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Retired#45Forward1970–1980#226 all-time in points

Rudy Tomjanovich

Rudy Tomjanovich scored 13,383 points in 768 games, 226th on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1973-74 at 24.5 points a game. He earned 2 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 8″ / 218 lb
Age77
PositionForward
BornNov 24, 1948
HometownHamtramck, Michigan
Experience1970–1980
CollegeUniversity of Michigan
Draft1970 · round 1, pick 2
High schoolHamtramck High School Hamtramck, Michigan
TeamsSan Diego Rockets 1970–1970Houston Rockets 1971–1980
Career points
13,383
768 games · 17.4 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#226
Also 653rd in assists, 179th in rebounds
NBA dataCareer 1970–1980. 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 1980-81.

1980-81 season

HOU · 52 games
Points60311.6 per game
Rebounds4.0208 total
Assists1.681 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

2 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
2Legend
  • ×5LegendSeasonAll-Star1973-74, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79
  • LegendCareer10,000 points13,383 points

Rudy Tomjanovich career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1973-74 · 24.5 points per game

Rudy Tomjanovich milestones

Career · regular season
13,383 career points
Retired 226th on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K20K
Career marks
Points13,383Past 10,000 · 226th all-time
Rebounds6,198Past 5,000 · 179th all-time

Rudy Tomjanovich 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.

Rudy Tomjanovich stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1980-81HOU5260311.64.01.6.467.235.79312———
1979-80HOU6288014.25.81.8.476.278.80322———
1978-79HOU741,40819.07.71.9.517—.760————
1977-78HOU2349521.56.01.4.485—.753————
1976-77HOU811,75321.68.42.1.510—.839————
1975-76HOU791,46518.58.42.4.517—.767————
1974-75HOU811,67720.77.62.9.525—.790————
1973-74HOU801,96124.59.03.1.536—.848————
1972-73HOU811,56019.311.62.2.478—.746————
1971-72HOU781,17215.011.81.5.495—.723————
1970-71SDR774095.34.90.9.383—.652————
Career11 seasons76813,38317.48.12.0.501.262.78434——0

Rudy Tomjanovich 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
84%
Threes
1%
Free throws
16%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Rudy Tomjanovich facts
How many career points did Rudy Tomjanovich score?

Rudy Tomjanovich scored 13,383 career regular-season points in 768 games, 17.4 per game, which ranks 226th all-time.

What was Rudy Tomjanovich’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1973-74 with HOU: 24.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

Where is Rudy Tomjanovich from?

Rudy Tomjanovich is from Hamtramck, Michigan. He played high school ball at Hamtramck High School in Hamtramck, Michigan. He played college ball at University of Michigan.

What teams did Rudy Tomjanovich play for?

San Diego Rockets (1970–1970); Houston Rockets (1971–1980).