Bill Laimbeer vs Otis Thorpe

Bill Laimbeer Otis Thorpe

Bill Laimbeer and Otis Thorpe compared on their NBA careers: Bill Laimbeer played 14 seasons, 1980-81 to 1993-94, Otis Thorpe 17 seasons, 1984-85 to 2000-01. Bill Laimbeer averaged 12.9 points a game to Otis Thorpe's 14. Bill Laimbeer won 2 titles, Otis Thorpe won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bill Laimbeer and Otis Thorpe career per game

1,068	GP	1,257
31.8	MIN	31.7
12.9	PTS	14
9.7	REB	8.2
2	AST	2.2
0.7	STL	0.7
0.9	BLK	0.4
49.8	FG%	54.6
32.6	3P%	4.7
83.7	FT%	68.7
55.2	TS%	58.4

Career totals

Bill Laimbeer and Otis Thorpe career totals

13,790	PTS	17,600
10,400	REB	10,370
2,184	AST	2,730
710	STL	840
965	BLK	501
49.8	FG%	54.6
32.6	3P%	4.7
83.7	FT%	68.7
55.2	TS%	58.4

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Bill Laimbeer and Otis Thorpe postseason

113	GP	78
33.1	MIN	28.9
12	PTS	10.1
9.7	REB	7
1.7	AST	1.6
0.7	STL	0.4
0.7	BLK	0.2
46.8	FG%	56.9
32.1	3P%	33.3
81.9	FT%	63.1
52.6	TS%	59.3

Where each stands all time

Bill Laimbeer and Otis Thorpe all-time places

175th (13,790)	Points	81st (17,600)
27th (10,400)	Rebounds	28th (10,370)
96th (965)	Blocks	243rd (501)
—	Assists	227th (2,730)
—	Steals	225th (840)

Among the NBA players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bill Laimbeer: 2 championships; none on file
Otis Thorpe: 2 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bill Laimbeer and Otis Thorpe season by season

1st	1980-81	9.8	8.6	2.7	1984-85	12.8	6.8	1.4
2nd	1981-82	—	—	—	1985-86	9.9	5.6	1.1
3rd	1982-83	13.6	12.1	3.2	1986-87	18.9	10	2.5
4th	1983-84	17.3	12.2	1.8	1987-88	20.8	10.2	3.2
5th	1984-85	17.5	12.4	1.9	1988-89	16.7	9.6	2.5
6th	1985-86	16.6	13.1	1.8	1989-90	17.1	9	3.2
7th	1986-87	15.4	11.6	1.8	1990-91	17.5	10.3	2.4
8th	1987-88	13.5	10.1	2.4	1991-92	17.3	10.5	3
9th	1988-89	13.7	9.6	2.2	1992-93	12.8	8.2	2.5
10th	1989-90	12.1	9.6	2.1	1993-94	14	10.6	2.3
11th	1990-91	11	9	1.9	1994-95	13.4	8	1.6
12th	1991-92	9.7	5.6	2	1995-96	14.2	8.4	1.9
13th	1992-93	8.7	5.3	1.6	1996-97	13.1	7.9	1.7
14th	1993-94	9.8	5.1	1.3	1997-98	10.2	7.3	3
15th	—	—	—	—	1998-99	11.3	6.8	2.1
16th	—	—	—	—	1999-00	5.5	3.3	0.6
17th	—	—	—	—	2000-01	2.8	3	0.6

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST