Rod Thorn
Rodney King Thorn , "Rod, Hots"
Born: May 23, 1941
Princeton, WV USA
Position: G
High School: Princeton
College: West Virginia
Drafted: 1963, Round 1 Pick 2, #2 Overall
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 178
Career: 1963-64-1970-71
Elected to Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
Coaching Career
Rod Thorn averaged 10.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in his 466-game career with the Baltimore Bullets, Detroit Pistons, Seattle Supersonics and St. Louis Hawks. He began playing during the 1963-64 season and last took the court during the 1970-71 campaign. Thorn was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1963-64 | Baltimore Bullets | 75 | 2594 | 1015 | 411 | 353 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 1080 | ||
1964-65 | Detroit Pistons | 74 | 1770 | 750 | 320 | 243 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 816 | ||
1965-66 | Detroit Pistons | 27 | 815 | 343 | 143 | 123 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 376 | ||
1965-66 | St. Louis Hawks | 46 | 924 | 385 | 163 | 113 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 404 | ||
1966-67 | St. Louis Hawks | 67 | 1166 | 524 | 233 | 172 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 591 | ||
1967-68 | Seattle Supersonics | 66 | 1668 | 835 | 377 | 342 | 252 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 1006 | ||
1968-69 | Seattle Supersonics | 29 | 567 | 283 | 131 | 97 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 333 | ||
1969-70 | Seattle Supersonics | 19 | 105 | 45 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 55 | ||
1970-71 | Seattle Supersonics | 63 | 767 | 299 | 141 | 102 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 351 | ||
Totals | 466 | 10376 | 4479 | 1939 | 0 | 0 | 1569 | 1134 | 0 | 0 | 1463 | 1214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 784 | 5012 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1963-64 | Baltimore Bullets | 75 | 34.6 | 40.5 | 73.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 14.4 | |
1964-65 | Detroit Pistons | 74 | 23.9 | 42.7 | 72.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 11.0 | |
1965-66 | Detroit Pistons | 27 | 30.2 | 41.7 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 13.9 | |
1965-66 | St. Louis Hawks | 46 | 20.1 | 42.3 | 69.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 8.8 | |
1966-67 | St. Louis Hawks | 67 | 17.4 | 44.5 | 72.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 8.8 | |
1967-68 | Seattle Supersonics | 66 | 25.3 | 45.1 | 73.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 15.2 | |
1968-69 | Seattle Supersonics | 29 | 19.6 | 46.3 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11.5 | |
1969-70 | Seattle Supersonics | 19 | 5.5 | 44.4 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.9 | |
1970-71 | Seattle Supersonics | 63 | 12.2 | 47.2 | 67.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.6 | |
Averages | 466 | 22.3 | 43.3 | 72.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 10.8 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1965-66 | St. Louis Hawks | 10 | 119 | 39 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38 | ||
1966-67 | St. Louis Hawks | 9 | 156 | 77 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 91 | ||
Totals | 19 | 275 | 116 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 129 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1965-66 | St. Louis Hawks | 10 | 11.9 | 30.8 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.8 | |
1966-67 | St. Louis Hawks | 9 | 17.3 | 42.9 | 92.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 10.1 | |
Averages | 466 | 14.5 | 38.8 | 86.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 6.8 |