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Tom Boerwinkle
Tom Boerwinkle stats, teams and career impact
#124 all-timeCareer averages · 7.2 PPG · 9.0 RPG · 3.2 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Center
- Final NBA team
- Chicago Bulls
- Height / weight
- 7 ft 0 in (213 cm) · 265 lb (120 kg)
- Born
- August 23, 1945
- Died
- March 26, 2013 (67 yrs old)
- College
- Tennessee
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1968–69 to 1977–78
Career summaryTom Boerwinkle was a center who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1968–69 through 1977–78.
- Career PPG
- 7.2
- Career RPG
- 9.0
- Career APG
- 3.2
- #3 in 1970–71
- #124 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Tom Boerwinkle ranks #124 all time
Tom Boerwinkle ranks #124 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #6.7. His full-career value ranks #330, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
2 top-ten finishes
635 games · Career Value Rank #330
Head to head
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Chicago Bulls
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 45.3%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 67.5%FT%
635 career games · 14,387 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
Tom Boerwinkle stats by season
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| 1977–78 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | -3.57 | CHI | 22 | 0 | 10.3 | 46.0% | — | 76.9% | — | -7.5 |
| 1976–77 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | +1.50 | CHI | 82 | 0 | 13.0 | 49.1% | — | 54.0% | #39 | 78.0 |
| 1975–76 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 3.8 | +3.42 | CHI | 74 | 0 | 27.6 | 50.0% | — | 66.7% | #11 | 231.4 |
| 1974–75 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.4 | +4.41 | CHI | 80 | 0 | 14.7 | 48.7% | — | 76.8% | #6 | 156.5 |
| 1973–74 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 2.0 | +2.58 | CHI | 46 | 0 | 13.1 | 48.7% | — | 70.0% | #14 | 60.3 |
| 1972–73 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 5.0 | -1.37 | CHI | 8 | 0 | 22.0 | 37.5% | — | 60.0% | — | 2.4 |
| 1971–72 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 3.5 | +2.91 | CHI | 80 | 0 | 25.3 | 43.8% | — | 65.6% | #11 | 224.6 |
| 1970–71 | 10.8 | 13.8 | 4.8 | +4.65 | CHI | 82 | 0 | 28.9 | 48.5% | — | 72.4% | #3 | 360.5 |
| 1969–70 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 2.8 | +1.11 | CHI | 81 | 0 | 28.8 | 44.9% | — | 66.4% | #27 | 176.4 |
| 1968–69 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 2.2 | -1.19 | CHI | 80 | 0 | 29.6 | 38.3% | — | 65.3% | #85 | 45.0 |
| Career | 7.2 | 9.0 | 3.2 | — | CHI | 635 | — | 22.7 | 45.3% | — | 67.5% | — | — |
Source: Basketball Reference regular-season totals, accessed Sep 13, 2026.
Film evidence
Tom Boerwinkle highlights
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Archive remembrance
Remembering Tom Boerwinkle
This brief official remembrance supplies scarce footage and historical context for Boerwinkle's rebounding, passing and interior presence in Chicago.
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.
16.9 composite · lower is better
9.0 average league finish
1,328 total value
Career standing
How Tom Boerwinkle 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 Score16.9
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
- 173.5
- Qualified seasons
- 8
- All-time rank
- #124
Strongest seasons
Every season
Tom Boerwinkle 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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| 1977–78Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 32 | 22 | 227 | -3.57 | — | — | -7.5 | — | Limited |
| 1976–77Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 31 | 82 | 1,070 | +1.50 | 84.4 | #39 | 78.0 | 59th | Broad |
| 1975–76Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 30 | 74 | 2,045 | +3.42 | 94.7 | #11 | 231.4 | 87th | Broad |
| 1974–75Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 29 | 80 | 1,175 | +4.41 | 97.3 | #6 | 156.5 | 79th | Broad |
| 1973–74Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 28 | 46 | 602 | +2.58 | 92.6 | #14 | 60.3 | 51st | Standard |
| 1972–73Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 27 | 8 | 176 | -1.37 | — | — | 2.4 | — | Modeled |
| 1971–72Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 26 | 80 | 2,022 | +2.91 | 93.9 | #11 | 224.6 | 83rd | Modeled |
| 1970–71Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 25 | 82 | 2,370 | +4.65 | 98.8 | #3 | 360.5 | 96th | Modeled |
| 1969–70Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 24 | 81 | 2,335 | +1.11 | 81.6 | #27 | 176.4 | 80th | Modeled |
| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | CHI | 23 | 80 | 2,365 | -1.19 | 36.8 | #85 | 45.0 | 44th | Modeled |
Career movement
Tom Boerwinkle's career impact by season
Peak +4.65 in 1970–71 · 10 seasons · 14,387 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 impactMinutesModeled estimate
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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.
Tom BoerwinkleKristaps Porziņģis
| NBA season | Tom Boerwinkle | Kristaps Porziņģis |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.2 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| 3 | 4.7 | 2.0 |
| 4 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| 5 | -1.4 | 1.8 |
| 6 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
| 7 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 8 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 9 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 10 | -3.6 | 2.6 |
NBA season number
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