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Steve Hawes
Steve Hawes stats, teams and career impact
#421 all-timeCareer averages · 8.4 PPG · 6.2 RPG · 1.9 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Power forward
- Final NBA team
- Seattle SuperSonics
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 9 in (206 cm) · 220 lb (100 kg)
- Born
- May 26, 1950 (76 yrs old)
- College
- Washington
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1974–75 to 1983–84
Career summarySteve Hawes was a power forward who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1974–75 through 1983–84.
- Career PPG
- 8.4
- Career RPG
- 6.2
- Career APG
- 1.9
- #45 in 1979–80
- #421 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Steve Hawes ranks #421 all time
Steve Hawes ranks #421 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #37.0. His full-career value ranks #593, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
688 games · Career Value Rank #593
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks, and Seattle SuperSonics
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 48.3%FG%
- Three-point
- 29.8%3P%
- Free throw
- 79.0%FT%
688 career games · 15,831 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
Steve Hawes stats by season
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| 1983–84 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | -1.59 | SEA | 79 | 0 | 14.6 | 48.1% | 25.0% | 78.2% | #169 | 9.9 |
| 1982–83 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 1.2 | -3.25 | ATL/SEA | 77 | 4 | 18.4 | 41.8% | 23.8% | 73.4% | #227 | -37.2 |
| 1981–82 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 2.9 | +1.38 | ATL | 49 | 42 | 26.9 | 48.1% | 40.0% | 76.2% | #46 | 88.2 |
| 1980–81 | 12.0 | 7.6 | 2.3 | -0.43 | ATL | 74 | 0 | 31.2 | 52.3% | 25.0% | 79.9% | #123 | 75.1 |
| 1979–80 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 1.8 | +1.56 | ATL | 82 | 0 | 22.6 | 50.2% | 37.5% | 82.4% | #45 | 136.1 |
| 1978–79 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 2.3 | +0.62 | ATL | 81 | 54 | 27.2 | 49.2% | — | 81.8% | #67 | 123.4 |
| 1977–78 | 12.7 | 9.2 | 2.5 | +1.21 | ATL | 75 | 0 | 31.0 | 45.3% | — | 81.8% | #47 | 160.5 |
| 1976–77 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 1.4 | -0.55 | ATL | 44 | 0 | 21.5 | 48.2% | — | 76.1% | #122 | 29.9 |
| 1975–76 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 1.6 | +0.64 | HOU/POR | 72 | 0 | 19.6 | 49.4% | — | 72.5% | #52 | 83.4 |
| 1974–75 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 1.6 | +2.11 | HOU | 55 | 0 | 16.3 | 50.2% | — | 81.8% | #20 | 79.1 |
| Career | 8.4 | 6.2 | 1.9 | — | ATL/HOU/POR/SEA | 688 | — | 23.0 | 48.3% | 29.8% | 79.0% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
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.
49.5 composite · lower is better
42.0 average league finish
748 total value
Career standing
How Steve Hawes 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 Score49.5
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
- 241.5
- Qualified seasons
- 10
- All-time rank
- #421
Strongest seasons
Every season
Steve Hawes 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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| 1983–84Historical Defense Estimate | SEA | 33 | 79 | 1,153 | -1.59 | 32.3 | #169 | 9.9 | 30th | Broad |
| 1982–83Historical Defense Estimate | ATL/SEA | 32 | 77 | 1,416 | -3.25 | 10.7 | #227 | -37.2 | 8th | Broad |
| 1981–82Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 31 | 49 | 1,317 | +1.38 | 82.3 | #46 | 88.2 | 66th | Broad |
| 1980–81Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 30 | 74 | 2,309 | -0.43 | 50.8 | #123 | 75.1 | 58th | Broad |
| 1979–80Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 29 | 82 | 1,853 | +1.56 | 81.0 | #45 | 136.1 | 75th | Broad |
| 1978–79Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 28 | 81 | 2,205 | +0.62 | 70.9 | #67 | 123.4 | 72nd | Broad |
| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 27 | 75 | 2,325 | +1.21 | 80.5 | #47 | 160.5 | 80th | Broad |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | ATL | 26 | 44 | 945 | -0.55 | 50.2 | #122 | 29.9 | 43rd | Standard |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | HOU/POR | 25 | 72 | 1,411 | +0.64 | 72.9 | #52 | 83.4 | 62nd | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | HOU | 24 | 55 | 897 | +2.11 | 89.8 | #20 | 79.1 | 60th | Standard |
Career movement
Steve Hawes's career impact by season
Peak +2.11 in 1974–75 · 10 seasons · 15,831 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.
Era-centered box impactMinutes
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
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.
Steve HawesLonnie Shelton
| NBA season | Steve Hawes | Lonnie Shelton |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| 2 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| 3 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| 4 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 0.6 | -2.7 |
| 6 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| 7 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| 8 | 1.4 | -0.6 |
| 9 | -3.3 | -2.6 |
| 10 | -1.6 | -3.5 |
NBA season number
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