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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Jamaal Wilkes
Career at a glance
Jamaal Wilkes played 12 NBA regular seasons between 1974 and 1986, appearing in 828 games and averaging 17.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He played for 3 teams: Golden State (1974–77, 240 games), L.A. Lakers (1977–85, 575 games), L.A. Clippers (1985–86, 13 games). His best scoring season was 1980–81 with L.A. Lakers: 22.6 points per game over 81 games.
He rebounded best in 1975–76 at 8.8 per game. Championship seasons: 1974–75 (Golden State), 1979–80 (L.A. Lakers), 1981–82 (L.A. Lakers), 1984–85 (L.A. Lakers). In the playoffs he appeared in 10 postseason runs (113 games, 16.1 points per game).
Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 14,600 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Jamaal Wilkes
Jamaal Abdul-Lateef (born Jackson Keith Wilkes, May 2, 1953), better known as Jamaal Wilkes, is an American former basketball player who was a small forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A three-time NBA All-Star, he won four NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers. Nicknamed "Silk", he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Wilkes played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He was a two-time consensus first-team All-American and won two NCAA championships under coach John Wooden. He was selected in the first round of the 1974 NBA draft by Golden State. In his first season with the Warriors, he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year and helped the team win a league title. Wilkes won three more NBA championships with the Lakers during their Showtime era. He briefly played with the Los Angeles Clippers before retiring from playing. His jersey No. 52 was retired by both the Bruins and the Lakers.
Wilkes played the titular role of Cornbread in the 1975 coming-of-age feature film Cornbread, Earl and Me.
- Born
- May 2, 1953 (age 73) Berkeley, California, U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
- Listed weight
- 190 lb (86 kg)
- Position
- Small forward
- High school
- Ventura (Ventura, California) Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
- College
- UCLA (1971–1974)
- NBA draft
- 1974: 1st round, 11th overall pick
- Playing career
- 1974–1985
Career highlights and awards
- 4× NBA champion (1975, 1980, 1982, 1985)
- 3× NBA All-Star (1976, 1981, 1983)
- 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1976, 1977)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (1975)
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (1975)
- No. 52 retired by Los Angeles Lakers
- 2× NCAA champion (1972, 1973)
- 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1973, 1974)
- 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1973, 1974)
- Second-team All-Pac-8 (1972)
- No. 52 retired by UCLA Bruins
- California Mr. Basketball (1969)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–75† | Golden State | 82 | — | 30.7 | .442 | — | .734 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | .3 | 14.2 |
| 1975–76 | Golden State | 82 | 82 | 33.1 | .463 | — | .772 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .4 | 17.8 |
| 1976–77 | Golden State | 76 | — | 33.9 | .478 | — | .797 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 1.7 | .2 | 17.7 |
| 1977–78 | L.A. Lakers | 51 | — | 29.2 | .440 | — | .716 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | .4 | 12.9 |
| 1978–79 | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 82 | 35.5 | .504 | — | .751 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | .3 | 18.6 |
| 1979–80† | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 82 | 37.9 | .535 | .176 | .808 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | .3 | 20.0 |
| 1980–81 | L.A. Lakers | 81 | — | 37.4 | .526 | .077 | .758 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 1.5 | .4 | 22.6 |
| 1981–82† | L.A. Lakers | 82 | 82 | 35.4 | .525 | .000 | .732 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | .3 | 21.1 |
| 1982–83 | L.A. Lakers | 80 | 80 | 31.9 | .530 | .000 | .757 | 4.3 | 2.3 | .8 | .2 | 19.6 |
| 1983–84 | L.A. Lakers | 75 | 74 | 33.4 | .514 | .250 | .743 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .5 | 17.3 |
| 1984–85† | L.A. Lakers | 42 | 8 | 18.1 | .488 | .000 | .773 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .5 | .1 | 8.3 |
| 1985–86 | L.A. Clippers | 13 | 1 | 15.0 | .400 | .333 | .815 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .5 | .2 | 5.8 |
| Career | 828 | 245 | 32.9 | .499 | .135 | .759 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .3 | 17.7 | |
| All-Star | 3 | 0 | 18.0 | .481 | — | 1.000 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | .0 | 11.0 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975† | Golden State | 17 | — | 29.6 | .446 | — | .702 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .8 | 15.0 |
| 1976 | Golden State | 13 | — | 34.6 | .430 | — | .778 | 7.9 | 2.2 | .9 | .6 | 15.9 |
| 1977 | Golden State | 10 | — | 34.6 | .429 | — | .821 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .6 | 15.5 |
| 1978 | L.A. Lakers | 3 | — | 36.0 | .469 | — | .545 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .3 | 12.0 |
| 1979 | L.A. Lakers | 8 | — | 38.4 | .477 | — | .676 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | .3 | 18.4 |
| 1980† | L.A. Lakers | 16 | — | 40.8 | .476 | .000 | .815 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | .3 | 20.3 |
| 1981 | L.A. Lakers | 3 | — | 37.7 | .438 | .000 | .667 | 2.7 | 1.3 | .3 | .3 | 18.0 |
| 1982† | L.A. Lakers | 14 | — | 38.2 | .502 | .000 | .776 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .2 | 20.0 |
| 1983 | L.A. Lakers | 15 | — | 39.3 | .498 | .000 | .614 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.3 | .7 | 19.9 |
| 1984 | L.A. Lakers | 14 | — | 14.0 | .400 | .000 | .636 | 1.9 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 4.5 |
| Career | 113 | — | 33.6 | .465 | .000 | .727 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .5 | 16.1 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 6′ 6″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Position
- Small forward
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- USA
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1974
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 11
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