 4.60 5.42 10.01
1990-91 DET 82 81 26 0 0 1 0 0 .166 1.60 0.39 0.19 50 32 .610 3.48 4.40 7.88
1991-92 DET 81 46 4 0 0 0 0 0 .159 1.57 0.50 0.10 48 33 .593 1.47 3.28 4.76
1992-93 DET 79 41 6 0 0 0 0 0 .133 2.15 0.78 0.18 39 40 .494 3.17 2.18 5.35
1993-94 DET 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 1.40 0.60 0.14 5 6 .455 0.34 0.25 0.58
CAREER   1068 861 377 0 0 30 0 0 .158 1.37 0.45 0.26 601 467 .563 52.64 47.50 100.24

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1980-81 CLE 81 - .536 .503 11.39 20.19 15.57 11.52 15.18 1.08 1.79 14.20 126.77 0.49 1.18 111.7 107.2 14.34
1981-82 * All Teams 80 34 .563 .498 13.61 24.60 18.84 7.50 15.94 1.01 1.98 16.76 159.52 -2.96 1.34 112.7 107.2 15.61
1981-82 * CLE 50 4 .546 .476 14.77 20.57 17.50 6.93 16.63 1.19 1.92 16.91 174.54 -3.52 1.32 110.0 109.4 14.33
1981-82 * DET 30 30 .578 .518 12.50 27.84 19.93 7.93 15.30 0.84 2.01 16.38 147.13 -2.41 1.36 115.5 104.2 16.56
1982-83 ☆ DET 82 82 .552 .498 10.00 26.31 17.98 12.06 14.80 0.81 2.18 16.00 144.13 -0.02 1.28 112.9 102.9 16.61
1983-84 ☆ DET 82 82 .590 .530 11.77 26.05 18.64 6.84 11.14 0.79 1.63 18.22 139.54 -1.76 1.36 122.4 106.1 19.27
1984-85 ☆ DET 82 82 .548 .507 10.20 27.03 18.26 6.98 8.95 1.09 1.35 19.12 152.51 -0.89 1.22 116.8 104.6 18.00
1985-86 DET 82 82 .545 .494 10.94 28.94 19.73 6.64 9.64 0.96 1.25 18.73 161.19 -1.21 1.23 115.5 105.1 17.51
1986-87 ☆ DET 82 82 .559 .504 9.42 26.09 17.99 7.39 9.60 1.20 1.39 17.77 168.09 -0.68 1.25 118.6 102.8 17.40
1987-88 DET 82 82 .546 .500 6.52 25.12 16.04 9.57 11.79 1.12 1.58 16.58 170.01 -0.12 1.20 112.7 102.5 15.06
1988-89 DET 81 81 .557 .516 6.20 26.07 16.60 9.80 11.49 0.97 2.33 18.26 168.73 -0.44 1.23 113.7 101.1 16.65
1989-90 DET 81 81 .564 .520 7.10 25.99 16.60 9.14 10.13 1.09 1.98 15.63 169.90 0.62 1.25 118.7 100.3 15.75
1990-91 DET 82 81 .536 .502 7.39 24.22 15.78 8.82 10.42 0.75 1.33 15.53 161.09 0.27 1.16 114.0 103.2 14.23
1991-92 DET 81 46 .515 .492 5.32 17.40 11.42 10.95 11.83 1.20 1.51 17.01 174.02 0.22 1.08 106.7 105.0 12.56
1992-93 DET 79 41 .554 .517 6.04 18.45 11.98 9.76 8.69 1.23 1.33 15.13 177.33 1.38 1.20 118.4 107.8 14.43
1993-94 DET 11 5 .564 .539 4.03 22.24 12.88 9.43 9.46 1.25 1.04 19.06 170.17 -0.27 1.20 110.7 107.2 15.58
CAREER   1068 861 .552 .507 8.98 24.87 16.81 8.97 11.33 1.01 1.66 16.98 166.09 -0.41 1.23 115.2 104.4 16.10

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NBA Transactions

Jun 25, 1979 - The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Bill Laimbeer in Round 3 with Pick 21 in the 1979 NBA Draft.
Aug 1, 1980 - Bill Laimbeer signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Feb 17, 1982 - Bill Laimbeer was acquired by the Detroit Pistons from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a trade.
Jul 1, 1982 - Bill Laimbeer, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.
Aug 1, 1982 - Bill Laimbeer signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Jun 13, 1984 - Bill Laimbeer signed a veteran extension with the Detroit Pistons.
Apr 1, 1989 - Bill Laimbeer signed a veteran extension with the Detroit Pistons.
Dec 1, 1993 - Bill Laimbeer retired from professional basketball.
Dec 1, 1993 - The Detroit Pistons placed the contract of Bill Laimbeer on waivers.
Dec 3, 1993 - Bill Laimbeer, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1989, 1990

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1983-84 DET 5 0 33.0 15.20 5.80 10.20 .569 0.00 0.00 .000 3.60 4.00 .900 2.80 9.60 12.40 2.40 0.80 0.60 2.40 4.60
1984-85 DET 9 9 36.1 14.67 5.33 11.89 .449 0.00 0.22 .000 4.00 5.67 .706 4.00 6.67 10.67 1.67 0.78 0.78 1.78 3.56
1985-86 DET 4 4 42.0 22.50 8.50 17.00 .500 0.25 0.25 1.000 5.25 5.75 .913 5.00 9.00 14.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 2.00 4.75
1986-87 DET 15 15 36.2 12.27 5.60 10.87 .515 0.07 0.33 .200 1.00 1.60 .625 2.00 8.40 10.40 2.47 1.00 0.80 1.33 3.53
1987-88 DET 23 23 33.9 11.87 4.96 10.87 .456 0.22 0.74 .294 1.74 1.96 .889 1.87 7.74 9.61 1.91 0.78 0.83 1.30 3.35
1988-89 DET 17 17 29.2 10.12 3.88 8.35 .465 0.88 2.47 .357 1.47 1.82 .806 1.53 6.71 8.24 1.82 0.35 0.47 1.12 3.24
1989-90 DET 20 20 33.4 11.10 4.55 9.95 .457 0.75 2.15 .349 1.25 1.45 .862 2.05 8.50 10.55 1.40 1.15 0.90 0.80 3.85
1990-91 DET 15 15 29.7 10.93 4.40 9.87 .446 0.33 1.13 .294 1.80 2.07 .871 2.80 5.33 8.13 1.27 0.33 0.80 1.13 3.60
1991-92 DET 5 4 29.0 8.20 3.40 9.20 .370 0.40 2.00 .200 1.00 1.00 1.000 1.00 5.60 6.60 1.60 0.80 0.20 1.00 3.60
CAREER   113 107 33.1 11.98 4.86 10.39 .468 0.39 1.21 .321 1.88 2.29 .819 2.27 7.43 9.71 1.73 0.74 0.73 1.27 3.61

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1983-84 DET 5 0 165 76 29 51 .569 0 0 .000 18 20 .900 14 48 62 12 4 3 12 23
1984-85 DET 9 9 325 132 48 107 .449 0 2 .000 36 51 .706 36 60 96 15 7 7 16 32
1985-86 DET 4 4 168 90 34 68 .500 1 1 1.000 21 23 .913 20 36 56 1 2 3 8 19
1986-87 DET 15 15 543 184 84 163 .515 1 5 .200 15 24 .625 30 126 156 37 15 12 20 53
1987-88 DET 23 23 779 273 114 250 .456 5 17 .294 40 45 .889 43 178 221 44 18 19 30 77
1988-89 DET 17 17 497 172 66 142 .465 15 42 .357 25 31 .806 26 114 140 31 6 8 19 55
1989-90 DET 20 20 667 222 91 199 .457 15 43 .349 25 29 .862 41 170 211 28 23 18 16 77
1990-91 DET 15 15 446 164 66 148 .446 5 17 .294 27 31 .871 42 80 122 19 5 12 17 54
1991-92 DET 5 4 145 41 17 46 .370 2 10 .200 5 5 1.000 5 28 33 8 4 1 5 18
CAREER   113 107 3,735 1,354 549 1,174 .468 44 137 .321 212 259 .819 257 840 1,097 195 84 83 143 408

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1983-84 DET 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .196 1.00 0.33 0.39 2 3 .400 0.40 0.30 0.60
1984-85 DET 9 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0.94 0.44 0.48 5 4 .556 0.30 0.20 0.60
1985-86 DET 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .187 0.12 0.25 0.34 1 3 .250 0.37 0.14 0.51
1986-87 DET 15 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 .187 1.85 0.75 0.15 10 5 .667 0.42 1.10 1.52
1987-88 DET 23 23 7 0 0 0 0 0 .179 1.47 0.60 0.18 14 9 .609 0.46 1.90 2.36
1988-89 DET 17 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 .151 1.63 0.32 0.22 15 2 .882 0.64 1.05 1.69
1989-90 DET 20 20 6 0 0 0 0 0 .154 1.75 1.44 0.15 15 5 .750 0.89 1.76 2.65
1990-91 DET 15 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 .147 1.12 0.29 0.21 7 8 .467 0.45 0.49 0.94
1991-92 DET 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 1.60 0.80 0.11 2 3 .400 -0.20 0.34 0.13
CAREER   113 107 41 0 0 0 0 0 .166 1.36 0.59 0.22 71 42 .628 3.72 7.27 10.99

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1983-84 DET 5 0 .635 .569 8.96 33.31 20.64 10.74 16.71 1.16 1.04 17.43 146.86 -2.44 1.49 120.4 103.9 19.19
1984-85 DET 9 9 .510 .449 11.26 20.35 15.62 5.79 11.00 1.00 1.19 17.48 115.45 -1.83 1.23 110.8 112.5 14.43
1985-86 DET 4 4 .576 .507 12.15 25.17 18.20 0.82 9.29 0.57 1.04 20.30 241.30 -4.39 1.32 120.7 112.9 18.40
1986-87 DET 15 15 .530 .518 6.23 25.82 16.08 9.16 10.33 1.39 1.37 15.13 134.03 0.90 1.13 112.1 104.4 15.07
1987-88 DET 23 23 .506 .466 6.45 26.53 16.52 8.84 10.01 1.22 1.60 17.29 163.90 -0.09 1.09 107.7 100.0 14.55
1988-89 DET 17 17 .553 .518 6.12 26.97 16.52 9.50 10.88 0.65 1.15 16.13 162.84 0.38 1.21 114.9 102.6 14.89
1989-90 DET 20 20 .524 .495 7.22 29.28 18.37 6.34 7.02 1.80 1.83 15.11 166.82 0.43 1.12 116.2 96.7 15.77
1990-91 DET 15 15 .507 .463 9.95 20.77 15.12 6.58 9.52 0.60 1.77 17.51 161.10 -1.05 1.11 112.1 111.5 14.68
1991-92 DET 5 4 .425 .391 4.14 21.31 13.09 10.46 9.40 1.56 0.45 17.86 156.96 0.26 0.89 89.4 101.8 9.01
CAREER   113 107 .526 .486 7.74 25.78 16.68 7.77 9.99 1.17 1.44 16.72 160.73 -0.38 1.15 112.2 103.7 15.10

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1983, 1985, 1987
Eastern All-Star Replacement Selection - 1984

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1983 East 1 0 6 2 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
1984 East 1 0 17 13 6 8 .750 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 1 4 5 0 0 2 0 3
1985 East 1 0 11 5 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 1
1987 East 1 0 11 8 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2
TOTAL   4 0 45 28 13 20 .650 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 3 8 11 2 1 2 1 7
AVERAGES   4 0 11.3 7.00 3.25 5.00 .650 0.00 0.00 .000 0.50 0.75 .667 0.75 2.00 2.75 0.50 0.25 0.50 0.25 1.75

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NCAA

College: Notre Dame (1979)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1975-76 Notre Dame Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1976-77 Notre Dame So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1977-78 Notre Dame Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1978-79 Notre Dame Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -