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Full Name: Wesley Matthews, Sr.

Current Team: N/A

Born: Aug 24, 1959 (64 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Sarasota, Florida

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-1 (185cm)     Weight: 170 (77kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1980 NBA Draft

Early Entry Info: 1980 Early Entrant

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 14, Washington Wizards

Pre-Draft Team: Wisconsin (Jr)

High School: Warren Harding High School [Bridgeport, Connecticut]

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Wes Matthews Player Profile

NBA Career

10 Years Of Service - 2x NBA Champion

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1980-81 * All Teams 79 - 28.7 12.37 4.87 9.86 .494 0.06 0.27 .238 2.56 3.19 .802 0.58 1.18 1.76 5.20 1.35 0.22 3.30 3.06
1980-81 * WAS 45 - 25.8 12.27 4.98 9.98 .499 0.11 0.33 .333 2.20 2.87 .767 0.67 0.82 1.49 4.42 1.02 0.22 3.31 2.67
1980-81 * ATL 34 - 32.5 12.50 4.74 9.71 .488 0.00 0.18 .000 3.03 3.62 .837 0.47 1.65 2.12 6.24 1.79 0.21 3.29 3.59
1981-82 ATL 47 5 17.8 6.89 2.79 6.34 .440 0.04 0.17 .250 1.28 1.68 .759 0.40 0.83 1.23 2.96 1.13 0.04 1.34 2.74
1982-83 ATL 64 0 18.5 6.91 2.67 6.62 .403 0.22 0.75 .292 1.34 1.75 .768 0.39 1.03 1.42 3.89 0.94 0.12 1.92 2.02
1983-84 * All Teams 20 5 19.4 7.50 3.05 6.55 .466 0.05 0.40 .125 1.35 1.80 .750 0.35 1.00 1.35 4.15 0.80 0.15 2.00 2.25
1983-84 * PHL 14 5 20.9 7.14 3.21 7.21 .446 0.07 0.50 .143 0.64 1.00 .643 0.43 1.21 1.64 4.43 0.79 0.14 2.14 2.29
1983-84 * ATL 6 0 16.0 8.33 2.67 5.00 .533 0.00 0.17 .000 3.00 3.67 .818 0.17 0.50 0.67 3.50 0.83 0.17 1.67 2.17
1984-85 CHI 78 38 19.5 5.68 2.45 4.95 .495 0.03 0.21 .125 0.76 1.09 .694 0.21 0.65 0.86 4.54 0.94 0.15 1.59 1.71
1985-86 SAN 75 46 24.7 10.87 4.25 8.00 .532 0.05 0.33 .160 2.31 2.81 .820 0.40 1.35 1.75 6.35 1.16 0.43 3.05 2.24
1986-87 LAL 50 0 10.6 4.16 1.78 3.74 .476 0.02 0.06 .333 0.58 0.72 .806 0.26 0.68 0.94 2.00 0.46 0.08 1.02 1.06
1987-88 LAL 51 8 13.8 5.67 2.24 4.86 .460 0.14 0.59 .233 1.06 1.27 .831 0.31 0.98 1.29 2.71 0.49 0.06 1.35 1.27
1989-90 ATL 1 0 13.0 4.00 1.00 3.00 .333 0.00 1.00 .000 2.00 2.00 1.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
CAREER   465 102 20.0 7.85 3.14 6.57 .478 0.08 0.34 .225 1.49 1.89 .788 0.37 0.98 1.35 4.20 0.95 0.17 2.06 2.07

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1980-81 * All Teams 79 - 2,266 977 385 779 .494 5 21 .238 202 252 .802 46 93 139 411 107 17 261 242
1980-81 * WAS 45 - 1,161 552 224 449 .499 5 15 .333 99 129 .767 30 37 67 199 46 10 149 120
1980-81 * ATL 34 - 1,105 425 161 330 .488 0 6 .000 103 123 .837 16 56 72 212 61 7 112 122
1981-82 ATL 47 5 837 324 131 298 .440 2 8 .250 60 79 .759 19 39 58 139 53 2 63 129
1982-83 ATL 64 0 1,187 442 171 424 .403 14 48 .292 86 112 .768 25 66 91 249 60 8 123 129
1983-84 * All Teams 20 5 388 150 61 131 .466 1 8 .125 27 36 .750 7 20 27 83 16 3 40 45
1983-84 * PHL 14 5 292 100 45 101 .446 1 7 .143 9 14 .643 6 17 23 62 11 2 30 32
1983-84 * ATL 6 0 96 50 16 30 .533 0 1 .000 18 22 .818 1 3 4 21 5 1 10 13
1984-85 CHI 78 38 1,523 443 191 386 .495 2 16 .125 59 85 .694 16 51 67 354 73 12 124 133
1985-86 SAN 75 46 1,853 815 319 600 .532 4 25 .160 173 211 .820 30 101 131 476 87 32 229 168
1986-87 LAL 50 0 532 208 89 187 .476 1 3 .333 29 36 .806 13 34 47 100 23 4 51 53
1987-88 LAL 51 8 706 289 114 248 .460 7 30 .233 54 65 .831 16 50 66 138 25 3 69 65
1989-90 ATL 1 0 13 4 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
CAREER   465 102 9,305 3,652 1,462 3,056 .478 36 160 .225 692 878 .788 172 454 626 1,955 444 81 960 964

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season 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
1980-81 * All Teams 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 1.57 0.41 0.32 31 48 .392 - - -
1980-81 * WAS 45 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 1.34 0.31 0.29 19 26 .422 -0.20 1.20 1.00
1980-81 * ATL 34 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113 1.89 0.54 0.37 12 22 .353 0.80 0.80 1.60
1981-82 ATL 47 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .084 2.21 0.84 0.27 25 22 .532 0.20 1.10 1.30
1982-83 ATL 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 2.02 0.49 0.26 33 31 .516 -0.60 1.30 0.70
1983-84 * All Teams 20 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 2.08 0.40 0.27 11 9 .550 - 0.40 0.40
1983-84 * PHL 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .032 2.07 0.37 0.14 9 5 .643 -0.20 0.30 0.10
1983-84 * ATL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .011 2.10 0.50 0.73 2 4 .333 0.20 0.10 0.30
1984-85 CHI 78 38 2 0 0 0 0 0 .158 2.85 0.59 0.22 36 42 .462 0.70 0.90 1.60
1985-86 SAN 75 46 11 0 0 0 0 0 .243 2.08 0.38 0.35 30 45 .400 1.68 1.18 2.86
1986-87 LAL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082 1.96 0.45 0.19 38 12 .760 0.04 0.61 0.65
1987-88 LAL 51 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .113 2.00 0.36 0.26 39 12 .765 0.20 0.67 0.87
1989-90 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0.00 0.00 0.67 0 1 .000 0.06 -0.02 0.04
CAREER   465 102 17 0 0 0 0 0 .109 2.04 0.46 0.29 243 222 .523 2.28 6.14 8.42

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1980-81 * All Teams 79 - .549 .497 2.19 4.52 3.34 26.05 22.68 2.24 0.42 20.68 153.39 0.58 1.25 99.2 106.6 13.16
1980-81 * WAS 45 - .546 .504 2.70 3.37 3.03 24.34 22.76 1.87 0.47 22.65 159.97 -1.40 1.23 96.1 105.7 12.71
1980-81 * ATL 34 - .553 .488 1.64 5.89 3.74 28.22 22.58 2.65 0.38 18.62 132.53 2.72 1.29 103.2 107.9 13.69
1981-82 ATL 47 5 .487 .443 2.56 5.29 3.92 25.52 15.92 3.18 0.15 20.50 144.91 3.76 1.09 99.8 104.4 12.61
1982-83 ATL 64 0 .467 .420 2.25 5.89 4.07 29.83 20.63 2.46 0.38 20.92 146.28 3.77 1.04 92.9 104.4 11.88
1983-84 * All Teams 20 5 .511 .469 2.08 5.77 3.96 31.44 21.41 2.01 0.45 20.17 134.06 4.08 1.15 99.2 108.2 12.23
1983-84 * PHL 14 5 .467 .450 2.40 6.42 4.47 30.60 21.87 1.81 0.39 19.42 123.13 3.95 0.99 93.6 108.1 10.03
1983-84 * ATL 6 0 .630 .533 1.17 3.63 2.38 33.82 20.13 2.63 0.62 22.34 135.15 4.43 1.67 116.2 108.2 19.13
1984-85 CHI 78 38 .523 .497 1.25 3.79 2.55 31.14 22.65 2.31 0.45 15.01 131.39 7.56 1.15 103.5 111.7 11.91
1985-86 SAN 75 46 .588 .535 1.90 6.13 4.06 35.21 24.84 2.17 0.97 20.11 151.16 4.69 1.36 105.9 110.9 15.52
1986-87 LAL 50 0 .513 .479 2.89 6.54 4.85 23.62 20.09 2.01 0.42 19.19 161.48 2.88 1.11 100.5 107.7 11.46
1987-88 LAL 51 8 .522 .474 2.70 7.48 5.23 26.25 19.97 1.71 0.24 20.22 152.38 3.25 1.17 102.0 109.1 12.29
1989-90 ATL 1 0 .515 .333 - - - 48.19 - - - 13.50 133.33 28.69 1.33 148.9 132.7 21.66
CAREER   465 102 .530 .484 2.10 5.39 3.76 29.80 21.81 2.30 0.50 19.65 149.16 3.74 1.20 100.9 107.8 13.02

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NBA Transactions

Jun 10, 1980 - The Washington Bullets selected Wes Matthews in Round 1 with Pick 14 in the 1980 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1980 - Wes Matthews signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Bullets.
Jan 17, 1981 - Wes Matthews was acquired by the Atlanta Hawks from the Washington Bullets in a trade.
Oct 6, 1983 - Wes Matthews was acquired by the San Diego Clippers from the Atlanta Hawks in a trade.
Oct 14, 1983 - The San Diego Clippers placed the contract of Wes Matthews on waivers.
Oct 18, 1983 - Wes Matthews, previously with the San Diego Clippers, became a free agent.
Feb 23, 1984 - Wes Matthews signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
Mar 4, 1984 - Wes Matthews, previously with the Atlanta Hawks, became a free agent.
Mar 22, 1984 - Wes Matthews signed a contract with the Philadelphia Sixers.
Apr 1, 1984 - Wes Matthews, previously with the Philadelphia Sixers, became a free agent.
Apr 1, 1984 - Wes Matthews signed a contract with the Philadelphia Sixers.
Apr 11, 1984 - Wes Matthews, previously with the Philadelphia Sixers, became a free agent.
Apr 11, 1984 - Wes Matthews signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers.
Oct 23, 1984 - The Philadelphia Sixers placed the contract of Wes Matthews on waivers.
Oct 25, 1984 - Wes Matthews, previously with the Philadelphia Sixers, became a free agent.
Oct 26, 1984 - Wes Matthews signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls.
Jul 1, 1985 - Wes Matthews, previously with the Chicago Bulls, became a free agent.
Oct 23, 1985 - Wes Matthews signed a multi-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs.
Oct 8, 1986 - The San Antonio Spurs placed the contract of Wes Matthews on waivers.
Oct 10, 1986 - Wes Matthews, previously with the San Antonio Spurs, became a free agent.
Oct 13, 1986 - Wes Matthews signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jul 1, 1987 - Wes Matthews, previously with the Los Angeles Lakers, became a free agent.
Oct 5, 1987 - Wes Matthews signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jul 1, 1989 - Wes Matthews, previously with the Los Angeles Lakers, became a free agent.
Jan 6, 1990 - Wes Matthews signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
Jan 16, 1990 - Wes Matthews, previously with the Atlanta Hawks, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1987, 1988

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1981-82 ATL 2 0 14.0 4.00 1.00 5.00 .200 0.00 0.00 .000 2.00 2.00 1.000 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.50 1.00 2.00
1982-83 ATL 3 0 12.7 3.33 1.00 3.00 .333 0.00 0.33 .000 1.33 1.67 .800 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.67 0.00 0.33 1.00 1.67
1983-84 PHL 4 0 5.8 2.50 1.00 2.00 .500 0.25 0.50 .500 0.25 0.50 .500 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0.25 0.00 1.00 1.00
1984-85 CHI 4 4 22.8 7.25 2.75 8.00 .344 0.00 0.75 .000 1.75 2.25 .778 0.50 1.00 1.50 3.00 1.25 0.00 1.75 2.50
1985-86 SAN 3 3 38.7 25.33 11.67 18.00 .648 0.00 0.33 .000 2.00 2.67 .750 0.33 2.00 2.33 8.00 2.00 0.00 3.67 2.33
1986-87 LAL 12 0 5.1 2.33 0.92 1.92 .478 0.00 0.08 .000 0.50 0.58 .857 0.00 0.33 0.33 0.75 0.08 0.00 1.08 0.75
1987-88 LAL 10 0 2.7 1.20 0.20 0.50 .400 0.00 0.10 .000 0.80 1.00 .800 0.00 0.10 0.10 0.20 0.10 0.00 0.30 0.40
CAREER   38 7 10.1 4.55 1.79 3.71 .482 0.03 0.24 .111 0.95 1.18 .800 0.08 0.39 0.47 1.74 0.37 0.05 1.13 1.13

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1981-82 ATL 2 0 28 8 2 10 .200 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 4
1982-83 ATL 3 0 38 10 3 9 .333 0 1 .000 4 5 .800 0 0 0 11 0 1 3 5
1983-84 PHL 4 0 23 10 4 8 .500 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 0 4 1 0 4 4
1984-85 CHI 4 4 91 29 11 32 .344 0 3 .000 7 9 .778 2 4 6 12 5 0 7 10
1985-86 SAN 3 3 116 76 35 54 .648 0 1 .000 6 8 .750 1 6 7 24 6 0 11 7
1986-87 LAL 12 0 61 28 11 23 .478 0 1 .000 6 7 .857 0 4 4 9 1 0 13 9
1987-88 LAL 10 0 27 12 2 5 .400 0 1 .000 8 10 .800 0 1 1 2 1 0 3 4
CAREER   38 7 384 173 68 141 .482 1 9 .111 36 45 .800 3 15 18 66 14 2 43 43

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season 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
1981-82 ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 2.00 0.00 0.40 0 2 .000 -0.10 - -0.10
1982-83 ATL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 3.67 0.00 0.56 1 2 .333 - - -
1983-84 PHL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .041 1.00 0.25 0.25 2 2 .500 - - -
1984-85 CHI 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .144 1.71 0.71 0.28 1 3 .250 -0.10 - -0.10
1985-86 SAN 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .509 2.18 0.55 0.15 0 3 .000 0.22 -0.03 0.19
1986-87 LAL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .035 0.69 0.08 0.30 11 1 .917 -0.22 0.06 -0.16
1987-88 LAL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .010 0.67 0.33 2.00 7 3 .700 0.02 0.02 0.04
CAREER   38 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 1.53 0.33 0.32 22 16 .579 -0.18 0.05 -0.13

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1981-82 ATL 2 0 .340 .200 - - - 25.86 14.53 - 2.31 23.04 120.00 2.72 0.80 77.6 115.1 3.18
1982-83 ATL 3 0 .446 .333 - - - 43.14 21.13 - 1.45 16.49 113.33 12.17 1.11 95.4 107.9 9.35
1983-84 PHL 4 0 .563 .563 - - - 27.06 31.06 2.06 - 23.23 150.00 -5.80 1.25 87.1 109.0 7.07
1984-85 CHI 4 4 .403 .344 2.54 5.90 4.10 18.51 16.29 2.70 - 19.58 112.15 1.15 0.91 88.8 114.7 7.41
1985-86 SAN 3 3 .661 .648 0.99 7.37 3.83 41.06 16.05 2.48 - 25.73 139.81 4.35 1.41 114.2 121.6 22.76
1986-87 LAL 12 0 .537 .478 - 6.35 3.52 18.15 33.27 0.76 - 25.82 133.54 -11.22 1.22 80.3 113.8 3.98
1987-88 LAL 10 0 .638 .400 - 4.14 2.20 9.76 24.19 1.96 - 20.83 120.00 -6.71 2.40 107.6 113.3 10.52
CAREER   38 7 .538 .486 0.94 4.35 2.71 25.15 21.10 1.79 0.30 22.63 139.34 0.27 1.23 98.4 112.6 11.62

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NCAA Career

College: Wisconsin (1980)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1977-78 Wisconsin Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1978-79 Wisconsin So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1979-80 Wisconsin Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Wes Matthews?

Wes Matthews is 64 years old.

What is the height of Wes Matthews?

Wes Matthews is 6-1 (185cm) tall.

What is the weight of Wes Matthews?

Wes Matthews is 170 lbs (77kg).

What is the birthday of Wes Matthews?

Wes Matthews was born on Aug 24, 1959.

What position does Wes Matthews play?

Wes Matthews plays the G position.

What was the pre-draft team of Wes Matthews?

Wes Matthews was drafted out of Wisconsin.

What high school did Wes Matthews attend?

Wes Matthews attended Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

What nationality is Wes Matthews?

Wes Matthews has a United States nationality.

Where was Wes Matthews born?

Wes Matthews was born in Sarasota, Florida.

What is the jersey number of Wes Matthews?

Wes Matthews last wore the #1 jersey number.

How many NBA seasons has Wes Matthews played?

Wes Matthews played 9 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Wes Matthews?

Wes Matthews had career averages 7.9 points, 1.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.0 steals in 465 games.

What are the career totals of Wes Matthews?

Wes Matthews had career totals of 3,652 points, 626 rebounds, 1,955 assists, 81 blocks, 444 steals in 465 games.

How many teams has Wes Matthews been on?

Wes Matthews played for 6 NBA teams in his career - Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia Sixers, San Antonio Spurs, Washington Wizards.

When was Wes Matthews drafted?

Wes Matthews was drafted in the 1st round (#14 overall) of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards.

What is Wes Matthews' career high in points?

Wes Matthews averaged a career high 12.4 points per game in 1980-1981.

What is Wes Matthews' career high in rebounds?

Wes Matthews averaged a career high 1.8 rebounds per game in 1980-1981.

What is Wes Matthews' career high in assists?

Wes Matthews averaged a career high 6.3 assists per game in 1985-1986.

What is the career PER of Wes Matthews'?

Wes Matthews had a career PER of 13.0.

How many championships has Wes Matthews won?

Wes Matthews has won 2 NBA championships.