Sly Williams
“The Garbage Man”
Career (regular season)
- GP
- 305
- PTS
- 10.9
- REB
- 4.2
- AST
- 2.0
Personal details
- Position
- Forward
- Height and weight
- 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) · 95 kg (209 lb)
- Country
- United States
- School / club
- Rhode Island
- Draft
- 1979: round 1, pick 21
- NBA career
- 1979-1985 · 7 seasons
Stats
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Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | NYK | 57 | 266 | 121 | 36 | 556 | 19 | 8 | 49 | 39.0 | 0.0 | 64.4 |
| 1980-81 | NYK | 67 | 885 | 416 | 180 | 1,976 | 116 | 18 | 141 | 49.3 | 25.0 | 69.0 |
| 1981-82 | NYK | 60 | 831 | 227 | 142 | 1,521 | 77 | 16 | 114 | 55.6 | 22.2 | 75.7 |
| 1982-83 | NYK | 68 | 806 | 290 | 133 | 1,385 | 73 | 3 | 133 | 48.5 | 10.5 | 68.0 |
| 1983-84 | ATL | 13 | 105 | 50 | 16 | 258 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 29.8 | 11.1 | 78.3 |
| 1984-85 | ATL | 34 | 417 | 168 | 94 | 867 | 28 | 8 | 78 | 43.9 | 26.7 | 64.2 |
| 1985-86 | BOS | 6 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 23.8 | 0.0 | 58.3 |
| Career | 305 | 3,327 | 1,287 | 603 | 6,617 | 328 | 55 | 540 | 47.8 | 16.2 | 69.2 | |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | NYK | 2 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 72.2 | — | — |
| 1982-83 | NYK | 5 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 39.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Career | 7 | 62 | 30 | 11 | 138 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 49.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
Draft
- 1979: round 1, pick 21 · New York Knicks · Rhode Island