Bio
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- Providence
Bio
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- Providence
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 14.0
- REB
- 8.2
- AST
- 2.2
- STL
- 0.7
- BLK
- 0.4
- TS%
- 58.4
- MIN
- 31.7
- GP
- 1,257
Ranked among NBA players who qualify (PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK: 20+ games; TS%: 20+ games, 5+ FGA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 |  SAC | 12.8 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 62.0 | 23.4 | 82 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 9.9 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 61.7 | 22.3 | 75 |
| 1986-87 | SAC | 18.9 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 60.0 | 36 | 82 |
| 1987-88 | SAC | 20.8 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 57.0 | 37.5 | 82 |
| 1988-89 |  HOU | 16.7 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 59.1 | 38.2 | 82 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 17.1 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 58.7 | 35.9 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 17.5 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 59.8 | 37.1 | 82 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 17.3 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 61.9 | 37.3 | 82 |
| 1992-93 | HOU | 12.8 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 57.5 | 32.7 | 72 |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 14.0 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 59.3 | 35.5 | 82 |
| 1994-95 |  HOU/POR | 13.4 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 58.2 | 29.9 | 70 |
| 1995-96 | DET | 14.2 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 57.3 | 34.6 | 82 |
| 1996-97 | DET | 13.1 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 56.3 | 33.7 | 79 |
| 1997-98 | MEM/SAC | 10.2 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 51.5 | 29.7 | 74 |
| 1998-99 | WSH | 11.3 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 56.9 | 31.4 | 49 |
| 1999-00 | MIA | 5.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 52.8 | 15.2 | 51 |
| 2000-01 | NO | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 48.7 | 13.2 | 49 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 10.1
- REB
- 7.0
- AST
- 1.6
- STL
- 0.4
- BLK
- 0.2
- TS%
- 59.3
- MIN
- 28.9
- GP
- 78
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 17,600
- REB
- 10,370
- AST
- 2,730
- STL
- 840
- BLK
- 501
- TO
- 2,774
- FGM
- 6,872
- 3PTM
- 3
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | SAC | 1,052 | 556 | 111 | 34 | 37 | 187 | 411 | 0 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 742 | 420 | 84 | 35 | 34 | 123 | 289 | 0 |
| 1986-87 | SAC | 1,547 | 819 | 201 | 46 | 60 | 189 | 567 | 0 |
| 1987-88 | SAC | 1,704 | 837 | 266 | 62 | 56 | 228 | 622 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 1,370 | 787 | 202 | 82 | 37 | 225 | 521 | 0 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 1,401 | 734 | 261 | 66 | 24 | 229 | 547 | 0 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 1,435 | 846 | 197 | 73 | 20 | 217 | 549 | 3 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 1,420 | 862 | 250 | 52 | 37 | 237 | 558 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | HOU | 923 | 589 | 181 | 43 | 19 | 151 | 385 | 0 |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 1,149 | 870 | 189 | 66 | 28 | 185 | 449 | 0 |
| 1994-95 | HOU/POR | 937 | 558 | 112 | 41 | 28 | 132 | 385 | 0 |
| 1995-96 | DET | 1,161 | 688 | 158 | 53 | 39 | 195 | 452 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | DET | 1,036 | 622 | 133 | 59 | 17 | 145 | 419 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | MEM/SAC | 752 | 537 | 222 | 48 | 30 | 152 | 294 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | WSH | 554 | 334 | 101 | 42 | 19 | 88 | 240 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | MIA | 279 | 166 | 33 | 26 | 9 | 59 | 125 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | NO | 138 | 145 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 59 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 15.9
- REB
- 9.3
- AST
- 2.5
- STL
- 0.8
- BLK
- 0.5
- TS%
- 58.4
- MIN
- 31.7
- GP
- 1,257
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | SAC | 19.7 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 62.0 | 23.4 | 82 |
| 1985-86 | SAC | 16.0 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 61.7 | 22.3 | 75 |
| 1986-87 | SAC | 18.9 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 60.0 | 36 | 82 |
| 1987-88 | SAC | 20.0 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 57.0 | 37.5 | 82 |
| 1988-89 | HOU | 15.7 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 59.1 | 38.2 | 82 |
| 1989-90 | HOU | 17.1 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 58.7 | 35.9 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | HOU | 17.0 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 59.8 | 37.1 | 82 |
| 1991-92 | HOU | 16.7 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 61.9 | 37.3 | 82 |
| 1992-93 | HOU | 14.1 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 57.5 | 32.7 | 72 |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 14.2 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 59.3 | 35.5 | 82 |
| 1994-95 | HOU/POR | 16.1 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 58.2 | 29.9 | 70 |
| 1995-96 | DET | 14.8 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 57.3 | 34.6 | 82 |
| 1996-97 | DET | 14.0 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 56.3 | 33.7 | 79 |
| 1997-98 | MEM/SAC | 12.4 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 51.5 | 29.7 | 74 |
| 1998-99 | WSH | 13.0 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 56.9 | 31.4 | 49 |
| 1999-00 | MIA | 13.0 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 52.8 | 15.2 | 51 |
| 2000-01 | NO | 7.6 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 48.7 | 13.2 | 49 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Otis Thorpe's career stats?
Otis Thorpe played 17 seasons for the Kings, the Rockets, the Pistons, the Wizards, the Heat and the Pelicans. He scored 17,600 points with 10,370 rebounds and 2,730 assists in 1,257 games — 14.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game. His best season was 1987-88: 1,704 points, 837 rebounds and 266 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 11 postseasons, 1984-85 to 2000-01
Otis Thorpe finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Championships ×2
- 1993-94 NBA Finals with the Houston Rockets
- 1994-95 NBA Finals with the Houston Rockets
All-time career rank
- 81st in points (17,600)
- 28th in rebounds (10,370)
- 227th in assists (2,730)
- 225th in steals (840)
- 243rd in blocks (501)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Field Goal %: 1993-94 (2nd), 1994-95 (4th), 1995-96 (10th), 1998-99 (2nd)
Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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