Rickey Green 
#20 PG | 6-1, 178lbs | Knicks | Experience: 9 years
Born: 8/18/1954 (33) | College: Michigan

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 52 69 76 15 97 78 14 18 14 66 82 7 61 40 38 93  
 Potential: C B B F A B F F F B A F          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994 
 Value: $209,524  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 1                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL NYK 36 28 21.3 6.1 0.5 1.2 3.4 1.4 2.44 1.3 0.1 1.9 .389 .692 .154  
 1986 NPBSL NYK 82 34 22.2 6.2 0.7 1.0 5.0 1.4 3.61 1.2 0.0 2.1 .403 .775 .067  
 1985 NPBSL UTA 65 34 25.0 9.7 0.8 1.6 5.7 1.8 3.08 1.4 0.1 2.0 .421 .860 .095  
 1984 NPBSL SEA 82 82 38.2 14.4 1.0 3.3 11.0 2.4 4.52 2.1 0.2 2.9 .448 .840 .125  
 1983 NPBSL SEA 82 82 34.7 14.7 0.8 2.6 10.4 2.0 5.12 1.8 0.1 3.1 .485 .816 .125  
 1982 NPBSL NYK 82 82 35.0 14.0 0.8 2.7 9.3 2.2 4.19 1.8 0.1 3.1 .452 .819 .125  
 1981 NPBSL NYK 62 62 34.1 14.5 0.8 2.7 8.2 2.3 3.59 1.7 0.1 3.1 .457 .833 .250  
 1980 NPBSL DET 58 58 37.4 15.9 1.1 2.7 7.3 2.3 3.23 2.0 0.1 2.7 .483 .859 .172  
 1978 NPBSL DET 27 0 16.0 6.6 0.6 0.9 2.3 1.6 1.43 0.9 0.0 1.4 .379 .672 .000  
 1977 NPBSL GSW 76 0 14.4 4.5 0.6 0.9 2.0 1.0 1.89 0.8 0.0 1.3 .381 .600 .000  
 Career     652 462 28.9 11.1 0.8 2.1 7.0 1.9 3.72 1.6 0.1 2.5 .445 .813 .139  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL NYK 2.7 6.9 .389 0.8 1.1 .692 0.8 1.1 .692 1.9 5.4 .344 0.1 0.4 .154  
 1986 NPBSL NYK 2.4 6.0 .403 1.3 1.7 .775 1.0 1.5 .645 1.5 4.3 .335 0.0 0.2 .067  
 1985 NPBSL UTA 3.7 8.8 .421 2.3 2.6 .860 1.5 2.5 .596 2.2 6.0 .366 0.0 0.3 .095  
 1984 NPBSL SEA 5.7 12.7 .448 2.9 3.4 .840 2.6 4.0 .634 3.1 8.1 .378 0.1 0.6 .125  
 1983 NPBSL SEA 5.5 11.3 .485 3.7 4.6 .816 2.3 3.7 .626 3.1 7.3 .427 0.0 0.3 .125  
 1982 NPBSL NYK 5.4 12.0 .452 3.1 3.8 .819 2.7 4.1 .652 2.7 7.6 .357 0.0 0.3 .125  
 1981 NPBSL NYK 5.1 11.1 .457 4.3 5.1 .833 2.5 4.0 .618 2.5 6.7 .371 0.1 0.3 .250  
 1980 NPBSL DET 5.8 12.0 .483 4.3 5.0 .859 3.0 4.7 .633 2.7 6.7 .400 0.1 0.5 .172  
 1978 NPBSL DET 2.5 6.6 .379 1.7 2.5 .672 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1977 NPBSL GSW 1.9 4.9 .381 0.7 1.2 .600 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     4.2 9.5 .445 2.6 3.2 .813 1.8 2.8 .632 2.1 5.6 .377 0.0 0.3 .139  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 36 28 767 96 247 27 39 2 13 221 17 60 122 48 50 48 2 70 -267 
 1986 82 34 1823 198 491 110 142 1 15 507 55 141 408 101 113 101 3 175 167 
 1985 65 34 1624 241 573 148 172 2 21 632 55 158 370 93 120 93 4 131 -172 
 1984 82 82 3130 467 1043 237 282 6 48 1177 79 349 904 175 200 175 15 238 431 
 1983 82 82 2844 450 928 306 375 3 24 1209 69 281 855 149 167 149 8 255 328 
 1982 82 82 2872 444 982 258 315 3 24 1149 65 289 762 150 182 150 7 257 357 
 1981 62 62 2117 314 687 265 318 5 20 898 51 216 506 104 141 104 8 190 398 
 1980 58 58 2169 335 694 250 291 5 29 925 63 220 423 116 131 116 7 155 321 
 1978 27 0 431 67 177 45 67 0 0 179 15 40 63 25 44 25 1 37 0 
 1977 76 0 1098 143 375 54 90 0 0 340 49 116 149 58 79 58 1 95 0 
 Career 652 462 18875 2755 6197 1700 2091 27 194 7237 518 1870 4562 1019 1227 1019 56 1603 1563 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NPBSL NYK .417 0.89 28.0 11.5 18.1 2.2 6.5 4.2 9.3 -19.0 -0.6 -7.4 96.1 110.6  
 1986 NPBSL NYK .459 1.03 38.0 10.5 16.9 3.2 5.1 4.1 11.5 14.6 0.5 2.0 105.8 102.1  
 1985 NPBSL UTA .487 1.10 32.5 10.5 21.8 3.6 7.4 5.4 15.6 111.4 3.7 -2.6 99.8 104.5  
 1984 NPBSL SEA .504 1.13 39.8 8.8 21.8 2.9 9.6 6.3 18.5 349.7 11.7 5.3 108.8 102.1  
 1983 NPBSL SEA .553 1.30 40.4 7.9 22.2 2.9 8.8 5.8 21.1 429.1 14.3 4.0 110.8 105.1  
 1982 NPBSL NYK .512 1.17 36.9 8.8 21.4 2.4 8.6 5.5 18.1 305.7 10.2 4.4 105.4 99.8  
 1981 NPBSL NYK .543 1.31 34.3 9.6 21.1 2.7 9.1 5.9 18.5 238.0 7.9 6.4 108.9 100.5  
 1980 NPBSL DET .562 1.33 30.7 9.5 19.8 3.4 8.3 5.9 19.6 277.0 9.2 5.5 107.4 100.7  
 1978 NPBSL DET .437 1.01 20.1 14.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1977 NPBSL GSW .410 0.91 23.2 12.3 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .508 1.17 35.3 9.5 19.1 2.9 8.2 5.6 16.9 1706.5 56.9 2.4 106.6 102.4  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL NYK 12 2 18.3 3.6 0.3 1.3 4.3 1.9 2.26 1.2 0.0 2.1 .288 .643 .000  
 1984 NPBSL SEA 7 7 41.3 16.6 1.3 5.0 12.3 3.0 4.10 2.0 0.1 2.6 .374 .897 .250  
 1983 NPBSL SEA 5 5 34.6 17.4 1.2 2.2 10.2 2.8 3.64 2.2 0.0 3.8 .508 .833 1.000  
 1982 NPBSL NYK 16 16 37.1 14.7 0.8 2.6 9.4 2.1 4.55 2.1 0.2 3.3 .492 .879 .125  
 1981 NPBSL NYK 5 5 39.4 13.8 1.2 1.8 7.8 2.2 3.55 1.2 0.0 3.8 .490 .778 .000  
 Career     45 35 32.7 12.2 0.8 2.5 8.4 2.3 3.71 1.8 0.1 3.0 .440 .841 .188  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1986 NPBSL NYK 1.4 4.9 .288 0.8 1.2 .643 0.5 0.8 .600 0.9 3.9 .234 0.0 0.2 .000  
 1984 NPBSL SEA 5.7 15.3 .374 5.0 5.6 .897 1.9 3.4 .542 3.7 11.3 .329 0.1 0.6 .250  
 1983 NPBSL SEA 6.6 13.0 .508 4.0 4.8 .833 2.8 4.8 .583 3.6 8.0 .450 0.2 0.2 1.000  
 1982 NPBSL NYK 5.5 11.2 .492 3.6 4.1 .879 1.9 2.8 .689 3.5 7.9 .444 0.1 0.5 .125  
 1981 NPBSL NYK 4.8 9.8 .490 4.2 5.4 .778 2.4 3.4 .706 2.4 6.2 .387 0.0 0.2 .000  
 Career     4.5 10.2 .440 3.2 3.8 .841 1.7 2.7 .633 2.7 7.2 .381 0.1 0.4 .188  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1986 12 2 219 17 59 9 14 0 2 43 4 20 52 14 23 14 0 25 -64 
 1984 7 7 289 40 107 35 39 1 4 116 9 44 86 14 21 14 1 18 -9 
 1983 5 5 173 33 65 20 24 1 1 87 6 17 51 11 14 11 0 19 22 
 1982 16 16 594 88 179 58 66 1 8 235 13 54 150 34 33 34 3 53 8 
 1981 5 5 197 24 49 21 27 0 1 69 6 15 39 6 11 6 0 19 -12 
 Career 45 35 1472 202 459 143 170 3 16 550 38 150 378 79 102 79 4 134 -55 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1986 NPBSL NYK .338 0.73 37.1 16.4 18.8 1.8 7.2 4.5 5.1 -19.4 -0.6 -5.3 90.9 103.4  
 1984 NPBSL SEA .468 1.08 37.2 9.1 24.4 3.4 11.9 7.8 13.8 12.2 0.4 -1.3 101.2 102.5  
 1983 NPBSL SEA .579 1.34 36.2 9.9 24.6 3.9 8.2 5.9 16.5 14.2 0.5 4.4 110.9 103.6  
 1982 NPBSL NYK .567 1.31 38.4 8.4 19.8 2.4 7.9 5.1 15.1 36.5 1.2 0.5 108.2 106.4  
 1981 NPBSL NYK .557 1.41 35.1 9.9 18.0 3.2 5.6 4.3 11.2 0.6 0.0 -2.4 106.2 108.2  
 Career     .515 1.20 37.3 10.1 20.8 2.8 8.4 5.6 13.0 44.0 1.5 -1.2 104.3 105.1  

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 12 3 4 9 5 1 4 6 12 4 6 1 2  
 Playoff 30 3 11 19 6 1 7 12 24 8 9 1 2  
 Career 37 6 11 19 7 3 8 14 25 17 18 2 3  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 DEN W 40 4 7 6 7 0 0 14 0 2 4 2 3 0 3 9
 10/24 PHI L 44 5 16 7 8 0 1 17 1 2 6 2 2 1 3 -16
 10/25 CHI W 17 5 8 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 6 2 2 0 5 7
 10/27 LAL L 27 0 3 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 6 1 0 0 4 -22
 10/29 DEN L 38 3 8 4 4 0 0 10 0 4 7 4 3 0 2 2
 11/3 DET L 28 4 12 0 0 0 1 8 3 4 3 1 1 1 3 -4
 11/7 WAS W 34 5 11 1 2 0 0 11 0 1 3 1 1 0 4 8
 11/8 MIL L 26 3 11 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 1 1 1 0 4 -25
 11/12 MIL L 34 0 11 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 9 2 4 0 2 -13
 11/13 MIL L 40 4 8 4 4 0 0 12 1 4 6 3 1 0 5 -8
 11/17 BOS L 23 6 11 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -10
 11/20 PHI L 22 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 -3
 11/22 MIL L 21 3 5 0 2 0 1 6 0 1 4 2 2 0 2 -25
 11/24 BOS L 22 2 11 2 2 0 1 6 1 1 2 0 3 0 3 -20
 11/25 MIL L 22 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 0 0 2 -11
 11/29 BOS L 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 3 -22
 12/1 WAS W 17 4 7 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 5 3 0 0 4 -2
 12/3 UTA L 26 3 7 3 6 1 1 10 2 2 5 1 0 0 3 -3
 12/5 ATL L 24 1 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 -27
 12/6 CHI L 24 3 5 0 1 0 0 6 2 4 4 3 1 0 1 0
 12/9 CLE L 22 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 5 4 1 0 1 -3
 12/10 DEN W 24 3 6 3 4 1 1 10 0 2 3 0 2 0 3 4
 12/13 DET L 20 2 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 4 4 1 0 4 -13
 12/14 DET L 24 3 7 1 2 0 0 7 0 1 7 1 1 0 0 1
 12/17 POR L 21 1 8 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 -31
 12/18 IND W 25 5 11 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 3 2 1 0 3 1
 12/21 IND L 20 4 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 2 3 2 0 2 -15
 12/22 PHI L 23 3 9 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 4 0 1 0 3 -18
 12/24 SAS L 17 2 8 0 0 0 1 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 -12
 12/26 DAL W 26 3 11 0 0 0 1 6 0 3 6 2 2 0 1 -1
 12/28 DET L 24 3 5 4 4 0 0 10 0 1 6 3 0 0 2 -5
 12/30 NJN W 23 5 8 2 4 0 0 12 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 9
 12/31 SEA L 21 6 9 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 -11
 1/3 ATL L 12 2 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 -9
 1/4 BOS L 15 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 3 2 3 1 0 0 -1
 1/7 CLE W 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8
 1/8 NJN L 10 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3
 1/10 DET L 27 1 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 1 5 0 3 -6
 1/12 WAS W 8 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 -8
 1/14 CHI W 8 2 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 8
 1/15 HOU L 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -3

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 41
 Total All-Star Appearances: 3
 Total All-League Third Team: 2
 Total All-Defensive Second Team: 1
 1982 NPSBL All-Star
 1983 NPSBL All-Star
 1983 NPSBL All-League Third Team
 1984 NPSBL All-Star
 1984 NPSBL All-League Third Team
 1984 NPSBL All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions

 Date Action
 10/8/1981 Drafted by Detroit with pick #16 of round 3 of the creation draft.
 7/15/1981 Traded to the Knicks
 7/22/1983 Re-signed with the Knicks for $2,921,238 over 3 years.
 10/1/1983 Traded to the Supersonics
 12/16/1985 Traded to the Jazz
 7/21/1986 Signed with the Knicks for $409,071 over 2 years.

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