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Retired#44Guard1972–1983#247 all-time in points

Paul Westphal

Paul Westphal scored 12,809 points in 823 games, 247th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1977-78 at 25.2 points a game. He earned 4 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 4″ / 195 lb
Age75
PositionGuard
BornNov 30, 1950
HometownTorrance, California
Experience1972–1983
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Draft1972 · round 1, pick 10
High schoolAviation High School Redondo Beach, California
TeamsBoston Celtics 1972–1974Phoenix Suns 1975–1979Seattle SuperSonics 1980–1980New York Knicks 1981–1982Phoenix Suns 1983–1983
Career points
12,809
823 games · 15.6 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#247
Also 171st in assists
NBA dataCareer 1972–1983. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1983-84.

1983-84 season

PHX · 59 games
Points4127.0 per game
Rebounds0.743 total
Assists2.5148 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

4 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
3Legend
  • ×4Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80
  • ×5LegendSeasonAll-Star1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81
  • LegendCareer10,000 points12,809 points
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1973-74

Paul Westphal career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1977-78 · 25.2 points per game

Paul Westphal milestones

Career · regular season
12,809 career points
Retired 247th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points12,809Past 10,000 · 247th all-time
Assists3,591Past 2,500 · 171st all-time
Steals1,022Past 1,000 · 178th all-time

Paul Westphal career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Paul Westphal stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1983-84PHX594127.00.72.5.460.269.8247———
1982-83NYK8079810.01.45.5.459.292.80414———
1981-82NYK1821011.71.25.6.443.250.7662———
1980-81SEA3660116.71.94.1.442.240.8326———
1979-80PHX821,79221.92.35.1.525.280.86226———
1978-79PHX811,94124.02.06.5.535—.837————
1977-78PHX802,01425.22.05.5.516—.813————
1976-77PHX811,72621.32.35.7.518—.825————
1975-76PHX821,67920.53.25.4.494—.830————
1974-75BOS828039.82.02.9.510—.763————
1973-74BOS825887.21.72.1.501—.732————
1972-73BOS602454.11.11.1.420—.779————
Career12 seasons82312,80915.61.94.4.504.275.82055——0

Paul Westphal splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
78%
Threes
1%
Free throws
20%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Paul Westphal facts
How many career points did Paul Westphal score?

Paul Westphal scored 12,809 career regular-season points in 823 games, 15.6 per game, which ranks 247th all-time.

What was Paul Westphal’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1977-78 with PHX: 25.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.

Where is Paul Westphal from?

Paul Westphal is from Torrance, California. He played high school ball at Aviation High School in Redondo Beach, California. He played college ball at University of Southern California.

What teams did Paul Westphal play for?

Boston Celtics (1972–1974); Phoenix Suns (1975–1979); Seattle SuperSonics (1980–1980); New York Knicks (1981–1982); Phoenix Suns (1983–1983).