Bio
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1984Rd 4, Pk 87
- College
- UC Irvine
Bio
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Debut
- 1985
- Draft
- 1984Rd 4, Pk 87
- College
- UC Irvine
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 3.0
- REB
- 2.5
- AST
- 0.3
- STL
- 0.3
- BLK
- 0.1
- TS%
- 48.0
- MIN
- 12
- GP
- 283
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 |  NY | 4.7 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 48.7 | 18.6 | 71 |
| 1986-87 | NY | 2.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 46.8 | 8.5 | 33 |
| 1987-88 |  NY/PHI | 3.4 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 53.2 | 12.4 | 48 |
| 1988-89 | PHI | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 46.2 | 8.3 | 54 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 45.7 | 10.6 | 56 |
| 1990-91 | MIN | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 46.0 | 9.2 | 12 |
| 1991-92 | UTAH | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1995-96 | WSH | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 21.8 | 4.4 | 7 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 1.6
- REB
- 1.5
- AST
- 0.3
- STL
- 0.1
- BLK
- 0.1
- TS%
- 44.6
- MIN
- 7.6
- GP
- 16
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 844
- REB
- 712
- AST
- 99
- STL
- 74
- BLK
- 35
- TO
- 210
- FGM
- 320
- 3PTM
- 2
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | NY | 336 | 290 | 43 | 30 | 7 | 83 | 125 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | NY | 71 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 29 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | NY/PHI | 164 | 112 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 65 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | PHI | 127 | 92 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 47 | 1 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 123 | 133 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 35 | 48 | 1 |
| 1990-91 | MIN | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991-92 | UTAH | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | WSH | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 9.0
- REB
- 7.5
- AST
- 0.9
- STL
- 0.9
- BLK
- 0.3
- TS%
- 48.0
- MIN
- 12
- GP
- 283
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | NY | 9.1 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 48.7 | 18.6 | 71 |
| 1986-87 | NY | 9.3 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 46.8 | 8.5 | 33 |
| 1987-88 | NY/PHI | 9.9 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 53.2 | 12.4 | 48 |
| 1988-89 | PHI | 10.4 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 46.2 | 8.3 | 54 |
| 1989-90 | PHI | 7.5 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 45.7 | 10.6 | 56 |
| 1990-91 | MIN | 5.1 | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 46.0 | 9.2 | 12 |
| 1991-92 | UTAH | 24.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.4 | 3 | 2 |
| 1995-96 | WSH | 3.3 | 13.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 21.8 | 4.4 | 7 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Bob Thornton's career stats?
Bob Thornton played 8 seasons for the Knicks, the 76ers, the Timberwolves, the Jazz and the Wizards. He scored 844 points with 712 rebounds and 99 assists in 283 games — 3.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. His best season was 1985-86: 336 points, 290 rebounds and 43 assists.
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