Tom Owens - Career, Teams & Fame

Fame share

Combined across every stint with each team.

Portland Trail Blazers61%
CAR17%
MMS9.9%
Indiana Pacers5.2%
Houston Rockets2.6%
San Antonio Spurs1.8%
Detroit Pistons1.1%
MMP0.8%
Indiana Pacers0.5%
KEN0.4%
SSL0.1%

Total legacy per season

Every season’s full on-court fame - rewarding not just winning a title, but how dominantly a team won it, on top of stats and awards.

4824MMPCARSSLMMSKENINASAAHOUPORINDDETPEAK · 48 · 1978-79 · POR

1971-721973-741975-761978-791980-811982-83

PORPortland Trail Blazers

Career teams - the connection strand

Every teammate on these rosters is a possible link.

HOU

Houston Rockets1976-771 season · 5 fame

POR

Portland Trail Blazers1977-78 to 1980-814 seasons · 109 fame

IND

Indiana Pacers1981-821 season · 9 fame

DET

Detroit Pistons1982-831 season · 2 fame

Career

11.3PPG

6.8RPG

1.7APG

877Games

12Seasons

0Titles

Peak season: 1978-79 - 48 fame points.

Draft: Round 4, No. 58 overall (1971).

Season-by-season log · 12 seasons

Season	Team(s)	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	Fame Earned	Awards	Playoffs
1971-72	MMPCAR	69	7.3	5.7	0.7	4	-	-
1972-73	CAR	83	11.8	7.8	1.1	12	-	Lost Conf Finals
1973-74	CAR	81	13.8	8.9	1.6	16	-	Lost Conf Semis
1974-75	SSLMMS	82	15.1	11.0	2.5	18	-	Lost Conf Semis
1975-76	KENINASAA	74	6.1	4.3	0.9	5	-	Lost Conf Finals
1976-77	HOU (49-33)	46	4.1	3.1	0.4	5	-	Lost Conf Finals
1977-78	POR (58-24)	82	10.1	6.6	2.0	17	-	Lost Conf Semis
1978-79	POR (45-37)	82	18.5	9.0	3.7	48	-	Lost First Round
1979-80	POR (38-44)	76	16.4	7.5	2.6	30	-	Lost First Round
1980-81	POR (45-37)	79	10.6	5.8	1.8	14	-	Lost First Round
1981-82	IND (35-47)	74	10.5	5.0	1.7	9	-	-
1982-83	DET (37-45)	49	4.2	3.8	0.9	2	-	-

The Fame Recipe

Fame shape

What built this fame

Base fame · 380.92

Career Stats16679th

Longevity5678th

Draft Bonus00th

Peak Bonus15984th

Honors00th

Rings00th

How it adds up

Base fame380.92

× Recency 1.03+11.05

+ Team Context+37.25

= Final fame392.21

Percentile vs every real NBA career - 1st (lowest) to 100th (best) per axis.

Teammates · strongest connections

How the game ranks teammates - career fame weighted by time played together. Long-time running mates rise; one-off cameos fall.

Maurice LucasSSL, KEN, POR · 5 seasons · 3.4 together235connection Bob GrossPOR · 4 seasons · 4.0 together118connection Billy CunninghamCAR · 2 seasons · 1.7 together114connection T.R. DunnPOR · 3 seasons · 3.0 together109connection Moses MaloneHOU · 1 season · 1.0 together104connection Isiah ThomasDET · 1 season · 1.0 together97connection Lionel HollinsPOR · 3 seasons · 2.4 together96connection Joe CaldwellCAR, SSL · 4 seasons · 2.8 together89connection Mychal ThompsonPOR · 2 seasons · 2.0 together73connection Bill WaltonPOR · 1 season · 1.0 together71connection

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Quick Answers

What teams did Tom Owens play for?

Tom Owens played for the MMP, CAR, SSL, MMS, KEN, INA, SAA, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers, and Detroit Pistons.

What team is Tom Owens most known for?

Tom Owens is most known for the Portland Trail Blazers (61%), CAR (17%), and MMS (10%) - ranked by share of Tom Owens's on-court Tetherball fame.

How many championships did Tom Owens win?

Tom Owens did not win an NBA championship.

What was Tom Owens's most famous season?

Tom Owens's most famous season was 1978-79, earning 48 fame points - 82 games, 18.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 34.0 minutes per game.

What were Tom Owens's career stats?

Tom Owens averaged 11.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game over 877 career games.

When did Tom Owens play in the NBA?

Tom Owens played from 1971-72 to 1982-83, spanning 12 NBA seasons.

Where was Tom Owens drafted?

Tom Owens was selected with the #58 overall pick (Round 4) in the 1971 NBA Draft.

How famous is Tom Owens?

Tom Owens has a Tetherball fame score of 392, ranked #1,093 of 5,416 rated players - rated Iron.

Who was Tom Owens's most famous teammate?

Tom Owens's most famous teammate was Moses Malone, sharing 1 season together.

Who were Tom Owens's most connected teammates?

Tom Owens's most connected teammates were Maurice Lucas, Bob Gross, and Billy Cunningham - the strongest teammate connections of Tom Owens's career, led by Maurice Lucas over 5 shared seasons.

What awards did Tom Owens win?

Tom Owens did not win any major NBA honors or All-Star selections.

Career fame

392.21

Iron#1,093 in fame

Tom Owens

More famous than 80% of all other NBA careers. A widely-known pro most fans can place.

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