Chris Ford SG

Current Team: N/A

Born: Jan 11, 1949 (Passed away Jan 17, 2023, aged 74)

Birthplace/Hometown: Atlantic City, New Jersey

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-5 (196cm)     Weight: 190 (86kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1972 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 2, Pick 4, Detroit Pistons

Pre-Draft Team: Villanova (Sr)

High School: Holy Spirit High School [Absecon, New Jersey]

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NBA Career

10 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
1972-73 DET 74 - 20.8 6.43 2.81 5.86 .479 - - - 0.81 1.26 .645 - - 3.59 2.62 - - - 1.80
1973-74 DET 82 - 25.1 7.13 3.22 7.26 .444 - - - 0.70 0.94 .740 1.33 2.38 3.71 3.40 1.80 0.17 - 1.94
1974-75 DET 80 - 24.5 5.94 2.58 5.44 .474 - - - 0.79 1.19 .663 1.16 2.20 3.36 2.88 1.41 0.33 - 2.34
1975-76 DET 82 - 26.8 8.35 3.67 8.62 .426 - - - 1.01 1.40 .722 0.98 2.57 3.55 3.32 2.17 0.29 - 2.71
1976-77 DET 82 - 31.0 12.26 5.33 11.20 .476 - - - 1.60 2.07 .771 1.17 2.12 3.29 4.11 2.18 0.32 - 2.34
1977-78 DET 82 - 31.5 10.50 4.56 9.48 .481 - - - 1.38 1.88 .734 1.43 1.84 3.27 4.65 2.02 0.21 2.83 2.22
1978-79 * All Teams 81 - 33.8 15.41 6.64 14.10 .471 - - - 2.12 2.80 .758 1.53 1.85 3.38 4.62 1.42 0.31 2.59 2.58
1978-79 * BOS 78 - 33.7 15.58 6.73 14.19 .474 - - - 2.12 2.81 .753 1.47 1.81 3.28 4.73 1.46 0.31 2.56 2.56
1978-79 * DET 3 - 36.0 11.00 4.33 11.67 .371 - - - 2.33 2.67 .875 3.00 3.00 6.00 1.67 0.33 0.33 3.33 3.00
1979-80 BOS 73 - 29.0 11.18 4.52 9.71 .465 0.96 2.25 .427 1.18 1.56 .754 1.05 1.42 2.48 2.95 1.52 0.37 1.44 2.44
1980-81 BOS 82 - 33.2 8.88 3.83 8.62 .444 0.44 1.33 .330 0.78 1.06 .736 0.88 1.11 1.99 3.60 1.22 0.28 1.55 2.59
1981-82 BOS 76 53 20.9 5.72 2.47 5.92 .418 0.26 0.83 .317 0.51 0.74 .696 0.68 0.74 1.42 1.87 0.55 0.13 0.68 1.88
CAREER   794 201 27.8 9.21 3.98 8.66 .460 0.55 1.45 .375 1.09 1.50 .731 1.14 1.82 3.02 3.42 1.60 0.27 1.84 2.29

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
1972-73 DET 74 - 1,537 476 208 434 .479 - - - 60 93 .645 - - 266 194 - - - 133
1973-74 DET 82 - 2,059 585 264 595 .444 - - - 57 77 .740 109 195 304 279 148 14 - 159
1974-75 DET 80 - 1,962 475 206 435 .474 - - - 63 95 .663 93 176 269 230 113 26 - 187
1975-76 DET 82 - 2,198 685 301 707 .426 - - - 83 115 .722 80 211 291 272 178 24 - 222
1976-77 DET 82 - 2,539 1,005 437 918 .476 - - - 131 170 .771 96 174 270 337 179 26 - 192
1977-78 DET 82 - 2,582 861 374 777 .481 - - - 113 154 .734 117 151 268 381 166 17 232 182
1978-79 * All Teams 81 - 2,737 1,248 538 1,142 .471 - - - 172 227 .758 124 150 274 374 115 25 210 209
1978-79 * BOS 78 - 2,629 1,215 525 1,107 .474 - - - 165 219 .753 115 141 256 369 114 24 200 200
1978-79 * DET 3 - 108 33 13 35 .371 - - - 7 8 .875 9 9 18 5 1 1 10 9
1979-80 BOS 73 - 2,115 816 330 709 .465 70 164 .427 86 114 .754 77 104 181 215 111 27 105 178
1980-81 BOS 82 - 2,723 728 314 707 .444 36 109 .330 64 87 .736 72 91 163 295 100 23 127 212
1981-82 BOS 76 53 1,591 435 188 450 .418 20 63 .317 39 56 .696 52 56 108 142 42 10 52 143
CAREER   794 201 22,043 7,314 3,160 6,874 .460 126 336 .375 868 1,188 .731 820 1,308 2,394 2,719 1,152 192 726 1,817

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
1972-73 DET 74 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .110 - - 0.21 39 34 .534 1.30 1.30 2.50
1973-74 DET 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 - - 0.13 52 30 .634 0.90 3.40 4.30
1974-75 DET 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 - - 0.22 40 40 .500 1.20 1.70 2.80
1975-76 DET 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 - - 0.16 36 46 .439 0.30 2.40 2.70
1976-77 DET 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 - - 0.19 44 38 .537 2.80 2.00 4.70
1977-78 DET 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 1.64 0.72 0.20 38 44 .463 1.40 2.20 3.60
1978-79 * All Teams 81 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 1.78 0.55 0.20 28 53 .346 2.10 1.40 3.50
1978-79 * BOS 78 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 1.84 0.57 0.20 28 50 .359 2.30 1.40 3.60
1978-79 * DET 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .005 0.50 0.10 0.23 0 3 .000 -0.10 - -0.10
1979-80 BOS 73 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .151 2.05 1.06 0.16 56 17 .767 2.90 2.60 5.60
1980-81 BOS 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .170 2.32 0.79 0.12 62 20 .756 1.30 2.40 3.70
1981-82 BOS 76 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 .090 2.73 0.81 0.12 58 18 .763 0.70 1.40 2.10
CAREER   794 201 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 1.94 0.74 0.17 453 340 .571 12.80 19.40 32.00

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
1972-73 DET 74 - .501 .479 - - - 15.95 - - - - 112.44 - 1.10 - - 12.37
1973-74 DET 82 - .465 .444 5.46 9.71 7.59 18.17 - 3.25 0.36 - 118.40 - 0.98 - 93.2 12.92
1974-75 DET 80 - .498 .474 5.26 9.77 7.53 16.07 - 2.75 0.72 - 113.67 - 1.09 - 99.1 12.03
1975-76 DET 82 - .452 .426 3.70 10.09 6.84 16.42 - 3.70 0.58 - 114.75 - 0.97 - 97.7 12.99
1976-77 DET 82 - .506 .476 3.92 7.09 5.51 16.98 - 3.12 0.54 - 124.66 - 1.09 - 101.4 14.59
1977-78 DET 82 - .510 .481 4.83 6.04 5.45 19.68 21.55 2.87 0.34 15.96 121.51 0.84 1.11 97.9 102.5 12.89
1978-79 * All Teams 81 - .502 .471 4.97 6.12 5.54 19.49 14.46 1.89 0.47 20.69 122.88 1.43 1.09 101.6 107.9 13.96
1978-79 * BOS 78 - .505 .474 4.82 6.00 5.41 20.15 14.25 1.95 0.47 20.84 122.77 1.74 1.10 102.2 107.8 14.31
1978-79 * DET 3 - .428 .371 8.39 8.96 8.66 5.67 20.61 0.42 0.48 17.11 124.64 -6.09 0.94 84.2 109.3 5.60
1979-80 BOS 73 - .537 .515 4.11 5.39 4.76 13.49 12.15 2.45 0.72 16.24 164.67 1.82 1.15 111.1 103.8 13.10
1980-81 BOS 82 - .488 .470 3.14 3.66 3.41 13.72 14.56 1.75 0.47 13.04 151.00 2.58 1.03 103.1 107.2 8.91
1981-82 BOS 76 53 .458 .440 3.69 3.78 3.74 11.07 9.87 1.25 0.34 13.27 143.17 2.67 0.97 103.9 108.7 7.87
CAREER   794 201 .494 .469 4.31 6.81 5.57 16.21 15.15 2.58 0.50 16.03 156.53 1.84 1.06 102.9 102.7 12.29

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NBA Transactions

Apr 10, 1972 - The Detroit Pistons selected Chris Ford in Round 2 with Pick 4 in the 1972 NBA Draft.
May 8, 1972 - Chris Ford signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Jul 1, 1976 - Chris Ford, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.
Oct 21, 1976 - Chris Ford signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Oct 19, 1978 - Chris Ford was acquired by the Boston Celtics from the Detroit Pistons in a trade.
Oct 25, 1982 - The Boston Celtics placed the contract of Chris Ford on waivers.
Oct 27, 1982 - Chris Ford, previously with the Boston Celtics, became a free agent.
Jan 17, 2023 - Chris Ford passed away. He was 74 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1981

* 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
1973-74 DET 5 - 18.8 4.00 1.60 3.40 .471 - - - 0.80 1.20 .667 0.80 2.20 3.00 1.40 0.40 0.40 - 2.00
1974-75 DET 3 - 27.3 4.00 2.00 3.67 .545 - - - 0.00 0.00 .000 0.67 3.67 4.33 3.33 0.33 0.00 - 2.67
1975-76 DET 9 - 30.7 8.67 3.67 9.00 .407 - - - 1.33 1.67 .800 0.67 3.33 4.00 4.44 1.22 0.56 - 3.67
1976-77 DET 3 - 33.7 13.67 6.00 14.67 .409 - - - 1.67 3.00 .556 2.67 3.67 6.33 4.00 2.33 0.00 - 3.67
1979-80 BOS 9 - 31.0 9.11 3.78 8.78 .430 0.22 1.44 .154 1.33 1.67 .800 1.00 1.78 2.78 2.33 1.56 0.67 1.44 3.89
1980-81 BOS 17 - 29.8 9.06 3.88 8.59 .452 0.41 1.47 .280 0.88 1.47 .600 0.76 1.88 2.65 2.71 0.82 0.06 1.12 2.76
1981-82 BOS 12 0 11.5 3.92 1.67 3.50 .476 0.17 0.58 .286 0.42 0.58 .714 0.50 0.75 1.25 1.25 0.25 0.08 0.25 1.25
CAREER   58 0 25.5 7.48 3.19 7.24 .440 0.29 1.18 .244 0.91 1.33 .688 0.83 2.07 2.90 2.60 0.90 0.26 0.92 2.74

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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
1973-74 DET 5 - 94 20 8 17 .471 - - - 4 6 .667 4 11 15 7 2 2 - 10
1974-75 DET 3 - 82 12 6 11 .545 - - - 0 0 .000 2 11 13 10 1 0 - 8
1975-76 DET 9 - 276 78 33 81 .407 - - - 12 15 .800 6 30 36 40 11 5 - 33
1976-77 DET 3 - 101 41 18 44 .409 - - - 5 9 .556 8 11 19 12 7 0 - 11
1979-80 BOS 9 - 279 82 34 79 .430 2 13 .154 12 15 .800 9 16 25 21 14 6 13 35
1980-81 BOS 17 - 507 154 66 146 .452 7 25 .280 15 25 .600 13 32 45 46 14 1 19 47
1981-82 BOS 12 0 138 47 20 42 .476 2 7 .286 5 7 .714 6 9 15 15 3 1 3 15
CAREER   58 0 1,477 434 185 420 .440 11 45 .244 53 77 .688 48 120 168 151 52 15 35 159

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
1973-74 DET 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .055 - - 0.35 2 3 .400 0.10 0.10 0.20
1974-75 DET 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131 - - 0.00 1 2 .333 - - 0.10
1975-76 DET 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .180 - - 0.19 4 5 .444 - - -
1976-77 DET 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 - - 0.20 1 2 .333 - - -
1979-80 BOS 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 1.62 1.08 0.19 5 4 .556 0.10 0.50 0.50
1980-81 BOS 17 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 2.42 0.74 0.17 12 5 .706 0.40 0.50 0.90
1981-82 BOS 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .070 5.00 1.00 0.17 7 5 .583 0.30 0.20 0.50
CAREER   58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 2.34 0.89 0.18 32 26 .552 0.90 1.30 2.20

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
1973-74 DET 5 - .509 .471 4.77 11.36 8.30 10.20 - 1.07 1.14 - 113.73 - 1.18 - 98.1 9.86
1974-75 DET 3 - .545 .545 2.81 13.32 8.46 15.75 - 0.59 - - 54.55 - 1.09 - 102.9 8.07
1975-76 DET 9 - .445 .407 2.38 11.82 7.11 17.90 - 1.82 0.95 - 120.74 - 0.96 - 108.0 11.05
1976-77 DET 3 - .427 .409 7.92 9.39 8.71 17.05 - 3.27 - - 96.46 - 0.93 - 107.9 14.14
1979-80 BOS 9 - .479 .443 3.64 6.61 5.11 10.18 13.18 2.47 1.29 14.97 138.42 0.38 1.04 99.0 99.7 9.61
1980-81 BOS 17 - .490 .476 2.98 6.69 4.92 12.47 10.80 1.39 0.11 14.63 133.21 2.45 1.05 105.5 106.2 9.98
1981-82 BOS 12 0 .521 .500 4.67 6.68 5.70 15.62 6.24 1.06 0.41 14.16 147.62 5.23 1.12 121.5 104.8 12.73
CAREER   58 0 .478 .454 3.62 8.47 6.12 13.89 10.85 1.72 0.56 14.56 137.32 2.28 1.03 106.2 104.0 10.54

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NCAA Career

College: Villanova (1972)

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
1968-69 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1969-70 Villanova So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1970-71 Villanova Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1971-72 Villanova Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Robert V. Geasey Trophy - 1972


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Chris Ford?

Chris Ford is 75 years old.

What is the height of Chris Ford?

Chris Ford is 6-5 (196cm) tall.

What is the weight of Chris Ford?

Chris Ford is 190 lbs (86kg).

What is the birthday of Chris Ford?

Chris Ford was born on Jan 11, 1949.

What position does Chris Ford play?

Chris Ford plays the SG position.

What was the pre-draft team of Chris Ford?

Chris Ford was drafted out of Villanova.

What high school did Chris Ford attend?

Chris Ford attended Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, New Jersey.

What nationality is Chris Ford?

Chris Ford has a United States nationality.

Where was Chris Ford born?

Chris Ford was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

How many NBA seasons has Chris Ford played?

Chris Ford played 10 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Chris Ford?

Chris Ford had career averages 9.2 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.5 steals in 794 games.

What are the career totals of Chris Ford?

Chris Ford had career totals of 7,314 points, 2,394 rebounds, 2,719 assists, 192 blocks, 1,152 steals in 794 games.

How many teams has Chris Ford been on?

Chris Ford played for 2 NBA teams in his career - Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons.

When was Chris Ford drafted?

Chris Ford was drafted in the 2nd round (#17 overall) of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.

What is Chris Ford's career high in points?

Chris Ford averaged a career high 15.4 points per game in 1978-1979.

What is Chris Ford's career high in rebounds?

Chris Ford averaged a career high 3.7 rebounds per game in 1973-1974.

What is Chris Ford's career high in assists?

Chris Ford averaged a career high 4.6 assists per game in 1977-1978.

What is the career PER of Chris Ford's?

Chris Ford had a career PER of 12.3.

How many championships has Chris Ford won?

Chris Ford has won 1 NBA championships.