Erwin Mueller
- This is an article about the basketball player. For the physicist, see Erwin Wilhelm Müller.
| Personal information | |
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| Born | March 12, 1944 Memphis Tams |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA and ABA statistics | |
Points | 3,287 (7.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,100 (4.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 881 (2.0 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Erwin Louis Mueller (March 12, 1944 – June 7, 2018)forward/center,he attended the University of San Francisco where he was All-Coast, All Conference & All-America and was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the second round (10th pick overall) of the 1966 NBA draft.
During his first season, Mueller averaged 12.7 points per game for the Bulls and earned
Jim Barnes
and a draft choice on January 9, 1968. Mueller would return to the Bulls for the start of the 68-69 season by way of another trade through the Lakers sending Keith Erickson to LA for Erwin on September 23, 1968. However his tenure in Chicago would not last through the season. On January 31, 1969 Mueller was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for a draft choice and cash.
In his seven-season (1966–1973) NBA career, he also played for the
Memphis Tams
.
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–67 | Chicago | 80 | -- | 26.7 | .441 | --- | .658 | 6.2 | 1.6 | --- | --- | 12.7 |
| 1967–68 | CHI/LA | 74 | -- | 24.1 | .456 | --- | .578 | 5.2 | 2.0 | --- | --- | 7.5 |
| 1968–69 | CHI/SEA | 78 | -- | 17.3 | .375 | --- | .549 | 3.8 | 2.3 | --- | --- | 4.8 |
| 1969–70 | SEA/DET | 78 | -- | 30.1 | .464 | --- | .719 | 6.1 | 2.6 | --- | --- | 10.1 |
| 1970–71 | Detroit | 52 | -- | 23.5 | .408 | --- | .556 | 4.2 | 2.1 | --- | --- | 6.0 |
| 1971–72 | Detroit | 42 | -- | 14.4 | .345 | --- | .581 | 3.5 | 1.3 | --- | --- | 4.3 |
| 1972–73 | Detroit | 21 | -- | 3.8 | .290 | --- | .714 | 0.6 | 0.3 | --- | --- | 1.1 |
| 1972–73 | Virginia ABA | 17 | -- | 12.0 | .321 | --- | .300 | 2.7 | 1.5 | --- | --- | 2.2 |
| 1973–74 | Memphis ABA | 3 | -- | 6.6 | .000 | --- | .400 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| NBA Career | 425 | -- | 22.4 | .429 | --- | .627 | 4.8 | 2.0 | --- | --- | 7.6 | |
| ABA Career | 20 | -- | 11.2 | .298 | --- | .333 | 2.5 | 1.4 | --- | --- | 2.0 |
References
- ^ "Obituary". Independentnews.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
External links
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