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Artis Gilmore

1971–1975  ·  C  ·  7'2", 240 lb  ·  b. 1948  ·  Jacksonville

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Career 420 G · 9,362 PTS · 22.3 PPG · 17.1 RPG · 3.0 APG

Seasons leading the ABA
23
49 Top-5 finishes
5 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1971 Best season

Spanning 1971–1975, peaking at 6 titles in 1971.

Led in Defensive Rebounds for 5 straight seasons (1971–1975) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1967

Among league leaders

  • 1st League titles 23
  • 1st Top-5 finishes 49

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Defensive Rebounds 5 1st 5 yrs (1971–1975) 1971-1972 1,070 1972-1973 1,027 1973-1974 1,060 1974-1975 934 1975-1976 901
Total Rebounds 5 1st 5 yrs (1971–1975) 1971-1972 1,491 1972-1973 1,476 1973-1974 1,538 1974-1975 1,361 1975-1976 1,303
Rebounds per Game 4 1st 3 yrs (1971–1973) 1971-1972 17.8 1972-1973 17.6 1973-1974 18.3 1975-1976 15.5 1974-1975 #2
Offensive Rebounds 3 1st 2 yrs (1972–1973) 1972-1973 449 1973-1974 478 1975-1976 402 1971-1972 #2 1974-1975 #2
Effective FG Percentage 2 1st 2 yrs (1971–1972) 1971-1972 59.8% 1972-1973 56.0% 1974-1975 #2 1975-1976 #2
Field Goal Percentage 2 1st 2 yrs (1971–1972) 1971-1972 59.8% 1972-1973 55.9% 1974-1975 #2 1975-1976 #2
True Shooting Percentage 1 1st — 1971-1972 62.0% 1974-1975 #3 1975-1976 #3
Total Blocks 1 1st — 1974-1975 258 1973-1974 #2 1975-1976 #3
Turnovers — #2 — 1971-1972 #3 1973-1974 #3 1974-1975 #2
Blocks per Game — #2 — 1973-1974 #2 1974-1975 #2 1975-1976 #3
Total Points — #3 — 1975-1976 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1975-1976 4 RPG 15.5 REB 1,303 OREB 402 DREB 901
1974-1975 3 REB 1,361 BLK 258 DREB 934
1973-1974 4 RPG 18.3 REB 1,538 OREB 478 DREB 1,060
1972-1973 6 RPG 17.6 FG% 55.9% REB 1,476 OREB 449 eFG% 56.0% DREB 1,027
1971-1972 6 RPG 17.8 FG% 59.8% REB 1,491 DREB 1,070 eFG% 59.8% TS% 62.0%

Season Averages

  led the league   5 seasons
Year Team GP MPG PTS PPG REB RPG AST APG STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1971-1972 KEN 84 43.6 2,003 23.8 1,491 17.8 230 2.7 — — 335 59.8% — 64.6%
1972-1973 KEN 84 41.7 1,743 20.8 1,476 17.6 295 3.5 — — 286 55.9% 50.0% 64.3%
1973-1974 KEN 84 41.7 1,568 18.7 1,538 18.3 329 3.9 57 287 319 49.3% 0.0% 66.7%
1974-1975 KEN 84 41.6 1,981 23.6 1,361 16.2 208 2.5 63 258 344 58.0% 50.0% 69.6%
1975-1976 KEN 84 39.1 2,067 24.6 1,303 15.5 211 2.5 58 205 295 55.2% — 68.2%
Career — 420 41.5 9,362 22.3 7,169 17.1 1,273 3.0 178 750 1,579 55.7% 28.6% 66.8%