Otto Moore

Otto Moore
Personal information
Born (1946-08-27) August 27, 1946 (age 78)
Miami, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolBooker T. Washington
(Miami, Florida)
CollegeTexas–Rio Grande Valley (1964–1968)
NBA draft1968: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career1968–1980
PositionPower forward / center
Number20, 34, 43,
Career history
1968–1971Detroit Pistons
1971–1972Phoenix Suns
1972–1973Houston Rockets
1973–1974Kansas City–Omaha Kings
1974Detroit Pistons
1974–1976New Orleans Jazz
1977–1978Virtus Banco di Roma
1978–1979Maine Lumberjacks
1979–1980Royal Tru-Orangemen
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points5,616 (8.2 ppg)
Rebounds5,575 (8.2 rpg)
Assists1,060 (1.6 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Otto George Moore (born August 27, 1946) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'11" center from the University of Texas-Pan American, Moore played nine seasons (1968–1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets, Kansas City–Omaha Kings, and New Orleans Jazz. He averaged a double-double twice in his career, once with the Pistons (11.9 points and 11.1 rebounds per game in 1969–70), and once for the Rockets (11.7 points and 10.6 rebounds per game in 1972–73). Across his entire career, he averaged 8.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. He also ranked eighth in the league in blocks per game (1.7) during the 1975–76 NBA season with the Jazz.[1]

Moore owns the distinction of having appeared in the second-most regular season NBA games (682) without having appeared in a playoff game, behind Tom Van Arsdale.[2]

Philippine Stint

In 1979, the Royal Tru Orange inked Moore for a one-conference stint with them. Joining the high-volume scorer, American Larry Pounds, the tandem proved to be a lethal threat. He and Pounds led the Royal Tru-Orange to a championship in the 1979 Open Conference.[3]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1968–69 Detroit 74 21.7 .443 .524 7.1 .9 7.7
1969–70 Detroit 81 31.1 .476 .636 11.1 1.3 11.9
1970–71 Detroit 82 23.5 .445 .553 8.5 1.1 9.0
1971–72 Phoenix 81 20.0 .436 .603 6.7 1.1 7.6
1972–73 Houston 82* 33.1 .487 .602 10.6 2.0 11.7
1973–74 Houston 13 24.1 .464 .500 6.5 1.4 .8 1.4 5.2
1973–74 Kansas City–Omaha 65 9.7 .515 .648 3.1 .7 .2 .5 3.2
1974–75 Detroit 2 5.5 .250 .500 1.0 .5 .0 .5 1.5
1974–75 New Orleans 40 26.4 .453 .672 8.2 2.1 .5 1.0 7.0
1975–76 New Orleans 81 29.7 .436 .637 9.8 2.7 1.0 1.7 9.0
1976–77 New Orleans 81 25.7 .405 .679 7.9 2.2 .7 1.4 5.9
Career 682 24.8 .453 .609 8.2 1.6 .7 1.2 8.2

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Otto Moore Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Most Games, No Playoffs". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Ramos, Gerry (August 12, 2019). "Does having an NBA-caliber import guarantee a PBA title? Let's see". SPIN.ph. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
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