PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
5.6 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 |

Tom Abernethy PF
Height: 6-7 (201cm)
Weight: 220 lbs (100kg)
Born: May 6, 1954 (71 years old)
Hometown: South Bend, Indiana
Nationality: United States

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent
NBA Draft: 1976 Round 3, Pick 9, Los Angeles Lakers
Pre-Draft Team: Indiana (Sr)
Tom Abernethy Player Profile
Career NBA Season Stats
Career NBA Shooting Stats
FG% | 3P% | FT% |
49.2% | .0% | 74.7% |
Player Teams
NBA Career
5 Years Of Service
NBA Regular Season Stats
Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976-77 | 22 | LAL | 70 | 19.7 | 6.3 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | - | .484 | - | .754 |
1977-78 | 23 | LAL | 73 | 18.0 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .498 | - | .820 |
1978-79 | 24 | GOS | 70 | 17.4 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .515 | - | .745 |
1979-80 | 25 | GOS | 67 | 18.2 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .481 | .000 | .683 |
1980-81 | 26 | IND, GOS | 39 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .424 | .000 | .591 |
CAREER | 319 | 17.0 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .492 | .000 | .747 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976-77 | 22 | LAL | 70 | - | 19.7 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 5.0 | .484 | - | - | - | 1.4 | 1.9 | .754 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | - | 1.7 |
1977-78 | 23 | LAL | 73 | - | 18.0 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 5.5 | .498 | - | - | - | 1.2 | 1.5 | .820 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
1978-79 | 24 | GOS | 70 | - | 17.4 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 4.9 | .515 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.3 | .745 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
1979-80 | 25 | GOS | 67 | - | 18.2 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 4.7 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .683 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
1980-81 * | 26 | All Teams | 39 | - | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .424 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .591 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
1980-81 * | 26 | IND | 29 | - | 8.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .579 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
1980-81 * | 26 | GOS | 10 | - | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .667 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
CAREER | 319 | - | 17.0 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 4.6 | .492 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .747 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976-77 | 22 | LAL | 70 | - | 1,378 | 439 | 169 | 349 | .484 | - | - | - | 101 | 134 | .754 | 113 | 178 | 291 | 98 | 49 | 10 | - | 118 |
1977-78 | 23 | LAL | 73 | - | 1,317 | 493 | 201 | 404 | .498 | - | - | - | 91 | 111 | .820 | 105 | 160 | 265 | 101 | 55 | 22 | 50 | 122 |
1978-79 | 24 | GOS | 70 | - | 1,219 | 422 | 176 | 342 | .515 | - | - | - | 70 | 94 | .745 | 74 | 142 | 216 | 79 | 39 | 13 | 32 | 133 |
1979-80 | 25 | GOS | 67 | - | 1,222 | 362 | 153 | 318 | .481 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 56 | 82 | .683 | 62 | 129 | 191 | 87 | 35 | 12 | 39 | 118 |
1980-81 * | 26 | All Teams | 39 | - | 298 | 63 | 25 | 59 | .424 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 22 | .591 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 34 |
1980-81 * | 26 | IND | 29 | - | 259 | 59 | 24 | 56 | .429 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11 | 19 | .579 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
1980-81 * | 26 | GOS | 10 | - | 39 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
CAREER | 319 | - | 5,434 | 1,779 | 724 | 1,472 | .492 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 331 | 443 | .747 | 374 | 637 | 1,011 | 384 | 185 | 60 | 129 | 525 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976-77 | 22 | LAL | 70 | - | .538 | .484 | 8.5 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 8.9 | - | 1.6 | 0.4 | - | 123.8 | - | 1.3 | - | 100.2 | 13.1 |
1977-78 | 23 | LAL | 73 | - | .544 | .498 | 8.5 | 12.0 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 14.9 | 131.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 115.2 | 101.5 | 15.4 |
1978-79 | 24 | GOS | 70 | - | .550 | .515 | 6.5 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 13.8 | 125.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 118.1 | 103.3 | 13.6 |
1979-80 | 25 | GOS | 67 | - | .511 | .481 | 5.4 | 12.0 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 13.3 | 116.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 109.0 | 108.0 | 10.9 |
1980-81 * | 26 | All Teams | 39 | - | .459 | .424 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 101.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 107.1 | 108.9 | 8.0 |
1980-81 * | 26 | IND | 29 | - | .458 | .429 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 10.9 | 100.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 109.2 | 108.4 | 8.7 |
1980-81 * | 26 | GOS | 10 | - | .463 | .333 | 2.8 | 20.2 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 31.6 | 1.2 | - | 6.4 | 100.0 | -3.4 | 1.3 | 80.0 | 108.9 | 3.3 |
CAREER | 319 | - | .534 | .492 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 13.7 | 123.9 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 114.9 | 104.8 | 12.9 |
Season | Age | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976-77 | 22 | LAL | 70 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .073 | - | - | 0.4 | 47 | 22 | .681 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
1977-78 | 23 | LAL | 73 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .081 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 39 | 34 | .534 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 4.1 |
1978-79 | 24 | GOS | 70 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .070 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 33 | 37 | .471 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.7 |
1979-80 | 25 | GOS | 67 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .068 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 22 | 43 | .338 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
1980-81 * | 26 | All Teams | 39 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .026 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 20 | 19 | .513 | - | - | - |
1980-81 * | 26 | IND | 29 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .012 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1980-81 * | 26 | GOS | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .001 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 6 | 4 | .600 | - | - | - |
CAREER | 319 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .051 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 161 | 155 | .509 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 12.9 |
NBA Playoff Stats
Season | Age | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976-77 | 22 | LAL | 11 | 19.5 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | .420 | - | .815 |
1977-78 | 23 | LAL | 2 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .250 | - | 1.000 |
CAREER | 13 | 17.4 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .407 | - | .828 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976-77 | 22 | LAL | 11 | - | 19.5 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 4.5 | .420 | - | - | - | 2.0 | 2.5 | .815 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | - | 1.5 |
1977-78 | 23 | LAL | 2 | - | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .250 | - | - | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
CAREER | 13 | - | 17.4 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 4.2 | .407 | - | - | - | 1.8 | 2.2 | .828 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OFF | DEF | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976-77 | 22 | LAL | 11 | - | 214 | 64 | 21 | 50 | .420 | - | - | - | 22 | 27 | .815 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 2 | - | 16 |
1977-78 | 23 | LAL | 2 | - | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .250 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CAREER | 13 | - | 226 | 68 | 22 | 54 | .407 | - | - | - | 24 | 29 | .828 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
Season | Age | Team | GP | GS | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | TOV% | STL% | BLK% | USG% | Total S % | PPR | PPS | ORtg | DRtg | PER |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976-77 | 22 | LAL | 11 | - | .517 | .420 | 5.9 | 13.4 | 9.7 | 13.7 | - | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | 123.5 | - | 1.3 | - | 102.3 | 12.8 |
1977-78 | 23 | LAL | 2 | - | .410 | .250 | 16.6 | - | 8.7 | 10.4 | - | - | - | 16.1 | 125.0 | - | 1.0 | 123.8 | 113.3 | 11.9 |
CAREER | 13 | - | .509 | .407 | 6.3 | 13.1 | 9.6 | 13.6 | - | 1.4 | 0.5 | 16.0 | 123.5 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 120.9 | 103.7 | 12.8 |
Season | Age | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976-77 | 22 | LAL | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .096 | - | - | 0.5 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
1977-78 | 23 | LAL | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | .500 | - | - | - |
CAREER | 13 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .069 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
NBA Transactions
Date | Transaction |
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Jun 8, 1976 | The Los Angeles Lakers selected Tom Abernethy in Round 3 with Pick 9 in the 1976 NBA Draft. |
Sep 20, 1976 | Tom Abernethy signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. |
Jun 7, 1978 | Tom Abernethy was acquired by the Buffalo Braves from the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade. |
Jul 1, 1978 | Tom Abernethy, previously with the Buffalo Braves, became a free agent. |
Jul 15, 1978 | Tom Abernethy signed a multi-year contract with the Golden State Warriors. |
Dec 12, 1980 | The Golden State Warriors placed the contract of Tom Abernethy on waivers. |
Dec 14, 1980 | Tom Abernethy, previously with the Golden State Warriors, became a free agent. |
Dec 26, 1980 | Tom Abernethy signed a contract with the Indiana Pacers. |
Jul 1, 1981 | Tom Abernethy, previously with the Indiana Pacers, became a free agent. |
NCAA Career
College: Indiana (1976)
NCAA Awards & Honors
Award | Date |
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1x NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Teams (AP) | 1976 |