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Oscar Robertson
Oscar Robertson stats, teams and career impact
#17 all-timeCareer averages · 25.7 PPG · 7.5 RPG · 9.5 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Point guard
- Final NBA team
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) · 205 lb (93 kg)
- Born
- November 24, 1938 (87 yrs old)
- College
- Cincinnati
- NBA seasons
- 14 seasons · 1960–61 to 1973–74
Career summaryOscar Robertson was a point guard who played 14 NBA seasons, from 1960–61 through 1973–74.
- Career PPG
- 25.7
- Career RPG
- 7.5
- Career APG
- 9.5
- #2 in 1963–64
- #17 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Oscar Robertson ranks #17 all time
Oscar Robertson ranks #17 all time. 8 top-five finishes and 10 top-ten finishes show how long he remained among the league's elite. His #10 full-career value adds a meaningful longevity advantage.
10 top-ten finishes
1,040 games · Career Value Rank #10
NBA honors12× All-Star · MVP · 11× All-NBA · ROYContext only; honors are not model inputs.
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 48.5%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 83.8%FT%
1,040 career games · 43,886 minutes
Sources and updateConventional stats and measurements: Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 13, 2026. hussEyquation ranking data through 2025–26. Life dates: Wikidata; conflicting dates checked against Basketball Reference, accessed Sep 17, 2026.
Traditional box score
Oscar Robertson stats by season
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| 1973–74 | 12.7 | 4.0 | 6.4 | -0.36 | MIL | 70 | 0 | 35.4 | 43.8% | — | 83.5% | #91 | 89.0 |
| 1972–73 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 7.5 | +1.44 | MIL | 73 | 0 | 37.5 | 45.4% | — | 84.7% | #29 | 212.2 |
| 1971–72 | 17.4 | 5.0 | 7.7 | +1.77 | MIL | 64 | 0 | 37.3 | 47.2% | — | 83.6% | #27 | 208.6 |
| 1970–71 | 19.4 | 5.7 | 8.2 | +2.31 | MIL | 81 | 0 | 39.4 | 49.6% | — | 85.0% | #16 | 324.9 |
| 1969–70 | 25.3 | 6.1 | 8.1 | +3.95 | CIN | 69 | 0 | 41.5 | 51.1% | — | 80.9% | #7 | 420.8 |
| 1968–69 | 24.7 | 6.4 | 9.8 | +2.95 | CIN | 79 | 0 | 43.8 | 48.6% | — | 83.8% | #8 | 405.8 |
| 1967–68 | 29.2 | 6.0 | 9.7 | +4.36 | CIN | 65 | 0 | 42.5 | 50.0% | — | 87.3% | #3 | 419.9 |
| 1966–67 | 30.5 | 6.2 | 10.7 | +4.86 | CIN | 79 | 0 | 43.9 | 49.3% | — | 87.3% | #3 | 587.6 |
| 1965–66 | 31.3 | 7.7 | 11.1 | +4.55 | CIN | 76 | 0 | 46.0 | 47.5% | — | 84.2% | #3 | 574.1 |
| 1964–65 | 30.4 | 9.0 | 11.5 | +5.78 | CIN | 75 | 0 | 45.6 | 48.0% | — | 83.9% | #3 | 642.4 |
| 1963–64 | 31.4 | 9.9 | 11.0 | +6.65 | CIN | 79 | 0 | 45.1 | 48.3% | — | 85.3% | #2 | 743.2 |
| 1962–63 | 28.3 | 10.4 | 9.5 | +5.87 | CIN | 80 | 0 | 44.0 | 51.8% | — | 81.0% | #3 | 687.0 |
| 1961–62 | 30.8 | 12.5 | 11.4 | +6.53 | CIN | 79 | 0 | 44.3 | 47.8% | — | 80.3% | #2 | 777.2 |
| 1960–61 | 30.5 | 10.1 | 9.7 | +5.52 | CIN | 71 | 0 | 42.7 | 47.3% | — | 82.2% | #2 | 583.4 |
| Career | 25.7 | 7.5 | 9.5 | — | CIN/MIL | 1040 | — | 42.2 | 48.5% | — | 83.8% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Oscar Robertson highlights
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Career retrospective
Oscar Robertson: 75 Stories
The NBA's historical feature combines rare footage and context for Robertson's size, post play and all-around creation in the 1960s.
What these measures mean
- Era-centered box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average.
- Impact Rate Rank
- The player's place among qualified players in one season.
- Value contribution / Season Value
- Completed seasons use a fixed-baseline contribution to Career Value. The live season instead uses Season Value, combining that season's impact with workload.
- Career Impact Rank
- An all-time rank weighted toward the player's best three, five, and ten seasons.
2.4 composite · lower is better
2.4 average league finish
6,676 total value
Career standing
How Oscar Robertson ranks all time
These are league placements, not raw scores. Each season is judged against that season's qualified player pool.
Best in the league
Elite finishes
Upper-tier finishes
Tie-breaker across top-ten seasons
Career Composite Score2.4
Best 3, Best 5, and Best 10 average league finishes receive 50%, 30%, and 20% window weights. Missing seasons receive a replacement finish just below the player's typical qualified field. Lower is better.
- Best 3 effective weight
- 74%
- Missing-season finish
- —
- Qualified seasons
- 14
- All-time rank
- #17
Strongest seasons
Every season
Oscar Robertson advanced stats by season
Era-centered box impact supports comparisons through time. Impact Rate and its rank compare players only within that season.
More advanced statsAge, minutes, impact, rank, value and data coverage
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| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 35 | 70 | 2,477 | -0.36 | 48.9 | #91 | 89.0 | 63rd | Broad |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 34 | 73 | 2,737 | +1.44 | 83.7 | #29 | 212.2 | 85th | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 33 | 64 | 2,390 | +1.77 | 84.1 | #27 | 208.6 | 79th | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | MIL | 32 | 81 | 3,194 | +2.31 | 91.0 | #16 | 324.9 | 93rd | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 31 | 69 | 2,865 | +3.95 | 95.7 | #7 | 420.8 | 96th | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 30 | 79 | 3,461 | +2.95 | 94.7 | #8 | 405.8 | 98th | Modeled |
| 1967–68Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 29 | 65 | 2,765 | +4.36 | 98.3 | #3 | 419.9 | 99th | Modeled |
| 1966–67Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 28 | 79 | 3,468 | +4.86 | 98.0 | #3 | 587.6 | 99th | Modeled |
| 1965–66Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 27 | 76 | 3,493 | +4.55 | 97.8 | #3 | 574.1 | 98th | Modeled |
| 1964–65Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 26 | 75 | 3,421 | +5.78 | 97.8 | #3 | 642.4 | 99th | Modeled |
| 1963–64Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 25 | 79 | 3,559 | +6.65 | 98.9 | #2 | 743.2 | 99th | Modeled |
| 1962–63Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 24 | 80 | 3,521 | +5.87 | 97.8 | #3 | 687.0 | 99th | Modeled |
| 1961–62Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 23 | 79 | 3,503 | +6.53 | 98.8 | #2 | 777.2 | 99th | Modeled |
| 1960–61Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 22 | 71 | 3,032 | +5.52 | 98.7 | #2 | 583.4 | 97th | Modeled |
Career movement
Oscar Robertson's career impact by season
Peak +6.65 in 1963–64 · 14 seasons · 43,886 minutes
The same historical box-score model is used for every season, making the career shape comparable through time. The vertical scale adapts to this player's range and always includes zero.
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Career comparison
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Oscar RobertsonJerry West
| NBA season | Oscar Robertson | Jerry West |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.5 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
| 3 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| 4 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| 5 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| 6 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
| 7 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 8 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 9 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
| 10 | 3.9 | 6.4 |
| 11 | 2.3 | 5.0 |
| 12 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| 13 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| 14 | -0.4 | 5.6 |
NBA season number
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