Artis Gilmore
- Seasons
- 1971-72 to 1987-88
- Position
- C
- Height
- 7′2″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Born
- Sep 21, 1949
- College
- Gardner-Webb University, Jacksonville University
- Draft
- 1971, round 7, pick 117
1Championships
1MVP awards
5All-League teams
11All-Star selections
Career totals
| Seasons | Games | Points | PPG | RPG | APG | Win shares | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 17 | 1,329 | 24,941 | 18.8 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 189.8 |
| Playoffs | 6 | 42 | 492 | 11.7 | 8.0 | 1.1 | – |
Rebounds weren't tracked before 1950-51, and steals and blocks before 1973-74, so early totals undercount.
Season by season
Highlighted rows are championship seasons.
| Season | Team | G | PPG | RPG | APG | Team record | Team result | Playoff PPG | Honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 ABA | KEN | 84 | 23.8 | 17.8 | 2.7 | 68-16 | Made playoffs | – | All-League 1st, All-Star, MVP, Rookie of the Year |
| 1972-73 ABA | KEN | 84 | 20.8 | 17.6 | 3.5 | 56-28 | Made playoffs | – | All-Defense 1st, All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1973-74 ABA | KEN | 84 | 18.7 | 18.3 | 3.9 | 53-31 | Made playoffs | – | All-Defense 1st, All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1974-75 ABA | KEN | 84 | 23.6 | 16.2 | 2.5 | 58-26 | Won title | – | All-Defense 1st, All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1975-76 ABA | KEN | 84 | 24.6 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 46-38 | Made playoffs | – | All-Defense 1st, All-League 1st, All-Star |
| 1976-77 | CHI | 82 | 18.6 | 13.0 | 2.4 | 44-38 | Lost 1st round | 18.7 | |
| 1977-78 | CHI | 82 | 22.9 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 40-42 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Defense 2nd, All-Star |
| 1978-79 | CHI | 82 | 23.7 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 31-51 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Star |
| 1979-80 | CHI | 48 | 17.8 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 30-52 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1980-81 | CHI | 82 | 17.9 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 45-37 | Lost conf. finals | 18.0 | All-Star |
| 1981-82 | CHI | 82 | 18.5 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 34-48 | Missed playoffs | – | All-Star |
| 1982-83 | SAS | 82 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 53-29 | Lost conf. finals | 16.7 | All-Star |
| 1983-84 | SAS | 64 | 15.3 | 10.3 | 1.1 | 37-45 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1984-85 | SAS | 81 | 19.1 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 41-41 | Lost 2nd round | 17.8 | |
| 1985-86 | SAS | 71 | 16.7 | 8.5 | 1.4 | 35-47 | Lost 2nd round | 13.3 | All-Star |
| 1986-87 | SAS | 82 | 11.4 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 28-54 | Missed playoffs | – | |
| 1987-88 | CHI | 24 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 50-32 | Lost conf. finals | – | |
| 1987-88 | BOS | 47 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 57-25 | Lost conf. finals | 1.1 |