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Otto Moore
Otto Moore stats, teams and career impact
#513 all-timeCareer averages · 8.2 PPG · 8.2 RPG · 1.6 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- New Orleans Jazz
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 11 in (211 cm) · 205 lb (93 kg)
- Born
- August 27, 1946 (80 yrs old)
- College
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- NBA seasons
- 9 seasons · 1968–69 to 1976–77
Career summaryOtto Moore was a center who played 9 NBA seasons, from 1968–69 through 1976–77.
- Career PPG
- 8.2
- Career RPG
- 8.2
- Career APG
- 1.6
- #34 in 1975–76
- #513 all-time
Career overview
Why Otto Moore ranks #513 all time
Otto Moore ranks #513 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #47.0. His full-career value ranks #613, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
682 games · Career Value Rank #613
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets, Kansas City–Omaha Kings, and New Orleans Jazz
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 45.3%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 60.9%FT%
682 career games · 16,893 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
Otto Moore stats by season
Start with scoring and impact, then switch views for shooting or the full advanced picture. Career percentages use total makes and attempts.
Box impact is an estimate in points per 100 possessions, not the 0–100 Impact Rate score. Zero is league average; higher is better. Rate rank is a league place: No. 1 is best.
Swipe for PPG · RPG · APG · Box impact · Team · G · GS · MPG →
| pts/100 · higher is better | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976–77 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 2.2 | +0.19 | NOJ | 81 | 0 | 25.7 | 40.5% | — | 67.9% | #91 | 101.8 |
| 1975–76 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 2.7 | +1.60 | NOJ | 81 | 0 | 29.7 | 43.6% | — | 63.7% | #34 | 192.5 |
| 1974–75 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 2.0 | -1.26 | DET/NOJ | 42 | 0 | 25.4 | 45.0% | — | 66.7% | #121 | 17.9 |
| 1973–74 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 | +0.44 | HOU/KCO | 78 | 0 | 12.1 | 50.0% | — | 62.9% | #56 | 51.1 |
| 1972–73 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 2.0 | +0.32 | HOU | 82 | 0 | 33.1 | 48.7% | — | 60.2% | #52 | 150.9 |
| 1971–72 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 1.1 | -1.40 | PHO | 81 | 0 | 20.0 | 43.6% | — | 60.3% | #106 | 22.9 |
| 1970–71 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 1.1 | -0.57 | DET | 82 | 0 | 23.5 | 44.5% | — | 55.3% | #81 | 64.1 |
| 1969–70 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 1.3 | -0.18 | DET | 81 | 0 | 31.1 | 47.6% | — | 63.6% | #55 | 106.7 |
| 1968–69 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 0.9 | -1.71 | DET | 74 | 0 | 21.7 | 44.3% | — | 52.4% | #100 | 11.2 |
| Career | 8.2 | 8.2 | 1.6 | — | DET/HOU/KCO/NOJ/PHO | 682 | — | 24.8 | 45.3% | — | 60.9% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
What these measures mean
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above that season's league average, from the historical box-score model. Zero is league average; higher is better. Historical defense estimates are included where labeled. This is not the live model's lineup-adjusted estimate.
- Impact Rate
- A 0–100 score comparing performance within one season. Higher is better. This is a score, not points per possession.
- Impact estimate
- The season model's final estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, before conversion to the 0–100 Impact Rate score. It includes lineup evidence where available. Zero is league average; higher is better.
- Impact Rate rank
- The player's place among qualified players in that season's Impact Rate ranking. No. 1 is best. This is a rank, not an impact score.
- 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.
57.6 composite · lower is better
55.6 average league finish
719 total value
- Impact Rate
- 0–100 score within one season. Higher is better.
- Box impact
- Estimated points per 100 possessions above league average, from the historical model. Zero is average; higher is better.
Career standing
How Otto Moore 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
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
- 174.0
- Qualified seasons
- 9
- All-time rank
- #513
Every season
Otto Moore 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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| pts/100 · higher is better | 0–100 · higher is better | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | NOJ | 30 | 81 | 2,084 | +0.19 | 63.0 | #91 | 101.8 | 65th | Broad |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | NOJ | 29 | 81 | 2,407 | +1.60 | 82.4 | #34 | 192.5 | 84th | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | DET/NOJ | 28 | 42 | 1,066 | -1.26 | 35.8 | #121 | 17.9 | 30th | Broad |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | HOU/KCO | 27 | 78 | 946 | +0.44 | 68.8 | #56 | 51.1 | 49th | Standard |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 26 | 82 | 2,712 | +0.32 | 70.3 | #52 | 150.9 | 77th | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | PHO | 25 | 81 | 1,624 | -1.40 | 36.0 | #106 | 22.9 | 40th | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 24 | 82 | 1,926 | -0.57 | 52.1 | #81 | 64.1 | 51st | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 23 | 81 | 2,523 | -0.18 | 61.7 | #55 | 106.7 | 65th | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | DET | 22 | 74 | 1,605 | -1.71 | 25.6 | #100 | 11.2 | 28th | Modeled |
Career movement
Otto Moore's box impact by season
Peak box impact +1.60 points per 100 possessions in 1975–76 · 9 seasons · 16,893 minutes
Box impact estimates points per 100 possessions above each season's league average. Zero is average; higher is better. Rank labels show Impact Rate league places, not ranks on this chart's box-impact scale.
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
Align by NBA experience to compare season one with season one, or by age to compare players at the same stage of life.
| NBA season | Otto Moore | Deandre Ayton |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.7 | 0.6 |
| 2 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| 3 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
| 4 | -1.4 | 1.4 |
| 5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 7 | -1.3 | -0.6 |
| 8 | 1.6 | -1.2 |
| 9 | 0.2 | Did not play |
NBA season number
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