Larry Wright PG

Current Team: N/A

Born: Nov 23, 1954 (69 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Monroe, Louisiana

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-1 (185cm)     Weight: 160 (73kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1976 NBA Draft

Early Entry Info: 1976 Early Entrant

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 14, Washington Wizards

Pre-Draft Team: Grambling State (Sr)

High School: Western High School [Washington, District of Columbia]

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Larry Wright Player Profile

NBA Career

6 Years Of Service - 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
1976-77 WAS 78 - 18.2 7.85 3.36 7.63 .440 - - - 1.13 1.47 .765 0.41 0.85 1.26 2.97 0.71 0.06 - 2.18
1977-78 WAS 70 - 20.9 9.17 4.04 8.14 .496 - - - 1.09 1.53 .710 0.44 1.01 1.46 3.71 0.97 0.21 1.91 2.79
1978-79 WAS 73 - 22.7 9.27 3.78 8.07 .469 - - - 1.71 2.30 .744 0.66 1.26 1.92 4.08 0.95 0.18 1.63 2.27
1979-80 WAS 76 - 16.9 7.34 3.01 6.58 .458 0.05 0.21 .250 1.26 1.42 .889 0.53 1.08 1.61 2.92 0.64 0.24 1.42 1.89
1980-81 DET 45 - 22.2 7.44 3.11 6.73 .462 0.04 0.16 .286 1.18 1.47 .803 0.58 1.38 1.96 3.40 0.93 0.16 1.64 2.53
1981-82 DET 1 0 6.0 0.00 0.00 1.00 .000 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 2.00
CAREER   343 0 19.9 8.23 3.47 7.46 .465 0.05 0.19 .261 1.28 1.64 .777 0.52 1.09 1.60 3.40 0.83 0.17 1.65 2.31

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
1976-77 WAS 78 - 1,421 612 262 595 .440 - - - 88 115 .765 32 66 98 232 55 5 - 170
1977-78 WAS 70 - 1,466 642 283 570 .496 - - - 76 107 .710 31 71 102 260 68 15 134 195
1978-79 WAS 73 - 1,658 677 276 589 .469 - - - 125 168 .744 48 92 140 298 69 13 119 166
1979-80 WAS 76 - 1,286 558 229 500 .458 4 16 .250 96 108 .889 40 82 122 222 49 18 108 144
1980-81 DET 45 - 997 335 140 303 .462 2 7 .286 53 66 .803 26 62 88 153 42 7 74 114
1981-82 DET 1 0 6 0 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
CAREER   343 0 6,834 2,824 1,190 2,558 .465 6 23 .261 438 564 .777 177 373 550 1,165 283 58 436 791

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
1976-77 WAS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .141 - - 0.19 44 33 .571 0.30 1.10 1.40
1977-78 WAS 70 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .152 1.94 0.51 0.19 36 34 .514 1.50 1.20 2.70
1978-79 WAS 73 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 2.50 0.58 0.29 53 20 .726 2.00 1.50 3.50
1979-80 WAS 76 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .126 2.06 0.45 0.22 35 41 .461 0.80 1.00 1.80
1980-81 DET 45 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 2.07 0.57 0.22 15 30 .333 0.40 0.90 1.20
1981-82 DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0 1.000 - - -
CAREER   343 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .111 2.14 0.52 0.22 184 158 .538 5.00 5.70 10.60

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
1976-77 WAS 78 - .474 .440 2.37 4.67 3.55 23.12 - 1.76 0.18 - 120.56 - 1.03 - 101.9 13.02
1977-78 WAS 70 - .520 .496 2.08 4.82 3.44 24.99 17.84 2.06 0.50 19.25 120.68 2.65 1.13 100.8 102.8 13.70
1978-79 WAS 73 - .511 .469 2.97 5.56 4.28 22.50 15.22 1.88 0.39 18.01 121.26 4.77 1.15 105.7 105.2 13.70
1979-80 WAS 76 - .510 .462 3.09 6.47 4.76 23.95 16.48 1.78 0.74 20.11 159.69 3.12 1.12 102.0 107.4 13.34
1980-81 DET 45 - .504 .465 2.86 7.68 5.13 22.61 18.22 2.00 0.41 16.47 155.08 2.83 1.11 100.5 106.4 11.18
1981-82 DET 1 0 .000 .000 - - - - 50.00 - - 13.02 0.00 -16.12 0.00 - 114.1 -17.24
CAREER   343 0 .503 .466 2.68 5.77 4.21 23.62 16.79 1.90 0.45 18.67 150.27 3.41 1.10 102.7 105.4 13.10

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NBA Transactions

Jun 8, 1976 - The Washington Bullets selected Larry Wright in Round 1 with Pick 14 in the 1976 NBA Draft.
Jun 10, 1976 - Larry Wright signed a multi-year contract with the Washington Bullets.
Jun 1, 1980 - The Washington Bullets tendered a Qualifying Offer to make Larry Wright a Restricted FA.
Jul 1, 1980 - Larry Wright, previously with the Washington Bullets, became a free agent.
Nov 10, 1980 - Larry Wright signed a multi-year offer sheet with the Detroit Pistons. Since he is a restricted free agent, the Washington Bullets can match.
Nov 12, 1980 - Larry Wright signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Jul 1, 1982 - Larry Wright, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1978

* 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
1976-77 WAS 8 - 13.0 6.62 2.38 4.88 .487 - - - 1.88 2.62 .714 0.12 0.75 0.88 2.00 0.88 0.12 - 2.25
1977-78 WAS 21 - 19.1 8.14 3.62 7.76 .466 - - - 0.90 1.19 .760 0.33 1.14 1.48 3.19 0.81 0.10 1.19 2.76
1978-79 WAS 18 - 18.4 8.39 3.44 7.17 .481 - - - 1.50 1.67 .900 0.67 0.72 1.39 2.44 0.56 0.22 1.50 2.72
1979-80 WAS 2 - 16.5 11.00 4.50 8.50 .529 0.00 0.50 .000 2.00 2.50 .800 0.50 0.50 1.00 3.00 1.50 0.00 1.50 3.00
CAREER   49 - 17.8 8.10 3.39 7.10 .477 0.00 0.50 .000 1.33 1.65 .802 0.43 0.90 1.33 2.71 0.76 0.14 1.34 2.67

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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
1976-77 WAS 8 - 104 53 19 39 .487 - - - 15 21 .714 1 6 7 16 7 1 - 18
1977-78 WAS 21 - 402 171 76 163 .466 - - - 19 25 .760 7 24 31 67 17 2 25 58
1978-79 WAS 18 - 331 151 62 129 .481 - - - 27 30 .900 12 13 25 44 10 4 27 49
1979-80 WAS 2 - 33 22 9 17 .529 0 1 .000 4 5 .800 1 1 2 6 3 0 3 6
CAREER   49 - 870 397 166 348 .477 0 1 .000 65 81 .802 21 44 65 133 37 7 55 131

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
1976-77 WAS 8 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .094 - - 0.54 3 5 .375 0.10 0.10 0.20
1977-78 WAS 21 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 2.68 0.68 0.15 14 7 .667 0.40 0.50 0.90
1978-79 WAS 18 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 1.63 0.37 0.23 8 10 .444 0.50 0.20 0.60
1979-80 WAS 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 2.00 1.00 0.29 0 2 .000 0.10 - 0.10
CAREER   49 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 2.13 0.55 0.23 25 24 .510 1.10 0.80 1.80

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
1976-77 WAS 8 - .549 .487 1.03 5.86 3.52 22.93 - 3.18 0.48 - 120.15 - 1.36 - 100.4 17.32
1977-78 WAS 21 - .491 .466 1.72 6.14 3.88 23.73 12.56 1.99 0.26 19.27 122.63 5.09 1.05 103.6 102.3 14.18
1978-79 WAS 18 - .531 .481 3.49 4.05 3.76 20.25 15.96 1.48 0.63 20.10 138.06 0.75 1.17 105.2 106.5 13.76
1979-80 WAS 2 - .573 .529 3.16 3.34 3.25 31.84 13.51 4.47 - 27.54 132.94 3.15 1.29 111.3 110.2 22.13
CAREER   49 - .517 .477 2.40 5.21 3.78 22.67 14.09 2.03 0.42 19.98 127.95 3.09 1.14 104.8 103.9 14.83

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NCAA Career

College: Grambling State (1976)

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
1972-73 Grambling State Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1973-74 Grambling State So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1974-75 Grambling State Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1975-76 Grambling State Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Larry Wright?

Larry Wright is 69 years old.

What is the height of Larry Wright?

Larry Wright is 6-1 (185cm) tall.

What is the weight of Larry Wright?

Larry Wright is 160 lbs (73kg).

What is the birthday of Larry Wright?

Larry Wright was born on Nov 23, 1954.

What position does Larry Wright play?

Larry Wright plays the PG position.

What was the pre-draft team of Larry Wright?

Larry Wright was drafted out of Grambling State.

What high school did Larry Wright attend?

Larry Wright attended Western High School in Washington, District of Columbia.

What nationality is Larry Wright?

Larry Wright has a United States nationality.

Where was Larry Wright born?

Larry Wright was born in Monroe, Louisiana.

How many NBA seasons has Larry Wright played?

Larry Wright played 6 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Larry Wright?

Larry Wright had career averages 8.2 points, 1.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.8 steals in 343 games.

What are the career totals of Larry Wright?

Larry Wright had career totals of 2,824 points, 550 rebounds, 1,165 assists, 58 blocks, 283 steals in 343 games.

How many teams has Larry Wright been on?

Larry Wright played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards.

When was Larry Wright drafted?

Larry Wright was drafted in the 1st round (#25 overall) of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards.

What is Larry Wright's career high in points?

Larry Wright averaged a career high 9.3 points per game in 1978-1979.

What is Larry Wright's career high in rebounds?

Larry Wright averaged a career high 2.0 rebounds per game in 1980-1981.

What is Larry Wright's career high in assists?

Larry Wright averaged a career high 4.1 assists per game in 1978-1979.

What is the career PER of Larry Wright's?

Larry Wright had a career PER of 13.1.

How many championships has Larry Wright won?

Larry Wright has won 1 NBA championships.