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Tom Hawkins
Tom Hawkins stats, teams and career impact
#354 all-timeCareer averages · 8.7 PPG · 6.0 RPG · 1.1 APGPeak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
- Position
- Small forward
- Final NBA team
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Height / weight
- 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) · 210 lb (95 kg)
- Born
- December 22, 1936
- Died
- August 16, 2017 (80 yrs old)
- College
- Notre Dame
- NBA seasons
- 10 seasons · 1959–60 to 1968–69
Career summaryTom Hawkins was a small forward who played 10 NBA seasons, from 1959–60 through 1968–69.
- Career PPG
- 8.7
- Career RPG
- 6.0
- Career APG
- 1.1
- #33 in 1962–63
- #354 all-time
Best-Season Impact Rank
Career Impact Rank
Peak-weighted regular-season model · playoffs, awards, and championships excluded
Career overview
Why Tom Hawkins ranks #354 all time
Tom Hawkins ranks #354 all time. Across his three best seasons, his average league finish was #36.7. His full-career value ranks #966, so this placement is driven more by dominance than longevity.
450+ minutes required per season
764 games · Career Value Rank #966
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Full player detailsTeam history, career shooting and sources
Full team history
- Teams
- Minneapolis Lakers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Cincinnati Royals
Career shooting
NBA regular season- Field goal
- 44.7%FG%
- Three-point
- —3P%
- Free throw
- 57.0%FT%
764 career games · 18,465 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 Hawkins stats by season
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| 1968–69 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 1.1 | -1.48 | LAL | 74 | 0 | 20.4 | 49.9% | — | 41.1% | #94 | 18.5 |
| 1967–68 | 11.6 | 5.9 | 1.5 | -1.79 | LAL | 78 | 0 | 31.6 | 49.9% | — | 54.6% | #87 | 12.7 |
| 1966–67 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 1.1 | -0.94 | LAL | 76 | 0 | 23.7 | 48.1% | — | 47.4% | #51 | 48.8 |
| 1965–66 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 1.3 | -1.28 | CIN | 79 | 0 | 26.9 | 45.2% | — | 55.5% | #59 | 38.2 |
| 1964–65 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -2.28 | CIN | 79 | 0 | 23.6 | 40.9% | — | 56.9% | #73 | -12.8 |
| 1963–64 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 1.0 | -1.51 | CIN | 73 | 0 | 24.2 | 44.1% | — | 60.1% | #59 | 21.0 |
| 1962–63 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 1.3 | -0.22 | CIN | 79 | 0 | 21.8 | 47.1% | — | 61.0% | #33 | 76.2 |
| 1961–62 | 9.1 | 6.5 | 1.2 | -1.49 | LAL | 79 | 0 | 24.1 | 41.1% | — | 64.4% | #54 | 24.8 |
| 1960–61 | 9.7 | 6.1 | 1.1 | -0.52 | LAL | 78 | 0 | 23.7 | 43.1% | — | 59.6% | #34 | 71.3 |
| 1959–60 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 0.8 | -1.03 | MNL | 69 | 0 | 21.3 | 38.0% | — | 64.6% | #43 | 36.0 |
| Career | 8.7 | 6.0 | 1.1 | — | CIN/LAL/MNL | 764 | — | 24.2 | 44.7% | — | 57.0% | — | — |
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.
43.0 composite · lower is better
43.0 average league finish
335 total value
Career standing
How Tom Hawkins 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 Score43.0
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
- 93.5
- Qualified seasons
- 10
- All-time rank
- #354
Strongest seasons
Every season
Tom Hawkins 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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| 1968–69Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 32 | 74 | 1,507 | -1.48 | 30.1 | #94 | 18.5 | 29th | Modeled |
| 1967–68Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 31 | 78 | 2,463 | -1.79 | 28.3 | #87 | 12.7 | 32nd | Modeled |
| 1966–67Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 30 | 76 | 1,798 | -0.94 | 50.0 | #51 | 48.8 | 50th | Modeled |
| 1965–66Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 29 | 79 | 2,126 | -1.28 | 37.6 | #59 | 38.2 | 47th | Modeled |
| 1964–65Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 28 | 79 | 1,864 | -2.28 | 19.1 | #73 | -12.8 | 12th | Modeled |
| 1963–64Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 27 | 73 | 1,770 | -1.51 | 37.0 | #59 | 21.0 | 41st | Modeled |
| 1962–63Historical Defense Estimate | CIN | 26 | 79 | 1,721 | -0.22 | 64.8 | #33 | 76.2 | 65th | Modeled |
| 1961–62Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 25 | 79 | 1,903 | -1.49 | 38.4 | #54 | 24.8 | 42nd | Modeled |
| 1960–61Historical Defense Estimate | LAL | 24 | 78 | 1,846 | -0.52 | 58.2 | #34 | 71.3 | 57th | Modeled |
| 1959–60Historical Defense Estimate | MNL | 23 | 69 | 1,467 | -1.03 | 46.2 | #43 | 36.0 | 47th | Modeled |
Career movement
Tom Hawkins's career impact by season
Peak -0.22 in 1962–63 · 10 seasons · 18,465 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
Player-specific impact scaleWorkload
Career comparison
Compare the shape, not the calendar
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Tom HawkinsRon Anderson
| NBA season | Tom Hawkins | Ron Anderson |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -1.0 | -2.9 |
| 2 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| 3 | -1.5 | 0.6 |
| 4 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| 5 | -1.5 | -1.7 |
| 6 | -2.3 | -2.2 |
| 7 | -1.3 | -1.5 |
| 8 | -0.9 | -1.7 |
| 9 | -1.8 | -2.4 |
| 10 | -1.5 | -2.7 |
NBA season number
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