Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 1981
- Draft
- 1981Rd 1, Pk 9
- College
- Kansas State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 1981
- Draft
- 1981Rd 1, Pk 9
- College
- Kansas State
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 18.0
- REB
- 3.3
- AST
- 3.0
- STL
- 0.7
- BLK
- 0.3
- TS%
- 55.5
- MIN
- 32.7
- GP
- 980
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 |  DAL | 13.3 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 55.9 | 24.1 | 82 |
| 1982-83 | DAL | 17.7 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 54.8 | 31.3 | 75 |
| 1983-84 | DAL | 22.4 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 59.6 | 37.3 | 81 |
| 1984-85 | DAL | 19.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 56.6 | 35 | 81 |
| 1985-86 | DAL | 21.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 57.6 | 34 | 82 |
| 1986-87 | DAL | 21.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 56.9 | 34.5 | 80 |
| 1987-88 | DAL | 18.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 54.4 | 36.3 | 71 |
| 1988-89 | DAL | 19.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 54.3 | 37.8 | 78 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 19.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 55.2 | 36.7 | 80 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 19.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 54.5 | 37.1 | 80 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 18.3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 53.8 | 33.7 | 75 |
| 1992-93 | NY | 9.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 50.1 | 23.9 | 60 |
| 1993-94 | NY | 7.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 51.0 | 17.6 | 55 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 16.1
- REB
- 2.9
- AST
- 3.1
- STL
- 0.6
- BLK
- 0.2
- TS%
- 54.7
- MIN
- 31
- GP
- 69
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 17,623
- REB
- 3,278
- AST
- 2,981
- STL
- 715
- BLK
- 274
- TO
- 1,829
- FGM
- 6,887
- 3PTM
- 229
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DAL | 1,091 | 254 | 105 | 46 | 30 | 113 | 439 | 1 |
| 1982-83 | DAL | 1,326 | 293 | 185 | 37 | 29 | 118 | 513 | 3 |
| 1983-84 | DAL | 1,815 | 373 | 288 | 56 | 37 | 169 | 721 | 1 |
| 1984-85 | DAL | 1,598 | 300 | 289 | 61 | 16 | 162 | 625 | 6 |
| 1985-86 | DAL | 1,762 | 291 | 271 | 79 | 25 | 189 | 677 | 4 |
| 1986-87 | DAL | 1,676 | 278 | 266 | 64 | 21 | 174 | 626 | 5 |
| 1987-88 | DAL | 1,325 | 246 | 262 | 64 | 18 | 144 | 497 | 0 |
| 1988-89 | DAL | 1,534 | 273 | 288 | 65 | 20 | 165 | 594 | 30 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 1,552 | 280 | 289 | 77 | 21 | 174 | 626 | 13 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 1,590 | 256 | 301 | 69 | 19 | 159 | 634 | 40 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 1,374 | 239 | 204 | 50 | 22 | 153 | 535 | 65 |
| 1992-93 | NY | 580 | 102 | 157 | 22 | 10 | 65 | 239 | 31 |
| 1993-94 | NY | 400 | 93 | 76 | 25 | 6 | 44 | 161 | 30 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 19.8
- REB
- 3.6
- AST
- 3.3
- STL
- 0.8
- BLK
- 0.3
- TS%
- 55.5
- MIN
- 32.7
- GP
- 980
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-82 | DAL | 19.9 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 55.9 | 24.1 | 82 |
| 1982-83 | DAL | 20.4 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 54.8 | 31.3 | 75 |
| 1983-84 | DAL | 21.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 59.6 | 37.3 | 81 |
| 1984-85 | DAL | 20.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 56.6 | 35 | 81 |
| 1985-86 | DAL | 22.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 57.6 | 34 | 82 |
| 1986-87 | DAL | 21.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 56.9 | 34.5 | 80 |
| 1987-88 | DAL | 18.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 54.4 | 36.3 | 71 |
| 1988-89 | DAL | 18.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 54.3 | 37.8 | 78 |
| 1989-90 | DAL | 19.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 55.2 | 36.7 | 80 |
| 1990-91 | DAL | 19.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 54.5 | 37.1 | 80 |
| 1991-92 | DAL | 19.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 53.8 | 33.7 | 75 |
| 1992-93 | NY | 14.6 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 50.1 | 23.9 | 60 |
| 1993-94 | NY | 14.9 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 51.0 | 17.6 | 55 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
What were Rolando Blackman's career stats?
Rolando Blackman played 13 seasons for the Mavericks and the Knicks. He scored 17,623 points with 3,278 rebounds and 2,981 assists in 980 games — 18.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. His best season was 1983-84: 1,815 points, 373 rebounds and 288 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1981-82 to 1993-94
All-time career rank
- 80th in points (17,623)
- 194th in assists (2,981)
Among the 2,424 NBA players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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