Fat Lever PG

Full Name: Lafayette Lever

Born: Aug 18, 1960 (61 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-3 (191cm)     Weight: 170 (77kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1982 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 11, Portland Trail Blazers

Pre-Draft Team: Arizona State (Sr)

High School: Pueblo Magnet High School [Tucson, Arizona]

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NBA

12 Years Of Service - 2x All-Star, #12 retired by DEN

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
1982-83 POR 81 45 24.9 7.81 3.16 7.33 .431 0.06 0.19 .333 1.43 1.96 .730 1.05 1.73 2.78 5.26 1.89 0.19 1.69 2.21
1983-84 POR 81 22 24.8 9.73 3.86 8.65 .447 0.04 0.19 .200 1.96 2.64 .743 1.19 1.51 2.69 4.59 1.67 0.38 1.54 2.20
1984-85 DEN 82 82 31.2 12.82 5.17 12.01 .430 0.07 0.29 .250 2.40 3.12 .770 1.79 3.22 5.01 7.48 2.46 0.37 2.48 2.76
1985-86 DEN 78 77 33.5 13.85 6.00 13.60 .441 0.15 0.49 .316 1.69 2.33 .725 1.74 3.64 5.38 7.49 2.28 0.19 2.68 2.62
1986-87 DEN 82 82 37.2 18.93 7.84 16.71 .469 0.27 1.12 .239 2.98 3.80 .782 2.63 6.26 8.89 7.98 2.45 0.41 2.04 2.67
1987-88 ☆ DEN 82 82 37.3 18.76 7.80 16.51 .473 0.15 0.70 .211 3.00 3.83 .783 2.48 5.65 8.12 7.70 2.71 0.26 2.22 2.62
1988-89 DEN 71 71 38.7 19.85 7.86 17.20 .457 0.32 0.93 .348 3.80 4.85 .785 2.63 6.69 9.32 7.87 2.75 0.28 2.21 2.51
1989-90 ☆ DEN 79 79 35.8 18.27 7.19 16.24 .443 0.46 1.10 .414 3.43 4.27 .804 2.91 6.38 9.29 6.54 2.13 0.16 1.97 2.18
1990-91 DAL 4 0 21.5 7.25 2.25 5.75 .391 0.00 0.75 .000 2.75 3.50 .786 0.75 3.00 3.75 3.00 1.50 0.75 2.50 1.25
1991-92 DAL 31 5 28.5 11.19 4.35 11.26 .387 0.55 1.68 .327 1.94 2.58 .750 1.81 3.39 5.19 3.45 1.48 0.39 1.16 2.35
1993-94 DAL 81 54 24.0 6.85 2.80 6.88 .408 0.32 0.91 .351 0.93 1.21 .765 1.02 2.47 3.49 2.63 1.96 0.19 1.09 1.91
CAREER   752 599 31.7 13.86 5.64 12.63 .447 0.22 0.70 .310 2.37 3.07 .771 1.92 4.10 6.02 6.23 2.21 0.28 1.95 2.40

☆ 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
1982-83 POR 81 45 2,020 633 256 594 .431 5 15 .333 116 159 .730 85 140 225 426 153 15 137 179
1983-84 POR 81 22 2,010 788 313 701 .447 3 15 .200 159 214 .743 96 122 218 372 135 31 125 178
1984-85 DEN 82 82 2,559 1,051 424 985 .430 6 24 .250 197 256 .770 147 264 411 613 202 30 203 226
1985-86 DEN 78 77 2,616 1,080 468 1,061 .441 12 38 .316 132 182 .725 136 284 420 584 178 15 209 204
1986-87 DEN 82 82 3,054 1,552 643 1,370 .469 22 92 .239 244 312 .782 216 513 729 654 201 34 167 219
1987-88 ☆ DEN 82 82 3,057 1,538 640 1,354 .473 12 57 .211 246 314 .783 203 463 666 631 222 21 182 215
1988-89 DEN 71 71 2,745 1,409 558 1,221 .457 23 66 .348 270 344 .785 187 475 662 559 195 20 157 178
1989-90 ☆ DEN 79 79 2,832 1,443 568 1,283 .443 36 87 .414 271 337 .804 230 504 734 517 168 13 156 172
1990-91 DAL 4 0 86 29 9 23 .391 0 3 .000 11 14 .786 3 12 15 12 6 3 10 5
1991-92 DAL 31 5 884 347 135 349 .387 17 52 .327 60 80 .750 56 105 161 107 46 12 36 73
1993-94 DAL 81 54 1,947 555 227 557 .408 26 74 .351 75 98 .765 83 200 283 213 159 15 88 155
CAREER   752 599 23,810 10,425 4,241 9,498 .447 162 523 .310 1,781 2,310 .771 1,442 3,082 4,524 4,688 1,665 209 1,470 1,804

☆ 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
1982-83 POR 81 45 3 0 0 0 0 0 .197 3.11 1.12 0.27 46 35 .568 1.70 2.60 4.40
1983-84 POR 81 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 .189 2.98 1.08 0.31 47 34 .580 2.50 2.20 4.80
1984-85 DEN 82 82 17 0 0 0 0 0 .268 3.02 1.00 0.26 52 30 .634 2.10 3.20 5.20
1985-86 DEN 78 77 19 1 0 0 0 0 .298 2.79 0.85 0.17 44 34 .564 0.86 3.68 4.54
1986-87 DEN 82 82 46 16 0 0 0 0 .346 3.92 1.20 0.23 37 45 .451 5.85 3.87 9.73
1987-88 ☆ DEN 82 82 40 11 0 2 0 0 .337 3.47 1.22 0.23 54 28 .659 5.23 4.99 10.22
1988-89 DEN 71 71 39 9 0 0 1 0 .339 3.56 1.24 0.28 38 33 .535 4.94 4.08 9.02
1989-90 ☆ DEN 79 79 37 5 0 2 0 0 .303 3.31 1.08 0.26 41 38 .519 4.43 4.35 8.79
1990-91 DAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 1.20 0.60 0.61 3 1 .750 -0.09 0.16 0.08
1991-92 DAL 31 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .201 2.97 1.28 0.23 8 23 .258 0.43 0.76 1.20
1993-94 DAL 81 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 .146 2.42 1.81 0.18 13 68 .160 0.63 2.24 2.87
CAREER   752 599 208 42 0 4 1 0 .268 3.19 1.13 0.24 383 369 .509 28.59 32.14 60.84

☆ 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
1982-83 POR 81 45 .477 .435 4.69 7.81 6.24 28.17 17.10 3.61 0.42 16.11 149.39 7.43 1.07 104.3 102.6 14.79
1983-84 POR 81 22 .495 .449 5.51 7.39 6.42 24.31 13.58 3.19 0.91 18.44 138.95 6.14 1.12 109.9 107.0 15.77
1984-85 DEN 82 82 .479 .434 5.75 11.74 8.56 29.51 15.61 3.53 0.65 19.22 145.00 7.63 1.07 105.7 105.9 16.64
1985-86 DEN 78 77 .473 .447 5.19 11.90 8.39 29.34 15.48 3.08 0.32 19.92 148.22 6.60 1.02 101.5 104.5 15.65
1986-87 DEN 82 82 .515 .477 6.97 18.80 12.51 29.10 9.97 2.98 0.63 21.09 149.05 8.36 1.13 114.6 106.7 20.77
1987-88 ☆ DEN 82 82 .515 .477 6.71 16.57 11.44 27.76 10.87 3.33 0.39 21.38 146.66 7.36 1.14 112.4 103.4 20.34
1988-89 DEN 71 71 .513 .466 6.60 19.08 12.44 26.97 10.27 3.18 0.41 21.38 159.04 7.35 1.15 112.9 104.3 20.60
1989-90 ☆ DEN 79 79 .504 .457 8.00 19.88 13.57 24.80 9.83 2.71 0.27 21.97 166.07 6.21 1.12 111.4 104.4 19.73
1990-91 DAL 4 0 .497 .391 4.13 16.85 10.43 18.36 25.54 3.55 2.15 19.41 117.70 -2.38 1.26 91.6 101.0 13.04
1991-92 DAL 31 5 .452 .411 6.33 13.43 9.66 18.63 8.57 2.67 0.83 20.43 146.37 4.12 0.99 104.0 110.1 14.91
1993-94 DAL 81 54 .462 .431 4.47 12.45 8.17 16.62 12.79 4.17 0.52 15.07 152.42 2.79 1.00 101.8 105.9 13.15
CAREER   752 599 .496 .455 6.22 14.69 10.25 26.75 12.27 3.26 0.51 19.92 152.73 6.67 1.10 109.1 105.0 17.85

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NBA Transactions

Jun 29, 1982 - The Portland Trail Blazers selected Fat Lever in Round 1 with Pick 11 in the 1982 NBA Draft.
Oct 7, 1982 - Fat Lever signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Jun 7, 1984 - Fat Lever was acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the Portland Trail Blazers in a trade.
Jun 8, 1984 - Fat Lever signed a veteran extension with the Denver Nuggets.
Jul 1, 1989 - Fat Lever, previously with the Denver Nuggets, became a free agent.
Oct 15, 1989 - Fat Lever signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets.
Jun 21, 1990 - Fat Lever was acquired by the Dallas Mavericks from the Denver Nuggets in a trade.
Jul 1, 1994 - Fat Lever, previously with the Dallas Mavericks, became a free agent.
Sep 2, 1994 - The Dallas Mavericks renounced their free-agent exception rights to Fat Lever.

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NBA Awards & Honors

All-NBA Second Team - 1987
Player Of The Month - Apr. 1988
Player Of The Week - 2/01/1987, 4/17/1988
All-NBA Defensive Second Team - 1988

* 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
1982-83 POR 7 0 19.1 6.00 2.71 6.00 .452 0.00 0.00 .000 0.57 0.71 .800 0.43 1.57 2.00 4.43 1.00 0.00 0.57 1.86
1983-84 POR 5 0 15.0 5.20 1.60 6.00 .267 0.40 0.60 .667 1.60 2.00 .800 2.00 1.00 3.00 1.80 0.80 0.00 0.60 1.20
1984-85 DEN 11 8 31.1 13.27 4.45 11.09 .402 0.00 0.18 .000 4.36 5.73 .762 2.09 4.36 6.45 8.45 2.36 0.18 3.09 3.00
1985-86 DEN 10 10 34.7 14.30 5.90 13.10 .450 0.80 1.40 .571 1.70 2.40 .708 1.50 3.30 4.80 5.30 2.00 0.20 2.30 3.30
1986-87 DEN 3 3 33.0 15.33 6.33 16.67 .380 0.67 2.67 .250 2.00 3.00 .667 1.67 4.33 6.00 7.33 2.33 0.00 0.67 2.33
1987-88 DEN 7 7 39.0 17.00 6.43 14.00 .459 0.43 1.00 .429 3.71 4.71 .788 2.29 7.00 9.29 7.00 1.86 0.57 0.57 2.14
1988-89 DEN 2 2 29.0 11.00 4.50 12.00 .375 1.00 1.50 .667 1.00 1.00 1.000 1.00 5.50 6.50 9.50 2.00 0.00 3.00 2.00
1989-90 DEN 3 3 37.7 17.33 6.33 17.00 .373 0.33 2.33 .143 4.33 4.67 .929 3.67 7.00 10.67 7.00 2.67 0.33 1.67 2.33
CAREER   48 33 30.0 12.42 4.73 11.42 .414 0.38 0.92 .409 2.58 3.33 .775 1.77 3.98 5.75 6.19 1.85 0.19 1.69 2.46

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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
1982-83 POR 7 0 134 42 19 42 .452 0 0 .000 4 5 .800 3 11 14 31 7 0 4 13
1983-84 POR 5 0 75 26 8 30 .267 2 3 .667 8 10 .800 10 5 15 9 4 0 3 6
1984-85 DEN 11 8 342 146 49 122 .402 0 2 .000 48 63 .762 23 48 71 93 26 2 34 33
1985-86 DEN 10 10 347 143 59 131 .450 8 14 .571 17 24 .708 15 33 48 53 20 2 23 33
1986-87 DEN 3 3 99 46 19 50 .380 2 8 .250 6 9 .667 5 13 18 22 7 0 2 7
1987-88 DEN 7 7 273 119 45 98 .459 3 7 .429 26 33 .788 16 49 65 49 13 4 4 15
1988-89 DEN 2 2 58 22 9 24 .375 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 2 11 13 19 4 0 6 4
1989-90 DEN 3 3 113 52 19 51 .373 1 7 .143 13 14 .929 11 21 32 21 8 1 5 7
CAREER   48 33 1,441 596 227 548 .414 18 44 .409 124 160 .775 85 191 276 297 89 9 81 118

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
1982-83 POR 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 7.75 1.75 0.12 3 4 .429 0.20 0.10 0.30
1983-84 POR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .085 3.00 1.33 0.33 2 3 .400 - - -
1984-85 DEN 11 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 .200 2.74 0.76 0.52 5 6 .455 0.20 0.50 0.70
1985-86 DEN 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 2.30 0.87 0.18 5 5 .500 0.11 0.43 0.54
1986-87 DEN 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 11.00 3.50 0.18 0 3 .000 0.01 -0.01 -
1987-88 DEN 7 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 .315 12.25 3.25 0.34 5 2 .714 0.81 0.41 1.22
1988-89 DEN 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .337 3.17 0.67 0.08 0 2 .000 -0.05 0.10 0.06
1989-90 DEN 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 4.20 1.60 0.27 0 3 .000 0.08 0.10 0.17
CAREER   48 33 13 3 0 0 0 0 .229 3.67 1.10 0.29 20 28 .417 1.36 1.63 2.99

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
1982-83 POR 7 0 .475 .452 2.45 9.33 5.82 31.85 8.30 2.60 - 15.14 125.24 13.13 1.00 112.7 107.5 15.39
1983-84 POR 5 0 .378 .300 14.04 9.20 11.94 16.42 8.02 2.61 - 20.88 173.33 4.16 0.87 101.2 113.9 12.63
1984-85 DEN 11 8 .488 .402 6.71 16.25 11.12 32.47 18.51 3.37 0.34 20.18 116.35 7.70 1.20 105.5 106.7 17.22
1985-86 DEN 10 10 .505 .481 4.19 10.44 7.12 21.37 13.98 2.68 0.31 18.91 173.01 3.53 1.09 104.7 109.3 14.32
1986-87 DEN 3 3 .426 .400 4.41 14.77 8.94 30.37 3.57 3.18 - 21.14 129.67 11.87 0.92 104.0 122.0 17.47
1987-88 DEN 7 7 .529 .474 6.04 20.94 13.03 24.86 3.43 2.28 0.89 17.57 167.56 10.48 1.21 128.0 107.5 21.69
1988-89 DEN 2 2 .442 .417 3.28 18.97 10.92 46.18 19.43 3.09 - 21.07 204.17 10.69 0.92 96.1 105.0 16.43
1989-90 DEN 3 3 .455 .382 8.93 19.39 13.82 25.30 8.04 3.10 0.44 21.30 144.40 7.16 1.02 106.0 111.6 18.77
CAREER   48 33 .482 .431 5.88 15.18 10.21 27.45 11.58 2.86 0.36 19.21 159.83 7.89 1.09 108.9 109.0 17.17

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1988
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1990

* 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
1988 West 1 1 31 17 7 14 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 4 4 3 0 0 0 4
1990 West 1 0 22 16 7 13 .538 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 0
TOTAL   2 1 53 33 14 27 .519 0 2 .000 5 6 .833 0 7 7 5 2 0 0 4
AVERAGES   2 1 26.5 16.50 7.00 13.50 .519 0.00 1.00 .000 2.50 3.00 .833 0.00 3.50 3.50 2.50 1.00 0.00 0.00 2.00

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NCAA

College: Arizona State (1982)

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
1978-79 Arizona State Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1979-80 Arizona State So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1980-81 Arizona State Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1981-82 Arizona State Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -