Kelly Tripucka 
#23 SF | 6-6, 233lbs | Rockets | Experience: 4 years
Born: 2/16/1959 (27) | College: Notre Dame

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  
 Potential: - - - - - - - - - - - -          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1985  1986  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992 
 Value: $1,750,000  $2,012,500  $2,275,000  $2,537,500  $2,800,000  $3,062,500  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 4                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1985 NBA HOU 81 81 35.4 21.5 2.1 3.2 4.1 2.3 1.80 1.2 0.2 3.0 .479 .756 .312  
 1984 NBA HOU 82 82 35.4 25.9 2.1 3.0 4.4 2.8 1.59 1.3 0.2 3.1 .497 .802 .310  
 1983 NBA POR 82 82 31.5 24.4 1.9 3.1 3.6 2.8 1.31 1.0 0.1 2.8 .490 .770 .358  
 1982 NBA POR 82 82 34.0 22.6 1.8 2.8 3.0 2.7 1.11 1.2 0.2 3.6 .456 .833 .352  
 1981 NBA POR 82 82 31.5 19.3 1.7 2.4 3.1 2.9 1.09 1.0 0.2 2.9 .471 .876 .308  
 Career     409 409 33.5 22.7 1.9 2.9 3.6 2.7 1.36 1.1 0.2 3.1 .480 .809 .329  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1985 NBA HOU 8.0 16.8 .479 4.5 6.0 .756 5.7 9.1 .620 1.5 4.7 .310 0.9 2.9 .312  
 1984 NBA HOU 9.1 18.3 .497 6.5 8.1 .802 6.4 9.9 .642 1.5 4.6 .340 1.2 3.9 .310  
 1983 NBA POR 8.3 16.8 .490 6.7 8.7 .770 5.6 8.8 .634 1.5 4.7 .317 1.2 3.3 .358  
 1982 NBA POR 7.0 15.4 .456 7.5 9.0 .833 4.6 7.6 .613 1.2 4.6 .268 1.1 3.2 .352  
 1981 NBA POR 6.1 12.9 .471 6.3 7.2 .876 3.9 6.1 .637 1.3 4.0 .326 0.9 2.8 .308  
 Career     7.7 16.0 .480 6.3 7.8 .809 5.2 8.3 .629 1.4 4.5 .312 1.1 3.2 .329  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1985 81 81 2868 651 1358 366 484 73 234 1741 174 432 330 98 183 98 18 239 74 
 1984 82 82 2899 746 1502 533 665 98 316 2123 171 417 359 107 226 107 14 254 344 
 1983 82 82 2580 677 1381 547 710 98 274 1999 156 410 297 85 227 85 10 233 -24 
 1982 82 82 2790 574 1260 613 736 92 261 1853 144 373 243 98 218 98 14 298 16 
 1981 82 82 2579 497 1056 517 590 70 227 1581 137 334 256 79 234 79 15 238 167 
 Career 409 409 13716 3145 6557 2576 3185 431 1312 9297 782 1966 1485 467 1088 467 71 1262 577 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1985 NBA HOU .554 1.28 15.8 8.8 25.2 6.2 9.4 7.8 20.7 436.1 14.5 0.9 104.6 103.2  
 1984 NBA HOU .592 1.41 15.1 9.5 28.9 6.3 8.9 7.6 24.4 602.6 20.1 4.2 110.1 104.2  
 1983 NBA POR .591 1.45 13.4 10.2 31.4 6.6 11.6 9.0 26.6 621.0 20.7 -0.3 102.4 102.1  
 1982 NBA POR .585 1.47 11.9 10.7 27.0 6.0 9.3 7.7 23.1 526.6 17.6 0.2 100.6 99.9  
 1981 NBA POR .600 1.50 14.2 13.0 25.5 6.5 9.3 7.9 21.3 416.7 13.9 2.0 106.0 102.2  
 Career     .584 1.42 14.1 10.3 27.6 6.3 9.6 8.0 23.2 2603.0 86.8 1.4 104.8 102.4  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1985 NBA HOU 3 3 35.3 26.3 3.3 2.0 2.3 3.0 0.78 2.0 0.7 2.0 .463 .619 .222  
 1984 NBA HOU 3 3 32.3 21.7 1.7 2.3 3.7 2.0 1.83 1.0 0.0 2.0 .434 .895 .250  
 Career     6 6 33.8 24.0 2.5 2.2 3.0 2.5 1.20 1.5 0.3 2.0 .450 .750 .231  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1985 NBA HOU 10.3 22.3 .463 4.3 7.0 .619 6.3 10.7 .594 2.7 5.7 .471 1.3 6.0 .222  
 1984 NBA HOU 7.7 17.7 .434 5.7 6.3 .895 5.0 9.3 .536 2.0 5.7 .353 0.7 2.7 .250  
 Career     9.0 20.0 .450 5.0 6.7 .750 5.7 10.0 .567 2.3 5.7 .412 1.0 4.3 .231  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1985 3 3 106 31 67 13 21 4 18 79 10 16 7 6 9 6 2 6 -46 
 1984 3 3 97 23 53 17 19 2 8 65 5 12 11 3 6 3 0 6 -51 
 Career 6 6 203 54 120 30 40 6 26 144 15 28 18 9 15 9 2 12 -97 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1985 NBA HOU .526 1.18 7.6 9.8 25.2 7.9 6.6 7.4 17.9 11.8 0.4 -15.3 88.4 109.9  
 1984 NBA HOU .525 1.23 14.1 7.7 28.6 4.5 7.1 5.7 16.0 8.1 0.3 -17.0 94.6 118.6  
 Career     .522 1.20 10.5 8.8 30.9 6.3 6.9 6.6 16.9 19.9 0.7 -16.2 91.5 114.2  

 College Averages
 Season TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1980 - 35 0 29.9 13.4 1.9 3.5 3.5 2.2 1.58 1.5 0.3 3.0 .476 .874 .500  
 Total   35 0 29.9 13.4 1.9 3.5 3.5 2.2 1.58 1.5 0.3 3.0 .476 .874 .500  

 College Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1980 35 0 1046 195 410 76 87 2 4 468 67 188 122 53 77 53 9 104 0 
 Career 35 0 1046 195 410 76 87 2 4 468 67 188 122 53 77 53 9 104 0 

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 42 6 13 10 4 2 6 15 28 14 18 4 7  
 Playoff 34 5 9 4 3 2 6 14 26 11 12 2 8  
 Career 52 6 13 10 6 2 10 17 35 20 24 5 10  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/15 STL W 43 13 22 10 14 1 2 37 0 1 6 3 4 1 2 4
 10/17 MIA W 33 3 14 7 8 0 2 13 1 1 5 1 1 0 5 2
 10/18 SAC L 36 6 13 7 9 1 5 20 1 3 3 6 5 1 1 -20
 10/22 CLE L 31 10 13 7 8 1 1 28 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 -25
 10/24 SDC W 43 9 17 9 13 0 2 27 1 4 4 3 0 0 3 7
 10/25 CLE L 47 11 26 8 10 1 4 31 5 9 3 2 3 0 3 -9
 10/30 LAL L 25 7 17 2 2 1 4 17 1 2 4 0 3 0 5 -1
 11/1 SEA W 32 3 11 11 16 1 3 18 1 4 7 1 3 0 2 11
 11/3 PHX L 6 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
 11/5 PHX L 41 6 14 0 0 1 5 13 1 5 4 0 3 1 3 12
 11/7 NOJ L 40 5 14 3 6 1 3 14 3 5 2 3 1 0 4 -6
 11/9 SLS W 38 14 25 7 8 2 4 37 2 7 7 1 2 0 2 19
 11/11 SEA W 41 11 19 9 13 3 4 34 0 3 2 4 0 1 4 15
 11/12 LAL W 39 6 11 5 8 0 2 17 2 6 6 2 4 0 2 17
 11/16 POR L 44 11 27 9 13 0 4 31 3 6 4 4 1 0 3 -15
 11/17 SLS L 40 12 22 6 8 3 5 33 3 7 6 2 1 1 3 2
 11/20 DEN L 30 6 10 4 4 1 2 17 3 5 2 4 0 0 3 7
 11/21 BOS L 40 9 19 0 0 0 2 18 3 8 9 0 1 0 3 -22
 11/23 ATL W 44 7 23 9 10 0 2 23 1 5 4 2 1 0 3 9
 11/27 SEA L 37 4 13 6 6 0 5 14 3 10 9 5 1 0 2 0
 11/28 GSW L 44 13 26 8 9 1 4 35 1 3 4 4 2 0 2 -16
 12/1 CHI W 42 15 25 10 10 2 3 42 3 8 4 0 2 1 1 6
 12/2 POR W 37 7 16 2 2 0 3 16 3 5 5 2 3 0 2 21
 12/4 SAS L 34 6 11 6 7 1 1 19 1 2 0 3 0 0 3 -17
 12/8 SAC L 27 5 15 3 4 0 2 13 2 5 0 3 1 0 4 -5
 12/9 SAC W 33 9 15 3 4 0 0 21 3 6 7 3 4 0 2 22
 12/13 BAL W 41 8 12 9 10 3 3 28 1 7 3 1 0 0 4 10
 12/14 NJN L 31 4 8 6 6 0 1 14 2 4 2 4 1 1 2 -19
 12/18 IND W 32 14 22 6 8 3 5 37 2 5 1 3 1 0 2 29
 12/19 DET L 35 3 10 5 6 1 3 12 3 5 7 4 1 0 3 -21
 12/23 MIA W 35 13 20 4 4 2 4 32 1 4 3 2 0 1 5 10
 12/24 ATL L 33 9 18 1 2 0 2 19 3 7 3 1 1 0 4 -17
 12/27 BOS L 28 4 7 3 6 0 0 11 0 1 2 5 1 1 2 -25
 12/28 BAL L 22 7 14 0 0 0 1 14 0 4 3 2 0 0 5 4
 12/30 DAL L 38 8 20 3 6 0 3 19 2 7 2 3 0 0 1 -22
 1/3 DEN L 28 11 22 4 5 0 2 26 2 4 0 4 1 0 5 -3
 1/4 SAC W 31 10 14 2 2 0 2 22 1 3 2 2 3 0 1 25
 1/8 SAS W 41 5 15 12 17 1 4 23 4 7 5 3 1 0 4 -2
 1/12 DEN W 30 8 12 3 4 1 2 20 2 4 6 0 2 0 3 29
 1/14 DET L 35 13 28 2 5 2 7 30 1 7 2 1 0 0 4 7
 1/15 IND W 37 7 11 2 4 1 2 17 1 4 5 3 1 1 2 17
 1/17 PHX W 39 8 16 4 5 1 4 21 2 8 5 3 2 0 1 11
 1/19 PHX L 32 6 14 3 6 0 2 15 2 5 5 3 2 0 1 -20
 1/21 DEN L 39 8 22 13 16 1 7 30 4 6 1 2 2 0 2 7
 1/23 CLE L 37 9 23 2 2 2 6 22 4 7 3 5 1 1 5 -10
 1/24 DAL L 43 6 21 4 5 0 4 16 4 8 2 5 0 0 3 -16
 1/26 MIA L 36 5 10 1 4 1 1 12 1 3 6 2 0 0 5 -2
 1/28 STL L 30 5 12 5 6 1 3 16 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 -23
 1/29 SDC W 29 7 11 3 4 0 3 17 0 3 5 2 4 1 1 29
 1/31 GSW W 38 6 16 5 6 1 1 18 2 6 4 1 2 0 4 24
 2/2 CLE L 32 3 13 4 5 0 2 10 0 2 7 2 0 0 1 -14
 2/3 GSW W 38 6 13 4 4 1 1 17 1 4 8 1 1 0 4 1
 2/5 STL L 39 7 17 5 8 2 3 21 0 7 6 3 1 0 2 -1
 2/6 SDC W 25 5 9 3 5 1 1 14 2 4 3 1 1 1 3 25
 2/11 SLS W 30 7 12 4 4 0 0 18 2 4 6 5 0 0 3 1
 2/12 SLS L 31 8 11 10 14 0 0 26 2 4 3 3 1 0 3 1
 2/15 NOJ W 40 9 22 4 5 0 3 22 4 9 4 1 0 0 4 6
 2/16 PHI W 44 9 20 0 1 1 2 19 2 6 5 3 1 0 3 5
 2/18 SAS W 46 9 19 9 12 1 3 28 4 7 8 3 2 0 3 2
 2/20 SAC W 46 6 20 6 7 1 5 19 2 7 10 5 0 0 5 9
 2/22 SAC L 43 10 21 3 6 0 2 23 3 7 7 1 1 0 3 -14
 2/26 POR W 48 9 14 6 8 2 3 26 0 2 6 4 1 0 4 9
 2/27 DEN W 45 13 23 6 8 2 6 34 3 11 9 2 2 0 4 20
 3/1 DAL L 35 10 23 5 6 0 3 25 4 5 4 2 0 0 4 -15
 3/2 LAL L 37 8 21 1 2 0 2 17 4 5 4 1 3 0 3 -29
 3/5 SDC W 17 5 8 6 6 1 1 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 3
 3/8 SEA L 42 3 13 4 4 1 3 11 4 7 3 4 4 0 3 -15
 3/10 SLS W 39 8 15 3 6 2 4 21 6 12 5 0 0 2 4 8
 3/12 NYK W 26 9 14 2 3 0 3 20 3 5 3 1 2 0 3 19
 3/13 MIL W 39 14 20 6 9 1 2 35 3 6 1 3 1 0 2 4
 3/17 PHI W 40 13 21 4 8 3 4 33 4 9 3 3 2 2 3 23
 3/18 MIL L 25 10 16 3 4 0 1 23 2 3 2 2 1 0 5 -13
 3/22 SAS W 40 12 24 3 3 0 3 27 2 4 2 2 1 0 2 5
 3/23 POR W 31 6 13 5 6 0 1 17 1 4 3 1 0 0 2 19
 3/26 STL W 30 7 12 6 9 1 2 21 2 3 6 0 0 0 5 14
 3/27 GSW L 40 12 28 14 18 0 0 38 4 10 6 0 3 2 3 -2
 3/29 NYK W 37 5 17 2 2 1 4 13 4 7 8 1 0 0 3 11
 3/31 LAL L 32 10 20 5 9 1 4 26 1 2 4 1 0 0 6 -4
 4/2 SDC W 46 9 16 4 4 2 3 24 1 5 4 1 1 1 2 5
 4/4 DAL L 28 8 19 3 4 1 4 20 2 5 3 3 0 0 2 -31
 4/6 CHI W 34 12 19 0 0 4 6 28 3 5 3 1 1 0 5 16
 4/7 DAL L 30 5 18 4 4 0 3 14 1 2 6 1 0 0 1 -29
 4/11 GSW L 30 8 12 5 6 1 3 22 2 4 2 2 1 0 2 -26
 4/12 PHX W 35 9 16 0 0 1 2 19 2 4 1 3 1 0 3 -3
 4/14 SDC L 44 9 20 0 0 0 4 18 5 13 7 1 0 0 4 1
 4/16 SEA W 36 5 23 6 7 0 5 16 1 6 3 3 2 0 4 -2
 4/17 NJN L 34 13 22 5 6 4 6 35 2 5 1 6 2 0 3 -16
 4/19 SAC L 36 11 25 3 6 1 8 26 5 9 3 6 2 2 0 -32
 4/20 SAC L 42 14 26 4 6 2 8 34 2 2 2 3 3 0 2 -7
 4/22 SAC L 28 6 16 6 9 1 2 19 3 5 2 0 1 0 4 -7

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 90
 Total Player of the Week: 1
 Total All-Star Appearances: 1
 Total All-League Third Team: 1
 1981 NBA Rookie Game Participant
 1981 NBA All-Rookie Second Team
 1982 NBA Rookie Game Participant
 1984 NBA All-Star
 1984 NBA All-League Third Team

 Transactions
 Date Action
 7/1/1981 Drafted by the Trail Blazers with pick #7 of round 1.
 6/27/1984 Traded to the Rockets
 7/19/1985 Re-signed with the Rockets for $14,437,500 over 6 years.

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