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Retired#6Guard1974–1982#793 all-time in points

Tom Henderson

Tom Henderson scored 6,088 points in 650 games, 793rd on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1975-76 at 14.2 points a game. He earned 1 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 3″ / 190 lb
Age74
PositionGuard
BornJan 26, 1952
HometownNewberry, South Carolina
Experience1974–1982
CollegeUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Draft1974 · round 1, pick 7
High schoolDeWitt Clinton High School New York, New York
TeamsAtlanta Hawks 1974–1976Washington Wizards 1976–1978Houston Rockets 1979–1982
Career points
6,088
650 games · 9.4 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#793
Also 223rd in assists
NBA dataCareer 1974–1982. 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 1982-83.

1982-83 season

HOU · 51 games
Points2595.1 per game
Rebounds1.469 total
Assists2.7138 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

1 badges earned
0Unicorn
0Rare Air
1Legend
  • LegendCareerChampionship ring1 ring · 1977-78

Tom Henderson career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1975-76 · 14.2 points per game

Tom Henderson milestones

Career · regular season
6,088 career points
Retired 793rd on the all-time scoring list.
5K10K15K
Career marks
Points6,088Past 5,000 · 793rd all-time
Assists3,136Past 2,500 · 223rd all-time

Tom Henderson 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.

Tom Henderson stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1982-83HOU512595.11.42.7.407.000.7890———
1981-82HOU754716.31.84.1.454.000.7000———
1980-81HOU663525.31.64.7.413.000.8210———
1979-80HOU663645.51.74.2.477.000.7270———
1978-79WAS7075410.82.36.0.466—.800————
1977-78WAS7585711.42.65.4.432—.746————
1976-77WAS/ATL8797511.22.76.9.449—.744————
1975-76ATL811,15414.23.34.6.413—.708————
1974-75ATL7990211.42.74.0.411—.697————
Career9 seasons6506,0889.42.34.8.433.000.7390——0

Tom Henderson 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
80%
Threes
0%
Free throws
20%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Tom Henderson facts
How many career points did Tom Henderson score?

Tom Henderson scored 6,088 career regular-season points in 650 games, 9.4 per game, which ranks 793rd all-time.

What was Tom Henderson’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1975-76 with ATL: 14.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.

Where is Tom Henderson from?

Tom Henderson is from Newberry, South Carolina. He played high school ball at DeWitt Clinton High School in New York, New York. He played college ball at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

What teams did Tom Henderson play for?

Atlanta Hawks (1974–1976); Washington Wizards (1976–1978); Houston Rockets (1979–1982).